Note 15 - Related Party Matters (Details Textual)		6 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
Jul. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) a
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member]
Due from Related Parties		$ 160,000	$ 160,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Earnout Liability	$ 2,900,000
Company Controlled by Company's Officer and Directors [Member] \| Little Mountain Airport [Member]
Number of Interests Acquired in Equipment Leases During the Period		2
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term		2 years
Area of Real Estate Property \| a		68	68
Operating Leases Monthly Rent		$ 14,862
Number of Additional Lease Option Periods		3
Vantage [Member] \| Leasing Subsidiary [Member]
Payments to Acquire Interests in Equipment Leases			$ 401,250
Fees for Servicing Equipment Leases, Included in Acquisition Payments			$ 1,000
Equipment Lease Payments, Percentage of Outstanding Lease Assets		1.00%	1.00%
Servicing Income as a Percentage of the Related Party's Annual Revenues			1.00%
Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	5 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	5 years
Operating Leases Monthly Rent	$ 13,081
Operating Lease, Monthly Rent, Annual Increase, Percentage	1.50%
Contrail Aviation Support, Inc. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Earnout Liability		$ 2,900,000	$ 2,900,000

The amount of earnout liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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Represents the equipment lease payments as a percentage of outstanding lease assets as of the balance sheet date.

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The annual percentage increase in the monthly rent for an operating lease.

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Represents the amount of payments made during the period to acquire interests in equipment leases.

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Represents the servicing income received by the related party from the Company, expressed as a percentage of the related party's annual revenues.

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Area of a real estate property.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds.

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-Publisher FASB
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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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