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N6047QCessna 152Active

Cessna 152Owned

Rank 4 of 4 by operating margin

Jan 1, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026

2026-01-01 to 2026-10-20

Revenue

$3,989

+7%vs. previous period

Hours flown

28.7

+7%vs. previous period

Revenue/hr

$139

0%vs. previous period

Utilization

1.0%

0 ptsvs. previous period

Monthly performance

May–Oct, by calendar month; Oct to the range's end.

Upcoming inspections

Maintenance

Due date	Item	Hours / interval	Status
Apr 12, 2031est	Next 100-hour	89.0 hours to go 11% of the way	In 1635 days
Jul 31, 2027	Next annual	12 calendar months 27% of the way	In 284 days
October 2034	Overhaul	750.0 hours to the 2,400-hour TBO 69% of the way	In 2903 days

Due date

Item

Hours / interval

Status

Apr 12, 2031est

Next 100-hour

89.0 hours to go

11% of the way

In 1635 days

Jul 31, 2027

Next annual

12 calendar months

27% of the way

In 284 days

October 2034

Overhaul

750.0 hours to the 2,400-hour TBO

69% of the way

In 2903 days

Aircraft information

Make / model: Cessna 152
Ownership: Owned
Engine TBO: 2,400 hrs
Engine hours since overhaul (SMOH): 1,650 hrs (entered Aug 31, 2026)
Current tach: 9389.7
Overhaul cost: $35,000
Hourly rate: $139/hr
Fuel burn: Not set

What the numbers show

N6047Q is barely flying, and that makes everything about it look expensive.

N6047Q−$7,392 loss est

Its bookings fell from 4 to 0 a month, and with costs that don't shrink with fewer hours it ended the period $7,392 short.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

What changed for the customers who used to book it: instructor assignments, availability, or price.
What instructors say about flying lessons in it: its equipment, how it handles, or how easy it is to book.
Whether some of the fleet's training or rental demand could go to it, for example as the default aircraft for certain lessons or renters.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N6047Q flew 28.7 hours at 1% utilization, against 14% for the fleet, and its operating cost of $11,382 was more than its revenue of $3,989: an operating loss.

Hours flown: 28.7 h

Utilization: 1%

Fleet utilization: 14%

Revenue: $3,989

Operating cost: $11,382

Operating margin: -$7,392

3 more

Fixed cost per month: $763

Operating break-even: 30.5 h/month

Actual hours: 3.0 h/month

Hours flown: 28.7 h

Utilization: 1%

Fleet utilization: 14%

Revenue: $3,989

Operating cost: $11,382

Operating margin: -$7,392

Fixed cost per month: $763

Operating break-even: 30.5 h/month

Actual hours: 3.0 h/month

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

Bookings on N6047Q went from 4 in August 2026 to 0 in October 2026. main factor
Bookings, August 2026: 4
Bookings, October 2026: 0
Solo flights were 48% of N6047Q's bookings, against 19% for the rest of the fleet. smaller factor
Solo share, N6047Q: 48%
Solo share, rest of fleet: 19%
Instructors flew 13 of their 616 dual lessons in N6047Q (2%); 0 of 3 flew none in it. main factor
N6047Q share of dual flights: 2%
Instructors who flew none on N6047Q: 0
N6047Q's revenue per hour was $139.00, 37% below the $220.31 of the rest of the fleet. main factor
Revenue per hour, N6047Q: $139.00/hr
Revenue per hour, rest of fleet: $220.31/hr
N6047Q's operating cost per hour (12-month) was $381.46, 157% above the $148.63 of the rest of the fleet. main factor
Operating cost per hour (12-month), N6047Q: $381.46/hr
Operating cost per hour (12-month), rest of fleet: $148.63/hr

Cancellations are costing N6047Q real flying time.

N6047Q$278 est Scheduled value of cancelled hours

4% of bookings were cancelled or no-shows, 2.0 scheduled hours worth about $278 at the usual rate.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

How the cancellation and no-show policy is set: notice period, fees, and whether it's applied consistently.
Reminders before each booking, and how easy it is for a student to move a booking instead of dropping it.
A standby list that fills cancelled slots at short notice.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N6047Q had 1 cancelled or no-show booking (4% of its 26 bookings) covering 2.0 scheduled hours; its revenue per hour was $139.00.

