Plug in your dry rate, wet rate, fuel burn, fuel price, and annual hours. See the effective hourly cost and which billing model wins at your utilization.
Aircraft only. You buy fuel separately.
Aircraft + fuel included.
Estimated annual flight hours at this rate.
Result
Wet is cheaper by $1,080.00 per year.
Dry — effective hourly
$178.50
Dry rate + fuel ($58.50/hr)
Wet — hourly
$165.00
All-in, no fuel surprises
Annual cost
Dry: $14,280.00
Wet: $13,200.00
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Configure both in Aloft360
Per-aircraft wet OR dry rates, automatic invoicing.
Set wet for trainers, dry for the leaseback Bonanza, separate instructor billing. Aloft360 handles all three rate models in the same workflow with no spreadsheet hand-offs.
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Wet rate: Aircraft + fuel in one hourly number. The operator buys all the fuel, marks it up to cover price volatility, and charges the renter a flat per-Hobbs rate. Simpler billing. Cheaper for low-utilization members. More expensive for heavy users who could otherwise buy cheaper fuel at home.
Dry rate: Aircraft only. The renter pays a lower per-hour rate and is responsible for fuel — either by paying the FBO directly or reimbursing the operator for what was burned. More billing complexity (fuel receipts, reconciliation), but heavy users who can fly home full save real money.
Mixed strategies: Many clubs run wet on trainers (where simplicity matters and most students fly few hours) and dry on leaseback aircraft (where the owner controls fuel buys and wants to capture savings). Aloft360 supports per-aircraft rate configuration so you do not have to pick one model for the whole fleet.
Per-aircraft hourly rates, separate instructor billing, automatic invoicing from Hobbs or tach time, and member self-service billing portal — all in the +$29/mo Billing add-on.
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