No airplane is perfect for 100 percent of its owner’s missions. It’s long been common for, say, a pilot who owns a Cessna 150 to rent an Archer when more capability is needed. We’ve also seen owners trade up into the class of airplane they’ve been renting—the rental process having allowed them to get to know the more capable airplane and the experience they’d gained helped in buying insurance.
Nevertheless, it was a little surprising to learn that the more capable airplane some pilots are renting these days is a jet—and that not only are established FBOs and flight schools evolving to meet the trend, but individual jet owners are making their airplanes available.