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New to Private Aircraft Service
Before you commit to a company providing private flight, you need to
ask some important questions. While all chartered aircraft must operate
under F.A.R. Part 135 Guidelines (FAA's outline of charter operator requirements),
there can be an enormous amount of disparity between different aircraft of the
same class. These questions need to be asked:
What is the average age of aircraft in a fleet?
What is the average number of hours on each airframe?
How many hours of flight time have the pilots logged?
How many hours do the pilots have on that particular tail number?
The average age of charter aircraft in the US today is
15 years old.
While that may sound old, it is important to look at the whole picture.
It is common place for many providers, especially in the fractional marketplace,
to advertise that their aircraft are “new” and that is why you pay a premium to
join their service. Fractional companies must
keep these aircraft flying as often as possible to make a profit. In doing
so they fly their aircraft day and night, often putting thousands of hours a
month on engines and airframes. When examining an airplane, what is carefully
looked at by inspectors is total hours on airframe and engines as well as number
of takeoffs and landings. Before you commit to a program ask the average number
of hours on any given aircraft. That will give you a very honest answer to how
“old” the aircraft really is.
- At Private Reserve Jets, we focus on developing relationships with the owners
of the very finest current model aircraft flying today. This means that the
airframes and engines have low hours and that the airframe is current.
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Contact Us:
Phone:
1-866-843-0961
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