Without it
- The 100-hour is tracked on a whiteboard and the schedule does not know about it.
- A squawk is written on a sticky note and the next renter flies with it.
- An AD applies to two of your aircraft and nobody noticed it was issued.
What Maintenance does
Inspections that ground the aircraft
100-hour, annual and custom inspections on hours or calendar. An overdue aircraft comes off the schedule until the inspection is signed off. Inspection programs can be applied by make and model or across the fleet.
ADs and service bulletins from the source
Find the FAA's ADs for each aircraft's make and model from the Federal Register, and track the ones that apply to their due dates. Service bulletins are synced the same way and matched to your fleet. Critical bulletins are flagged.
Squawks from the ramp
Reported at check-in or with Quick Squawk, with photos. Defer a minor squawk with a reason, or ground the aircraft. Squawks move across a board from reported to ops check.
Work orders, parts and the logbook entry
Labor, parts and sign-off on one work order, with return to service and the logbook entry drafted from the work. Parts carry lots and traceability, and their cost goes onto the work order.
Every aircraft on one page
Aircraft 360 shows status, times, maintenance due, squawks, use and cost per flight hour, with airframe, engine and propeller times and serialized components. Oil analysis and Garmin engine data feed an engine-health trend.
Every module in Maintenance
- Inspections and auto-grounding: 100-hour, annual and custom inspections. An overdue aircraft comes off the schedule until it is signed off.
- Airworthiness directives: Find the FAA's ADs for each make and model from the Federal Register, and track them to their due dates.
- Service bulletins: Synced like ADs and matched to your fleet, with critical bulletins flagged.
- Squawks: Reported at check-in or with Quick Squawk, with photos, deferrals and grounding.
- Work orders: Labor, parts and sign-off, with return to service and the logbook entry drafted from the work.
- Parts inventory: Stock, lots and traceability, reorder points, and parts cost carried onto the work order.
- Aircraft logbook and components: Airframe, engine and propeller times, and serialized components with their own history.
- Inspection programs: Inspection templates applied by make and model or across the fleet.
- Engine health: Oil analysis trends and engine data imports, including Garmin engine logs.
- Aircraft 360: One page per aircraft: status, times, maintenance due, squawks, use and cost per flight hour.
- Technical publications: Manuals and publications filed against each aircraft type.
- Ground support equipment: Tugs, fuel trucks and other equipment tracked on hours, miles or gallons.
- Flight Suite MX (Shop Mode) (add-on): For shops that work on customers' aircraft: estimates and approvals, labor clock, bays, a customer portal and invoicing.
How it connects
Feeds in:
- Check-in: Hobbs, tach and squawks
- FAA: airworthiness directives from the Federal Register
- Parts inventory: parts and their cost
Feeds out:
- Scheduling: an overdue aircraft comes off the schedule
- Billing: parts and labor on the invoice
- Records: the logbook entry and return to service
Rules it is built around
14 CFR 91.409: 100-hour and annual inspections are tracked on hours and calendar, and an overdue aircraft is grounded. The owner or operator remains responsible for the aircraft's airworthiness (14 CFR 91.403).
14 CFR Part 39: ADs for each make and model are found from the Federal Register and tracked to their due dates. Determining applicability and compliance remains with the owner and the certificated mechanic.
14 CFR 43.9 and 43.11: Logbook entries and inspection entries are drafted from the work order with the required content. Each entry is reviewed and signed by the certificated mechanic or inspector who did the work.
Compared
How Maintenance compares with Flight Schedule Pro, Flight Circle and Aviatize, from each vendor's public documentation: the full comparison.
Questions
Is maintenance tracking an extra charge?
No. Maintenance tracking for your own fleet, including ADs, inspections, squawks and work orders, is in every plan. Shop Mode, for shops that work on customers' aircraft, is an optional add-on.
How does automatic grounding work?
When an inspection passes its due hours or date, the aircraft is taken off the schedule and its bookings move to another aircraft in its group. Signing off the inspection puts it back.
Where do the ADs come from?
From a search of the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System, matched to each aircraft. You confirm applicability and record compliance.
Can our mechanic use it?
Yes. The Mechanic role sees maintenance, fleet health, squawks and the shop board, with no student records or finance. A work order estimate can be sent to the aircraft owner for approval.
Does it track components and life limits?
Yes. Airframe, engine and propeller times, serialized components with their own history, and life-limited alerts are tracked per aircraft.
We run a repair station. Is this for us?
Shop Mode is built for shops that work on customers' aircraft: estimates and approvals, a labor clock, bays, a customer portal and invoicing. It is an add-on to the base plan.
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