Cancelled or no-show bookings: 1

Cancellation rate: 4%

Scheduled hours: 2.0 h

Revenue per hour: $139.00/hr

Cancelled or no-show bookings: 1

Cancellation rate: 4%

Scheduled hours: 2.0 h

Revenue per hour: $139.00/hr

Fuel and maintenance take most of what N6047Q earns per hour.

N6047Q

Of every $139 it earned per hour, $114 went to fuel and maintenance, with hourly maintenance the larger part, which leaves little for insurance, hangar and the loan.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

How its maintenance cost per hour compares with others of its type and age.
Where its fuel is purchased and at what price: contract or volume pricing, and fuel-card fees.
When its hourly rate was last set, and how much fuel and maintenance have changed since.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

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N6047Q's fuel and maintenance cost $113.95 per Hobbs hour, 82% of its $139.00 revenue per hour. Each $10/hr on its 28.7 hours equals $287 over this period.

Fuel and maintenance per hour: $113.95/hr

Revenue per hour: $139.00/hr

Share: 82%

Hours flown: 28.7 h

Fuel and maintenance per hour: $113.95/hr

Revenue per hour: $139.00/hr

Share: 82%

Hours flown: 28.7 h

Facts from your data, not a diagnosis.

Hourly maintenance cost $70.47 per hour flown over 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-20. main factor
Hourly maintenance per hour (12-month): $70.47/hr
Fuel cost $43.48 per hour flown in this period. smaller factor
Fuel per hour: $43.48/hr

Instructors rarely take students up in N6047Q.

N6047Q

It got 2% of the school's dual lessons in this period, though it was available to fly.

Ideas schools in this spot often explore

What instructors say about flying lessons in it: its equipment, how it handles, or squawks that stay open.
Whether the scheduling software or front desk defaults lessons to other aircraft.
Which lessons it suits, such as a stage of training or a type of student, so it gets regular bookings.

Ideas, not recommendations. Your situation may differ.

Show the numbers

N6047Q got 13 of the 616 dual flights (2%) in this period while available; 0 of 3 instructors flew no lessons in N6047Q.

N6047Q dual flights: 13

N6047Q share of dual flights: 2%

Instructors who flew none on N6047Q: 0

Dual flights, all aircraft: 616

Instructors: 3

N6047Q dual flights: 13

N6047Q share of dual flights: 2%

Instructors who flew none on N6047Q: 0

Dual flights, all aircraft: 616

Instructors: 3

est Includes estimated values: inferred bills, placeholder fixed costs or allocated fuel. Figures for cancellations, downtime and unbilled ground sessions are estimates by design.

Utilization by month

May–Oct, by calendar month; Oct to the range's end. Based on your weekly schedule.

Flights, newest first

Date	Kind	Hobbs start	Hobbs end	Tach start	Tach end	Source
2026-08-24	solo	11312.3	11313.1	9389.0	9389.7	gsheets
2026-08-16	solo	11311.0	11312.3	9387.9	9389.0	gsheets
2026-08-08	dual	11309.5	11311.0	9386.7	9387.9	gsheets
2026-08-07	dual	11308.6	11309.5	9386.0	9386.7	gsheets
2026-07-24	solo	11307.1	11308.6	9384.8	9386.0	gsheets
2026-07-22	cancelled	—	—	—	—	gsheets
2026-07-18	dual	11305.6	11307.1	9383.6	9384.8	gsheets
2026-06-27	solo	11304.3	11305.6	9382.5	9383.6	gsheets
2026-06-22	dual	11303.0	11304.3	9381.4	9382.5	gsheets
2026-06-21	dual	11302.1	11303.0	9380.7	9381.4	gsheets
2026-06-18	dual	11300.8	11302.1	9379.6	9380.7	gsheets
2026-06-16	solo	11299.7	11300.8	9378.7	9379.6	gsheets
2026-06-04	maintenance	—	—	—	—	gsheets
2026-06-03	solo	11298.7	11299.7	9377.9	9378.7	gsheets
2026-05-27	solo	11297.5	11298.7	9376.9	9377.9	gsheets
2026-05-06	dual	11296.0	11297.5	9375.7	9376.9	gsheets
2026-04-18	dual	11295.2	11296.0	9375.0	9375.7	gsheets
2026-04-05	solo	11294.0	11295.2	9374.0	9375.0	gsheets
2026-04-03	dual	11293.1	11294.0	9373.3	9374.0	gsheets
2026-03-31	solo	11292.3	11293.1	9372.6	9373.3	gsheets
2026-03-20	solo	11291.3	11292.3	9371.8	9372.6	gsheets
2026-03-12	dual	11289.8	11291.3	9370.6	9371.8	gsheets
2026-03-11	dual	11288.7	11289.8	9369.7	9370.6	gsheets
2026-03-10	dual	11287.3	11288.7	9368.5	9369.7	gsheets
2026-02-21	dual	11286.2	11287.3	9367.6	9368.5	gsheets

