Introduction
Lansing Aviation was established as a private business that offers services to student pilots. Lansing Aviation will provide well-maintained aircraft to rent or for flight training. Lansing Aviation will also provide primary and advanced flight instruction through the use of independent flight instructors possessing corporate and airline backgrounds. Lansing Aviation offers professional aviation consulting to meet the needs of individuals, airlines, and corporate clients.
The Company
Lansing Aviation, LLC, was created and legalized as a Michigan Limited Liability Company. All decisions regarding company acquisitions and aircraft purchases will be made by the principle investors and operators.
Lansing Aviation will be operating its aircraft from Capital City Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan. The office, records, scheduling, as well as the office for aircraft will all be located off-airport 15 miles north and Capital City Airport.
Services
Lansing Aviation offers services for three areas. These are aircraft rental, flight instruction, or aviation consulting. Lansing Aviation will keep a Cessna 172 Skyhawk up-to-date with the most recent avionics in order to accomplish this.
Our competitive differences include professionally maintained aircraft, renter/instructor insurance, and our 24-hour scheduling service that will allow greater flexibility of our aircraft flight times.
Lansing Aviation intends to grow their aircraft rental portfolio by purchasing complex, high performance, single-engine and multi-engine aircraft for commercial or airline transport pilot rental and training. We plan to use the Internet and an internet-based business website to schedule aircraft in real-time.
The Market
Pilot training has been greatly increased in response to the shortage of airline pilots. The old aircraft rental business in Lansing was forced to add additional aircraft due to the rising demand for pilot training. Mackinac Great Lakes Airlines Systems is Lansing’s largest employer, employing 19,000 employees. We believe these employees are aware about the wonderful careers offered by M-GLAS Pilots. We hope this awareness will generate interest in flying. M-GLAS mechanics as well pilots are often seen flying small planes for entertainment and transportation to their families.
Capital City Airport currently has several students that are unhappy about the quality of their instruction and the state of their aircraft. Our instructors will take you on a flight in our Cessna 172 Skyhawk with your dissatisfaction and help you to generate new business.
Lansing Aviation will initially be targeting students who are interested in getting their private pilot certificate. These students will primarily come from word-of-mouth-advertising from our instructors, students, and other contacts at Mackinac-Great Lakes Airlines System (M-GLAS). Once they complete their private pilot package we will try to continue teaching them through their instrument rating courses with us.
1.1 Objectives
- To protect your personal and company assets, create a Limited Liability Corporation.
- For flight instruction and rental, purchase a Cessna 172 Skyhawk helicopter.
- Minimum 50 hours of flight time per month for revenue.
- In order to achieve a net income/profit, aircraft revenue must exceed hangar and insurance costs, fuel, maintenance expenses, and loan expenses.
Success Keys 1.2
- Renters and students can plan their schedules more efficiently by using a 24-hour flight schedule.
- Marketing the aircraft to the 2,100 Mackinac-Great Lakes Airlines System airline pilots, their familes, friends, and neighbors in Lansing to generate more exposure and word-of-mouth advertising resulting in more revenue flights.
- Preventive aircraft maintenance to reduce aircraft downtime.
- Students are trained safely and selected aircraft checkouts are done for rent customers. This ensures that the aircraft can be operated safely, respectfully, and with care.
1.3 Mission
Lansing Aviation offers an affordable, professionally-maintained aircraft for rental and flight instruction. While we will provide a safe learning environment for our students, we also adhere to all applicable aviation regulations and federal and state safety rules. Lansing Aviation can provide flight training equipment and a plane to fly once they are certified.
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