Clearwater, Florida · Serving owners nationwide

Aircraft maintenance, managed.

Remote maintenance support plus annual and 100-hour inspections for owners, operators, and flight schools — run by a career pilot who knows what it takes to keep an airplane flying.

Annual
14 CFR 91.409(a) — every 12 calendar months
100-Hour
14 CFR 91.409(b) — for-hire & instruction
Remote Support
Troubleshooting, scheduling, records
Ferry
Special Flight Permits & delivery flights
Services

Four ways we keep you flying

The hands-on maintenance belongs in the hands of certificated mechanics. Everything around it — the flying, the planning, the decisions, the paperwork — is where we come in.

01 / REMOTE

Remote Maintenance Support

A discrepancy appears, a shop quotes more than expected, an inspection is coming due. Instead of guessing, you call one number. We triage the problem, plan the work, and manage it through to closure — wherever your airplane sits.

  • Remote troubleshooting & discrepancy triage
  • AOG decision support & recovery planning
  • Shop scheduling & maintenance liaison
  • Parts sourcing & logistics
  • Maintenance forecasting & budgeting
  • Records & compliance tracking
Workbench with a laptop showing engine diagnostics, a borescope, and hand tools laid out on a canvas mat
Gloved hands shining a flashlight into an open aircraft engine cylinder during inspection
14 CFR 91.409(a)

02 / Annual Inspection

The complete airworthiness review every Part 91 aircraft needs each 12 calendar months. We plan the scope, coordinate the inspection with certificated A&P mechanics and IA sign-off, disposition every squawk, and hand back an airplane with its records in order.

  • Scope planning & cost coordination
  • Squawk disposition & parts decisions
  • IA-approved return to service
  • Complete, organized records package
14 CFR 91.409(b)

03 / 100-Hour Inspection

Required for aircraft flown for hire or used for flight instruction for hire. For trainers and rental fleets, downtime is lost revenue — so we track the intervals, schedule around your students, and keep the airplanes turning.

  • Interval tracking & scheduling
  • Quick-turn planning for trainers
  • Recurring discrepancy management
  • Fleet records kept current
04 / FERRY

Ferry Permits & Ferry Flying

An airplane that can't fly to the shop on its own certificate still has to get there. We handle the paperwork and the flight — a Special Flight Permit under 14 CFR 21.197 when the aircraft is out of airworthiness, and an ATP at the controls to deliver it.

  • Ferry permit application & FAA coordination
  • Flight risk assessment & operating limits
  • Route & fuel planning for the repositioning
  • Post-maintenance & pre-buy deliveries
  • Aircraft pickup from seller to your field
  • Repositioning to and from the repair shop
A single-engine aircraft in level flight over a calm coastal sea at golden hour
Process

How it works

No surprises, no open-ended shop visits. You know the plan before anything is touched.

  1. 01

    Intake

    We review your aircraft, its records, and its history — then map what's due and when.

  2. 02

    Plan

    You get a scope of work and a quote before a single panel comes off.

  3. 03

    Execute

    On-site inspections and shop work, with remote oversight at every step.

  4. 04

    Close-out

    Squawks dispositioned, records updated, and the next interval already tracked.

A general aviation aircraft on a tiedown ramp at sunset, seen from behind
Home base

Based on Florida's Gulf Coast. Working with owners and operators anywhere their airplane sits.

Why remote works

Most maintenance problems aren't mechanical

They're managerial. Deciding what to fix, who fixes it, when, and for how much. That part can be handled from anywhere — by someone who answers to you, not to the shop.

Perspective

A pilot's judgment

Decisions made by someone who has flown the line, managed operations, and run technical acceptance and test flights — not a call center reading a script.

Cost

Fewer surprises

Scoped work, competitive quotes, and squawks dispositioned before the invoice arrives — not after.

Availability

Your airplane flies more

Scheduled downtime, tracked intervals, and no inspections that sneak up on you three days before a trip.

About

Flown by a pilot. Managed for owners.

Aart Aero is led by Aart Beeton, an FAA Airline Transport Pilot with a career spanning business jets and the Boeing 737. Along the way: captain, operations manager, and project manager on aircraft technical acceptance and test-flight programs.

That background — flight planning, maintenance planning, training-program development, and international operations — is the toolkit behind every inspection we coordinate and every maintenance decision we help you make. When the question is "does this airplane fly or not," you want an answer from someone who has lived with the consequences.

Certificate
FAA Airline Transport Pilot
Experience
Business jets · Boeing 737
Background
Ops management · maintenance planning
Base
Clearwater, Florida
FAQ

Straight answers

What does remote maintenance actually cover?

Troubleshooting and triage when something goes wrong, shop scheduling and liaison, parts sourcing, records and compliance tracking, and budgeting for what's ahead. The hands-on work stays with certificated shops and mechanics — we make sure it's the right work, at the right time, at the right price.

Annual or 100-hour — which one applies to me?

Every aircraft operating under Part 91 needs an annual inspection every 12 calendar months. Aircraft carrying persons for hire or used for flight instruction for hire also need a 100-hour inspection. Many trainers end up on both schedules — that's the tracking we handle for you.

Who performs and signs off the inspections?

Inspections are performed and approved for return to service by certificated A&P mechanics, with Inspection Authorization (IA) sign-off where required. We manage the scope, the schedule, the squawks, and the records around that work.

Can you ferry my airplane?

Yes. If the aircraft is airworthy, we deliver it with an ATP at the controls — pre-buy pickups, post-maintenance repositioning, or moving it to the shop. If it isn't airworthy, we first obtain a Special Flight Permit (ferry permit) under 14 CFR 21.197, plan the flight within its operating limits, and then fly it.

Which aircraft do you support?

Piston singles and twins through light jets — for individual owners, partnerships, flight schools, and small operators. If it holds a standard airworthiness certificate, we can help you keep it current.

How do we get started?

Send an email with your aircraft, registration, total time, and last inspection. We'll set up a short call, review your records, and come back with a plan and a quote.

Contact

Request a quote

Tell us about your airplane and what's due. You'll hear back within one business day.

  • 727-777-0333
  • aart@beeton.net
  • Clearwater, Florida — inspections coordinated on-site, support delivered anywhere
  • Owners · operators · flight schools · partnerships

Include in your first message

The more you give us up front, the faster the quote comes back.

Aircraft
Make, model, registration
Time
Total time & engine hours
Last inspection
Date & tach reading
Need
Annual, 100-hour, ferry, or ongoing support