Note 17 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 03, 2016 USD ($) a	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Global Aviation Partners LLC [Member] \| Jet Yard, LLC [Member] \| Lease Contract with Pinal Country, Arizona [Member]
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent Increase, Incremental Period	3 years
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent, Increase Percentage	5.00%
Area of Total Facility \| a	48.5
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term	30 years
Area of Lease Facility \| a	2.6
Operating Lease, Lessee, Initial Annual Rent, Amount	$ 27,000
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent, After Annual Increments, Amount	$ 152,000
Global Aviation Partners LLC [Member] \| Jet Yard, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Global Aviation Partners Llc and Global Aviation Service [Member] \| Jet Yard, LLC [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 415,000
Payments to Acquire Business, Additional Payment After Closing, Amount	100,000
Payments to Acquire Business, Final Payment, Payable	100,000
Payments to Acquire Business, Final Payment, Payable, Monthly Installments, Amount	16,666.66
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High	$ 100,000
BB&T [Member] \| Construction Loan Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,480,000

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Represents the total area of the facility within which the Company has leased.

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The amount of annual rent for an operating lease for the lessee after specific annual incremental increases.

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Represents the number of years within an incremental period related to the increase in annual rent.

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- Definition

The amount of an additional payment required after closing on an acquisition of another entity.

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The final amount payable in connection to a business acquisition, which will be paid in equal monthly installments.

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 1
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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