Aircraft and Aircraft Engines Held for Lease or Sale (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013 Asset Aircraft	Dec. 31, 2012 Aircraft Asset
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number of aircrafts purchased		0
Payment for equipment and acquisition costs related to aircraft purchased	$ 24,965,500	$ 30,632,200
Gain on sale of aircraft and parts from an engine	4,504,200	1,373,800
Gain on financial lease	73,300	112,300
Number of assets lease term extended	8
Number of off leased assets leased		3
Bad debt expense related to bankruptcy	357,600
Number of entity aircraft off lease	13
Re-lease opportunities for the off-lease aircraft (in hundredths)	23.00%
Held-for-sale [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Gain on sale of aircraft and parts from an engine	6,600	50,900
Proceeds from the sale of airframe parts	495,100	0
Fokker 100 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	7	7
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	19.00%	22.00%
Number of aircraft returned to lessee bankruptcy	3
Number of entity aircraft off lease	6
Bombardier Dash-8-300 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	9	9
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	23.00%	25.00%
Fokker 50 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	10	13
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	10.00%	14.00%
Number of aircraft sold	3	1
Number of entity aircraft off lease	4
General Electric CF34-8E5 engine [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	3	3
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	6.00%	7.00%
Number of aircraft engines sold	1
Number of entity aircraft off lease	1
Bombardier Dash-8-Q400 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	3	3
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	17.00%	19.00%
Bombardier CRJ-705 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	1	0
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	12.00%	0.00%
Saab 340B [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	4	5
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	4.00%	5.00%
Number of entity aircraft off lease	1
Tay 650-15 engine
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	1	0
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	1.00%	0.00%
Gain on sale of aircraft and parts from an engine	$ (769,300)
Number of entity aircraft off lease	1
Saab 340B Plus [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	6	4
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	8.00%	6.00%
deHavilland DHC-8-100 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	0	1
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	0.00%	1.00%
Number of aircraft sold	1
deHavilland DHC-6 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	0	1
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	0.00%	1.00%
Number of aircraft sold	1
Saab 340 A [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	1	1
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%
Number of aircraft or engines subject to lease	1
Bombardier Dash-8-100 [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number of aircraft sold		1
General Electric CT7-9B engine [Member]
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease or sale [Abstract]
Number owned	2	1
Percentage of net book value (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%
Number of aircraft or engines subject to lease	2
Number of aircraft engines sold	1	1

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor for capital leases.

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The total number of aircrafts off lease.

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Refers to the number of assets whose lease was extended during the period.

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Refers to the number of assets leased which were previously off-leased.

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The number of aircraft owned and available for lease as of the date of the latest balance sheet.

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Percentage of net book value of all planes combined.

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The number of aircraft engines sold by the entity during the period.

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This line item represents the re-lease opportunities for the off lease aircraft specified as percentage of net book value of the entity's aircraft.

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The difference between the sale price or salvage price and the book value of a property, plant, and equipment asset that was sold or retired during the reporting period. This element refers to the gain (loss).

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Amounts received from the disposal of the long-lived asset during or after the reporting period.

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The cash outflow for acquisition of long-lived depreciable flight assets, including owned aircraft or capital improvements.

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The number of aircraft sold by the entity during the period.

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Amount of the current period expense charged against operations, the offset which is generally to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the purpose of reducing receivables, including notes receivable, to an amount that approximates their net realizable value (the amount expected to be collected).

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