At Roger Wilco Aviation Services we believe in conducting the most thorough inspection
possible, aided by the manufacturers guidelines. As the inspection progresses our inspector will
form a list of discrepancies. Those discrepancies will be identified as Airworthy Issue (AWI), or
non-airworthy. The AWI discrepancies need to be addressed to return the aircraft to
airworthiness status, whereas the non-airworthy discrepancies are not urgent enough where
they need to be addressed immediately, but eventually.
The cost of an annual inspection will be quoted to the customer as a flat-rate and the
customer will review and approve any estimates presented. The annual inspection generally
includes overall engine and airframe inspection to include all of Appendix D. Any estimate will
include labor cost and parts cost. That estimate is our “best prediction” on how much it could
cost. Sometimes cost overruns happen but rest assured if that is the case, we will be contacting
the customer for further review and approval. As per company policy, we contact the customer if
we believe we will exceed one hour of labor per discrepancy.
Additionally, airworthiness directives and service bulletins will be reviewed in the aircraft
logbooks in detail. The cost of the annual inspection provides one hour of review. Sometimes it
can take several hours of reviewing depending on the organization of the aircraft logbooks and
how well previous inspectors detailed their work. As with discrepancies, this will be
communicated to the customer.
Our goal at Roger Wilco Aviation Services is to provide you with the safest aircraft possible.
But we believe that safety should not break your bank. Communication is imperative to a good
inspector/customer relationship, and we are proud of this philosophy. We look forward to serving
you and your aircraft!