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One engagement, start to finish — the eighteen steps
The eighteen steps every engagement follows, from a private civil-only intake to a signed completion statement, evidence pack and sealed room. The Company, Aerospace Garage, the Lead seat and Other seats each have a recorded action; AI drafts or checks only where marked, and a person always confirms.
Aerospace Garage takes no defence or military work. Every intake, scope note, shortlist, room and file is checked; anything defence-related is stopped.
Before any engagement — the bench
- What
- Practitioners enrol privately.
- How
- AI proposes capability tags from the CV; the practitioner confirms; Aerospace Garage verifies against certificates and references. Only then does a reference tag appear on the bench.
- When
- Before matching
- Cost
- No cost to the practitioner
- Who acts
- Practitioner and Aerospace Garage
01 Company describes the blockage
- What
- Company describes the blockage.
- How
- Intake form or board post; no drawings, part numbers, performance or personal data; civil-only check.
- When
- Same day
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- COMPANY
02 Aerospace Garage clarifies
- What
- Aerospace Garage clarifies.
- How
- Questions on the company's private link.
- When
- Within two working days
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
03 Scope note issued
- What
- A versioned scope note is issued; a PDF is available.
- How
- AI drafts; Aerospace Garage edits and signs the civil attestation: outcome, deliverables, milestones with acceptance criteria, exclusions and export classification; no price.
- When
- Within three working days of answers
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
04 Company approves the scope
- What
- The company approves or returns the scope with comments.
- How
- Rounds and versions are counted.
- When
- The company's own time
- Cost
- No cost, no commitment yet
- Who acts
- COMPANY
05 Team size recommended
- What
- A team size and capability profile per seat are recommended.
- How
- AI proposes seats with reasoning; Aerospace Garage confirms or edits.
- When
- Same day
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
06 Company decides the number of seats
- What
- The company chooses one, two, three or more seats.
- How
- The choice is recorded as the company's decision.
- When
- The company's own time
- Cost
- Fixes the fee structure
- Who acts
- COMPANY
07 Shortlist and willingness
- What
- Candidates are shortlisted per seat and answer willing, not willing or willing with conditions.
- How
- Each receives the approved scope, never the price, and states availability.
- When
- Two working days
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE AND PRACTITIONERS ACT
08 Priced proposal
- What
- A versioned priced proposal is issued; a PDF is available.
- How
- You contract with Aerospace Garage Limited. The fee is fixed per milestone in the priced proposal you accept. You pay a deposit on acceptance and each milestone on your written acceptance of it, by card on the secure payment page or by bank transfer against our invoice. Aerospace Garage Limited holds these payments as the contracting counterparty and pays the practitioner from them; no payment is due for work you have not accepted, and the price changes only by a change note you sign.
- When
- Same day
- Cost
- The price is fixed here
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
09 Company accepts and pays the deposit
- What
- The company accepts and pays the deposit.
- How
- Pay by card on the secure payment page, or by bank transfer — request transfer details from info@aerospacegarage.com quoting the invoice reference.
- When
- The company's own time
- Cost
- Deposit paid
- Who acts
- COMPANY
10 Cards presented, seat by seat
- What
- Verified cards of willing candidates are presented per seat.
- How
- The company accepts one per seat or declines without reason.
- When
- One working day per round
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- COMPANY
11 Practitioners accept their briefs
- What
- Each practitioner accepts its own brief and undertaking; the lead seat is designated.
- How
- Own seat, own amounts, working-language summary and civil confirmation; never the client price or another seat's amounts.
- When
- Two working days
- Cost
- Practitioner amounts fixed here, never shown to the company
- Who acts
- PRACTITIONERS ACT
12 Room opens
- What
- The engagement room opens.
- How
- Tracker with seat assignments, status strip per seat, shared and private threads, vault and roles register.
- When
- Same day
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
13 Work in the room
- What
- The seats and company work in the room.
- How
- Threads, watermarked vault, meetings by tag, effort per seat and risks; estimate-at-risk leads to a change note signed by both before amounts and dates update.
- When
- Milestone clocks run; pause on at-risk
- Cost
- Change notes are the only way the price moves
- Who acts
- SEATS AND COMPANY ACT
14 Milestone gate and submission
- What
- The lead seat submits through the milestone gate.
- How
- Deliverable list ticked, files clean and classified, AI check against acceptance criteria.
- When
- Before the due date
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- LEAD SEAT
15 Aerospace Garage reviews and countersigns
- What
- Aerospace Garage reviews and countersigns, or returns with reason.
- How
- The review is recorded against the submitted version.
- When
- Two working days
- Cost
- No cost
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
16 Company reviews within the window
- What
- The company accepts with signature or returns with written reason.
- How
- You contract with Aerospace Garage Limited. The fee is fixed per milestone in the priced proposal you accept. You pay a deposit on acceptance and each milestone on your written acceptance of it, by card on the secure payment page or by bank transfer against our invoice. Aerospace Garage Limited holds these payments as the contracting counterparty and pays the practitioner from them; no payment is due for work you have not accepted, and the price changes only by a change note you sign.
- When
- Five working days default
- Cost
- The milestone fee becomes due on acceptance
- Who acts
- COMPANY
17 Milestone paid, seats paid
- What
- The milestone is invoiced and every seat is paid its contracted amount.
- How
- Pay by card on the secure payment page, or by bank transfer — request transfer details from info@aerospacegarage.com quoting the invoice reference.
