Questions about the aspects involved with owning an aircraft.
Questions may involved cost or other requirements for aircraft ownership.
Questions tagged [aircraft-ownership]
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Partial ownership: are there any pitfalls to owning the plane through a shell company?
I'm currently saving money for a plane and training, and the expectations are that I won't have the money for full ownership of much else north of a Cessna 150. I'm investigating partial ownership instead, and I've read that forming a…
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What are common downsides to leasing an aircraft to a flying club?
I plan on owning my own plane in the coming years and using it to get my PPL. I've recently been turned on to leaseback with flying clubs. The pros seem to heavily outweigh the cons, but I always wonder. What are the common (and uncommon)…
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How much admin time required for owning a light aircraft?
If I were to buy a light aircraft, I imagine there would be quite a few administrative things I'd need to keep on top of. Maintenance, insurance, logbooks, accounting, etc.
Is there anything I haven't thought of? For example, would I also have to…
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Why do fractional programs seem to have so few hours?
Fractional ownership programs I have seen often seem to have a relatively small hour allotment. For example, a typical arrangement might be a 16 way ownership with 50 hours each. So that is a total of 800 hours per year for all the owners.
Of…
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