Professional independant source of expert aviation advice.
I have been around aircraft since 1965. With over 59 years of experience in the industry, I am committed to providing outstanding service.
PlaneTorque Australia Pty Ltd commenced in 2003.
How can I assist you
Call, text or email me so that you can quickly decide if I might be the expert you are looking for. Valuation process explained on my YouTube channel. I am happy to share with you redacted copies of reports or my CV
Ensuring that your projects are completed to your exact specifications.
Whether you need a valuation, audit, pre-purchase review, or expert witness, I have the expertise and resources to get the job done. Thank you for considering PlaneTorque Australia; I look forward to serving you.
Services Provided
I offer a range of services, from valuations to expert witness
Aircraft Valuations
Since 2005 I have completed a total of 187 valuations across a wide range of types - Aeroplanes 177, helicopters 11. Happy to send you some redacted examples.
Pre-Purchase Reviews
I no longer carry out Import/Export Certificate of Airworthiness issue. But I have completed 125 across Light Sport Aircraft, Helicopters and transport catergory aeroplanes and helicopters. These are obviously deeper than pre-purchase reviews
Expert Witness Services
I have provided Expert Witness Services across a range of subjects. Valuations and accidents. Of late these appear to be growing in number.
Audits
Internal or supplier audits are important. I first gained my Lead Auditor credentials in 1995
About Me
With over 59 years of hands-on experience in the aviation industry, I provide expert consultation services focused on maintenance activities. My deep understanding of aviation maintenance, coupled with extensive experience in internal and supplier audits, allows me to deliver precise and reliable advice. My services also include expert witness support, where I bring a wealth of knowledge to litigation and arbitration cases.
For more detailed information, such as aircraft for which I have issued Certificates of Airworthiness (125 to date) and valuations (187 to date), please contact me via email.
I hold an Australian AME licence and a Malaysian AME licence. I also hold a CASA Instrument to issue Import and Export Certificates of Airworthiness (no weight limitations). I am currently a CASA-approved drone operator and pilot. I would be more than happy to email you my full CV.
I come from a family of aircraft maintenance engineers. My father and two older brothers, William and Richard and I have a combined aviation experience of approximately 157 years (And counting). Dad has passed away; William is retired in the USA and Richard just resigned (Retired) from as a board member position with a large helicopter company headquartered now just down the road from big brother Bill in Louisiana. We all cut our aviation teeth in HMF REME as aircraft technicians. Dad was in fact on course number one for aircraft tradesmen in the British army at the point the Army Air Corp was re-established after the end of WWII.
I started my aviation career in 1965 in the British Army as an aircraft technician, working in the UK, EU and the Far East. My first civilian job was in the Middle East, again on helicopters. Then to Australia via Malaysia. My last employer (of 19 years) was Pearl Aviation Pty Ltd, part of the Paspaley Pearling family of companies. In the company, I ended up in the head office as the Engineering Manager, and I was a key manager on the team setting up a cost control centre in Perth. I was also instrumental in the company gaining ISO 9002 accreditation. When the head office moved to Darwin, I accepted a redundancy in 2003 and set up PlaneTorque Australia Pty Ltd, as a consultancy business that utilised my acquired management skills, with over the years projects in Canada, USA, Singapore, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, New Zealand and all Australian states. CoA issues, compliance audits (Which included auditing with the lead auditor (Pilot) the Vietnamese army’s helicopter offshore operations), valuations and pre-purchase reviews.
More recently, my experience and expertise have been used as an expert witness in legal cases.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is your QUESTION not listed? Please contact me.
As I ease into retirement, I need to downsize and rationalise my back office costs. This website is built on the Ventraip.com.au system, and whilst it does not carry a shop, it works for me. Oh yes, and it's a FREE service when one registers the domain name with them. Great support also.
Yes. Please contact me. Limited supply at the moment so if its a big order I will need to give my printer time to produce.
Yes and in stock. Pads of 25 $50/pad includes postage of qty 1 pad within Australia
A3, red ink, double-sided printing
SKU 800Lr03
Sure thing. It's a tad long through as I have been building it for 59 years. Just contact me and I will email you a copy.
Absolutely! Please contact me and I will email a FREE copy.
Sure do. @alanjupp363
It's a mixture of drone flights, PTA processes and my books (My recently started "Side-hustle").
Yes. Please contact me for yours. This can be used to audit an existing aircraft or as part of an Import or Export CoA process.
My hourly rate varies depending on the task being undertaken. Please contact me with a few details of your project and I will review and advise.
I have been writing short stories and poems and binding them into books for some time now. Currently working on book 10. Please contact me if you want to see the front covers and contents. All are for sale at reasonable cost and are delivered via email.
These vary depending on the client and project. I may seek an advance payment to cover some costs. Generally, reports are not released until monies owed clear into the account noted on my invoice. For larger projects, regular progress payments will be requested, again via an invoice. Failure to make these payments may result in your project being placed on hold.
Many jobs cannot be "quoted" on due the the vagaries of the industry. Only estimates will be givern.