Frequently Asked Questions

Your Flight Schedule Pro account is free and will never expire. Leighnor Aircraft LLC pays for the full cost of operating this system.

Leighnor Aircraft has two different hourly rates for all aircraft, which are standard rental rate and Wings Above Yavapai membership rate.

If you are a Wings Above Yavapai member, your invoiced flight rate will be billed at the the Wings Above Yavapai hourly rate, otherwise the standard rental rate will apply.

The state of Arizona taxes our operations under the Transaction Privilege Tax or TPT. The cities of Cottonwood and Prescott also have sales tax that we must pay. Aircraft rental rates quoted do not include tax, which is added at the time of purchase.

With the change to separate fuel and aircraft rental on customer invoices, TPT tax is only collected on the actual aircraft rental. Taxes for fuel are already collected when Leighnor Aircraft LLC purchases fuel from the FBO.

Taxes are also collected on Wings Above Yavapai memberships and are collected each month with the membership dues.

Both Prescott and Cottonwood are subject to airport use fees, but they are handled differently due to Arizona law. Cottonwood’s use fee is figured in as sales tax which is added to the purchase price. For Prescott, their use fee was put in place after an Arizona law change which requires all use fees to be part of the actual price. This is why the aircraft at Cottonwood and Prescott have different prices as Prescott’s use fee has to be part of the actual rental price.

When fueling locally at Prescott Regional Airport, Leighnor Aircraft LLC has an account with Cutter Aviation. Cutter will just refuel the airplane and charge the fuel purchase to our account.

If you purchase fuel away from Prescott, you will need to pay the cost of the fuel yourself, then this amount is deducted from your rental charges. Submit a fuel reimbursement form located on our website at this link: https://www.leighnoraircraft.com/fuel-reimbursement-request/

If this form is submitted directly after your flight, the fuel purchase will be credited directly against the flight charges. If the reimbursement form is submitted other than directly after your flight, the fuel purchase charge will appear as a credit in your Flight Schedule Pro account.

Other airport charges such as landing fees are not reimbursed.

Aircraft rental rates are dry – what “dry” means is that fuel and other consumable costs are not included in the direct rental rate of the aircraft. These costs were separated out for two reasons: 1.) The costs have become highly variable in the current economy and require frequent change; 2.) Due to Arizona law, the state is requiring Leighnor Aircraft to double-tax on fuel and consumables costs.

When a cost such as fuel is included in a product or service, Arizona law requires that Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) be taken on the cost of that product or service – in Leighnor Aircraft’s case, aircraft rental. However, if the charge is separated out from the product or service and all taxes have been paid on that item, then no TPT tax is necessary. As all fuel purchases and consumable items are purchased with tax paid, there is no requirement to collect TPT tax for any consumable item such as fuel and oil.

Customers still pay for fuel and other consumables, it’s just a separate line item on the flight invoice instead of included in the rental rate. For each hour of flight, a line item will be added for the equivalent amount of flight consumables. If the flight was one hour, the customer is billed one hour of flight consumables. Likewise, if the flight was one and a half hours, then one and half hours of flight consumables will be billed.

This method of billing actually saves the customer and Leighnor Aircraft money. The customer saves by not paying tax on the flight consumables. For example, flight consumables charges for a 172S is currently $70.90 per hour. The TPT tax amount on this charge is $5.92 per hour which the customer is no longer paying. Leighnor Aircraft benefits by paying less money to the state of Arizona for TPT tax and the city of Prescott for airport use fees, which are calculated off of taxable sales.

No, we only credit your account for airplane fuel charges.

The short answer is yes, but there are limits and restrictions. If the purchase was 6 months or more ago, there is a 50% fee. If the purchase was 12 months or more, there is no refund as the fee is 100%.

Account credits, such as the credit for money on account, referrals and any like credit are not refundable under any circumstance.

We refund money on account by removing all applicable credits and then paying the balance left in the account to the pilot, either by company check or electronic transfer.

To request a money on account refund, you must submit this form: https://www.leighnoraircraft.com/money-on-account-refund-request-form/

The duration since time of purchase is calculated without exception by the purchase date and the date the refund request form was received in Leighnor Aircraft LLC’s online system.

Block time is now money on account. When Leighnor Aircraft had one type of aircraft and at the same rate, money on account was easy to translate to block time.

With two or more different rental rates now, block time couldn’t be maintained. The simple reason is Flight Schedule Pro can’t control where money put on account is used. So money that was called block time for the 162 can easily be used for the 182.

We also expanded the credits available both up ($7500) and down ($500) to provide more options for earning credits.

