Well advised.

Aviation Consulting

Well advised.

Aviation Consulting

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Experience is understood perception -- immanuel kant

Aircraft Purchase and Operation

Complex deci­sions

You intend to buy an aircraft? This needs to be well thought out and prepared. I will be happy to advise you in the selec­tion process accord­ing to your indi­vid­ual require­ments and demands.

Based on my many years of expe­ri­ence, I know how useful it is to prepare a detailed profile of require­ments in advance. In busi­ness avia­tion there is a multi­tude of manu­fac­tur­ers, each offer­ing many differ­ent aircraft. However, a closer look at all details of the require­ment profile usually leaves only a few aircraft — if any at all – in the shortlist.

After a detailed market analy­sis, a deci­sion can then be made in favor of a new or used aircraft.

Expe­ri­ence

Since 2001 I have been assist­ing various customers and aircraft owners in the selec­tion, purchase and commis­sion­ing of a wide variety of aircraft types: Single engine aircraft, Rotor­craft as well as various jets from the Cessna Cita­tion series.

  • Long-term coop­er­a­tion with Euro­pean and Amer­i­can aircraft dealers
  • Deliv­ery and collec­tion e.g. of various aircraft, ranging from C525 (CJ1+) in 2006, Cessna Caravan C208B, Cita­tion XLS+ (C560XL/XLS), CJ2+, Cita­tion Sover­eign (C680), 2 Sover­eign+ (2018 und 2019).

Consulting offers

Aircraft purchase

Since there are few guide­books on this subject, I offer the follow­ing services as support.

Aircraft purchase services

  • Prepa­ra­tion of a require­ment profile accord­ing to your indi­vid­ual needs (planned desti­na­tions, expected routes, number of passen­gers, budget, etc.) based on personal inter­views and checklists.
  • Market analy­sis based on many years of expe­ri­ence and contacts
  • Refer­ral to dealers or manu­fac­tur­ers for new or used aircraft for the aircraft types considered.
  • Support during the purchase process
  • Accep­tance of the aircraft
  • Trans­fer of the aircraft to your home base

Flight Operations

Once the aircraft has been purchased and regis­tered, it must be oper­ated. Here, it is impor­tant to know and comply with the applic­a­ble regu­la­tions and to enable safe, effi­cient and comfort­able flight operations.

Commer­cial or non-commercial?

The first step is to decide whether an aircraft is oper­ated commer­cially or non-commer­cially.
I will be happy to help you select a partner company should you prefer commer­cial flight oper­a­tions. This has the advan­tage that you are not only allowed to use the aircraft for your own needs and free of charge, but you can also trans­port (exter­nal) passen­gers or cargo commer­cially and thus gener­ate income, during the times you are not using your aircraft your­self.
Should you wish to obtain your own AOC (Air Oper­a­tor’s Certifi­cate), I will also be happy to assist you in word and deed.
Also in case of a non-commer­cial oper­a­tion (NCO or NCC) I will be glad to advise you regard­ing the neces­sary regu­la­tory paper­work, proce­dures as well as the required company and person­nel structures.

Do you need pilots?

Due to my many years of expe­ri­ence in busi­ness avia­tion as well as train­ing and check­ing of pilots Europe-wide and world­wide, I can of course support you in the search and selec­tion of suit­able personnel.

Gaining expe­ri­ence under supervision

Your pilots who have newly acquired one of the type ratings — C525 (-A, ‑B, ‑C), C560XL/XLS, C680, C680+, C680A — should or must (accord­ing to flight oper­a­tion regu­la­tions) gain expe­ri­ence under supervision?

With my many years of expe­ri­ence in this area with customers from the North-Western Europe (Isle of Man) all the way to Turkey and the Middle East and Africa (Libya, Senegal), I am also happy to provide advice and assis­tance by appointment.

Short-noticed pilot support required?

Do you need a pilot to rein­force your team at short notice or to provide a replace­ment in case of vaca­tion or illness?

No problem on the models of the afore­men­tioned Cita­tion series.