Table of Contents

I. Membership

1.1 Membership is open to anyone enrolled in a flight team course at Metropolitan State College of Denver at least six credit hours.

1.2 A Private Pilot Certficate or better is required to compete at any flying event competition.

1.3 Members must be a student in good standing as defined by the College and carry at least a 2.0 GPA as per the Department.

1.4 Active membership may be obtained through approval of the current active members and participation in course. Final member induction shall be determined by the current Flight Team Officers.

1.5 Any member may be suspended from the Team and given a course grade of an F or Incomplete for one or more of the following reasons:

1.5.1 Non-payment of dues or bills, in accordance with current policy or related to the team practices or competition.

1.5.2 Conduct that is adverse to the well being or reputation of the Team on a local or national level.

1.5.3 Other reasons as specified in the Flight Team By-laws.

II. Responsibility of Membership

2.1 Members will conduct themselves in a manner above reproach in the public's mind.

2.2 Members will be honest, trustworthy, sincere, decent, and able to initiate self control.

2.3 Members will have respect for themselves and for other members of the team.

2.4 Members must earnestly strive for professionalism and promote good will and the image of a professional organization in the public's mind.

2.5 Members will be ready and willing to lend assistance to other members of the Team

2.6 Members and the Advisor will be responsible for the enforcement of the By-laws.

2.7 Members must attend regularly all meetings and scheduled practices.

2.8 Members will actively participate in committees and assist officers in the completion of assigned objectives and tasks.

III. Fight Team Structure

3.1 Team Board

3.1.1 The Team Board -Shall consist of the Faculty Advisor and the Officers

3.2 Offices

3.2.1 The Officers of the Metropolitan State College of Denver Precision Fright Team will be:

• Captain
• co-captain
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Safety Officer
• Historians
• Chief C.F.I.

3.3 Qualifications of Officers

Note: Those officers in office at the time of nomination shall be responsible for ensuring that all nominees meet the qualification requirements and shall be responsible for notifying the membership of any shortcomings in that respect.

3.3.1 General Qualifications

Note: Before being accepted as a nominee for an office, the member shall:

1. Be able and willing to meet people and get along well with others
2. Possess good management ability
3. Possess a good ability to communicate
4. Maintain a professional and responsible attitude
5. Maintain a neat and clean appearance
6. Be knowledgeable of the Team By-laws and rules
7. Have available the time required to do the job well, according to the ~requirements of the officers holding the office at the time of nominations

3.3.2 Specific Qualifications

1. Captain - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school semester and one competition before assuming office.
2. Co-captain - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school semester before assuming office.
3. Secretary - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school semester before assuming office. The Secretary must also possess workable typing & computer skills.
4. Treasurer - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school semester before assuming office. The Treasurer must also have some experience with bookkeeping or accounting.
5. Safety Officer - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school semester before assuming office.
6. Historian - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school semester before assuming office. The Historian should have some background in journalism, photography, or publicity handling.
7. Chief C.F.I. - Must have been an active member of the Team for a minimum of one regular school Semester before assuming office.

3.3.3 In the event not enough members to meet the qualifications for an officers position, as specified herein, 3.3.2 may be waived based on majority vote.

3.3.4 In the event an officer fails to fulfill his responsibilities as described herein and it becomes necessary to remove that officer for the betterment of the Team, this action will be accomplished by a general vote. This decision will be based on a two-thirds vote by current active members.

3.4 Officer Responsibility

3.4.1 Faculty Advisor

• Advisor is responsible for the overall conduct of the Team.
• Advisor is responsible for ensuring that each Team member adheres to the Team By-laws.
• Advisor will lead direction for the Team in all its endeavors.
• Advisor shall be ultimately responsible for the proper management and administrative duties of all Team functions.
• Advisor will preside at all Team functions or transfer that responsibility as described herein.
• Advisor will enforce the Team By-Laws.
• Faculty Advisor may be a regular or part time faculty member.

3.4.2 Team Captain

• Shall represent the Team in required meetings at competition as well as receiving awards at ceremonies.
• Will coordinate all Team activities.
• Will appoint all committees and chairpersons as necessary.
• Will instill the spirit of cooperation and sportsmanship among all Team members.
• Will enforce the Team By-Laws.

3.4.3 Team Co-Captain

• Responsible for assisting the Captain in accomplishing all managerial duties associated with Team activities.
• Will enforce the Team By-laws.
• Shall serve in the capacity of Captain if that position becomes vacant.

a. A new Co-captain will then be elected in a special election for that purpose.

3.4.4 Secretary

• The Secretary shall take roll at each business meeting and practice, and keep accurate and complete records of attendance. 2. Keep accurate and complete records of those members who are excused from attending certain meetings, which meetings they are excused from, and the reasons for each excused absence.
• Be timekeeper at each business meeting whenever time limits are to be observed.
• Record the minutes.

3.4.5 Treasurer

• Handles all financial aspects and money matters of team business.
• Be responsible for all Team financial accounting and maintaining permanent records of Team finances.
• Submit all financial records showing a Team member's failure to meet any Team related financial obligation.
• Prepare a current financial statement and present it to the membership at each business meeting.
• Prepare a team budget for each semester and each year and prepare any budgetary information for the request of funds from the school.
• Be responsible for keeping and balancing the Team accounts
• Receive all moneys that are raised by any fundraising activity and add them to the Team treasury.
• All expenditures of Team moneys shall require two-thirds vote prior to approval of the Team Officers.
• In the event the account holder is no longer in this position, transfer of the team account should be accomplished with in ten business days.

