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DEFINITONS USED IN
THE AIRCRAFT
APPRAISAL PRACTICE
National Aircraft Appraisers
Association (NAAA)
Appraisal:
The act or process of developing an opinion of
value; an opinion of value for an aircraft.
Appraisal Consulting:
The act or process of developing an analysis,
recommendation, or opinion to solve a
problem, where an opinion of value is a
component of the analysis leading to the
assignment results for an aircraft appraisal. c
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Appraisal Practice:
Aircraft valuation services performed by an
individual acting as an appraiser, including but
not limited to appraisal, appraisal review, or
appraisal consulting. May include such
functions as instructing and performing
aircraft market surveys.
Appraisal Review:
The act or process of developing and
communicating an opinion about the quality of
another aircraft appraiser's work that was
performed as part of an appraisal, appraisal
review, or appraisal consulting assignment.
Appraiser:
One who is expected to perform aircraft
valuation services competently and in a
manner that is independent, impartial, and
objective.
Appraiser's Peers:
Other aircraft appraisers who have expertise
and competency in a similar type of
assignment.
Assignment:
1) An agreement between an aircraft appraiser
and a client to provide a valuation service.
2) The aircraft valuation service that is
provided as a consequence of such an
agreement.
Assignment Results:
An aircraft appraiser's opinions and
conclusions developed specific to an
assignment. Assumption: That which is taken
to be true.
Assumption:
That which is taken to be true.
Bias:
A preference or inclination that precludes an
aircraft appraiser's impartiality, independence,
or objectivity in an assignment.
Client:
The party or parties who engage, by
employment or contract, an aircraft appraiser
in a specific assignment.
Confidential Information:
Information that is either: Identified by the
client as confidential when providing it to an
aircraft appraiser and that is not available from
any other source; or classified as confidential
or private by applicable law or regulation (e.g.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act).
Credible:
Worthy of belief.
Intangible Property (Intangible
Assets):
Nonphysical assets, including but not limited
to franchises, trademarks, patents, copyrights,
goodwill, equities, securities, and contracts as
distinguished from physical assets such as
facilities and equipment.
Intended Use:
The use or uses of an aircraft appraiser's
reported appraisal or appraisal review
opinions and conclusions, as identified by the
appraiser based on communication with the
client at the time of the assignment.
What Are The Differences
between Service Bulletins
and Airworthiness
Directives?
An Airworthiness Directive (A.D.) is a
directive issued when the FAA realizes that
a perilous condition exists in a product
(aircraft engine, airframe, appliance or
propeller). They notify aircraft operators
and owners of potentially unsafe conditions
that need special inspections, alterations, or
repairs.
A Service Bulletin (S.B.) is a notice to an
aircraft operator from a manufacturer
informing him/her of a product
improvement. An alert service bulletin is
issued when an unsafe condition shows up
that the manufacturer believes to be a
safety related as opposed to a mere
improvement of a product.
Service bulletins often result to issuance of
Airworthiness Directives by FAA. An
airworthiness directive references the alert
service bulletin as a way of complying with
the AD.
Having realized that there were distinct
levels of seriousness to a service bulletin,
manufacturers started to categorize them
as optional, recommended, alert,
mandatory, informational, etc. It was left to
the manufacturers to classify a service
bulletin as they considered best for there
was no standard for the terminology.
Differentiation between non-mandatory
service bulletins is done and decided only
by the FAA.
Although a service bulletin may be
categorized as mandatory by the
manufacturer, it is crucial to know that
compliance with service bulletins isn’t
necessarily required under the FARs
(Federal Aviation Regulations) unless the
service bulletin includes or is accompanied
by an airworthiness directive.
As opposed to service bulletins,
airworthiness directives affect the safety
conditions of a flight. It’s for this reason
compliance becomes mandatory.
So, just because the FAR’s don’t necessarily
demand an aircraft owner to comply with
service bulletins, does this imply an aircraft
owner or operator can ignore service
bulletins? Not necessarily. The inaction may
come back to haunt the aircraft owner at
some time in the future. Therefore, it is
always important to keep in mind that
manufacturers issue service bulletins
because they believe compliance will make
their products safer.
However, compliance with service bulletins
basically translates into higher costs to the
aircraft owner. Whether it requires
performance of a more detailed and
elaborate inspection or replacement of a
component, service bulletin’s
recommendation simply means that the
aircraft owner will dig dipper into his/her
pocket in paying for labor or parts. As a
result, the majority of aircraft owners reject
or defer compliance with service bulletins in
order to save money.
The bottom line? Compliance with an A.D. is
exclusively mandatory; compliance with a
S.B. is not mandatory unless the service
bulletin includes or is accompanied by an
airworthiness directive.
Intended User:
The client and any other party as identified, by
name or type, as users of the aircraft appraisal,
appraisal review, or appraisal consulting report
by the appraiser on the basis of
communication with the client at the time of
the assignment.
Market Value:
The most probable price which an aircraft
property should bring in a competitive and
open market under all conditions requisite to a
fair sale, the buyer and seller, each acting
prudently, knowledgeably and assuming the
price is not affected by undue stimulus.
Implicit in this definition are:
1) aircraft buyer and seller are typically
motivated;
2) both parties are well informed or well
advised, and each acting in what he considers
his own best interest;
3) a reasonable time is allowed for exposure in
the open aircraft market;
4) payment is made in terms of cash in U.S.
dollars or in terms of financial arrangements
comparable thereto; and 5) the price
represents the normal consideration for the
aircraft property sold unaffected by special or
creative financing or sales concessions granted
by anyone associated with the sale.
Personal Property:
Identifiable tangible objects that are
considered by the general public as being
"personal." — all property that is not
considered real estate.
Price:
The amount asked, offered, or paid for a
aircraft property.
Real Estate:
An identified parcel or tract of land, including
improvements, if any.
Report:
Any communication, written or oral, of an
aircraft appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal
consulting service that is transmitted to the
client upon completion of the assignment.
Scope of Work:
The type and extent of research and analyses
in an aircraft appraisal assignment.
Valuation Services:
Services pertaining to aspects of property
value. Aircraft valuation services pertain to all
aspects of property value and includes services
performed by appraisers and others.
Value:
The monetary relationship between aircraft
properties and those who buy, sell, or use
those properties.
Workfile:
Documentation necessary to support an
aircraft appraiser's analyses, opinions, and
conclusions.
AERONUVO’s Senior Certified Appraiser, Ken
Holder can provide to the client a USPAP
compliant report.
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and
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