Every annual.Every airplane.

If your aircraft carries persons or property for hire, or gives flight instruction for hire, FAR 91.409(b) requires a 100-hour inspection in addition to the annual. The checklist is functionally the same; the signoff difference is that any A&P can sign a 100-hour, while only an IA can sign an annual.

We run 100-hour inspections on aircraft in commercial service across the Florida Gulf Coast. Flight schools, charter operators, and rental fleets are all welcome. We schedule around your duty days, not the other way around. The full drop-off process stays the same; only the regulatory signature line differs.

A pre-buy is the most expensive cup of coffee you will ever skip, or the cheapest one you will ever buy. We perform independent pre-purchase inspections for buyers on aircraft anywhere on the Florida Gulf Coast. The report is written for the buyer and shared with the seller only if the buyer authorizes it.

What we look at: airframe condition, corrosion, compression test, oil filter cut, propeller and prop hub condition, landing gear and brakes, controls and rigging, avionics functional check, AD compliance status, logbook continuity and major repair history, paint and interior condition, and an estimate of near-term reserve maintenance you can expect to need in the first 100 hours.

Owner-assisted maintenance is one of the best traditions in general aviation. Under 14 CFR 43.3(d) the owner of an aircraft may perform maintenance under the direct supervision of a certificated mechanic, who then signs the work off. The owner saves money, learns the airplane, and gets to know the person signing the logbook.

We welcome owner-assist on annuals, oil changes, panel access, control rigging checks, brake bleeds, magneto timing, spark plug rotation, and most squawk work that does not require a special-purpose certification. Tell us at scheduling that you want to wrench. We block extra hangar time, set up tools, and slow the pace down so it is a real learning day.

Aerial cinematography crews work under production NDA. Federal contractors flow privacy clauses down from their primes. Attorneys, physicians, and high-profile owners often prefer that maintenance and personal life stay separate. Repo and ferry operators work in time-sensitive silence by nature of the job.

Alpha Company Aviation is set up to handle quiet engagements without making a story of it. We sign mutual NDAs as a matter of course. We do not post customer aircraft on social media. We restrict hangar access and we are happy to invoice under a parent entity if you need that. Confidentiality covers identity and scope, not airworthiness. Write "discreet" in your work order and we pick up from there.