online / app based airplane maintenance tracker?

daedgerton

PATRON

Arlington, VA

• Jan 6, 2020

• #1

Is anyone out there using an online / iPhone app based maintenance tracker? Looking for an app where I can keep track of when items are due, oil changes, AD's etc... I'm obviously not an A&P but would like to have something that is beyond paper...

Anyone have any ideas of products out there?

 

Steve Pierce

BENEFACTOR

Graham, TX

• Jan 7, 2020

• #2

Oil Change every 25 hours
Exhaust AD every 50/100 hours
Fuel valve detents at annual

I am not sure how these online trackers work.

 

Willie

MEMBER

Kerrville, Texas

• Jan 7, 2020

• #3

The company subscribed to a maintenance tracking program for a Citation I flew commercially. About $3k per year. That one was run by Cessna, but there are companies out there that will do it for less.

Use the Excel program on your computer and save a bunch of money.

 

daedgerton

PATRON

Arlington, VA

• Jan 7, 2020

• #4

Steve Pierce said:

Oil Change every 25 hours
Exhaust AD every 50/100 hours
Fuel valve detents at annual

I am not sure how these online trackers work.

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Definitely overkill for a Cub but I'm sort of a data / gadget nerd... 11.213 hours till oil change...

We use CAMP at work for the 2 helicopters but they are twin engine and and multiple component inspections at various time... Plus, CAMP was free with the purchase of a 6 million dollar helo, what a bargain.

I'm sure there is some free app out there just haven't dug that far. Excel works too...

 

hotrod180

FRIEND

Port Townsend, WA

• Jan 7, 2020

• #5

Old school-- white board with dry-erase markers.
Seen that done to track fleet maintenance at flight schools & flying services for years.
To me it seems like overkill for a single airplane,
but one pilot I know does it -- she even includes her own medical & BFR.
Somehow she's overshot just about every item at least once over the years...:roll:

 

daedgerton

PATRON

Arlington, VA

• Jan 7, 2020

• #6

hotrod180 said:

Old school-- white board with dry-erase markers.

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I had all myself stuff up on the white board and it works great... till I brought my 3 kids to the hanger and my info turned into drawings of princess' and race cars!!!

 

Chicken Hawk

Registered User

Southern NH & Eastern Maine

• Jan 7, 2020

• #7

Try this. You can change the fields to accommodate your airplane, or pretend your wipers need replacement!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vehicle-maintenance-tracker/id1315913699



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Steve Pierce

BENEFACTOR

Graham, TX

• Jan 7, 2020

• #8

I cn se a use for something like this for he airplanes I maintain so I have a heads up prior to the arrival of the airplane for inspection.

 

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Ken Robbins

Registered User

Petaluma, CA & Kasilof, AK

• Jan 9, 2020

• #9

Maybe look into this one, local guy that put a lot of work into it. I talked to him at length during design but have not tried it yet. I use EBIS for the shop and this appears to be plane focused for the owner/pilot. He has shown me the format of what the shop gets at annual time, I liked that.
https://www.crewchiefsystems.com/
Not an endorsement, just a product that's out there. I would try it but my plane projects are going on the market and I don't guess I will be flying as pilot.
He flys a Mooney, don't hold it against him. He will see the error of his ways some day.
Ken

 

daedgerton

PATRON

Arlington, VA

• Jan 9, 2020

• #10

That seems pretty cool... Thanks fro sharing. I also found an app called Coflyt that seems decent.