SEC Company Response from ELITE FLIGHT SOLUTIONS INC (CIK 0001161723) — Apr 22, 2005
ELITE FLIGHT SOLUTIONS INC (CIK 0001161723)
Date: April 22, 2005 · CIK: 0001161723 · Accession: 0001144204-05-012505
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
Referenced dates: March 8, 2005
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ELITE FLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC.
710 Third Street, SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24061
(703) 754-6409
April 22, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Ms. Linda Cyrkel, Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Mail Stop 0407
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Elite Flight Solutions, Inc.
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004
File No. 1-31231
Dear Ms. Cyrkel:
We are in receipt of your comment letter dated March 8, 2005. This
letter sets forth the responses of the Company to the comment letter. Your
comments are reproduced below:
Management's Discussion and Analysis
- Results of Operations
- Operating Expenses, page 10
COMMENT 1: Tell us supplementally and discuss in future filings
the component of other operating expenses in the
amount of $3,893,594 for the year ended June 30,
2004.
RESPONSE: Supplementally, the components of other operating
expenses for the year ended June 30, 2004 consisted
of $402,223 in aircraft insurance, $2,235,627 in
professional and consulting fees, $265,160 in rent
expense, $305,698 in travel and entertainment and the
remaining $684,886 represents miscellaneous general
and administrative expense. We will ensure that all
of our future filings discuss the components of other
operating expenses.
Financial Statements
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
- Going Concern, page F-14
COMMENT 2: Tell us supplementally how your auditors determined
that the discussion provided represents a viable plan
that has the capacity of removing the threat to the
continuation of the business. The footnote does not
discuss funding arrangements and existing obligations
for the next twelve months. Revise in future filings
to provide a discussion of such viable plan. To the
extent management does not have such a plan, please
consult with your auditors as to the appropriateness
of the going concern opinion. Refer to guidance in
FRC 607.02 and SAS 34.
RESPONSE: Supplementally, our auditors determined that the
discussion provided represents a viable plan that has
the capacity of removing the threat to the
continuation of our business because the Company
continues to maintain the Equity Line of Credit with
Cornell Capital Partners, LP, which allows for access
to the additional sources of capital which appear to
provide sufficient funding. We will ensure that all
of our future filings provide a discussion of funding
arrangements and existing obligations for the next
twelve months.
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Ms. Linda Cykrel
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 22, 2004
Page 2
Principles of Consolidation, page F-14
COMMENT 3: Please revise in future filings to indicate the
name of the subsidiaries included in your accounts.
Currently, you refer to FlyJets.biz as your
consolidated subsidiary, however, based on your
discussion in the Organization section on page F-13,
it appears that FlyJets.biz changed its name to
Optimum and ceased operations. It appears that your
only consolidated subsidiary is America Air Networks
Alaska, Inc. Please make similar revisions to other
sections of your documentation as necessary.
RESPONSE: We will ensure that our future filings indicate the
name of the subsidiaries included in our accounts.
Supplementally, FlyJets.biz changed its name to
Optimum Aviation, Inc. in August 2004. Optimum
Aviation, Inc. has ceased its operations but is still
a subsidiary of Elite Flight Solutions, Inc. In
addition to Optimum Aviation, Inc., the Company
currently has two additional subsidiaries, America
Air Networks Alaska, Inc. and Delta Romeo, Inc.
Fixed Assets
COMMENT 4: Revise in future filings to disclose in the balance
sheet or footnotes the amount of assets recorded
under capital leases and the related accumulated
amortization. Also, the amortization charge shall be
separately disclosed in the statements of operations
or footnotes. Refer to the guidance in paragraph 13
of SFAS 13.
RESPONSE: In accordance with paragraph 13 of SFAS 13, our
future filings will disclose the amount of assets
recorded under capital leases and the related
accumulated amortization and we will ensure that the
amortization charges are separately disclosed in the
statements of operations or footnotes to the
financial statements.
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Ms. Linda Cykrel
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 22, 2004
Page 3
COMMENT 5: Revise in future filings to separately identify any
significant components of "other operating expenses"
on the face of the statements of operations or in the
related footnotes.
