• Certified Appraisals

Is your appraiser qualified and accredited?

We provide extensive appraisal experience with both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Our range of experience in appraising aircraft ranges from S64 Skycranes to Robinson R22s and single engine Cessnas to regional airliners.

As part of your due diligence, you need to ask an appraiser these questions. And then verify their qualifications and accreditations, including their memberships in appropriate associations.

 

Questions to Ask an Aircraft Appraiser

  • What is your general experience in the aviation industry?
  • What specific experience do you have with aircraft appraisal?
  • Are you a member of a professional aircraft appraisal association?
  • Does the association mandate education, testing, and accreditation?
  • Does the appraisal association required re-accreditation?
  • Does the association have a code of ethics?
  • Are they mandated by their appraisal association to follow the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)?
  • Are your appraisers insured for Professional Liabilities?

 

What is USPAP

USPAP are generally accepted standard for professional appraisal practice in the USA and Canada. USPAP contains all types of standards, including those for aircraft appraisers. USPAP promotes public trust by enforcing requirements for appraisers. USPAP appeared in 1987 by an appraisal profession committee. The 1989 Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) designates USPAP as the standard for professional appraiser associations and by dozens of governmental agencies. USPAP is slowly extending hegemony throughout the world as the standard of member practice.

 

Trend Tec Canada and our appraisers are fully insured for Professional Liabilities.

Trend Tec Canada is a member in good standing of the Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization. We offer certified Uniform Standards of Professional Appraiser Practice compliant appraisals. Our senior certified aircraft appraiser Daniel J. Melanson undergoes yearly refresher courses provided by the PAAO to ensure the latest industry standards are adhered to.

We have extensive appraisal experience with both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Our range of experience in appraising helicopters ranges from S64 Skycranes to Robinson R22s and just about every manufacturer and model in-between.