Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Mr. Beaumont [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Mr. Beaumont [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Mr. Beaumont [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Jet Fleet Management Corp. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Jet Fleet Management Corp. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Jet Fleet Management Corp. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Jet Fleet Management Corp. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Subordinated Notes purchasers [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Subordinated Notes purchasers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Subordinated Notes purchasers [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Recorded management fees				$ 1,006,700	$ 931,000	$ 1,993,400	$ 1,876,400
Acquisition fees paid	0	0		604,000	0	894,000	0
Remarketing fees				144,000	131,500	144,000	131,500
Minimum percentage of open market of shares representing Common Stock (in hundredths)	5.00%
Amount payable to related party			66,700
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock (in shares)								81,224		81,224
Warrants became exercisable date								Dec. 31, 2011
Minimum percentage of common stock issued upon exercise of warrants (in hundredths)										5.00%
Interest paid to related party								$ 0	$ 89,900