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Part 135 / 145 / 141 Operators

The May 28, 2027 SMS deadline is a data problem before it is a paperwork problem.

Where your operation stands today — scored across 15 questions about data, capacity, audits, and timeline.

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Why the deadline bites smaller operators hardest

Evidence lives in five places

Scheduling, maintenance, training, and safety records rarely reconcile without manual work.

No spare capacity to absorb it

Readiness work lands on the same people already running the operation at the limit.

It has to be defensible

Documented, traceable, human-approved — not a black box that a regulator can't follow.

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Five readiness tiers, one score

Fifteen questions produce a single readiness score. The score places your operation in one of five tiers — each with a different first move before May 2027.

40–45 PTS
Hot Lead
34–39 PTS
Warm Lead
25–33 PTS
Lukewarm Lead
18–24 PTS
Cold Lead
Below 18 PTS
Poor Fit
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Scoring 34 or above: act this quarter

Hot Lead40–45 PTS

Deadline-driven and mobilized

Fragmented data, heavy compliance load, urgent timeline, and a decision-maker in the room.

Start now. Scope a documented, human-in-the-loop path to May 2027.

Warm Lead34–39 PTS

Aware, exposed, not yet resourced

The pain is real and the deadline is understood, but prep hasn't been staffed or scheduled.

Pick one workflow — audit evidence or squawk data — and prove it out first.

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Scoring 18–33: plan before you buy

Lukewarm Lead25–33 PTS

Managing, but manually

Systems mostly work; people are absorbing the gaps with spreadsheets and overtime.

Map where manual effort concentrates before committing to any platform.

Cold Lead18–24 PTS

Stable today, thin margin later

Limited urgency and limited fragmentation — the deadline is still an abstraction.

Set a quarterly readiness check so 2027 doesn't arrive as a fire drill.

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Scoring below 18: you're already ahead

Poor FitBelow 18 PTS

Already in good shape

Centralized data, light compliance burden, no capacity crisis — nothing to fix right now.

No action needed. Revisit if the operation grows or systems multiply.

A low score is a good outcome. It means centralized data, a manageable compliance load, and no capacity crisis driving the 2027 timeline.

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Two signals we read alongside the score

Green lights
  • Deadline urgency paired with a short implementation window
  • Fragmented-data language matching how you describe the problem
  • Peer references would be enough to move forward
  • One decision-maker, or a small committee
Red flags
  • SMS deadline not yet treated as urgent
  • High concern that a new system creates more work
  • Past vendor experience left a trust deficit
  • Buying committee not yet identified
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Find your tier in five minutes.

Fifteen questions about your operation as it runs today. We review your results together on a call and agree the first move toward May 28, 2027 — no generic pitch.

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