Windsock launches Autopilot to cut aircraft valuation time
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Aircraft valuation platform Windsock launched Autopilot, a tool that generates a full valuation report in roughly 20 seconds from a logbook, maintenance record, PDF or photo.
“The quarterly PDF guides and manual workflows are not coming back,” said Ian Hoyt, Windsock’s CEO and founder. “The brokers and underwriters who move to a real-time, document-in workflow are going to win the next decade of this industry.”
The output runs to more than 20 pages, covering a Windsock valuation, logbook risk signals, compression and engine history, propeller and structural events, airworthiness directive impact, and a market trend forecast.
Reports on Windsock Pro are unlimited and white-labelled for brokerages, lenders and insurers.
Autopilot sits on top of Windsock’s valuation model, which spans more than 25,000 year-make-model combinations and carries a price index dating back to 1960, giving it one of the deepest historical datasets in the industry.
The model updates continuously against live market data, combining fair market value with market elasticity, a deliberate move away from the quarterly PDF guides that have historically anchored industry pricing.
Since launch, the platform has processed more than $5.3bn in aircraft value, now runs hundreds of valuations daily, and is growing 24% month-over-month across a base of more than 5,500 users.
Windsock has signed commercial agreements with more than a dozen brokerages, lenders, insurers and aviation services providers, and in January was selected by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) as its exclusive aircraft valuation partner.
