The aircraft is a club run aircraft. It is used in normal club operations with an hourly rate of £126 per hour solo/PPL hire. I paid an up front fee, as did 3 others, to get this hourly rate for 1 year (November to November). As for the fuel the club claims the VAT back. It is the second year that the club has ran this scheme and is working out really well for them (The club wasn't getting much use out of the C172 as the C150's are the club's main earner). The club is also a subsidiary of the maintenance company at the airfield, which does all the maintenance in-house to help bring the costs down. Availability is not great at weekends, but I get a couple of days off in the week, so I get great availability.
Alex
