Come build the aircraft marketplace we always wanted.

Aircraft Buying Guide Presenter (freelance, paid per video)

Every buyer who lands on PlaneFox is asking the same question: is this the right aircraft for me, and what will it really cost to own? Written specs only get them halfway. We want the other half on video.

The plan is simple and very large. A PlaneFox buying guide for every make and model on the marketplace. Not one video per airframe for sale, but one definitive guide per model, from the Cessna 172 and the Cirrus SR22 through the twins, the turboprops, the helicopters, the warbirds, the ultralights and the jets. Roughly ten minutes each, filmed at the aircraft, presented by someone who genuinely understands what they are standing in front of.

This is not a single hire. We would rather work with several presenters than one, so it does not matter if you can only cover the aircraft sitting on your own airfield. If your home field has twenty different models on it, that is twenty guides, and you never have to leave the place. Two people covering different models is better for us than one person trying to cover everything.

You film it. We edit it, publish it and put it in front of tens of thousands of buyers.

What a normal day looks like

1. 1 You get to an airfield where an owner, dealer or broker has agreed to give you access to an aircraft, usually a couple of hours per airframe. Very often that is your own home field.
2. 2 You walk the outside. Airframe, paint, corrosion hot spots, gear, control surfaces, antennas, modifications and STCs, and the things a buyer should be putting their hands on during a pre-purchase inspection.
3. 3 You open the cowling. Engine and propeller, hours since overhaul against TBO, turbocharged or normally aspirated, fuel type, and what the next big maintenance bill is likely to be.
4. 4 You get in. Cabin layout and seating, interior style and condition, the difference between a tired original interior and a fresh refurbishment, baggage space and what it does to useful load.
5. 5 You talk through the panel. Glass or steam, G1000, G3X, Avidyne or a mixed retrofit, autopilot capability, ADS-B and transponder status, IFR readiness and the yearly cost of keeping databases and subscriptions current.
6. 6 You open the book. Straight out of the POH and the flight manual: rotation and takeoff speeds, takeoff and landing distances, climb rate, best cruise speed and the honest cruise speed, fuel burn, range, service ceiling, stall speeds, Vne, useful load and payload with full tanks.
7. 7 You break down the cost of ownership. Hangarage, insurance, the annual, engine and propeller reserves per hour, fuel per hour, avionics subscriptions, and a worked financing example so a viewer can see the monthly payment at a realistic rate and term.
8. 8 You give a verdict. Who this aircraft is right for, who it is wrong for, what it competes against, and the three things you would check before signing anything.
9. 9 You upload the raw footage. That is where your job ends. Our editors take it from there.

Which aircraft you will film

We give you a prioritised list. It is built from what actually happens on PlaneFox: the makes and models buyers search for most, the ones with the deepest inventory, and the gaps where we have listings but no guide. It gets refreshed as the marketplace moves.

Beyond that list we expect you to find aircraft yourself, and the easiest place to start is right where you already are. Talk to owners on the ramp, to your flying club, to the maintenance shop, to the dealers and brokers whose inventory we already carry. If ten different models are parked on your own field, that is ten guides without going anywhere. We can supply an introduction letter and broker contacts to open doors.

• One guide per make and model, not per airframe. The video has to be useful to anyone considering that model, not only to the buyer of the specific machine in front of you.
• The full spread of the marketplace. Single engine pistons, twins, turboprops, jets, helicopters, warbirds, ultralights and light sport, gyrocopters, tailwheel and bush aircraft, kit and experimental.
• A European perspective. Most of our audience flies under EASA rules, so registration, ARC, maintenance programmes and European running costs matter more than the American equivalents.
• Permission first, always. Never film an aircraft without the owner or broker agreeing in writing. If they ask for the registration to stay out of shot, that is respected.
• Honesty over sales talk. These are buying guides, not adverts. If a type has a known weak spot, it goes in the video. That is the whole reason people will trust the series.

What we need from you

• Real technical understanding of aircraft. A pilot licence, an engineering or maintenance background, or years spent around general aviation. You need to answer a buyer's follow up question without reaching for a script.
• Genuine passion. This series lives or dies on whether the person in front of the camera actually loves the aircraft they are standing next to.
• Comfort on camera, in English. Every guide is filmed in English to start with, so we need clear, natural spoken English and the ability to explain a technical point once and get it right. You do not need to be a broadcaster, you need to be watchable and credible.
• Your own kit and the ability to use it. A camera that shoots clean 4K, a stabiliser or gimbal, a wireless or lavalier microphone with wind protection, and enough discipline to check your audio before a two hour shoot, not after it.
• Access to aircraft. A home airfield, club, maintenance shop or dealer where you can reach a range of models. Travelling further is welcome but never required, and several models sitting on one field is the ideal starting point.
• Volume and reliability. This is not a one off. We want a steady stream of videos every month, delivered when you said they would be, with the footage organised so an editor can work from it.
• Self starting. Nobody will book your shoots for you. You find the aircraft and you arrange the access.

Nice to have

• An existing YouTube, Instagram or TikTok channel about aviation, whatever its size.
• A second language for later. Everything starts in English, but we also publish in German, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish.
• Type experience on turbines, helicopters or warbirds, which unlocks the higher paying end of the list.
• A busy home airfield, or an existing network of dealers, brokers, clubs and maintenance shops.
• Basic editing ability, so you can hand over a rough selection rather than everything you shot.

Rights, and the part the lawyers care about

We need full and unrestricted rights to everything you film for us. That covers editing and cutting the material however we choose, and publishing it on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, planefox.com and in paid advertising, worldwide and without a time limit. The fee per video is a full buyout, so there are no later usage payments.

You work as an independent contractor and invoice us for the videos you deliver. You are responsible for your own taxes, insurance and equipment. You confirm you had the owner's or broker's permission to film each aircraft, and that any music, footage or images you did not shoot yourself are cleared. We sign a short written agreement covering all of this before the first shoot.

How the process works

1. 1You apply below with a link to something you have filmed, even if it is only a phone video of you talking about an aircraft you love. That matters far more to us than a CV.
2. 2A short call so we can talk through your background, your kit, where you are based and how much you want to film.
3. 3One paid trial video on an aircraft you have access to. We give you the structure, you film it, we look at the raw footage together.
4. 4We agree rates and get going on the priority list. From that point you are booking your own shoots.