How common are aircraft partnerships compared to outright ownerships?

Andrew Gideon wrote:

xyzzy wrote:


Most members just fly one type
though, because each type caters to a different market.


Hmm. My ideal club would have little "sports" airplanes (I'd put a super
decathalon in that set, for example) and larger "travel" airplanes (ie. a
182 or 206, for example). Esp. with families, a six-seater looks *very*
attractive.


We're having that discussion now, looks like the club board has decided
to sell two of the four Warriors and buy 2 172's.


That's not really the kind of diversity that would excite me. What's the
point?

I think it's actually a long-term plan to replace all the Warriors with
172's, because the Warriors are aging and the club wants newer (but not
brand new) planes, but the vintage the club wants was when Piper was
bankrupt and/or struggling so there aren't many Warriors of the desired
age to choose from, but there are plenty of 172s.