Aviation valuations require an aviation specialist
Southern Aircraft Sales is frequently consulted to provide professional valuation services across New Zealand, Australia, PNG and the South Pacific region.
SASL valuations are supported by our decades of experience with fixed wing / helicopter sales and aircraft ownership. This has allowed us to cumulate a long and extensive knowledge of the global aviation marketplace.
Underpinning this experience however, is simply our passion for all things aviation, aircraft and flying since as long as we can remember.
Aircraft types
Piston - Turbo prop - Light jet - Competition - Gliders - Warbirds - Cargo - Parachute - Vintage - Agricultural - Microlight - Experimental - Amateur built
Fixed Wing
Aerostar - Aero Commander - Aero Vodochody - Alpi - Apia - Airtourer - Avia - Beechcraft - Britten Norman - Cessna - Champion - Cirrus - Commander - Cresco - Curtis - De Havilland - Douglas - Extra - Fleet - Fletcher - GD Convair - Gippsland - Glassair - Grumman - Gulfstream - Hawker Siddeley - Jabiru - Jodel - Kodiak - Lancair - Learjet - Maule - Micro - Mooney - Nanchang - North American - PAC - PZL - Partenavia - Percival - Pilatus - Piper - Pitts - Protec - Rihn - Robin - Rockwell - Rutan - Stearman - Socata - Sukhoi - Tecnam - Vans - Waco - Wilga - Yakovlev - Zlin
Rotor Wing
Robinson - Bell - Hiller - Hughes - Schwiezer - Sikorsky - Aerospiatiale - Eurocopter - Kawasaki - MD - Airbus
Gliders / Sailplanes
Schweizer - ShemppHirth - Schliecher - Pipstrel - PZL - Dg Flugzeugbau - Grob - ICA - Schneider - Aeromot - Glasflugel - Centrair - Profe Banjo - Diana - Zd Delta
Aviation valuation reports do vary, so which is right for you depends on the purpose that the valuation is required to serve.
Whilst the type of report doesn't determine the valuation amount, it does determine the scope of information to be included and the level of follow up support likely to be required.
Notwithstanding, all valuation reports have to take into consideration these facets of the aircraft and its components; make / model / age - total time logged - engine / prop / component times remaining - last overhaul status - avionics - modifications - special features - accessories - general condition - maintenance status - damage history.
Like most professional services, valuation fees are driven by time spent, and the time spent is driven by the scope and complexity of the task.
We can normally provide an estimate or fixed price for the finished valuation, once the client's requirements are understood.
To receive a no obligation estimate/quote simply email us some recent images and the high level technical details and we can take a look for you; valuation@southernaircraftsales.com
Please note that all communications received by us regardless of whether or not we have been formally engaged by a client, are bound by our published Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality policy, as well as the Valuer's Institute Code of Ethics.
Aircraft valuations are akin to aircraft maintenance - there are no short cuts or 'ballpark' half jobs, and the consequences of any oversight or neglect can be costly.
Therefore, always consider the following when comparing valuation fee estimates;
1. Valuation report scope
The definition of a ‘valuation report’ can be very ambiguous. You should always request to see a sample of the practitioner's standard report so that you can see the scope of information that will be included.
2. Desktop vs. full inspection
Desktop valuations are normally for self-serving assessments that do not involve a third party.
Any valuation required to support a third-party interest including financial or legal, normally needs to include a full inspection of the airframe and its logbooks.
Valuation for insurance indemnity can often be completed without a full inspection, however this is subject to the quality of information provided and our having already seen or inspected the aircraft prior.
There is only so much that photos supplied can determine and we have never seen a less expensive desktop valuation ultimately hold water under judicial scrutiny.
We provide as many desktop valuations as we do full inspection valuations, however strict limitations apply for desktop.
3. Compliance
Ensure that the valuation will meet compliance, especially with your lenders and insurers.
Just because you approve a valuation quote, and even though you are normally the one paying for it, does not necessarily mean a third-party will accept it.
4. Validated market intel'
Accurate valuations can only be based on solid market intel. It is never enough to just call oneself an aviation valuer, or base an assessment purely on a generic global aviation 'Bluebook' price digest.
Normally a valuation practitioner's core business will be in aircraft sales and their valuation service is ancillary.
Unlike land and property, aircraft sale transactions are not normally made public record, therefore the business of tracking aircraft sales worldwide is the only way a valuer can accurately determine where a particular market is actually trading, for a specific aircraft type.
