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Aviation apps

Digital task cards for the hangar, apps for flight schools.

Aviation software tends to be either a large maintenance suite or a spreadsheet. We build what sits between: the task card app technicians use at the aircraft, connected to your maintenance system, and the scheduling and records app a flight school runs on, each built around the records your regulator expects.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

01

Sign-offs that know who may sign

Each step is signed by a technician whose authorisations are checked at the moment of signing, and an independent inspection cannot be signed by the person who did the work.

02

The work package builds itself

Signed cards, findings and photos assemble into the work package as the check runs, so release is not waiting on a paper chase.

03

Connected to your maintenance system

Task cards come from and return to AMOS, TRAX or the system you use, so planning and records stay in one place.

04

Built for the ramp and the hangar

Large controls for gloved hands, offline use in the hangar's dead spots and rugged iPads that survive the ramp.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Digital task cards for the hangar

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A maintenance organisation runs heavy checks from printed task cards signed by hand, and assembling the work package for the aircraft's release means days of checking stamps and pages.

// What we would build

An iPad app for technicians and inspectors with task cards from the maintenance programme, step-by-step sign-offs against each person's authorisations, required inspections enforced and photos and measurements captured on the step, with a web view for planners and quality that assembles the work package as the check progresses.

// What is in it

  • Task cards built from your maintenance programme and the manufacturer's data
  • Sign-off per step by authorised technicians, with independent inspections where required
  • Photos, torque values and measurements captured on the step
  • Non-routine findings raised from the card, with parts requested
  • Work package assembled for release as the check progresses
  • Records kept to the requirements your quality team names, such as the Canadian Aviation Regulations

// Stack

  • Swift (iPad)
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • AMOS or TRAX integration
  • AWS

// estimate

Build
≈ US$162,000 to US$247,000, delivered within 32 weeksCAD 230,300 to 352,200
Hosting
≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support
≈ US$5,010 a monthCAD 7,135 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
7.4 to 12.9 weeks
Core features
2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Full build
1.4 to 2.9 weeks
First build on devices
3.9 to 6.9 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Store submission
0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review
1 week
Acceptance by your quality and regulatory leads
4 to 12 weeks
Test access to your maintenance system
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 46,060 to 70,440
Discovery 9.1%
CAD 20,957.30 to 32,050.20
Design approved 9.1%
CAD 20,957.30 to 32,050.20
Core features 9.2%
CAD 21,187.60 to 32,402.40
Full build 6.1%
CAD 14,048.30 to 21,484.20
First build on devices 18%
CAD 41,454 to 63,396
Testing and fixes 3%
CAD 6,909 to 10,566
Store submission 6%
CAD 13,818 to 21,132
Launch 9.5%
CAD 21,878.50 to 33,459.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 23,030 to 35,220
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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Flight school records app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A flight school schedules aircraft, instructors and students on a whiteboard and by phone, and training records sit in paper folders that students and examiners both need.

// What we would build

A web and mobile app where students book lessons against aircraft and instructor availability, instructors record each lesson against the training syllabus, and the school sees aircraft hours, maintenance due and payments in one place.

// What is in it

  • Bookings that check aircraft, instructor and student availability together
  • Weather and maintenance holds that cancel and rebook in one step
  • Lesson records against your training syllabus, signed by the instructor
  • Aircraft hours logged after each flight, with maintenance due flagged
  • Prepaid accounts and online payment for lessons
  • Students see their own progress and records

// Stack

  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • PostgreSQL
  • Stripe
  • Aviation weather API
  • DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build
≈ US$122,000 to US$187,000, delivered within 26 weeksCAD 173,700 to 265,700
Hosting
≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
3.5 to 4 weeks
Design approved
5 to 9 weeks
Core features
2.5 to 3.5 weeks
Full build
1.5 to 2.5 weeks
First build on devices
4 to 6.5 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.5 to 1 weeks
Store submission
1 to 2 weeks
Launch
1 to 2 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review
1 week
Acceptance by your quality and regulatory leads
4 to 12 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 34,740 to 53,140
Discovery 9.2%
CAD 15,980.40 to 24,444.40
Design approved 9.2%
CAD 15,980.40 to 24,444.40
Core features 7.6%
CAD 13,201.20 to 20,193.20
Full build 5%
CAD 8,685 to 13,285
First build on devices 20.1%
CAD 34,913.70 to 53,405.70
Testing and fixes 2.5%
CAD 4,342.50 to 6,642.50
Store submission 6.7%
CAD 11,637.90 to 17,801.90
Launch 9.7%
CAD 16,848.90 to 25,772.90
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 17,370 to 26,570
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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Are electronic signatures accepted on task cards?

Many regulators accept electronic records and signatures when the system meets their requirements, such as Transport Canada's guidance on electronic records. We build to the requirements your quality team names; acceptance remains between you and your regulator.

Which aircraft maintenance systems can you connect to?

AMOS, TRAX, Ramco and others with APIs or data exchange. We confirm what your installation allows before quoting.

Can one app serve club and commercial students?

Yes. Booking rules, syllabuses and pricing are set per programme, so a recreational member and a commercial student each follow their own rules.

Back to the industry: Aviation and aerospaceAbout the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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