Sharing a plane - organized

[Chregi]

Hi all

I'd like to ask private pilots around your country how you get your planes usually. Do you have your own planes (private property), do you share it with a small group (group property) or is it complete rental?

First of all I want to introduce why I am asking this question. My Name is Chregi (typical swiss short name for Christian) and I am from Zürich, Switzerland. I am not a pilot, at least I have the paragliding licence ;-)

Me and some friends created an app (iphone / android) to organize shared stuff like planes, cars, boats and so on. Here in europe the typical way to get a plane is sharing it within a small group to reduce costs. And therefore many pilots use the app to organize the timeline and expense around the plane.

So, now I am very wondering how it is in your country. I would very appreciate any answer. Thanks.

For those who would like to test the app, please write me a short message and I'll tell you. I don't want to post an "ad" in my first post in a foreign board, even the app is complete free.

Greets
Christian

 

[Brad Z]

Lots of planes are part of partnerships or flying clubs. Shared ownership of aircraft is common here.

 

[CTLSi]

Am an aircraft owner. AOPA is the place to find most of them...

 

[dans2992]

Three of us own our aircraft. Frankly, in many ways it's preferable to sole ownership.

 

[onwards]

Three of us own our aircraft. Frankly, in many ways it's preferable to sole ownership.

Same here.

None of us can justify owning one outright - we don't fly enough.

But between the three of us, it makes perfect sense.

 

[James331]

Own outright.

It's not that tuff if you really honestly figure your mission out and aren't afraid to shop, negotiate/barter/cash and walk.

I'd recommend not buying till you have been around the industry for a year or two.

 

[AggieMike88]

Purchased a share offered by existing (and around for a long time) club. Very happy with the decision and wish I had done it sooner.

www.metroflyersclub.com

PS... ignore the panel shown in the Bonanza Photo... We've totally revamped it with an Aspen and GTN750 and improved layout.

 

[steingar]

I share mine with one or two friends. We use Google Calendar for scheduling and split costs. Works well.