more aircraft ownership ?'s

[Nihon_Ni]

In doing the research (and this has been interesting) the only way I think I could do this comfortably would be to buy the plane outright for cash. I can absorb much of the costs and make it cheaper to own without a note on it, but factoring in a payment really makes that difficult.

The rule of thumb in most rental businesses is that if the deal won't pay for the mortgage, then it's not worth doing. Some guys take it a step farther to say that they must make a reasonable rate of return (profit) on the down payment they have invested to make a deal worth while. If you buy it for cash, there's an opportunity cost for having your money tied up in your rental. Odds are, that if a lease-back arrangement won't cover a mortgage on the plane, then you could find a much better rate of return for your cash than sticking it in a rental plane.