Buddypilots, Redefining General Aviation Management

Buddypilots is aweb platformfor pilots, aircraft owners andGeneralAviation organizations.Flying is an amazing passion. For some pilots, it’s an opportunity to see our world from a new perspective, for others, it is a convenient way to travel and discover distant destinations. However, one thing is common to every pilot and aircraft owner; the pain caused by the overwhelming amount of preflight and post flight tasks, regulation complexity coupled with the increasing price of aviation.

A company named Buddypilots Aviation aims to solve these issues altogether. The Montreal based company has regrouped an international team to develop a powerful web platform for General Aviation. Available anywhere at any time, Buddypilots platform offers integrated tools to pilots, aircraft owners (single owner or partner) and organizations (flight schools, FBOs and flying club).

Tackling General Aviation Ever Growing Complexities

General Aviation is a complex world for pilots who are seeking fun and excitement. Safety considerations, leisure flights in controlled airspaces, regulations and a lot of other variables make this activity a true challenge for a lot of people. This complexity translates into longer checklists, increased costs and repetitive data entry, from student pilots to part 91 operators.

A first aspect of this complexity is the repetitive data entry. At all levels of the domain, people enter and repeat hobbs, tachs, air time, flight time, takeoff and landing time, approaches, cross-country, PIC, SIC and a lot of other complex acronyms. Flying becomes an administrative game and requires a lot of data entry.

A multitude of software helps pilots with navigation, weight and balance and even maintenance. However, these software are not communicating together. Add high purchase costs, aging technology and a lack of mobile integration and you can easily imagine how helpless pilots, owners and organizations can be against this mountain of necessary rules and constraints. Mistakes are common, tasks repetitive and a lot of students and pilots find themselves giving up on aviation for these reasons.

This is where Buddypilots can help. With a set of tools available online, 24/7 on a computer or a tablet, Buddypilots web platform is your command center on the ground. All required tools are centralized in a one-stop shop software. Schedules, aircraft information, flight planning tools, aircraft and pilot logbooks and even an iOS App; it’s all online with Buddypilots. 

All these tools are integrated and communicating with each other. It means you will not have to repeat cumbersome data entry thanks to a simple flight management module to capture key data and dispatch it in the various airplane and pilot documents. Another key feature is the high level of communication between different kinds of users. A pilot will be able to share data with a flight school or an aircraft owner thanks to a General Aviation Network offered by Buddypilots.

A Platform for Everyone

Pilots can access their pilot logbook and print it at any time.Buddypilots has been created by pilots and web/mobile specialists to bring the latest technology to General Aviation. Here is an overview of the three main accounts offered.

The pilot account has been created to offer a simple interface with rich information to all kinds of pilots. From student to commercial pilot, this interface will adapt to the user’s aviation life, flying for fun or to make a living. With a navigation interface (soon to be connected with extended navigation software), a weather center, a qualification manager and an integrated pilot logbook, this account is perfectly suited for a dynamic pilot wanting to focus on flying. With a simple express checkin, the pilot will be able to enter every milestone of his flight during the debriefing or during the flight thanks to an iOS App. The App is made to capture engine start and stop time as well as takeoff The suite of tools include and interactive weight and balance profile to save time in flight planning.and landing time. Simply tap on the screen at each step and upload that to your Buddypilots interface to push it into your pilot logbook.

The aircraft owner/partnership account is made to simplify the life of pilots owning an aircraft. With a scheduler, a simple maintenance tracking module, an aircraft profile and all modules offered to the pilots, owners will not have to remind anything, Buddypilots does it for them. If the aircraft is owned by a partnership, no problem, simply add partners and the information is available to anyone.

The FBO/Flight School/Flying Club account is perfectly suited for organizations of any size. With a full integration, an organization can manage a fleet, add and track pilots and students From desktop to tablet, access your data anywhere, at any time.qualifications and share the information with all users. No need to repeat information in multiple programs, Buddypilots covers the activity from scheduling to billing. You can even get paid online thanks to an integration with Stripe’s payment infrastructure.

Another Vision for General Aviation

Buddypilots has been created with the conviction that General Aviation could be a lot more efficient. Pilots just want to fly, while sharing their passion. However, flying is not cheap and very regulated. It is often hard to find people to get onboard once the family and friend circle has been covered. In addition, finding an aircraft and an instructor on a sunny weekend can be quite tricky. This is why Buddypilots has created a General Aviation International Network. Every aircraft owner can post aircraft availabilities and pilot can find flight schools or private aircraft to fly. All users can post flight missions to find a copilot; it is all managed on Buddypilots and included in the web-platform.

Buddypilots’ executive team. From left to right: Daniel Methot (CTO), Sébastien Malherbe (CCO), André Carrier (CEO), Thibaut Souyris (VP Business Development).The long-term vision of the team is to develop partnerships with industry leaders. The team is working on building innovative solutions with companies sharing their vision. Improving General Aviation starts with its management tools but Buddypilots aims to innovate in other fields thanks to a network of international partners.

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