JoelT
Well-Known Member
I've never heard of an FBO that didn't.
Aside from a contract, the renter is responsible for damage he causes. With a contract, many FBOs (just like Hertz and Avis) make the renter responsible for hull damage that occurs while the aircraft is checked out to the renter.
I have worked for six flight schools (FBO, academy, club, university) and none of them ever required a contract. This was back in the nineties.