Aircraft brokerage · For buyers

Buy Aircraft, Including Off-Market

The right airplane is not always the one on the listing sites. We search our seller network and the off-market world for the aircraft that fits your mission and your budget.

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Tell us what you are hunting

Every good search starts with a clear brief. The model you want, or the mission it has to fly. The budget you can defend. The hours, equipment, and history you will accept, and the lines you will not cross. Give us that, and we can tell you honestly how hard the hunt will be and how long it should take.

Our network hears first

The best aircraft often sell without ever being listed. An owner mentions he is thinking about selling. A dealer has one coming in on trade. A school is rotating its fleet. Those conversations happen with brokers first, and a buyer with a written mandate is the one we think of. That is the real value of a search with us: not a faster scroll through the same public listings, but access to airplanes the public never sees.

From offer to escrow

When we surface a candidate, you get the full picture: specs, photos, logbooks, and history, the same material we would want if we were spending the money. If you move forward, we help with the offer and the negotiation, coordinate the pre-buy inspection, and line up the independent escrow agent who holds the funds and closes the deal. You are never wiring money to a stranger and hoping.

Who we search for

First-time owners stepping into a trainer or family traveler. Businesses buying a first jet or moving up a cabin class. Flight schools adding capacity. Collectors hunting a specific year and model. The brief changes; the work does not. We search like it is our money on the line, because our name is on the deal either way.

Questions.

Can you find aircraft that are not listed anywhere?

Yes. Off-market sourcing is a core part of what we do. Owners tell brokers what may be available before they tell the internet, and a clear buyer mandate gets those calls returned.

What does it cost to have you search?

Tell us what you are hunting and we will explain the structure before we start. In most cases our fee is built into the deal we negotiate, and you will see the full picture before you commit to an airplane.

How fast can you find the right airplane?

It depends on the model and how picky the brief is. Common trainers move in weeks. Rare jets can take longer. Either way, you will hear from us as real candidates surface, not in a monthly form letter.

Start a conversation.

Whether you are selling one exceptional piece or looking for the next one, start with the details. Or skip the form and call.

727-487-1517

Prefer email? Write to us any time. We reply by email, usually the same day.

rustandmothemail@gmail.com