I'd actually argue the opposite of that. The more equipment you put on 1) the more expensive the rental rate is 2) the less useful load you'll have. Useful load is absolutely critical to renting the plane out regularly and for that reason, I'd rule out anything that doesn't have a Rotax on it. For our school I'm looking at a plane that holds a minimum of 450lbs of people with 4 hours of gas. Useful load is absolutely critical. Next critical factor is how likely the plane is to get banged up and how easi it is to get fixed when it does. Our P92s for example have proven quite "student proof" due to their exelent handling and stall characteristics. Our other planes have not faired as well. A quick check of the NTSB database can give you an idea of what you are getting yourself into herre. I would stay away from anything composite because of the reapir issue. All three of our composite planes have suffered student damange and all have taken a year or more to get reapired with a very hefty price tag.
Helen
Aug 27, 2009 09:14:58 AM, Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 02:11:05PM -0000, billhobson@rocketmail.com wrote:
> In trying to evaluate whether or not this option would really work for me
> (seems like a lot of things that work for others often don't for me!) I'm
> trying to determine how many hours/month would really get booked. Does
> anybody have any experience with leasebacks to local flight schools and
> would like to share their info? Also, in evaluating LSA's with either the
> Continental (2000 hr TBO) or the Rotax/Jabiru (1500 hr TBO) it would be
> helpful to learn if anybody knows just how much an overhaul costs for any
> of these engines. (It seems to me that, in a leaseback environment, it
> could be time to do the overhaul before you know it.) Thanks. folks. (By
> the way, planes being considered are the AMD Zodiac 650 (hoping for a
> quick FAA report), the Arion Lightning LS-1 and the Evektor Sport Star
> (used).
This will depend to a pretty fair extent on the level of equipment in the
airplane. The more equipment, and the more mossions it's capable of
satisfying, the more it'll get used.
Of course, I'm still trying to sell my loaded-to-the-gills Zodiac... :-)
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http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (KFRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml
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