A Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization (PAAO) Certified Appraisal is just one of many reasons customers appoint us. 

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There are no less than eight more validations such as: 

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• To obtain a professional, unbiased and objective opinion of the current Fair Market Value (FMV) of an aircraft.

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• To safeguard against potentially excessive Tax Assessments by County and State Governments against an aircraft. 

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• To verify Damage Claims resulting from fire, hail, windstorms, accidents, incidents and other disasters or other aircraft insurance disputes. 

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• To provide an accurate basis for decision making in the commitment of funds for aircraft acquisition. 

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• To provide persuasive, impartial evidence on the condition of an aircraft for legal issues such as divorce settlements, other domestic civil cases, insurance claims, lawsuits, trust settlements, charitable tax deductions, partnership terminations and more.

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• To assist the financial institution by supporting the Aircraft Loan Portfolio for examination by the Loan Committee and/or Bank Examiners and in substantiating the nature and market value of the airplane when considering it as collateral. 

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• To assist a prospective aircraft purchaser in obtaining financing and appropriate insurance. 

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• To assist Accountants in obtaining a researched valuation opinion of a specific aircraft for internal, external and collateral accounting purposes.