Question about renting planes
08-13-2014 | 10:50 AM
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Question about renting planes
Hello quick question here,
For some background, I am a recent high school graduate who is entering a flight school through a local college within the next weeks to obtain my commercial pilots license and possibly a CFI.
My question is that if I wanted to rent a C172 from the local flight school to head to another airport for lunch would they charge me for the time I have the plane parked at another airport? Or would they only charge me for the actual flight time.
Thanks, Drew
For some background, I am a recent high school graduate who is entering a flight school through a local college within the next weeks to obtain my commercial pilots license and possibly a CFI.
My question is that if I wanted to rent a C172 from the local flight school to head to another airport for lunch would they charge me for the time I have the plane parked at another airport? Or would they only charge me for the actual flight time.
Thanks, Drew
08-13-2014 | 10:56 AM
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Depends. Ask the FBO what their policy is. If you have it for 6 hours and only put .7 hours on it they may. If you have it 3 hours and put an hour or more on it then it isn't likely. How busy the airplane usually is may factor in as well. The aircraft don't make the FBO any money sitting on the ground...
08-13-2014 | 11:05 AM
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You get charged by the flight hour.
However, there may be limitations set on how long you can tie up the airplane.
If there is a student/renter on the schedule after you, it is your responsibility to get it back to the next guy on time.
Your rental contract could also have a clause in it for extended time rentals.
Say you wanted to take the airplane somewhere for the weekend, the company might expect you to fly the airplane a certain minimum amount of hours per day.
However, there may be limitations set on how long you can tie up the airplane.
If there is a student/renter on the schedule after you, it is your responsibility to get it back to the next guy on time.
Your rental contract could also have a clause in it for extended time rentals.
Say you wanted to take the airplane somewhere for the weekend, the company might expect you to fly the airplane a certain minimum amount of hours per day.
08-24-2014 | 05:34 PM
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All of the above are pretty accurate. Most places that charge a min. price per day use 3 hours.
Make sure you have full rental coverage for yourself through AOPA/Avemco. If anything happens, you will be on the hook not only for the damage to the plane, but for the lost revenue. Find out the hull value of the plane, and insure yourself accordingly.
If the FBO tells you that there insurance covers you, it's very likely either a) a lie, or b) an employee that does not understand the insurance policy (and has likely never read it).
Make sure you have full rental coverage for yourself through AOPA/Avemco. If anything happens, you will be on the hook not only for the damage to the plane, but for the lost revenue. Find out the hull value of the plane, and insure yourself accordingly.
If the FBO tells you that there insurance covers you, it's very likely either a) a lie, or b) an employee that does not understand the insurance policy (and has likely never read it).
08-24-2014 | 06:29 PM
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All of the above are pretty accurate. Most places that charge a min. price per day use 3 hours.
Make sure you have full rental coverage for yourself through AOPA/Avemco. If anything happens, you will be on the hook not only for the damage to the plane, but for the lost revenue. Find out the hull value of the plane, and insure yourself accordingly.
If the FBO tells you that there insurance covers you, it's very likely either a) a lie, or b) an employee that does not understand the insurance policy (and has likely never read it).
Make sure you have full rental coverage for yourself through AOPA/Avemco. If anything happens, you will be on the hook not only for the damage to the plane, but for the lost revenue. Find out the hull value of the plane, and insure yourself accordingly.
If the FBO tells you that there insurance covers you, it's very likely either a) a lie, or b) an employee that does not understand the insurance policy (and has likely never read it).
I've found Avemco easy to deal with in regards to explaining and steering my rental customers towards a suitable non-owner (a.k.a. rental) insurance policy.
08-25-2014 | 06:25 AM
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I owned a flight school in Michigan. Michigan State Law required flight schools to clearly disclose the insurance coverage provided to a renter (and we had them sign a document affirming that we had disclosed it). Of course, then deductibles were in the $500 range. Now, it's not uncommon to see $10,000 deductibles. The renter is on the hook for that.
08-25-2014 | 08:41 AM
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