Since I haven’t been able to find good info on Passive Income about profitability, I will post here my findings. Few things to keep in mind:
- Flight hours don’t seem to follow any logic. The way FS2024 counts them is a mystery and probably totally bugged.
- Pay per flight hours seems to be bugged too. Sometimes it gives me double the hours but half the pay. These calculations are based on this morning’s data, since they seem to be slightly more in line with reality.
- These are average earnings of my 22 planes, with the data of the planes I flew yesterday removed, because the earnings were less on them, even though it shows the same flight hours. Another bug.
- These numbers are only an indication of what could be expected in the current version, which is full of bugs.
- I made this table and calculations with the help of Copilot, so there could be some hallucinations in the numbers, but it looks nice.
Based on my findings, the cheaper the plane/helicopter the faster you will break even. So instead of getting one Pilatus PC-12, it’s better to get 10 x Cessna 172 if Passive Income is what you care about.
| Plane Type | Company Type | Total Earnings | Flight Duration | Earnings per Hour | Price (Cr.) | Hours to Break Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson R66 Turbine | Passenger Transport | 81,550 Cr. | 04:56 | 16,526 Cr./h | 390,000 Cr. | 24 h |
| Guimbal Cabri G2 | Passenger Transport | 84,300 Cr. | 04:56 | 17,086 Cr./h | 410,000 Cr. | 24 h |
| CubCrafters X Cub | Aerial Advertising | 87,010 Cr. | 04:56 | 17,633 Cr./h | 461,000 Cr. | 26 h |
| Cessna 172 Skyhawk | Flightseeing | 88,510 Cr. | 04:56 | 17,913 Cr./h | 490,000 Cr. | 27 h |
| Cessna 172 Skyhawk | Cargo Transport | 89,020 Cr. | 04:56 | 18,010 Cr./h | 499,800 Cr. | 28 h |
| Cirrus Vision Jet G2 | Charter Service | 99,350 Cr. | 04:56 | 20,147 Cr./h | 710,000 Cr. | 35 h |
| Airbus H125 | Search & Rescue | 133,720 Cr. | 04:56 | 27,093 Cr./h | 1,900,000 Cr. | 70 h |
| Airbus H125 | Agricultural Aviation | 148,890 Cr. | 04:56 | 30,145 Cr./h | 2,102,000 Cr. | 70 h |
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX | Cargo Transport | 220,110 Cr. | 04:56 | 44,574 Cr./h | 3,774,000 Cr. | 85 h |
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX | Skydive Aviation | 229,460 Cr. | 04:56 | 46,448 Cr./h | 4,036,000 Cr. | 87 h |
| Pilatus PC-12 NGX | Cargo Transport | 256,110 Cr. | 04:56 | 51,809 Cr./h | 4,794,000 Cr. | 93 h |
| Pilatus PC-12 NGX | Medevac | 267,630 Cr. | 04:56 | 54,314 Cr./h | 5,126,000 Cr. | 94 h |
| Heart Aerospace ES-30 | Passenger Transport | 298,120 Cr. | 04:56 | 60,336 Cr./h | 6,900,000 Cr. | 114 h |