Flying in a Virtual World

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Sequoia Flight School has a free, user-friendly online charter & cargo company using the On Air Company (www.onair.company). On Air Company costs about $50 USD for a yearly subscription and active SFS Sales Team members can get reimbursed for their On Air membership.

Sequoia Flight School bases out of KAND in Anderson, SC with small FBO’s in several nearby airports.

It’s not necessary to join On Air or fly online at all in order to participate in Sequoia Flight School. You can fly 100% of your Charter & Cargo Course assignments from an air-gapped computer and upload your logbook entries through the Charter & Cargo Course software manually.

You obviously won’t be able to participate in the various aspects of the online community and the versatility of the virtual world but you can still complete the course.

SFS students are not restricted to flying for SFS. The Charter & Cargo Course is required to join the Sales Team and become a real-world professional contractor for Sequoia Flight School, at which point your On Air membership gets reimbursed each year, but SFS students are never restricted to flying solely for SFS.

 

Pilots & Managers

On completion of your online training and check rides you’ll be certified as a Sequoia Flight School Freelance Pilot and you have the option of flying SFS aircraft freelance or on various SFS routes.

Sales Team members who help manage the SFS On Air operations get an additional bonus each month based on the success of their operations. Terms & Conditions, Rules & Restrictions and the need for additional and ongoing training applies.

 

Flight Student

In Sequoia Flight School Flight Students are people who have started but not completed the Charter & Cargo Pilot Basic Training Course and FEMA’s IS 100 and IS200 online courses.

 

• Role: Student Pilot with assigned loads and assigned aircraft
• Duties: Deliver specific loads and passengers under direct supervision to SFS bases while safely managing the aircraft and operations.
• Benefits and Pay
  • Virtual Pay: Student Pilots make a % of each load they deliver while playing in the SFS On Air Company game. In On Air the currency is called Credits (Cr).
• Human Resources: Students fall under the game rules for the On Air world. Problems and issues will be dealt with as per OA’s guidelines.

 

Freelance Pilot

A Sequoia Flight School Freelance Pilot has graduated the Charter & Cargo Pilot Basic Course but opted not to join the Sales Team. Freelance Pilots are full-fledged SFS Pilots and the backbone of our operations.

• Role: Freelance Pilots are checked out in every SFS aircraft and may fly any aircraft on any missions as per SFS policy.
• Duties: While safely managing the aircraft and operations, Freelance Pilots may fly for SFS on assigned routes or choose to fly freelance.
• Benefits and Pay: Freelance Pilots make a % of each load they deliver while playing in the SFS On Air Company game. In On Air the currency is called Credits (Cr).
• Human Resources: Freelance Pilots fall under the game rules for the On Air world. Problems and issues will be dealt with as per OA’s guidelines.

 

Mission Pilot

An SFS Mission Pilot has completed the Charter & Cargo Basic Course, the FEMA online IS 100 & 200 ICS courses and registered for the Sales Team.

This is where the real-world and fantasy converge and we start using real money for real-world results. Sales Team members broadcast their sales links everywhere possible with the goal of increasing sales through the Air Group Supply.

Every sale generates a real-world commission for the Airstrip Manager as well as a contribution to the General Fund. There is also an affiliate link for the General Fund, which generates a first level commission as well as other contributions.

Each month every active Sales Team member gets a bonus from the General Fund based on their participation. The General Fund also covers gear giveaways and other bonuses.

 

• Roles:
  • On Air: Mission Pilots are checked out in every SFS aircraft and may fly any aircraft on any missions as per SFS policy.
    • While safely managing the aircraft and operations, Freelance Pilots may fly for SFS on assigned routes or choose to fly freelance.
  • Real-World: Sales Team members help market Sequoia Flight School both online and offline, assist with events, write manuals, make videos and help teach classes.
• Duties:
  • Actively market SFS online and offline
  • Assist with events: Air Group Supply is a vendor and participant at a variety of events around the US. Local Sales Team members have the opportunity to assist with these events.
• Benefits and Pay:
  • On Air:
    • Mission Pilots make XX% of every job they fly in our On Air game world plus a monthly bonus
  • Real-World:
    • Mission Pilots make a commission on every product, class, event, etc. sold through their sales link
    • Mission Pilots make a monthly bonus for fulfilling a task list of social media and Discord posts
    • Mission Pilots make a monthly bonus from the General Fund for active On Air participation
    • Active Mission Pilots and above get reimbursed on the yearly On Air subscription fees
  • Human Resources:
    • On Air: Mission Pilots hold the same game rank as SFS Freelance Pilots
    • Real-World: Mission Pilots and above are 1099 Contractors according to the IRS.
      • SFS has resources to help 1099 Contractors start their own businesses, which makes them a Franchise Owner, which is better

 

Airstrip Manager

An SFS Airstrip Manager has completed the Charter & Cargo Basic Course, the FEMA online IS 100 & 200 ICS courses and registered for the Sales Team.

