About Plain Charter Notes

Who writes Plain Charter Notes and what the site covers.

Plain Charter Notes explains private aviation in ordinary language for people who have never chartered an aircraft: what charter is, the kinds of aircraft, who the companies are and how the money works.

Who writes it

The notes are written by Graham Ostrander, a pen name for a writer with a long-standing interest in general aviation. He is not a pilot, broker or lawyer and claims no professional qualification.

About this address

This domain was once used by an air charter company. This site is independent and unrelated to that company, its owners, its staff and its aircraft. No flights are sold, arranged or quoted here, and messages intended for the former business cannot be passed on.

How the notes are put together

General definitions are linked to their Wikipedia articles. Prices, performance figures and regulation numbers are left out deliberately, because they differ by aircraft, country and date.

Revised 2026-11-12