Isaac,

You need to talk to actual leaseback owners in your area, and the FBO in
question before going this route.

There are lots of people who have had bad experiences, yet there are also
lots of planes in leaseback contracts around here that have been there for
as long as anyone can remember.

Do you think those people are not happy?

Find and listen to the people who have been successful if you can get them
to talk. Then try to emulate them.





"Isaac McDonald" wrote in message
...
I am thinking of buying an airplane....I want to rent it when it is not in
use to recoup some of the cost of buying the plane. How hard is it to do
this? What are the insurance costs? How often do I need to get it checked
out by an aviation mechanic? How much is the maintenece? Do I have to go
through an FBO? Or can I just place a classified ad....eg. "plane for
rent...$50 an hour".

Thanks in advance.

Isaac