What is Shared Ownership?

Shared Ownership Cost Components:

  1. Purchase an Ownership Position in an Aircraft (one time purchase).

  2. Aircraft Ownership Fee (assessed annually).

  3. Operational Costs (per trip. Fuel/Oil, FBO, Pilot (if required), etc.)

Shared Ownership Explained:

  1. Purchase at least one (1) share in an aircraft program. Total equity owned determines usage* scheduling priority for future years.

    * The SR22T Ownership Program is divided into sixteen (16) shares. Each share grants the owner 96 hours of use annually. The SF50 Ownership Program is divided into eight (8) shares. However, there are no maximum usage limits. Each share is only limited by a maximum of 35 days annually that can reused once they are used.

  2. There are certain fixed costs inherent to aircraft ownership that all owners will share equally based on their ownership stake. For example, those fees can include (but are not limited to): Storage, Insurance, Legal, required Flight Data subscriptions, Aircraft Maintenance, etc.

  3. bop Aero will charge an annual ownership fee to manage all of the aircraft fixed costs, and the logistics of program itself. Please see the bop Aero Management Services page for more details.

  4. Operationally, there are costs/fees associated with operating the aircraft itself, similar to operating any vehicle, aircraft are no different. Examples include fuel, oil, FBO fees (if applicable), etc. These costs/fees are paid directly by each owner to the applicable vendor.

  5. Each owner is required to contract their own pilot for every trip (if the owner is not a certified private pilot). Or fly the trip personally (owner-pilot). Federal Aviation Regulations restrict us (or any similar company) from providing a pilot or doing individual flight planning for our owners. Owners and/or their pilots must do that. It’s known as ‘Operational Control’ (which we’d be happy to explain to you one-on-one) and each owner must maintain it themselves when operating the aircraft. However, the regulations do not restrict us from providing recommendations or referrals. bop Aero maintains a referral list with a group of pilots that meet our personal standards for experience and proficiency that exceeds FAA requirements. Please see the bop Aero Pilot Referral Program for more details.