Rotorcraft AD Compliance Tracker
Track every applicable directive for helicopter owners and operators — compliance method, last done, next due by date or hours — with overdue badges.
Hour-based AD intervals interact with high utilisation: a 25-hour repetitive inspection on a tour machine flying 80 hours a month comes due every 9 days.
No entries yet — add your first one above. Data stays in your browser.
⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA/EASA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
A free AD/directive compliance board for helicopter owners and operators: every directive with its method, last-complied date and next due, colour-coded before anything goes overdue. Hour-based AD intervals interact with high utilisation: a 25-hour repetitive inspection on a tour machine flying 80 hours a month comes due every 9 days..
About Rotorcraft AD Compliance Tracker
Airworthiness directives are where paperwork meets legality: helicopter ads lean heavily on hour-based repetitive inspections and life-limited dynamic components — main rotor grips, tail rotor pitch links and swashplate assemblies attract recurring directives. The operational trap — hour-based ad intervals interact with high utilisation: a 25-hour repetitive inspection on a tour machine flying 80 hours a month comes due every 9 days. This board exists for exactly that seam: each directive carries its own method, dates and hour basis, repetitive items stay permanently visible, and the overdue logic runs every time you open the page. Inspections start from a reconciled baseline, and audits find a list instead of a scramble.
How to use Rotorcraft AD Compliance Tracker
- 1Enter each applicable directive with its compliance method and dates.
- 2Update 'last complied' and 'next due' at every sign-off.
- 3Watch the badges between inspections; export the list for your mechanic or an audit.
Why use Rotorcraft AD Compliance Tracker?
- ✓One entry per directive: method, last complied, next due by date or hours
- ✓Colour badges — amber 30 days out, red when overdue
- ✓Repetitive inspections stay permanently on the board
- ✓Built for the realities of helicopter owners and operators
- ✓CSV export = instant compliance summary for IAs, buyers and auditors
Frequently asked questions
Why are rotorcraft ADs harder to track than aeroplane ADs?+
Three compounding reasons: more hour-based repetitive intervals (which need current component times, not just a calendar), more life-limited parts attracting directives, and higher utilisation compressing the calendar. A 50-hour repetitive AD is a quarterly event for a private owner and a weekly one for a tour operator — tracking against both date AND hours, as this board does, is the only honest method.
How should repetitive ADs be tracked differently from one-time ADs?+
A one-time AD is history once signed off; a repetitive directive is a living deadline that regenerates at every compliance. Track repetitive items with their interval logic — the next-due date or hour figure updated at each sign-off — and keep them on the board forever. This tracker's repetitive-items counter exists because those entries, not the one-time ones, are where airworthiness quietly lapses.
What happens if an AD goes overdue?+
The aircraft is unairworthy as a matter of law until compliance — insurance may be void, and flight (except under a ferry permit specifically issued for the purpose) is illegal. The cure is compliance plus a proper maintenance record entry. The practical defence is never reaching that state: a 30-day amber warning against a reconciled list is dramatically cheaper than a ferry permit and a sheepish call to your insurer.
Is this tool private — who can see my entries?+
Only you. Entries live in your browser's local storage and never leave your device, so there is no account, no cloud sync and no one else with access. Because the data is device-local, export a CSV backup before clearing browser data or switching computers.
What format does the export use and what reads it?+
A plain CSV with one row per entry and labelled column headers — the most portable format there is. Spreadsheets open it directly, most specialised software can map it on import, and a printed copy is perfectly legible to a human reviewer. Nothing proprietary means your AD compliance list is never trapped here.
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