Purchase and sale of the aircraft is a very responsible process demanding exclusively professional approach. The analysis of actual needs of the future owner and aircraft missions will help to make the correct, most effective choice of the aircraft. It is necessary not only to study carefully aircraft's documentation, to get acquainted with construction characteristics and to inspect its technical condition, but also to possess relevant information on the existing Russian and international aviation legislation. Besides, often the suppliers’ aim to offer the maximum specification of completed aircraft considerably increases the contract cost. Also in most cases the «forced» instrumental or additional equipment extremely seldom or not used at all in the Russian Federation.
Crew training is the similar to above. Usually it is included in the price of a new aircraft purchase contract from the supplier. Often, the supplier tries to save on this matter. For example, the most common explanation to refuse to provide this option is the supplier assumes that customer's pilots lack sufficient qualification to attend the instrumental flights rules training program (IFR). The customer is offered to replace this training with the program for visual flight rules (VFR), and the cost difference between two programs varies from 20 to 70 thousand Euros for one pilot, depending on the aircraft type.
The lack of sufficient training for crew, first of all, is a threat to your safety. The similar situation can happen to engineers training: full-fledged separate courses of the engine and airframe aren’t always provided; they are often compiled in one and, in our opinion that is not acceptable. Engineers’ training at the engine manufacturer's training center isn’t less important, than training of the airframe.
We show you some examples that engaging a professional team into an aircraft purchase or sale process gives you not only essential economy of funds, but, most of all- personal security.
A sale of an aircraft is a rather difficult process for an owner and requires a long time for different reasons:
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