Maintenance

Maintenance/hr (12-month) $136/hr

Hourly (100-hour inspections, oil, other flying wear) $70/hr

Calendar (annual and other date-driven items) $182/month

Unscheduled repairs in this range $0

Engine reserve per hour (overhaul cost ÷ TBO) $15/hr

Maintenance booked in this range $4,540

Per-hour and per-month figures cover 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-20 (33.4 Hobbs hours), so one month's annual or a month with few hours doesn't swing them. The operating break-even uses them too. Operating cost and margin stay as booked.

Largest in this range

Date	Category	Amount	Memo
2026-07-09	Calendar	$2,186	Annual inspection parts - 152
2026-06-04	Hourly	$2,163	100-hour inspection N6047Q
2026-05-06	Hourly	$191	Oil change N6047Q

Coming up

Next 100-hour

About Apr 12, 2031 (at tach 9,478.7)

11% of the way

est

Next annual

Due by Jul 31, 2027

27% of the way

Overhaul

About October 2034 (calendar limit)

69% of the way

Reserve per hour

$14.58 needed

Dates marked est are estimates: the 100-hour from this aircraft's upcoming bookings and its last 90 days of hours (hover it for how), the overhaul projected at about 1.5 tach hours a month, month by month as it flew from 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-20, × 0.67 for its recent trend.

Maintenance downtime

Maintenance2026-06-04 08:00
Back in service2026-06-04 17:00

Downtime counted against utilization in this range: 9.0 h (times in America/Chicago).

Summary

Hours flown	Utilization Based on your weekly schedule.	Revenue	Operating cost	Operating margin	Loan payments	After loan payments Cash view: includes loan principal	Cost/hr	Cost/hr (12-month)
28.7	1.0%	$3,989	−$11,382est	−$7,392est	$0	−$7,392est	$397est	$381est

Hours flown

Utilization

Based on your weekly schedule.

Revenue

Operating cost

Operating margin

Loan payments

After loan payments

Cash view: includes loan principal

Cost/hr

Cost/hr (12-month)

28.7

1.0%

$3,989

−$11,382est

−$7,392est

$397est

$381est

Operating cost by category

Fuel	−$1,248est	11%
Maintenance	−$4,540est	40%
Insurance	−$2,701est	24%
Hangar	−$2,894est	25%
Lease payment	$0	0%
Instructor pay	$0	0%
Other	$0	0%
Operating cost	−$11,382est	100%
Loan payments (after the operating margin, not in cost)	$0

est Includes estimated values: inferred bills, placeholder fixed costs or allocated fuel.

Bars are drawn against the largest category; striped bars include estimates. The percent is each category's share of the operating cost.

Fuel includes $545 allocated to this aircraft from fuel with no tail number, split by Hobbs hours each month (an estimate).

Fixed-cost placeholders (no bill booked that month, so the aircraft's monthly field is used): 2026-09 Insurance $2802026-09 Hangar $3002026-10 Insurance $181 (20/31 days)2026-10 Hangar $194 (20/31 days)

By month

Month	Hours flown	Utilization Based on your weekly schedule.	Revenue	Operating cost	Operating margin	After loan payments Cash view: includes loan principal
January 2026	1.8	0.6%	$250	−$597est	−$347est	−$347est
February 2026	1.1	0.4%	$153	−$653est	−$500est	−$500est
March 2026	5.8	1.9%	$806	−$712est	$94est	$94est
April 2026	2.9	1.0%	$403	−$766est	−$363est	−$363est
May 2026	2.7	0.9%	$375	−$916est	−$540est	−$540est
June 2026	6.9	2.4%	$959	−$3,091est	−$2,132est	−$2,132est
July 2026	3.0	1.0%	$417	−$2,955est	−$2,538est	−$2,538est
August 2026	4.5	1.5%	$626	−$737est	−$111est	−$111est
September 2026	0.0	0.0%	$0	−$580est	−$580est	−$580est
October 2026 (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20)	0.0	0.0%	$0	−$374est	−$374est	−$374est
Range total	28.7	1.0%	$3,989	−$11,382est	−$7,392est	−$7,392est

