Introduction
Lansing Aviation was established as a private business that offers services to student pilots. Lansing Aviation provides well-maintained aircraft that can be rented for private use or used for flight training. Lansing Aviation also offers primary and advanced flight instruction with the help of flight instructors with airline and corporate backgrounds. Lansing Aviation offers professional aviation consulting to meet the needs of individuals, airlines, and corporate clients.
The Company
Lansing Aviation, LLC, a Michigan Limited Liability Company, has been established and legally registered. All acquisitions of airplanes and company decision-making will be performed by the principle investors or operators.
Lansing Aviation’s aircraft will be operated out of Capital City Airport, Lansing (LAN), 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 three major areas of services: aircraft rental and flight instruction. Lansing Aviation will keep a Cessna 172 Skyhawk up-to-date with the most recent avionics in order to accomplish this.
Our competitive advantages include professional maintenance of aircraft, renter/instructor coverage, and our 24-hour schedule service which will allow us greater flexibility with our aircraft flight times.
Lansing Aviation plans on enhancing their aircraft rental position in the future by acquiring high-performance, single-engine and multiple-engine aircraft to provide commercial and airline transport pilot training. We will also use the Internet to ensure that we can provide the most current aircraft scheduling information via an online business site.
The Market
There is a huge demand for pilot training because of the lack of pilots in airlines. In order to keep up with the increasing demand from new students, the Lansing-based aircraft rental company had to expand. 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 that this awareness will increase interest in flying. M-GLAS mechanics and pilots also fly small airplanes to enjoy the air and take their families on vacation.
Capital City Airport has many students who are unhappy with their instructors or the poor condition of their aircraft. A flight with our instructors in our well-equipped Cessna 172 Skyhawk will confirm their displeasure with our competition and generate new business for us.
Lansing Aviation will first be focusing on students interested to obtain their private pilot certification. 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). After they have completed their private pilot package, we will continue to teach these students their instrument rating course.
1.1 Objectives
- You can create a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), which protects your assets and personal property.
- A Cessna 172 Skyhawk is available for rental or instruction.
- Operate the aircraft for at least 50 revenue flight hours per month.
- Aircraft revenue to exceed hangar, insurance, fuel, maintenance upkeep and loan expenses resulting in a net income/profit.
Success Keys 1.2
- A 24-hour air schedule will help students and renters plan better.
- The aircraft will be promoted to 2,100 Mackinac Great Lakes Airlines System airline pilots, as well as their families, friends, and neighbors in Lansing, to increase exposure and word-of mouth advertising. This will lead to more revenue flights.
- Preventive aircraft maintenance can eliminate aircraft downtime.
- Safety-conscious training of students and select aircraft checkouts for customers renting aircraft to insure that they are safely and respectfully operated.
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.