- When
- Invoice on acceptance; payout on cleared funds
- Cost
- Milestone fee in, seat amounts out
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE
18 Completion, evidence pack, room sealed
- What
- The engagement completes, the evidence pack is delivered and the room is sealed.
- How
- Completion statement from the ledger, signed; evidence pack; mutual rating; lessons note; retention and deletion recorded.
- When
- At final acceptance
- Cost
- Final balance settled
- Who acts
- AEROSPACE GARAGE AND COMPANY ACT
| Step | What | How | When | Cost | Who acts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before any engagement — the bench | Practitioners enrol privately. | AI proposes capability tags from the CV; the practitioner confirms; Aerospace Garage verifies against certificates and references. Only then does a reference tag appear on the bench. | Before matching | No cost to the practitioner | Practitioner and Aerospace Garage |
| 01 Company describes the blockage | Company describes the blockage. | Intake form or board post; no drawings, part numbers, performance or personal data; civil-only check. | Same day | No cost | COMPANY |
| 02 Aerospace Garage clarifies | Aerospace Garage clarifies. | Questions on the company's private link. | Within two working days | No cost | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 03 Scope note issued | A versioned scope note is issued; a PDF is available. | AI drafts; Aerospace Garage edits and signs the civil attestation: outcome, deliverables, milestones with acceptance criteria, exclusions and export classification; no price. | Within three working days of answers | No cost | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 04 Company approves the scope | The company approves or returns the scope with comments. | Rounds and versions are counted. | The company's own time | No cost, no commitment yet | COMPANY |
| 05 Team size recommended | A team size and capability profile per seat are recommended. | AI proposes seats with reasoning; Aerospace Garage confirms or edits. | Same day | No cost | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 06 Company decides the number of seats | The company chooses one, two, three or more seats. | The choice is recorded as the company's decision. | The company's own time | Fixes the fee structure | COMPANY |
| 07 Shortlist and willingness | Candidates are shortlisted per seat and answer willing, not willing or willing with conditions. | Each receives the approved scope, never the price, and states availability. | Two working days | No cost | AEROSPACE GARAGE AND PRACTITIONERS ACT |
| 08 Priced proposal | A versioned priced proposal is issued; a PDF is available. | You contract with Aerospace Garage Limited. The fee is fixed per milestone in the priced proposal you accept. You pay a deposit on acceptance and each milestone on your written acceptance of it, by card on the secure payment page or by bank transfer against our invoice. Aerospace Garage Limited holds these payments as the contracting counterparty and pays the practitioner from them; no payment is due for work you have not accepted, and the price changes only by a change note you sign. | Same day | The price is fixed here | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 09 Company accepts and pays the deposit | The company accepts and pays the deposit. | Pay by card on the secure payment page, or by bank transfer — request transfer details from info@aerospacegarage.com quoting the invoice reference. | The company's own time | Deposit paid | COMPANY |
| 10 Cards presented, seat by seat | Verified cards of willing candidates are presented per seat. | The company accepts one per seat or declines without reason. | One working day per round | No cost | COMPANY |
| 11 Practitioners accept their briefs | Each practitioner accepts its own brief and undertaking; the lead seat is designated. | Own seat, own amounts, working-language summary and civil confirmation; never the client price or another seat's amounts. | Two working days | Practitioner amounts fixed here, never shown to the company | PRACTITIONERS ACT |
| 12 Room opens | The engagement room opens. | Tracker with seat assignments, status strip per seat, shared and private threads, vault and roles register. | Same day | No cost | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 13 Work in the room | The seats and company work in the room. | Threads, watermarked vault, meetings by tag, effort per seat and risks; estimate-at-risk leads to a change note signed by both before amounts and dates update. | Milestone clocks run; pause on at-risk | Change notes are the only way the price moves | SEATS AND COMPANY ACT |
| 14 Milestone gate and submission | The lead seat submits through the milestone gate. | Deliverable list ticked, files clean and classified, AI check against acceptance criteria. | Before the due date | No cost | LEAD SEAT |
| 15 Aerospace Garage reviews and countersigns | Aerospace Garage reviews and countersigns, or returns with reason. | The review is recorded against the submitted version. | Two working days | No cost | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 16 Company reviews within the window | The company accepts with signature or returns with written reason. | You contract with Aerospace Garage Limited. The fee is fixed per milestone in the priced proposal you accept. You pay a deposit on acceptance and each milestone on your written acceptance of it, by card on the secure payment page or by bank transfer against our invoice. Aerospace Garage Limited holds these payments as the contracting counterparty and pays the practitioner from them; no payment is due for work you have not accepted, and the price changes only by a change note you sign. | Five working days default | The milestone fee becomes due on acceptance | COMPANY |
| 17 Milestone paid, seats paid | The milestone is invoiced and every seat is paid its contracted amount. | Pay by card on the secure payment page, or by bank transfer — request transfer details from info@aerospacegarage.com quoting the invoice reference. | Invoice on acceptance; payout on cleared funds | Milestone fee in, seat amounts out | AEROSPACE GARAGE |
| 18 Completion, evidence pack, room sealed | The engagement completes, the evidence pack is delivered and the room is sealed. | Completion statement from the ledger, signed; evidence pack; mutual rating; lessons note; retention and deletion recorded. | At final acceptance | Final balance settled | AEROSPACE GARAGE AND COMPANY ACT |
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