Cost per hour, month by month

Month	Hours	Fuel	Maintenance
Nov 2025	1.1	$18/hr	$0/hr
Dec 2025	3.6	$50/hr	$0/hr
Jan 2026	1.8	$9/hr	$0/hr
Feb 2026	1.1	$67/hr	$0/hr
Mar 2026	5.8	$23/hr	$0/hr
Apr 2026	2.9	$64/hr	$0/hr
May 2026	2.7	$54/hr	$71/hr
Jun 2026	6.9	$50/hr	$313/hr
Jul 2026	3	$63/hr	$729/hr
Aug 2026	4.5	$35/hr	$0/hr
Sep 2026	0	—	—
Oct 2026 (part)	0	—	—

Month

Hours

Fuel

Maintenance

Nov 2025

1.1

$18/hr

$0/hr

Dec 2025

3.6

$50/hr

$0/hr

Jan 2026

1.8

$9/hr

$0/hr

Feb 2026

1.1

$67/hr

$0/hr

Mar 2026

5.8

$23/hr

$0/hr

Apr 2026

2.9

$64/hr

$0/hr

May 2026

2.7

$54/hr

$71/hr

Jun 2026

6.9

$50/hr

$313/hr

Jul 2026

$63/hr

$729/hr

Aug 2026

4.5

$35/hr

$0/hr

Sep 2026

—

Oct 2026 (part)

—

Calendar maintenance (annual inspections and other dated items): 2024 (part) $0 · 2025 $2,288 · 2026 (part) $2,186

Maintenance per hour is lumpy month to month (an annual lands in one month); the 12-month rate above smooths it.

Break-even and cancellations

Break-even: 30.5 hours a month to cover $763 of fixed costs; it flew 3 a month. est
Cancelled or no-show: 4% of 26 bookings (1 cancelled, 0 no-shows).

Transactions, newest first

Date	Category	Amount	Document	Memo	Source	Match
2026-08-30	Fuel	−$31	standard	Fuel N6047Q week ending 2026-08-30	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-24	Flight revenue	$111	standard	N6047Q 0.8 hobbs (solo)	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-16	Flight revenue	$181	standard	N6047Q 1.3 hobbs (solo)	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-09	Fuel	−$92	standard	Fuel N6047Q week ending 2026-08-09	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-08	Flight revenue	$209	standard	N6047Q 1.5 hobbs (dual)	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-07	Flight revenue	$125	standard	N6047Q 0.9 hobbs (dual)	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-01	Insurance	−$280	standard	Hull & liability N6047Q 2026-08	quickbooks	matched
2026-08-01	Hangar	−$300	standard	Hangar N6047Q 2026-08	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-26	Fuel	−$55	standard	Fuel N6047Q week ending 2026-07-26	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-24	Flight revenue	$209	standard	N6047Q 1.5 hobbs (solo)	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-19	Fuel	−$57	standard	Fuel N6047Q week ending 2026-07-19	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-18	Flight revenue	$209	standard	N6047Q 1.5 hobbs (dual)	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-09	Maintenance	−$2,186	standard	Annual inspection parts - 152	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-01	Hangar	−$300	standard	Hangar N6047Q 2026-07	quickbooks	matched
2026-07-01	Insurance	−$280	standard	Hull & liability N6047Q 2026-07	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-28	Fuel	−$101	standard	Fuel N6047Q week ending 2026-06-28	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-27	Flight revenue	$181	standard	N6047Q 1.3 hobbs (solo)	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-22	Flight revenue	$181	standard	N6047Q 1.3 hobbs (dual)	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-21	Flight revenue	$125	standard	N6047Q 0.9 hobbs (dual)	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-18	Flight revenue	$181	standard	N6047Q 1.3 hobbs (dual)	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-16	Flight revenue	$153	standard	N6047Q 1.1 hobbs (solo)	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-07	Fuel	−$38	standard	Fuel N6047Q week ending 2026-06-07	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-04	Maintenance	−$2,163	standard	100-hour inspection N6047Q	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-03	Flight revenue	$139	standard	N6047Q 1.0 hobbs (solo)	quickbooks	matched
2026-06-01	Hangar	−$300	standard	Hangar N6047Q 2026-06	quickbooks	matched

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