Maintenance Tips
Factors Affecting Your Aircraft’s Resale Value: Engine Programs
An often confusing but important factor that can affect your resale value is engine program enrollment. Engine programs are a great retainer of value for a lot of aircraft models. (Airframe programs are more complicated in many ways, including...Read More
Factors Affecting Your Aircraft’s Resale Value: Records
The least glamorous but probably most important determinant of resale value is the condition and organization of an aircraft’s records. Records are logged statements of all maintenance performed, parts changed, inspections completed, and items installed and removed in the...Read More
Where Should I Have My Maintenance Done?
The one thing that every aircraft owner has to deal with is maintenance. Maintaining your aircraft is something to be taken seriously and thoughtfully. Where you go for maintenance can make a significant difference both to your cost of...Read More
Why Every Aircraft Owner Needs to Know About ADS-B Out
In private aviation, a frequently requested avionics compliance is ADS-B Out. In short, ADS-B Out is a communication system that broadcasts where your aircraft is at all times. With it, aircraft can automatically communicate their location between other aircraft...Read More
What CPDLC means to Aircraft Owners
The acronym CPDLC has become very common in aviation recently. As a very brief description, CPDLC is a European airspace avionics requirement that is already in effect as of this writing (October 2015). CPDLC stands for Controller Pilot Data...Read More
Why You Need to Care About FANS 1-A
An increasingly well-used acronym in the aviation industry is FANS 1-A. It is important to understand what it means and in what circumstances you will need to consider implementing it to your aircraft. FANS stands for Future Air Navigation...Read More
Understanding a CAMP Report
A frequent request we get from potential buyers of our listed aircraft is ‘Send me a CAMP Report’. CAMP is an acronym for Computerised Aircraft Maintenance Program. It’s helpful to know what this means and why it is an...Read More
What to Expect from the Pre-Purchase Inspection
The Pre-Purchase Inspection (often simply called the PPI), a standard item in an aircraft transaction, is the inspection where the buyer conducts a technical survey to make sure they are comfortable with the aircraft’s condition, history and upcoming maintenance....Read More
How to Read an Aircraft Specification Sheet
When you are in the process of finding an aircraft to purchase, one of the first things that is sent to you is the aircraft specification sheet which at first glance can be quite daunting and confusing. There is...Read More
Transferring Maintenance Programs in the Transaction Process
Many aircraft are enrolled on either an engine and/or airframe maintenance program. In brief, these are programs where you typically pay into the program per flight hour you use. These are a form of insurance against the cost of...Read More