flyingcheesehead
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Hi folks,
I'm trying to develop procedures for screening CFI's for our club, and I'd like some ideas.
What brought this about: Last year, the BOD adopted a rule stating that any CFI's that don't work for the local FBO must be specifically approved to fly in our airplanes, and must carry their own insurance. (This, after many years where members could use any CFI they wanted to with no restriction and no prior approval.) There weren't any specific incidents that caused this, just a general worry about somehow having an accident and being responsible for a hull loss and/or liability.
Well - I'm now the VP and safety officer for the club, and reviewing some of the things that were done in my 18-month absence from the BOD, this being one of them.
I called our insurance carrier (Avemco) and spoke with a VP, who stated that there is absolutely no scenario where the club would be left uncovered, even if members flew with uninsured CFI's. In fact, in a refreshing bit of honesty from an insurance person, he said that based on their experiences, we would be better off screening our CFI's instead of requiring insurance coverage.
Now, I'm needing to figure out exactly how this screening process should work, and sadly Avemco did NOT have any examples of how it should be done! (Doh!) So, I'm wondering if y'all have any suggestions.
FWIW, we're an equity club, we own our airplanes. Safety is obviously paramount, but in addition it would be nice to also judge how well CFI's will teach ownership-related issues - For example, overuse of brakes on the DA40.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
I'm trying to develop procedures for screening CFI's for our club, and I'd like some ideas.
What brought this about: Last year, the BOD adopted a rule stating that any CFI's that don't work for the local FBO must be specifically approved to fly in our airplanes, and must carry their own insurance. (This, after many years where members could use any CFI they wanted to with no restriction and no prior approval.) There weren't any specific incidents that caused this, just a general worry about somehow having an accident and being responsible for a hull loss and/or liability.
Well - I'm now the VP and safety officer for the club, and reviewing some of the things that were done in my 18-month absence from the BOD, this being one of them.
I called our insurance carrier (Avemco) and spoke with a VP, who stated that there is absolutely no scenario where the club would be left uncovered, even if members flew with uninsured CFI's. In fact, in a refreshing bit of honesty from an insurance person, he said that based on their experiences, we would be better off screening our CFI's instead of requiring insurance coverage.
Now, I'm needing to figure out exactly how this screening process should work, and sadly Avemco did NOT have any examples of how it should be done! (Doh!) So, I'm wondering if y'all have any suggestions.
FWIW, we're an equity club, we own our airplanes. Safety is obviously paramount, but in addition it would be nice to also judge how well CFI's will teach ownership-related issues - For example, overuse of brakes on the DA40.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!