Airstrip Managers are the 1^st management level in Sequoia Flight School and they are in charge of an Airstrip.

An Airstrip is usually a homemade bush pilot base where Sequoia Flight School has an On Air factory (hunting camp, logging camp, etc.). Airstrip management requires the Airstrip Manager to ensure that local factory personnel are transported to and from their locations (shifts have to be changed twice a month), goods transported to the proper markets and locations, fuel stocks and food supplies managed, etc.

 

• Roles:
  • On Air: Airstrip Managers manage an Airstrip
    • While safely managing the aircraft and operations, Airstrip Managers may fly for SFS on assigned routes or choose to fly freelance.
    • Airstrip Managers ensure that the airstrip traffic goes where and when it’s supposed to by,
      • Ensuring that students and Freelance Pilots fly routes, jobs, etc.
      • Assist students and Pilots, when possible, with On Air and SFS issues
    • Real-World: Sales Team members help market Sequoia Flight School both online and offline, assist with events, write manuals, make videos and help teach classes.
  • Duties:
    • Actively market SFS online and offline
    • Assist with events: Air Group Supply is a vendor and participant at a variety of events around the US. Local Sales Team members have the opportunity to assist with these events.
  • Benefits and Pay:
    • On Air:
      • Airstrip Managers make XX% of every job they fly in our On Air game world plus a monthly bonus
      • Airstrip Managers make a % of their local factory income from their Airstrip
      • Airstrip Managers make a monthly bonus for managing students and Pilots
    • Real-World: Airstrip Managers make the same personal commissions as Mission Pilots +
      • Airstrip Managers make an override commission on every product, class, event, etc. sold through their student’s and Pilot’s sales links
      • Airstrip Managers make a monthly bonus for fulfilling a task list of Airstrip management duties (reports, etc.)
    • Human Resources:
      • On Air: Airstrip Managers are the first management level in SFS
      • Real-World: Airstrip Managers and above are 1099 Contractors according to the IRS.
        • SFS has resources to help 1099 Contractors start their own businesses, which makes them a Franchise Owner, which is better

 

Charter & Cargo Manager

• Roles: Charter & Cargo Managers are the direct supervisors for Airstrip managers.
  • On Air: Charter & Cargo Managers direct routes, manage flight students and Pilots within their assigned Areas of Operation (AO). There are 5 Areas of Operation under a Fixed Base Operator (FBO). Charter & Cargo Managers,
    • Maintain weekly and monthly sales and progress reports
    • Assist students and Pilots with navigating the On Air game world
    • Actively market the SFS On Air operations to Discord and social media
  • Real-World: Charter & Cargo Managers are learning to manage the real-world business of Sequoia Flight School enroute to becoming full Franchise Owners.
    • Maintain weekly and monthly sales and progress reports
    • Assist students and Pilots with actively market the SFS On Air operations, online courses and other products to Discord and social media
    • Assist students and Pilots with recordkeeping and advancement
  • Duties:
    • On Air: Charter & Cargo Managers maintain the steady flow of students, Pilots, aircraft and jobs efficiently through the On Air game world while reducing waste, increasing competence and productivity and providing a layer of stability for the junior officers.
    • Real World: Charter & Cargo Managers are the equivalent of a retail store manager. They manage a small crew within a specific Area of Operations, manage money, time and reports.
  • Benefits and Pay:
    • On Air: Charter & Cargo Managers make XX% of every job they fly in our On Air game world plus a monthly bonus
    • Real World: Charter & Cargo Managers make all the real-world pay that Airstrip Managers make +
      • Charter & Cargo Managers make a commission override on up to 5 Airstrip Managers who work in their area, for every Air Group Supply product sold.
      • Charter & Cargo Managers with the appropriate in-house training are authorized to set up and manage an Air Group Supply tent at local events, flea markets, etc.
        • Free training provided
      • Human Resources:
        • On Air: Charter & Cargo Managers supervise students and Pilots in the On Air game world
        • Real World: Charter & Cargo Managers are learning to set up their own small business as an LLC or other appropriate legal format. Air Group Supply assist with the process.

 

FBO Manager

• Roles: An FBO is a business based at an airport that provides fuel and other services. FBO Managers supervise up to 5 Areas of Operation, each consisting of a Charter & Cargo Manager and several students and Pilots within a geographic area.

 

 

• On Air: FBO Managers make XX% of every job they fly in our On Air game world plus a monthly bonus
• Real-World:
  • FBO Managers make the same initial commissions as Airstrip Managers on all personal sales from their link +
  • FBO Managers make an override on all 5 Charter & Cargo AO’s under their FBO
  • FBO Managers make a real-world bonus based on the performance of their On Air FBO, students and Pilots
• Duties:
  • On Air:
  • Real-World:
• Benefits and Pay:
  • On Air: FBO Managers make XX% of every job they fly in our On Air game world plus a monthly bonus
  • Real-World:
• Human Resources:
  • On Air:
  • Real-World: