5.3.2 Aircraft Usage
- Pilots in Command (PICs) must be appropriately rated for the aircraft to be used and have a minimum of 25 hours in the aircraft category, class, and type.
- PICs must be named on the appropriate insurance documents. Copies of current licenses, ratings, and FAA Medical Certificates are maintained in MGA flight training records.
- Each flight for Official Business (i.e., University flights outside of the normal operations of the School of Aviation flight department) must be approved in writing by the Dean of the School of Aviation and the President.
- PICs flying on Official Business are urged, when practical, to include a student pilot who may wish to participate in the trip and may benefit from participating in the trip, as an observer. At the discretion of the PIC, the student may occupy the left-seat (if the PIC is a rated and current Flight Instructor), the right-seat, or the rear seat.
- Only MGA employees, students, or contracted persons are permitted to be transported in MGA aircraft, except when transport for official guests on university business is requested and authorized by the Dean of the School of Aviation and the President.