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A lease for an aircraft can be as simple as a small single engine aircraft for personal use or a large commercial jet for an airline.
Aircraft leases are commonly referred to as wet or dry leases.
Dry Lease
A dry lease for an aircraft is a lease that only provides the aircraft. The flight crew, maintenance and compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations become the responsibility of the lessee.
Wet Lease
A wet lease provides the aircrew, maintenance, aircraft logs and other support functions with the aircraft to the lessee.
Dry Lease Example
An airline that has its own flight and maintenance department would only need the aircraft and no other services, so it would enter into a dry lease contract for the aircraft.
Wet Lease Example
A wet lease is advantageous to a company that wants an aircraft at its disposal but does not want the burden of hiring a flight department to fly and maintain the aircraft.
Terminology
The Federal Aviation Administration does not define leases using wet or dry terminology. The terms were introduced by the Civil Aeronautics Board before the FAA was created and are commonly used in the aviation industry.
If you have to talk to aircraft manufacturers to notice the great importance in the market comes to own Airbus, which has the A380 as one of the most recognized models of today, despite having less than five years world market.
As one of its features that make it a unique alternative to the fact we are being the first ship in its class with two covers over their entire body, this feature and having a space for up to about 853 passengers it the largest commercial aircraft worldwide. Among other similar information see about 73 meters in length.
The Airbus A380 is divided into three very distinct types of classes (tourist, business and first), which gives the much needed flexibility for all types of passenger and prices. Also in their business models can travel about 12,500 miles non-stop run on the road, this with a speed of 900 kilometers per hour.
The FAA, or Federal Aviation Administration, classified a new segment of planes called VLJ (very light jets) in 2006.
These small jets seat from two to nine passengers and have a short range in comparison of a midsize jet.
Some VLJ manufacturers include Adam Aircraft, Cessna Aircraft, Embrear, Maverick Jets and Piper Aircraft.
Theses small jet aircraft have a 1,000- to 2,000-mile range and may cost about $1 million to $3 milllion dollars new.
1. Determine how many people you will be transporting on average on each trip. This information will help you determine the seating capacity you need for your small jet.
2. Evaluate how many miles you want to fly with one shot without refueling. Some have a shorter range of under 1,000 miles, while other small jets have a range over 2,000 miles.
3. Decide if you want to buy a new or used small jet. You can buy a well-maintained used VLJ for half the price of a new jet. A new jet is going to cost a lot, but if you don’t want to have any worries about past maintenance issues, you may want to buy a new VLJ.
4. Contact an aircraft broker. A jet broker can be found by conducting a search on the Internet or by looking up the nearest FBO (fixed base operator). Someone at the FBO can refer you to the appropriate broker for your needs.
Aircraft can be rented from numerous airports at the general aviation terminal or from private flight clubs. Flying is much safer and expeditious for distances of 300 nm or more.
The general aviation terminal usually has several aircraft in different categories depending on the need for payload and speed. This of course all depends on your qualifications and licensing as well as the number of hours and the type of aircraft.
Significance
Each rental facility will have its own prerequisites in regard to total hours flown, licensing in respect to ratings, hours in type flown and recent hours flown.
The facility will also require the pilot’s log book and documentation to show the dates that the last three take-offs and landings were accomplished in type. The last prerequisite is that the renter has renter’s insurance with little or no deductible.
Standards
Standards are in place for the safety of the individual as well as the aircraft and personnel carried. Without sufficient control, pilots would invariably rent aircraft that they have not the proficiency to handle in a safe and efficient manor.
Essentially, it is in place for the aviation community to lessen the odds of accidents due to incompetence in complex aircraft operations.
Categories and Prerequisites
The ratings start with a private pilot’s license and 60 hours or more solo hours plus 20 in the type of aircraft you wish to rent. The next rating is the complex endorsement rating on a license to include an aircraft with a constant speed prop or variable pitch prop and with or without retractable landing gear. Read the rest of this entry »