Skairo

Self-hire

Access to fly, without owning the aircraft.

Self-fly aircraft hire for qualified pilots. Aircraft hire and leasing for flying schools.

Aircraft hireAircraft owners

Aircraft hire

For pilots and flying schools

Qualified pilots

Hire a light aircraft for pleasure flying, touring or keeping current. Tell us your preferred aircraft type, airfield and dates.

Aircraft-specific licence, experience, checkout and insurance requirements apply.

Enquire about private hire

Flying schools

Hire or lease aircraft for your school's fleet. Discuss aircraft type, base, length of hire and intended training use with the team.

School arrangements are agreed separately, including operating, insurance and maintenance requirements.

Discuss aircraft hire or leasing

Aircraft owners

Got an aircraft you'd like to hire out?

Connect with qualified pilots through the upcoming Skairo app. You set the availability and pilot requirements, and choose which requests to accept.

Register aircraft interestExplore the Skairo app

The app is not live yet. Registering interest does not publish a listing.

Light aircraft parked along the grass flight line
At the airfield. Aircraft pictured is not a hire listing.

From first conversation to listing

  1. Your aircraft

    Tell us the type, base and hire availability you have in mind.

  2. Your requirements

    Agree pilot criteria, insurance, checkout and operating terms before listing.

  3. Your decision

    Review each request. Acceptance stays with you or your operator; an enquiry is not a booking.

Aircraft self-hire, with the Skairo app

The Skairo app

For pilots finding aircraft and owners offering them for hire. Take a closer look at aircraft search, pilot profiles and requests.

Product preview. The app is not live yet.

Aircraft search

Find aircraft for your flying.

Explore aircraft by location and compare the details before preparing a request.

Aircraft and base
See the aircraft type, location and example hourly price together.
Requirements in view
Check aircraft-specific conditions, including whether a checkout is required.
A request, not a reservation
Aircraft use still depends on availability, eligibility and owner or operator acceptance.
Enquire about aircraft hire
Demo aircraft search screen with location filters and an aircraft requiring a checkout
Aircraft search · Example data

Skairo Pass

Keep your pilot evidence together.

A profile for the information an aircraft owner or operator needs to review.

Licence, medical and experience
Organise the evidence behind an aircraft hire request.
Outstanding requirements
See what still needs attention, including an aircraft-specific checkout.
Evidence, not approval
Skairo Pass does not replace official documents, insurance requirements or the responsible owner's decision.
Ask about Skairo Pass
Demo Skairo Pass checklist showing pilot evidence and an outstanding aircraft-specific checkout
Skairo Pass · Example data

Hire requests

Prepare your proposed flight.

Keep the aircraft, proposed slot and flight details together for review.

A draft you can review
Check the intended aircraft, dates and proposed flight before submitting.
Owner or operator review
A submitted request is a proposal, not a confirmed aircraft booking.
Conditions before confirmation
Eligibility, checkout, insurance, terms and the owner's acceptance remain separate requirements.
Discuss your flight
Demo draft hire request with a proposed slot, awaiting submission and owner review
Draft request · Example data

These real app screens show the pilot experience with demonstration aircraft, prices, dates and statuses. They are not live availability or confirmed bookings. Owners can register listing interest with the team.

Ask about the appRegister aircraft interest

Product preview · Demo data

At the airfield

Skairo hi-vis branding beside the cockpit of a low-wing light aircraft

Aircraft shown are not advertised as available for hire.

Tell us where you want to fly.

Tell us where you fly from and what kind of access you want.

Enquire about aircraft hire WhatsApp
Telephone+44 1442 818173
WhatsApp+44 7494 881778
Emailops@skairo.uk