Aviation valuations require an aviation specialist
Since 1999 SASL has been operating in the business of fixed wing and helicopter sales.
Since 2004 SASL has been providing ancillary aviation valuation services across New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
SASL valuations are supported by 25+ years' experience in aircraft and helicopter sales, aircraft ownership and flying, where we have amassed considerable knowledge of the global aviation marketplace.
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 or change the valuation amount, it does determine the scope of information required to be included, as well as the level of follow up support required.
Types of aviation valuations:
Aircraft valuations are akin to aircraft maintenance - there are no short cuts, and the consequences of any oversight 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 valuation
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, insurance or legal needs to include a full inspection of the airframe and its logbooks.
There is only so much that photos can determine and we have never seen a less expensive desktop valuation ultimately hold water under judicial scrutiny.
3. Valuation compliance
Ensure that the valuation will meet compliance, especially with 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. Market knowledge and intel'
Always verify how and from where the valuer derives their market intel'. It is not enough to just call oneself an aviation valuer, or base a valuation report purely on a generic global aviation price digest.
Normally a valuation practitioner's core business will be in aircraft sales and the valuation service is ancillary.
Unlike land and property, historical aircraft sales are not public record, therefore the business of aircraft sales is the only way a valuer can accurately determine to what level the market is actually trading, for a specific aircraft type and in a particular market.
