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Old June 26th 08, 02:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Sunho
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Default Ratio of lease/purchase in general aviation?

Among various options of buying/using a Cessna 172 or Cirrus Design
SR22 or any other similar light aircraft, roughly how many percents
fall under each category below?

The options I know a

- Outright purchase: you pay the whole cost of the aircraft upfront
and own it

- Loan/purchase: you borrow money to buy the aircraft and offer it as
collateral on the loan

- Operating lease: you pay the leasing company to use the aircraft for
a certain period of time and return it at the end of the lease

- Financing lease: you borrow money to lease the aircraft on condition
that you buy it at the end of the lease

- Synthetic lease: something between the operating lease and financing
lease

- Fractional ownership

I am wondering what is the most popular among the options above.