RESPONSE: We will ensure that our future filings separately
identify any significant components of other
operating expenses on the face of the statements of
operations or in the related footnotes. We identified
separate components for professional and consulting
fees, as well as aircraft insurance to the statement
of operations in the financial statements due to
their significance and due to the expectation that
these components will continue to be significant in
our future filings. Other components may be added as
deemed appropriate.
Note 6 - Convertible Debenture, page F-19
COMMENT 6: Tell us supplementally the members and their
respective interest of Cornell Capital Partners, LP.
Also, indicate to us if Cornell Capital Partners is
related to you in another manner other than as a debt
holder.
RESPONSE: Supplementally, all investment decisions of, and
control of, Cornell Capital Partners are held by its
general partner, Yorkville Advisors, LLC. Mark
Angelo, the managing member of Yorkville Advisors,
makes the investment decisions on behalf of and
controls Yorkville Advisors. Cornell Capital
Partners, LP is not related to the Company in no
other manner other than as a debt holder and an
investor under the Equity Line of Credit Agreement.
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Ms. Linda Cykrel
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 22, 2004
Page 4
Note 11 - Loss on Return of Aircraft, page F-21
COMMENT 7: Tell us supplementally how the loss on the return of
the Cessna Citation III aircraft of $887,473 was
calculated. In future filings, please classify such
amount within loss from continuing operations on your
statements of operations. Refer to paragraph 45 of
SFAS 144. Please revise your accounting policy for
recording gains and losses on fixed assets in
footnote 1 accordingly. We may have further comment
upon reviewing your response.
RESPONSE: Supplementally, the loss on the return of the Cessna
Citation III aircraft as stated in the statements of
operations and footnote 11 totaled $838,803, which
excludes depreciation of $48,670 and is based on the
following: (i) $700,000 in principal payments on the
related capital lease and (ii) $138,803 in fees and
penalties related to the repossession of the aircraft
as well as final settlements in negotiating a release
from the capital lease. In accordance with paragraph
45 of SFAS 144, our future filings will classify such
amounts within loss from continuing operations on our
statements of operations and our accounting policy
for recording gains and losses on fixed assets has
been revised accordingly.
Note 14 - Legal Proceedings, page F-22
COMMENT 8: We note that in March 2004 you entered into an
operating lease for a Cessna Citation III aircraft
with Thunder Aviation Acquisition, Inc. and
subsequently filed a lawsuit against you alleging
breach of the lease agreement in the amount of
$109,421.73, plus fees, costs and interest.
Supplementally tell us and clarify in future filings
what Thunder Aviation Acquisition, Inc. alleges in
their complaint and how the amount they are seeking
was determined. Also, tell us how you evaluated the
conditions of paragraph 8 of SFAS 5 in regards to the
outstanding litigation at June 30, 2004.
RESPONSE: Supplementally, Thunder Aviation Acquisition, Inc.
filed a lawsuit against EP Aviation, Inc. and the
Company alleging that EP Aviation, Inc. and the
Company breached its lease agreement by failing to
make the related lease payments and causing a lien to
be placed against the aircraft. Thunder Aviation
Acquisition, Inc. sought damages totaling $30,000 in
monthly base rent, $31,054 in landing expenses, and
$6,097 in other miscellaneous expenses. Further,
Thunder Aviation Acquisition, Inc. sought an
additional $47,271 to be incurred to release the
lien. The aircraft was subsequently returned and the
suit was settled in the amount of $50,000.
Accordingly, the Company recorded a loss related to
the $60,000 deposit and $30,000 in other prepaid
expenses for a total of $90,000. As of December 31,
2004, the Company recorded the settlement liability
as part of accounts payable, which was paid in
January 2005.
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Ms. Linda Cykrel
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
April 22, 2004
Page 5
Supplementally, the Company evaluated the conditions
of paragraph 8 of SFAS 5 in regard to the outstanding
litigation at June 30, 2004 and decided whether
losses from loss contingencies were to be accrued by
determining (i) if the information available prior to
the issuance of the financial statements indicated
that it is probable that a liability had been
incurred at June 30, 2004 and (ii) whether the loss
contingencies could be reasonably estimated.
Please call me or Clayton Parker at (305) 539-3306 if you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
Bruce Edwards
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