CFIs and business licenses
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TMetzinger
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I have a business license. It's a requirement for my county. It's for my company and covers all the "on-the-side" activities that company conducts.
When operating at airports, I'm sensitive to the rules and policies of those airports. In my area the airports place restrictions on independent operators to solicit/advertise and use the airport facilities for conducting their business, unless those operators jump through specific hoops that the airport calls out.
They do not place any restrictions on a tenant of that airport hiring any CFI they want as long as the "work" takes place in that owner's airplane.
Examples of "ok" behavior:
Coming into the airport, meeting a client, and going out to his airplane and giving him instruction in it.
Helping a client work through a weather briefing in the flight planning room.
Examples of "not ok" behavior:
Putting up signs/notes advertising instruction.
Teaching a ground lesson in the airport lobby or lounge, or out on the picnic table.
One airport manager called me a "rogue" flight instructor once, but he said it with a smile. Honestly, I understand that the airport has tenants who pay the airport for the ability to conduct their business there, and I've found that with a good attitude of mutual respect, they don't feel threatened by the work I do, and I don't feel "slighted" by the fact that I can't directly/openly compete with them without putting the same skin in the game that they have.
When operating at airports, I'm sensitive to the rules and policies of those airports. In my area the airports place restrictions on independent operators to solicit/advertise and use the airport facilities for conducting their business, unless those operators jump through specific hoops that the airport calls out.
They do not place any restrictions on a tenant of that airport hiring any CFI they want as long as the "work" takes place in that owner's airplane.
Examples of "ok" behavior:
Coming into the airport, meeting a client, and going out to his airplane and giving him instruction in it.
Helping a client work through a weather briefing in the flight planning room.
Examples of "not ok" behavior:
Putting up signs/notes advertising instruction.
Teaching a ground lesson in the airport lobby or lounge, or out on the picnic table.
One airport manager called me a "rogue" flight instructor once, but he said it with a smile. Honestly, I understand that the airport has tenants who pay the airport for the ability to conduct their business there, and I've found that with a good attitude of mutual respect, they don't feel threatened by the work I do, and I don't feel "slighted" by the fact that I can't directly/openly compete with them without putting the same skin in the game that they have.
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My airport rules:
http://www.portofskagit.com/images/uploads/airport_rules_and_regulations_june_2010.pdf
note the para 3.4 that is about maintenance of aircraft in a hangar. As it should be, the leasee can hire any one they choose. as long as the work is done in their hangar.
Note the difference
http://www.flyoakland.com/aircraft_maintenance.shtml
http://www.portofskagit.com/images/uploads/airport_rules_and_regulations_june_2010.pdf
note the para 3.4 that is about maintenance of aircraft in a hangar. As it should be, the leasee can hire any one they choose. as long as the work is done in their hangar.
Note the difference
http://www.flyoakland.com/aircraft_maintenance.shtml
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BillTIZ
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The Oakland page opened to an advertisement for aircraft maintenance company.
Looking in the margin, I did see the airport rules, not much there on maintenance other than in hangers or approved ramp maintenance. I did see paragraphs on standards and approved operations.
They seemed more concerned about rental car companies and taxi cab operations / revenue generation.
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Aircraft Maintenance
what the link says:
Oakland Aircraft Maintenance
(510) 638-5198
Whether you have major or minor repairs or require general maintenance,
alterations and inspections for your light single and multi-engine
aircraft, contact Oakland Aircraft Maintenance, conveniently located at
the "Old T's" at historic North Field