Planeviz

Planeviz provides an interactive aircraft leaseback calculator for general aviation owners considering whether to place an airplane in service with a school or club. The tool lets users model potential profit, loss, and cost-defraying scenarios under a management agreement, helping them explore how leaseback activity might affect the expense of owning an aircraft. The site also includes a stand-alone aircraft ownership cost section, so users can consider broader ownership expenses alongside leaseback assumptions.

Planeviz’s accompanying video discusses practical considerations beyond the numbers, including the choice between percentage-based and fixed-fee arrangements and the importance of where an airplane is placed. The material frames leaseback as one possible way to put a light airplane to work and offset ownership costs, while acknowledging that arrangements may not last. An example from the site recounts an airplane entering a leaseback in 1979, before its current owner acquired it, and notes that the arrangement was brief according to the aircraft’s logs. Planeviz is published by DGX, LLC.