Access to New Aircraft
SharePlus is an exceptional program for pilots and non-pilots alike with exclusive access to a fleet of new aircraft, for a fraction of the time and cost of sole ownership. The SharePlus Program provides a turn-key alternative to aircraft rentals, partnerships, and sole aircraft ownership. Our fractional aircraft shares program is about convenience and choice. Do you want to fly N65504, a 2004 G1000 'Glass Cockpit' Skylane, to Tahoe this weekend? Or perhaps you want to take N5226R, a 2006 SR22-GTS, to Sedona for a round of golf? SharePlus manages the complexities of aircraft ownership, and delivers the pleasures of flying back to you.
SharePlus offers low initial acquisition costs, especially compared to sole ownership. In fact, for less than 1/2 the expense of just the sales tax on a new plane, you can be flying a fleet of new aircraft! This minimal investment affords you the choice to spend more time in the air, more time with your family, and more time becoming an experienced pilot.
Confidence in the Air
Why fly aircraft that are decades old when you can enjoy the confidence of flying a new aircraft with reliable equipment! Newer aircraft have a MUCH higher dispatch rate - meaning less canceled trips due to last minute maintenance (squawk) problems.
While airborne you can relax in the comfort of leather seats while easily navigating using advanced avionics. Built in intercom systems make it easy to communicate in the cabin, while digital radios provide clear communications with ATC.
All aircraft are equipped with two-axis autopilots and color moving map displays like the King KMD 550 or Garmin 1000 Multi-Function Display. The Skylane and Cirrus are equipped with 'Glass Cockpit' technology which includes features like satellite weather and radio, traffic information, terrain awareness, and much more! The Cirrus SR22-GTS is also equipped with a built-in Oxygen system.
These Advanced Avionics Suites provide you with complete situational awareness to enhance the safety of your flight, adding to both your confidence and your passengers.
Wherever you go, or whenever you return, you can rest assured that the Trade Winds Aviation group will make every effort to insure your experience is effortless and satisfying.
Shareplus Skylane Pilot Report
" Flying Single-pilot IFR using the G1000 glass panel in N65504 is the next best thing to flying with a complete crew and ground staff. I can easily keep situational and positional awareness because of the two large high-resolution color glass panels presenting the flight instruments. Everything is right in front of me, minimizing scan distractions and delay. In-flight route amendments are easily programmed into the GPS navigation system, which graphically maps the new route for a quick confirmation of the route. The new route, expected course changes, en-route times, distances are all available. All this, while simultaneously presenting traffic and terrain data. No need to call up Flight Service or bother ATC for weather, I can do that all on the MFD display. I get last recorded TAFs and METARs for airports along my route, or any place I choose. Also, near-real-time NEXTRAD also helps present to me the bigger weather picture. All of this information allows me to make critical in-flight decisions and to plan ahead so there are no surprises. Flying without a G1000 is like flying blind, don't do it! "
Bob P.
N65504, Cessna Skylane G1000
Shareplus Pilot since 2002
Convenience
Aircraft ownership and convenience have not always been synonymous. But, with the creation of fractional aircraft programs like SharePlus, and the professionalism of the Trade Winds Aviation group-that has all changed.
Trade Winds Aviation manages the maintenance, scheduling, financing, and availability of your aircraft. You don't have to concern yourself with the constraints of daily minimums; there are no daily minimums.
You no longer have to worry about unpredictable maintenance repair costs. We maintain the highest standards of maintenance with 50 hour and 100 hour inspections in all of the SharePlus aircraft. These maintenance inspections costs are factored into a low hourly reserve fee to cover repair expenses - a full accounting of which is provided to you quarterly.
'Spinner to tail' factory warranties insure low hourly costs for the first 2 years, and reserves are accumulated during this time. The predictability of the costs in the program, as many sole aircraft owners can appreciate, is a benefit that cannot be compared. The only element of surprise in the SharePlus program may be the efficiency with which Trade Winds addresses your concerns. It has never been so easy to fly so much.