Related Party Transactions (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Aircraft shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees		$ 1,583,700	$ 1,249,100	$ 4,588,700	$ 3,685,600
Jet Fleet Management Corp. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees		1,583,700	1,249,100	4,588,700	3,685,600
Acquisition fees		208,600	1,124,200	850,500	1,124,200
Remarketing fees		$ 0	$ 225,700	$ 51,100	$ 284,500
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