Vintage & Antique Aircraft AD Tracker
Track every applicable directive for vintage aircraft caretakers — compliance method, last done, next due by date or hours — with overdue badges.
Supersedure chains are the vintage trap: AD 47-21-03 amended by 51-10-01 superseded by 63-15-02 — compliance means the latest link, and the paper trail spans seventy years.
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⚠️ 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 vintage aircraft caretakers: every directive with its method, last-complied date and next due, colour-coded before anything goes overdue. Supersedure chains are the vintage trap: AD 47-21-03 amended by 51-10-01 superseded by 63-15-02.
About Vintage & Antique Aircraft AD Tracker
For vintage aircraft caretakers, the AD list is the aircraft's legal heartbeat. Old type certificates accumulate decades of ADs — some superseded several times, some referencing service bulletins from manufacturers that no longer exist — and parts of the record may predate digital indexing. And the failure mode is always the same: supersedure chains are the vintage trap: ad 47-21-03 amended by 51-10-01 superseded by 63-15-02 — compliance means the latest link, and the paper trail spans seventy years. Keep the list alive here instead — directive, method, last done, next due by date or hours — and let the colour badges watch the calendar. The export doubles as the compliance summary your mechanic, buyer or inspector asks for first.
How to use Vintage & Antique Aircraft AD 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 Vintage & Antique Aircraft AD 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 vintage aircraft caretakers
- ✓CSV export = instant compliance summary for IAs, buyers and auditors
Frequently asked questions
How do I handle superseded ADs on a vintage aircraft?+
Track the current AD in the chain and note the supersedure history: compliance with a superseded directive doesn't satisfy its replacement, and examiners of vintage records specifically look for the latest amendment status. Keep one entry per active directive here with the chain noted in its notes field — and archive the historic sign-offs, because a seventy-year compliance story is part of the aircraft's provenance and value.
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.
Where is this data stored?+
Everything you enter is saved in your browser's local storage on your own device — nothing is uploaded to any server. Your records stay completely private, work offline, and load instantly. Use the CSV export regularly to keep an off-device backup copy.
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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