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Note 7 - Lease Commitments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

7.             LEASE COMMITMENTS


The Company has operating lease commitments for office equipment and its office and maintenance facilities. The Company leases its corporate offices from a company controlled by certain of the Company’s officers and directors. The lease for this facility provides for monthly rent of $14,428 through May 31, 2014.


The Company leases an aircraft maintenance facility located in Kinston, N. C. under an agreement that extends through January 2018, with monthly rental amounts increasing every five years. However, based on the occurrence of certain events related to the composition of aircraft fleet, the lease may be canceled by the Company with 90 days notice. The Company currently considers the lease to be cancelable.


GGS leases its production facility under an agreement that extends through August 2014.


At March 31, 2013, future minimum annual lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of more than one year are as follows:


Year ended March 31,

       

2014

  $ 613,000

2015

    200,000

2016

    3,000

2017

    3,000

2018

    2,000

Total minimum lease payments

  $ 821,000

Rent expense for operating leases totaled approximately $1,620,000 and $1,424,000 for fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively, and includes amounts to related parties of $173,000 and $164,000 in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively.