MN flight & ground school bonds.
$100 flat.

Minnesota conditions a commercial flight or ground training school license on a fixed $5,000 continuous surety bond filed with the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics — ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.

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Required for a MN flight or ground training school license through the Office of Aeronautics

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Fixed $5,000 bond — backs the school’s contracts and agreements with students

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$100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

School details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials, no credit section.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the Office of Aeronautics

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your commercial operations / training school license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the school bond guarantees

Minnesota licenses commercial flight and ground training schools through the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics under Minn. Stat. Chapter 360 and Minnesota Rules part 8800.3300. A school operator must file a continuous corporate surety bond running to the State of Minnesota in the amount of $5,000.

The bond is conditioned for the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements with students made by the school or its agents. It is a student-protection guarantee: if the school takes a student’s money and fails to deliver the training it agreed to, the student can recover against the bond.

It is not insurance for the school — if the surety pays a claim, the school repays the surety. The bond is separate from the liability insurance the rules require ($100,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence per aircraft) and from the school’s curriculum and records obligations.

Minn. Stat. ch. 360 / Minn. Rule 8800.3300Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 360 (Aeronautics) and Minnesota Rules part 8800.3300, a commercial flight or ground training school must file with the Commissioner of Transportation (Office of Aeronautics) a continuous corporate surety bond running to the State of Minnesota in the amount of $5,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements with students. Schools must also maintain records, a full curriculum, and the required aircraft liability insurance.

You need this bond if you are

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Opening a flight training school licensed by the Office of Aeronautics

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Operating a ground training school under a Minnesota commercial operations license

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Renewing your school license and your current bond is expiring

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Adding a training program the Office of Aeronautics ties to the school bond

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn’t have one.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Minnesota flight school bond?The premium is $100 — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, the same for every school. The bond amount is fixed by statute at $5,000; the price you see is the checkout price.

Do I pay the $5,000?No. You pay $100. The $5,000 is the surety’s maximum liability if a valid student claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

What does the bond protect?It is conditioned on the faithful performance of the school’s contracts and agreements with students. If the school fails to deliver paid-for training, a student can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the school repays the surety.

Is there a credit check?Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one don’t need one.

Is the bond the only requirement?No — it is one of several. The Office of Aeronautics also requires records, a full curriculum, and aircraft liability insurance ($100,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence). We handle the bond; the rest goes with your license application.

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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

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