Cessna 172 N8366X on the ramp at Long Beach

N8366X · 1961 Cessna 172C · Long Beach · KLGB

Fly N8366X.

A non-exclusive dry lease on a well-equipped Cessna 172. Full Garmin glass, a two-axis autopilot, and IFR-capable. One hundred dollars per Hobbs hour, dry, with no monthly minimum.

$100/ Hobbs hour, dry · no minimum

See the panel

TAA glass + autopilot· IFR LPV / GPS approaches· ADS-B In & Out· GFC 500 autopilot· 145 HP Continental O-300-D

Pricing

$100 per Hobbs hour.

A non-exclusive dry lease. You are billed for the Hobbs hours you fly. Overnight trips carry a two-hour-per-night minimum, and the hours you fly count toward it.

No monthly minimum

You pay for the hours you fly, at one flat rate. No dues, no buy-in, and nothing for the hours you do not fly. Trips that keep the airplane out overnight carry a two-hour minimum per night, met by the hours you actually fly.

What's included

The tie-down, the aircraft's insurance, the annual, and maintenance are the owner's. You carry your own renter's insurance and fuel, and if you want instruction, you arrange it independently.

No fixed term

Month to month. No long commitment and no membership.

Where it takes you

A Hobbs hour, and the coast is yours.

From Long Beach you're minutes from some of the best flying anywhere. No reservation desk, no three-hour minimum — point the nose and go.

CATALINA · KAVX

~20 min each way

The famous airport in the sky and a buffalo burger. About a $100 lunch run.

SANTA BARBARA · KSBA

~35 min up the coast

Beaches, wine country, and an easy tower into a real airline field.

CAMARILLO · KCMA

The $100 breakfast

~20 minutes to the Waypoint Cafe, right on the field. A perfect Saturday.

SAN DIEGO · KMYF

Down the coastline

~45 minutes past the harbor and the carriers. Bravo work if you want it.

STAY LOCAL

Glass, approaches, currency

Shoot LPV approaches into the marine layer and log real IFR without leaving the pattern.

The airplane

1961 Cessna 172C.

A four-seat Skyhawk with a 145 hp Continental O-300-D. Original airframe, updated panel. Annual current and AD compliant, tied down at Long Beach.

Make & model

Cessna 172C
1961 Skyhawk · 4 seats

Powerplant

O-300-D
Continental · 145 hp

Home base

KLGB
Long Beach · Million Air North

Condition

Immaculate
Annual current · AD compliant

The panel

A Technically Advanced panel.

N8366X carries an electronic flight display, a GPS moving map, and a two-axis autopilot, the three elements that define a TAA under 14 CFR 61.1. Here is what is installed.

Garmin radio stack and GFC 500 autopilot — GNX 375 · GFC 500

Dual Garmin G5 electronic instruments — Dual Garmin G5

JPI EDM-900 engine monitor — JPI EDM-900

N8366X · Avionics

Installed & current

Garmin GNX 375WAAS GPS + ADS-B

Touchscreen WAAS GPS navigator with LPV and GPS approaches. ADS-B In and Out, with traffic and weather on the moving map.

Garmin GFC 500Digital autopilot

Two-axis autopilot with altitude preselect, VNAV, indicated-airspeed climb, level mode, and electronic stability protection. Approach-coupled.

Dual Garmin G5Electronic flight instruments

Solid-state electronic attitude and HSI. No vacuum system.

Garmin GMA 345Bluetooth audio panel

Bluetooth audio panel with phone and music. Dual COM.

JPI EDM-900Primary engine monitor

TSO'd primary engine monitor. Per-cylinder EGT and CHT, fuel flow, and fuel remaining.

At a glance.

Technically Advanced (TAA)Two-axis autopilotWAAS GPSDual G5ADS-B In/OutBluetooth audioFull engine data

Suited for

What it's suited for.

A current, well-equipped airplane at a low hourly cost. A few things it works well for:

Instrument rating & IPC

The GNX 375, GFC 500, and dual G5 make this a real IFR platform. Shoot actual LPV approaches, couple the autopilot, and stay current.

Private & time building

A common, straightforward trainer for building hours and staying proficient.

Commercial time & TAA credit

Build affordable PIC and cross-country time, and log the ten hours of TAA training the commercial single-engine certificate now requires.

Glass & autopilot time

Time on Garmin G5s and a GFC 500, common in newer airplanes.

The portal

Scheduling, logging, and billing.

N8366X is managed through our own custom portal, built for this airplane. Reserve the airplane, log Hobbs, track documents and currency, report squawks, and view statements. Billing is automatic from a card on file.

Online booking

Reserve N8366X up to 30 days out from any device, overnights included.

Log & get billed automatically

Enter your Hobbs after you land. Your card on file does the rest.

Documents & currency

Medical, flight review, and insurance tracked so you always know you are legal.

Squawks & statements

Report a squawk in a tap, and pull a clean statement any time.

Getting started

How to get on the airplane.

STEP 01

Apply online

Tell us about your certificates and time through the AJM lessee portal. A few minutes.

STEP 02

Approved & checked out

We approve you as an insured pilot. You then complete a checkout in the airplane with a flight instructor approved under the aircraft's insurance, whom you engage directly.

STEP 03

Book your times

Reserve online up to 30 days out, first come first served, overnights welcome.

STEP 04

Go fly

Log your Hobbs and billing is automatic from your card on file. That is the whole loop.

What you will need

✓

Private pilot certificate or higher, single-engine land.

✓

Current medical and a current flight review.

✓

A checkout with an insurance-approved flight instructor before you fly.

✓

Renter's insurance (non-owned) — required before you fly solo. Quick to add.

No 500-hour minimums and no club membership. If you fly safely and you are current, there is a good chance you qualify.

Why I did this

A good airplane shouldn't sit in a tie-down.

I bought this 172 and built it into something I genuinely love flying — glass panel, IFR-capable, honest and simple. But it shouldn't wait around for me. If you're a careful, current pilot, I'd rather hand you the keys at a fair price and keep it flying. That's the whole idea behind AJM.

— Casey Casburn, AJM Aviation Ventures

Contact

Get in touch.

For a full spec sheet, insurance details, or to arrange a checkout, reach out any time.

Email Casey Apply in the portal

Casey Casburn

AJM Aviation Ventures, LLC · Long Beach (KLGB)

casey@ajmaviationventures.com