Controlled document library · Rev. 1 · effective 1 Aug 2026

Manuals & Standard Operating Procedures

The academy's controlled documents. Every manual is a single page that prints to a paginated PDF with a cover, table of contents, and revision block — use the print button on each document, or run the build script to render the whole library at once.

1Document hierarchy & precedence

Where two documents conflict, the higher authority governs. Where two documents of equal authority conflict, or where a company document is more restrictive than the regulation, the most restrictive applies.

LevelAuthorityExamples
1Federal regulation14 CFR Parts 61, 91, 141; 49 CFR Part 830 and 1552
2Aircraft documentsPOH / AFM, approved MEL, Airworthiness Directives
3General Operations ManualCompany-wide policy and operational control
4Specialist manualsFlight Standards, Training Procedures, SMS, Maintenance & MEL, Quartermaster
5Syllabi & type programs52-week program, daily syllabus, lesson plans, PC-12 program
6Operations BulletinsImmediate changes pending incorporation at the next revision
Note An Operations Bulletin carries the same weight as the manual it amends and remains in force until it is incorporated or withdrawn. Crews are responsible for reviewing bulletins before every duty period.

2The library

2.1 Company manuals

General Operations Manual GOM · Sections A–Z. Operational control, weight and balance, airworthiness, MEL, refueling, flight locating, emergency procedures, company policy, flight operations, and cold weather operations. Flight Standards Manual FSM · The day-to-day SOP. Currency, paperwork, CRM and crew briefings, required calls, servicing, and the flight operations standards including the stabilized approach gate. Appendices for the C172, Seminole, and PC-12. Training Procedures Manual TPM · How training is administered. Phase structure, the 12-hour day, instructor standardization, the grading scale, stage checks, remediation and CAPs, the review board, and track select. Safety Management System SMS · Safety policy, hazard reporting, the risk matrix, the flight risk assessment tool, safety assurance indicators, the emergency response plan, and fatigue risk management. Maintenance, Airworthiness & MEL MAM · Airworthiness responsibility, squawk reporting and tracking, grounding authority, inoperative equipment and MEL categories, return to service, records, and turbine-specific requirements. Quartermaster & Supply SOP QM SOP · Catalog and par levels, uniform standards and epaulet progression, gear issue at in-processing, the weekly inspection, vendor orders and receiving, inventory audit, and out-processing turn-in.

2.2 Syllabi & type programs

52-Week UPT Program The week-by-week syllabus from zero to ATP — five phases, gates, and hour targets. Daily Syllabus — all 364 days Every training day expanded hour by hour, with objectives, completion standards, homework, and references. Lesson Plans Individual flight and ground lessons by stage with elements, standards, and common errors. PC-12 Training Program Turbine transition — three stages, PT6A-67 systems, limitations, flows, callouts, profiles, and memory items. Part 141 Training Course Outline The Appendix B course outline as submitted for certification. Cadet Handbook The cadet's day-to-day reference — duty day, uniforms, gear list, conduct, and PT standards.

3Revision control

Each manual carries a revision number, an effective date, and the position responsible for maintaining it. Revised text is marked in the revision that introduces it. The current status of every document is below.

DocumentCodeRev.EffectiveMaintained byPDF
General Operations ManualGOM11 Aug 2026Wing Commander / Commandant68 pp
Flight Standards ManualFSM11 Aug 2026Chief Instructor73 pp
Training Procedures ManualTPM11 Aug 2026Chief Instructor28 pp
Safety Management SystemSMS11 Aug 2026Director of Safety41 pp
Maintenance, Airworthiness & MELMAM11 Aug 2026Director of Maintenance44 pp
Quartermaster & Supply SOPQM SOP11 Aug 2026Quartermaster40 pp
PC-12 Training ProgramPC1211 Aug 2026Chief Instructor25 pp
52-Week UPT ProgramUPT11 Aug 2026Director of Training15 pp
Daily Syllabus (364 days)SYL11 Aug 2026Director of Training679 pp
Lesson PlansLP11 Aug 2026Chief Instructor10 pp
Cadet HandbookCH11 Aug 2026Commandant of Cadets19 pp
Part 141 Training Course OutlineTCO11 Aug 2026Chief Instructor8 pp
Caution A printed copy is an uncontrolled copy. Before relying on a printed manual, verify the revision against this page. The electronic version is the controlled version.

4PDFs

4.1 Download

Every document in the library is pre-rendered to a paginated PDF and served from this site — use the PDF column in the revision table above. Each file carries a cover page, a table of contents, section page breaks, repeating table headers, and a running footer with the document title, revision, and page number. The whole library is 1,055 pages across 13 documents.

4.2 Print a single manual yourself

Open the document and use its Print / Save as PDF button. The print stylesheet produces the same layout as the pre-rendered file. Choose “Save as PDF” as the destination and leave the browser's own headers and footers off.

4.3 Re-render the library

After editing any document, regenerate the PDFs from a checkout of the site so the downloads match the pages:

StepCommand
Install the renderer oncenpm install && npx playwright install chromium
Rebuild the data bundlesnpm run bundles
Validate document structurenpm run check
Verify every internal link resolvesnpm run links
Render all PDFsnpm run pdfs
Refresh sitemap & robotsnpm run sitemap
Everything in one passnpm run docs

PDFs are written to public/pdf/ and deploy with the site. A single document can be re-rendered on its own by passing its key, for example npm run pdfs -- tpm. The daily syllabus renders all 364 days in one pass, so it is much the longest document in the set.