RealClean Aircraft Detailing

RealClean Aircraft Detailing is the first aviation-exclusive franchise concept, offering a mobile, low-cost business model with no brick-and-mortar requirements. Operating in a fragmented industry with no boutique national competitors, franchisees benefit from recurring revenue streams, proprietary cleaning products like the factory-approved Cessna ceramic coating, and pre-negotiated supplier pricing. With over 20 years of industry expertise, RealClean’s leadership team, backed by Franchise Altitude, provides unmatched franchisor support, streamlined technology, and innovative processes. Serving an affluent client base with no seasonality or recession risk, RealClean offers franchisees a proven business model, high-profile clientele, and strong potential for growth.
WHY RealClean Aircraft Detailing?
National Marketing Strategy
Recurring revenue opportunities
B2C and B2B - single jobs or corporate fleets (insurance, aircraft brokers, etc)
Niche, mobile business with no seasonality
Opportunity for high ticket invoices
OUR IDEAL FRANCHISEE
Executive Owner:
Business management experience
Customer service obsessed
Well capitalized
Data-driven and KPIs-focused
Excellent management/leadership skills
Ability to build a great local team
Ability to set goals and provide strategic oversight to management team
Provide support to large accounts
NO industry experience required!
Substantive flexibility in current role to tend to business needs.
Owner/Operator:
Strong motivation to succeed
Customer service obsessed
Small business management experience
Technically minded
Ability to solve situational problems
Ability to adapt and pivot
Not afraid to build an empire and handle the workload that comes with it
People-oriented, with strong communication skills
Leadership/management skills
Sales focused
NO industry experience required!
AVAILABLE MARKETS
US markets available: All except noted below
Registered in: Non-Registration States, CA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NY, RI, SD, VA & WI
HOT Regions/Desirable: All available
Sold Out Markets: FL - Fort Myers, Naples, Tampa, Clearwater, Saint Petersburg, Sarasota; TX - Dallas; IL - Chicago/Northern Illinois; TN - Nashville, TN; WI - Madison, Milwaukee; OK - Oklahoma City; CO - Denver, Colorado Springs; OH - Cleveland/Akron; New Jersey
Available in Canada: No
International Referrals: No
BACKGROUND
Year founded: 2004
Year Franchised: 2023
Franchise Units Awarded: 21
Number of International franchises currently operating: 0
Number of corporate owned franchises: 1
Home Based: Yes
Absentee ownership available: No
Semi-Absentee ownership available: Yes
Accepting Master Franchisor and Area Developer Referrals: No
Average number of employees required: 4
E2 Visa Friendly: No
FINANCIAL DETAILS
Franchise Fee: Single: $56,500
Providing earnings guidance in Item 19 in FDD: Yes
Total investment range: $235,641 to $414,419
Net worth requirement: $250,000
Royalty: 7.5%
Additional fees: 1.5%
Financial assistance available: No
VetFran program: Yes
Veterans/Minorities/First Responders Discount? Yes, 10% off initial territory franchise fee
SUPPORT & TRAINING PROVIDED
Training and support program details:
Confirmation Day Structure
2-day event at RCAD HQ in Sugar Grove, IL
Initial Training
LMS modules
Virtual sessions with vendors and RCAD HQ
40 hours in-person for OTJ training at HQ
On-Going Support
No additional costs outside of royalties
Tech/Operations Support
National accounts manager – technical expertise who will assist in the