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All prospective Sky-Vu members must hold a student pilot certificate or better along with a current medical.  Members must receive a check-out by a club-approved flight instructor for each club-owned aircraft they wish to fly and they must meet the insurer's minimum experience requirements.   Member pilots must also maintain minimum currency requirements for our complex aircraft and complete annual check rides with club-approved instructors to maintain currency in all club aircraft.  For more aircraft-specific pilot requirements, scroll through the requirements or click on the aircraft ID of an airplane:

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  N146K Cessna172     N9621D Cessna 172RG     N182SV Cessna 182S    N721ZA Cessna 182T (w/G1000)

N146K Cessna 172         

1. possess a current and effective medical certificate.
2. satisfy the FAA's flight review requirements.
3. have previously received a check-out from, and written approval (endorsement) of, a certificated flight instructor in the same make and model.
4. have previously received a check-out and endorsement from a club-approved, certificated flight instructor in this Sky-Vu Flyers aircraft in accordance with club by-laws.
5. have completed one (1) hour of annual dual flight instruction with a certificated flight instructor in accordance with club rules.

A member may receive dual flight instruction in the insured aircraft from a Certificated Flight Instructor to
meet these requirements.
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N9421D  Cessna 172RG

 

1. possess a private, commercial, or airline transport pilot certificate.
2. have a current and effective medical certificate.
3. satisfy the FAA's flight review requirements.
4. have at least 100 hours of total logged flight time.

5. have a least the following logged pilot time in the same make and model as this aircraft prior to acting as pilot in command:

A. Ten (10) hours if the member has less than 50 hours of logged flight time in retractable-gear aircraft or,
B. Five (5) hours if the member has 50 hours or more of logged flight time in retractable-gear aircraft or,
C. One (1) hour if the member has logged 500 hours or more of total logged flight time and 100 or more more hours in retractable-gear aircraft.
D. At least 3 hours logged pilot time in the same make and model as the insured aircraft in the preceding 180 days, or has taken and passed a currency check-out in the insured aircraft and written approval from a Certificated Flight Instructor in the preceding 45 days.

6. have previously received a check-out from, and written approval (endorsement) of, a certificated flight instructor in the same make and model. Pilot logged hours in a Cessna 172RG or a Cessna 182RG shall apply as same make and model as respects the above make and model and check out requirements.
7. have previously received a check-out and endorsement from a club-approved, certificated flight instructor in this Sky-Vu Flyers aircraft in accordance with club by-laws.
8. have completed one (1) hour of annual dual flight instruction with a certificated flight instructor in accordance with club rules.

Note: A member may receive dual flight instruction from a certificated flight instructor in this aircraft in order to meet the requirements under items 3 through 8.

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N182SV  Cessna 182S      

  

1. has a current and effective medical certificate.
2. satisfy the FAA's flight review requirement.
3. has at least the following logged pilot time in the same make and model as the insured aircraft prior to acting as pilot in command: 

A) 10 hrs if member has less than 100 hours of total logged flight time or,
B) 5 hours if member has 100 hours or more of total logged flight time.

4. have previously received a check-out from, and written approval (endorsement) of, a certificated flight instructor in the same make and model.
5. have previously received a check-out and endorsement from a club-approved, certificated flight instructor in this Sky-Vu Flyers aircraft in accordance with club by-laws.
6. have completed one (1) hour of annual dual flight instruction with a certificated flight instructor in accordance with club rules.

A member may receive dual flight instruction in the insured aircraft from a Certificated Flight Instructor to
meet these requirements.
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 N721ZA Cessna 182T    

1. has a Private, Commercial, or Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
2. has a current and effective medical certificate.
3. satisfies the FAA’s flight review requirements.
4. has completed to VFR standards a training course for the Garmin G-1000 that is accepted by the insurer.
5. has at least the following logged pilot time in the same make and model as the insured aircraft
prior to acting as pilot in command.

          A) 10 hours if member has less than 100 hours of total logged flight time.
           B) 5 hours if member has 100 hours or more of total flight time.

6. has received a check-out from, and written approval of, a Certificated Flight Instructor in the same
make and model as the insured aircraft.
 

A member may receive dual flight instruction in the insured aircraft from a Certificated Flight Instructor to
meet these requirements.

 
   

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Sky-Vu Flyers, Inc.          September 2009