ATLANTA — Ascension Air is adding two new programs to its lineup. The 80 annual flight hour Fractional Ownership option for the Cirrus SR22T aircraft will now be accompanied by a new 60 annual flight hour Aviator’s Club and a 25-hour Prop Card that never expires.
“Over the past two years, we’ve spoken to many of our owners and discovered that different needs exist when it comes to accessing the world’s best selling single engine aircraft. Our new products provide the best flexibility for owners no matter how many hours they fly annually. We are excited to introduce our 60-hour Aviator’s Club solution that includes all fuel, ice protection fluid and oxygen,” said Ascension Air President and CEO Jamail Larkins. “Additionally, we now offer a 25-hour Prop Card that also includes fuel, anti-icing fluid, and oxygen — and never expires.”
Ascension Air bases six Cirrus SR22T GTS aircraft in the Atlanta area and will be launching an operation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in August 2014.
In addition to fuel, oxygen, and ice protection fluid, all Ascension Air programs include on-site concierge services, aircraft maintenance, insurance, hangar space, navigation data base subscriptions, Bose headsets for pilot and passengers, and streamlined scheduling via phone, e-mail or smartphone app.
The new Prop Card, priced at $17,500, provides 25 flight hours, four overnights and never expires. Aviator’s Club membership offers 60 annual flight hours, plus five training hours and five charity flight hours, and 12 annual overnights for a lifetime membership fee of $8,000 and then $35,860 per year.
Ascension’s 80-hour Fractional Ownership program will now include fuel, anti-icing fluid, and oxygen. It includes 15 training hours, 15 charity flight hours and 24 overnights annually for $27,495 down and $3,520 per month (when financed), with a four-year commitment.
For more information: AscensionAircraft.com
$17,500 / 25 hrs is actually $700 / hrs! I can go find a regular SR22 to rent for *way* less than that. Up in Maine, where I used to live, I think there were a couple places renting them for around $220 / hr wet. I guess I would have to pay for my own anti-icing (sometimes) and O2 (sometimes) and headset (one time).
I feel like if you have so much money that overpaying by 300% is no big deal, then perhaps you can start looking at aircraft even better than a SR22T. Could you get into a PC-12 for around $700 / hr?
Drew, I agree this is incredible! For those prices buy a legacy machine, Cherokee or C-172/82 and fly it for under $100/hour. You would need to add hangar/tie-down cost but not insurance because if you can pay $17,500- $42,240 per year than you could just buy another legacy machine out-right! Heck I’ll sell some one a beautiful Piper 135 Pacer for the $42,00, four seats 130 mph cruise and 7.5 gal./hr and you could fly it all you want.For $42,00 ADS-B in/out could be installed even! The Cirrus is faster of course but a LOT more cost to run. Of course you may have to carry your own bags as full ground support does not come standard with ownership, you could store it at a Courtesy jet center however and they would do that for you!
they’ve got to be kidding right? that’s 600 per hour
u can do an eclipse for that
or an old mooney with better perf for 120