{"id":16115,"date":"2026-05-13T14:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/windsock-launches-autopilot-to-cut-aircraft-valuation-time-corporate-jet-investor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:33:41","slug":"windsock-launches-autopilot-to-cut-aircraft-valuation-time-corporate-jet-investor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/windsock-launches-autopilot-to-cut-aircraft-valuation-time-corporate-jet-investor\/","title":{"rendered":"Windsock launches Autopilot to cut aircraft valuation time &#8211; Corporate Jet Investor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gulfstream delivers its first G800 aircraft to customer.<br \/>Aircraft valuation platform Windsock launched Autopilot, a tool that generates a full valuation report in roughly 20 seconds from a logbook, maintenance record, PDF or photo.<br \/><em>\u201cThe quarterly PDF guides and manual workflows are not coming back,\u201d<\/em> said Ian Hoyt, Windsock\u2019s CEO and founder. <em>\u201cThe brokers and underwriters who move to a real-time, document-in workflow are going to win the next decade of this industry.\u201d<\/em><br \/>The output runs to more than 20 pages, covering a Windsock valuation, logbook risk signals, compression and engine history, propeller and structural events, airworthiness directive impact, and a market trend forecast.<br \/>Reports on Windsock Pro are unlimited and white-labelled for brokerages, lenders and insurers.<br \/>Autopilot sits on top of Windsock\u2019s valuation model, which spans more than 25,000 year-make-model combinations and carries a price index dating back to 1960, giving it one of the deepest historical datasets in the industry.<br \/>The model updates continuously against live market data, combining fair market value with market elasticity, a deliberate move away from the quarterly PDF guides that have historically anchored industry pricing.<br \/>Since launch, the platform has processed more than $5.3bn in aircraft value, now runs hundreds of valuations daily, and is growing 24% month-over-month across a base of more than 5,500 users.<br \/>Windsock has signed commercial agreements with more than a dozen brokerages, lenders, insurers and aviation services providers, and in January was selected by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) as its exclusive aircraft valuation partner.<br \/><span>Previous news<\/span><br \/>&laquo; 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