3.4.6 Safety Officer

• Will cooperate with the Team in ensuring every effort has been made to provide the highest standards of safety in all Team operations, giving full consideration to NIFA rules.
• Take every reasonable action to promote safety for all members and guests at all Team functions.
• Continually seek out aviation safety information and present it to the members.
• Be responsible for organizing and training the ground crew.
• As this officer will be a major influencing factor on new members, it is especially important to instill a safety-conscious attitude and to motivate members as to proper conduct as defined.
• Be responsible for the organization and production of the Team safety manual
• Will sit on the Board on the occasions defined.

3.4.7 Historians

• The Historians shall consist of 2 members, equally responsible for the duties described herein.
• Maintain a complete record of all social activities, community service activities and competitive events, and maintain a scrapbook and publicity record of the Team.
• The scrapbook shall be prepared and maintained in a format appropriate for the NIFA competition Loehning Trophy.
• The Historian shall ensure that photographs are made portraying all Team social and professional events and place them in the scrapbook.
• The Historian shall be responsible for collection all clippings from publications concerning Team activities.
• Prepare and maintain a yearbook of the membership including an individual photograph of each member and group photograph of the Team.
• The historian shall handle all the external publicity of the Team.
• The historian shall head the Loehning Trophy committee.

3.4.8 Chief C.F.I.

• Shall represent C.F.I.'s at meetings.
• Will coordinate Team instruction with members.
• Shall oversee the competition selection process in conjunction with the Team Board.

4.1 All officers are responsible to the Team through the faculty advisor

4.2 The officers will be jointly responsible for enforcing the Team rules and By-laws.

4.3 The officers shall be elected at the end of each semester by current active members.

4.4 Officers may be dismissed at any time by a general vote.

4.5 Officers shall hold business meetings once a month during the semester, and as necessary during the summer

4.5.1 Attendance of officers at all regularly scheduled business meetings will be required unless advance notice is given.

5.1 Meetings shall take place a minimum of twice each month at a time coordinated by the Captain or Advisor

5.2 Attendance at all regularly scheduled meetings will be required unless excused in advance by the Team Captain or Advisor.

5.3 Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

6.1 For each event, a person will be designated by the Team to organize and coach that event.

6.2 In the event a member is absent from a mandatory practice, that member's slot will be filled by the next consecutive alternate in that event.

6.3 All practice times will be coordinated to best accommodate all members competing in that event. This will be that responsibility of the event coach.

6.4 When a person is bumped out of a competition slot, and he is them left with fewer than the required number of events, that person's status in the competing Team will be reviewed by the Board.

6.5 Extreme emergencies that force an absence from a mandatory practice MAY be excused after the fact. This will be left to the discretion of the Board.

7.1 Members will operate in a safe manner at all times, as any unsafe activity is a reelection on the Team.

7.2 Members will promptly and willingly meet all financial obligations related to the Team.

7.3 Members will follow all policies set forth by the Team.

7.4 Members will maintain an attitude which enhances the competitive goals of the Flight Team and reflects professionalism within the Team.

7.5 A member's behavior will not interfere with objective goals of the Fight Team and that reflects the professionalism of the Team.

7.6 Any infraction of these rules will result in disciplinary measures.

8.1 Any conduct by a member that is deemed inappropriate will be acted upon by the team officers and faculty advisor.

8.2 Disciplinary measures will be decided by a Board comprised of the Faculty Advisor, Team Captain, and Team Co-Captain. In the event that one of these members is the subject of the said Board, the Safety Officer and then the Secretary will be tasked to occupy the vacant position on the board.

8.3 The Faculty, Advisor, Team Captain, or Team Co-Captain must initiate disciplinary action at any time infractions occur.

8.4 Disciplinary action may have consequence of loss of team membership and a grade of "F" given for class work.

9.1 The Team Board is responsible for the for the coordination and execution of the event selections.

9.2 The selection process shall consist of the following:

9.2.1 Attendance as required by section 5.2

9.2.2 Individual conduct as defined in article seven.

9.2.3 Performance at Competitions and Practices.

9.3 Competitions will be set by the Board and announced to all members in advance.

9.4 The board will define specific selection requirements for each individual event prior to each competition.

10.1 Due to financial constraints on the Team, the number of participants traveling to competitions will be limited as follows:

10.1.1 Members that comprise the ground crew. 10.1.2 Those members that are selected to fill the required competing positions on the Team.

• All pilots competing in a flying event must compete in at least one ground event.
• All competing members must compete in a minimum of two events.
• The events that do not count toward a total Team standing will not be counted for the minimum events.
• Alternate status does not count toward required minimum events.

10.1.3 Any member whose presence at the competition is deemed beneficial to the Team's performance. This decision will be made by the Board.

11.1 Any standing rules may be added or amended to the By-Laws by appropriate form of adoption.

12.1 The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Team in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these by-laws and any special rules of order the Team may adopt.

13.1 To amend these By-laws, the following procedures must be followed:

13.1.1 An Amendment may be proposed by an active member at any regular or special meeting of the Team. 13.1.2 It will be adopted following a seconding of the motion and two-thirds vote by the Team Officers and the Faculty Advisor.