- I already have a terrific mechanic. Why do I need Savvy?
- I have an excellent relationship with my mechanic. Won't he be offended if I hire Savvy to manage my maintenance?
- I love the Savvy concept, but my next annual inspection isn't due for many months. Wouldn't it make more sense for me to wait and sign up then?
- My airplane is still under warranty. Should I wait to sign up for Savvy when the warranty expires?
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I already have a terrific mechanic. Why do I need Savvy?
Because hiring Savvy to manage your maintenance will improve the quality of your maintenance, while relieving you of the hassle of managing your own maintenance, and very likely saving you thousands of dollars year after year. We love working with top-notch mechanics and shops, and most of them love working with us. No single shop or mechanic, no matter how terrific, can offer the expertise and experience of Savvy's technical team.
In addition, Savvy can be a godsend when you face an aircraft owner's worst maintenance nightmare: a mechanical problem away from home. Instead of having to deal with unfamiliar shops and mechanics, you simply contact your Savvy account manager and he handles everything for you. He'll ensure the problem is diagnosed properly, that it is repaired in the most cost-efficient fashion, and that the charges are fair and reasonable. That kind of peace of mind is priceless! See what our clients say...
I have an excellent relationship with my mechanic. Won't he be offended if I hire Savvy to manage my maintenance?
In our experience, some mechanics are a bit doubtful at first (and understandably so) because they are unfamiliar with the concept of professional maintenance management. Once they've had a chance to work with Savvy, however, most support the concept enthusiastically. We interface with many of the top GA shops and technicians in the industry, and almost all are absolutely delighted to have a technical team of Savvy's caliber backing them up and assisting them with troubeshooting and decision making.
Imagine your doctor told you that you needed major surgery. Would you hesitate to seek a second opinion because you were concerned that your doctor might be offended? Of course not. Good physicians encourage their patients to seek a second opinion before undergoing any major medical procedure. The same thing applies to aviation maintenance professionals.
I love the Savvy concept, but my next annual inspection isn't due for many months. Wouldn't it make more sense for me to wait and sign up then?
For heaven's sake, please don't wait until the eve of your annual inspection to sign up for Savvy! This makes it very difficult for us to do all the necessary preparation, logbook review, and service center selection and due diligence that are necessary for us to do the best possible job for you. We'd like at least two months lead time to prepare properly for your first annual inspection.
Also, even though your annual inspection isn't due for awhile yet, delaying your sign-up will deprive you of one of the most important aspects of Savvy: having a seasoned professional account manager to help you deal with unscheduled maintenance and problems you encounter, particular when you're away from home. Our clients tell us that they really appreciate all the money we save them during annual inspections, but that when we come to their rescue when they have mechanicals on the road, it's priceless!
My airplane is still under warranty. Should I wait to sign up for Savvy when the warranty expires?
We suggest you don't wait, for three reasons:
- The vast majority of your maintenance expenses are not covered by warranty. Warranty doesn't cover the annual inspection (or other inspections), nor does it cover maintenance of wear-and-tear items like tires, wheels and brakes. We have many clients with aircraft under warranty, and we routinely save them thousands of dollars annually on their maintenance costs.
- When we manage the maintenance of an aircraft under warranty, one of our priorities is to make sure that everything that can possibly be covered under warranty will be covered under warranty. We pursue warranty claims aggressively, and our success rate in obtaining warranty consideration even in difficult cases has been sensational.
- Whether under warranty or not, an aircraft owner's biggest maintenance nightmare is when you find yourself stuck (AOG) away from home with a mechanical problem. That's when being a Savvy client can be priceless.
Most of these reasons also apply to aircraft that are under a factory pre-paid maintenance program (like Cirrus CMX).