Who this is for: Everyone, but especially new members. Nothing here assumes you have flown
with a club before.
Club and website terms
Schedulemaster (SM) The club’s operations system, at my.schedulemaster.com. It holds your account, the aircraft schedule, your flight records, and your balance — and it is where your username and password live. See How it works. The website / the portal www.pcflyers.org — where you upload documents, redeem a gift certificate, enter the photo contest, and where the club’s administration tools live. Active member A member whose club membership is current in Schedulemaster. Active membership is what unlocks the member tools on the website. Retired member A former member. Retired members can still sign in and read public pages, but the member tools are closed to them. Retiring can be requested by the member, or recorded by the club. Board of Directors The club’s elected directors. On the website, directors get read-only access to the photo contest administration area, plus their own ballot when the judging opens. Cover sheet The printed sheet that goes out with an aircraft, carrying the oil type, parking location, and any current instructions for that aircraft. Gift certificate Club credit bought through the website and redeemed against a member’s Schedulemaster account. Each certificate carries its own certificate number, which is what you enter to redeem it.Aviation terms
CFI Certificated Flight Instructor — an instructor rated to give flight training. Around the club, “your CFI” means the instructor you fly with. CFII An instructor additionally rated to give instrument training. BFR / flight review The flight review every pilot must complete with an instructor to keep flying legally — commonly still called a BFR, from the older name “biennial flight review”. The club tracks yours and shows it on your profile. Club review / checkout The check flight the club requires before you fly a particular aircraft or type. Distinct from a flight review: a checkout is the club’s requirement, a flight review is the regulator’s. Currency Whether your required items — flight review, medical, club review, safety training — are still in date. Your member profile shows each one with the days remaining. Medical Your FAA medical certificate. The club records its expiry alongside your other currency items. N-number An aircraft’s registration, the identifier painted on the tail —N123XY, for example. Every
aircraft on this site is referred to by its N-number.
Squawk
A fault or defect reported against an aircraft. “Squawking” something means reporting it so it can
be fixed or noted.
Wet rate
An hourly rate with fuel included. A dry rate does not include fuel. Club aircraft are normally
quoted wet.
Tach time / Hobbs time
Two ways of measuring how long an aircraft has run. Hobbs time runs with the engine; tach time
runs at a rate tied to engine speed. Which one you are billed on depends on the aircraft.
Airport and badging
KCRQ McClellan–Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California — the club’s home field. KCRQ is its identifier. AIM badge The airport identification badge issued by the County of San Diego that allows airside access at KCRQ. Members who need one apply through the club, which prepares the county’s application form for them. Badge termination When a badge-holding member’s club membership ends, the club is required to notify the county so the badge can be closed out. The club does this on a regular schedule — no action is needed from the departing member beyond returning the badge itself. Airside The secured part of the airport past the gate — ramps, taxiways, runways. Getting there on foot or by vehicle is what a badge is for.Related
How it works
Schedulemaster and the website — what each one owns.
Getting help
Who to ask when a term here does not answer the real question.