Related Party Transactions (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Aircraft shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees		$ 1,498,300	$ 1,172,500	$ 3,005,100	$ 2,436,500
Jet Fleet Management Corp. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees		1,498,300	1,172,500	3,005,100	2,436,500
Acquisition fees		421,400	0	641,900	0
Remarketing fees		$ 0	$ 58,800	$ 51,100	$ 58,800
Lee G. Beaumont [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired by related party						5.00%
Lee G. Beaumont [Member] | Engines [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of aircraft engines exchanged | Aircraft	1
Number of shares held by the related party (in shares) | shares	150,000
Gain (loss) on exchange of sale of assets	$ 0