When a pilot puts money on account in specific increments, Leighnor Aircraft LLC adds a credit to your Flight Schedule Pro account, thus making the flying money go further.

• $500 ($22.50 credit)
• $1,000 ($50.45 credit)
• $2,000 ($110.70 credit)
• $3,000 ($179.10 credit)
• $4,000 ($254.00 credit)
• $5,000 ($333.75 credit)
• $6,000 ($416.70 credit)
• $7,000 ($501.20 credit)
• $8,000 ($585.60 credit)
• $9,000 ($668.25 credit)
• $10,000 ($747.50 credit)

Absolutely yes! Using money on account and the Wings Above Yavapai membership is the most cost-effective way to fly.

Here’s why – when you purchase money on account, the purchase adds credits to your Flight Schedule Pro account to reduce the hourly rental rate.

When you fly, you consume those dollars in your Flight Schedule Pro account at the standard hourly rate.

However, if you’re in Wings Above Yavapai, you are consuming those hours at the Wings Above Yavapai rate and not the standard hourly rate. Thus your flying dollar will go further.

Money on account cannot be used to pay the monthly subscription or dues for the Wings Above Yavapai membership.

You must have a credit card on file for the Wings Above Yavapai membership.

All flight time can be paid by money on account but not the Wings Above Yavapai membership.

1. Sign in to your Flight Schedule Pro account.
2. Click on the blue “Add Funds” button.
3. A dialog will open with multiple radio button choices for amounts that will result in credits (shown in parenthesis), the last button selection allows you to put funds on account in a denomination of your choice.

Note that you MUST select one of the pre-determined amounts to get the credit shown in parenthesis.

There is a surcharge cost for using a credit card. To avoid this surcharge you can pay by using cash, a check, Zelle, PayPal or Venmo.

To avoid credit card surcharges, all of our customers can use alternative payment methods to pay flight invoices or put money on account. Leighnor Aircraft LLC will always take a personal check or cash if that is the customer’s preference. Alternatively, new electronic payment methods such as Zelle or Venmo can be used. Here is how to Zelle or Venmo money to Leighnor Aircraft LLC:

• Leighnor Aircraft LLC’s preferred electronic payment method is Zelle. It’s free and the transfer happens nearly immediately. The Zelle id to use is lance@leighnoraircraft.com.
• If unable to use Zelle, the Venmo app offers a second alternative. Like Zelle, Venmo is free to use. The Venmo id to use is also lance@leighnoraircraft.com

If there are any questions about how to Zelle or Venmo money to Leighnor Aircraft LLC, please contact us via email at flying@leighnoraircraft.com, text message at 928-499-3080, or call us during business hours at 928-499-3080.

A credit card surcharge is an add-on charge that Leighnor Aircraft LLC adds to invoices. This surcharge occurs when a credit card is used to pay the invoice.

What many customers do not know is that credit card companies charge the business owner to process the credit card. The cost to the business is 3 to 4 percent of the transaction.

The surcharge is to control costs and to avoid prices increases.

The surcharge depends on if the card is swiped at the office or is processed electronically. If swiping a card at the office, the surcharge amount is 2.04% of the sales price plus .25. If the card is stored electronically, the surcharge is 3.04% of the sales price plus .25.

To avoid the surcharge, customers can pay by check, cash, or alternative electronic payment methods such as Zelle and Venmo. See our FAQ on Zelle and Venmo payments to learn more about these methods of payment.

Absolutely yes! Using money on account and the Wings Above Yavapai membership is the most cost-effective way to fly.

Here’s why – when you purchase money on account, the purchase adds credits to your Flight Schedule Pro account to reduce the hourly rental rate.

When you fly, you consume those dollars in your Flight Schedule Pro account at the standard hourly rate.

However, if you’re in Wings Above Yavapai, you are consuming those hours at the Wings Above Yavapai rate and not the standard hourly rate. Thus your flying dollar will go further.

Money on account cannot be used to pay the monthly subscription or dues for the Wings Above Yavapai membership.

You must have a credit card on file for the Wings Above Yavapai membership.

All flight time can be paid by money on account but not the Wings Above Yavapai membership.

1. Sign in to your Flight Schedule Pro account.
2. Click on the blue “Add Funds” button.
3. A dialog will open with multiple radio button choices for amounts that will result in credits (shown in parenthesis), the last button selection allows you to put funds on account in a denomination of your choice.

Note that you MUST select one of the pre-determined amounts to get the credit shown in parenthesis.

There is a surcharge cost for using a credit card. To avoid this surcharge you can pay by using cash, a check, Zelle, PayPal or Venmo.