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Flight Ascend Values Analyzer User Guide

Introduction

Flight Ascend Values Analyzer (FAVA) is a new platform designed to replace ASO Values and become the

unified platform for accessing all FlightGlobal values products. The new platform offers improved user

experience and seamless connection to Flight Fleets Analyzer.

Flight Ascend Values Analyzer has been designed based on extensive user feedback, and it will continue to be

developed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. If you have any feedback or comments, please use the support

link available from every page within Values Analyzer, or send an email to the following address:

[email protected].

This user guide can help as a reference when using Flight Ascend Values Analyzer. There is no need to read

from beginning to end – you can go directly to the section you are interested in.

Values Home Page The Flight Ascend Values Analyzer home page is a single place from where you can easily get to all your Values products. As we add more functionality, more content will appear on the page. Currently you can:

1. Run a specific fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter valuation 2. Run a generic fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter valuation 3. Run a generic engine valuation 4. NEW: Access the valuations you ran in the past 6 months

Navigation around the product

mailto:[email protected]


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We have tried to make sure that it is easy to find exactly what you need on Flight Ascend Values Analyzer. On the top black header bar you will find several quick links.

1. Links to other Flightglobal products, such as Flight Fleets Analyzer and Flight Dashboard. They open the product in a new tab.

2. NEW: Glossary – all the terms used in our Values and Fleets products are included 3. Support link contains several options:

NEW: access to Values Methodology

E-mail to FlightGlobal Support team

Access to Fleets Analyzer Knowledge Base 4. Help – starts the first-time user experience programme that walks you through the product

Specific Aircraft Valuation

Select the aircraft

To run a specific aircraft valuation for a fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter, type in the registration or the serial

number into the search box. The system would provide you with suggestions of the aircraft, matching your

search parameters with the aircraft manufacturer and type indicated in brackets.

Aircraft for which an online valuation is available, when highlighted would have ‘Run valuation’ text

appear next to them. If you select this aircraft, valuation parameter page will open

Aircraft for which only desktop valuations are available, when highlighted would have ‘Desktop

Valuation’ text appear next to them. If you select this aircraft, an e-mail to request a desktop valuation

will open.


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Select the valuation parameters

NEW: The specific aircraft valuation parameter page is located on one of the tabs of the aircraft profile. To get

more information on the aircraft itself, click through the other tabs of the profile.

You can also navigate to the specific aircraft valuation parameter page from Flight Fleets Analyzer by going to

the aircraft profile and then selecting the ‘Values’ tab.

NEW: When there is a difference between the operating and certified MTOW-Engine combination, it is

possible to select the configuration at which to run the valuation.

NEW: In the Specification Adjusters section a list of specification adjusters that we are aware of is presented,

alongside with the date of the last specification review we are aware of.

If the specification adjusters listed from the latest details that you have, please contact us and we will

amend the records shortly, after which you would be able to run the specific aircraft valuation with

the latest details

Alternatively, if you would like to view a valuation of this aircraft with a range of different scenarios

for the possible specification adjuster combination, click ‘Generic valuation’ link in the Specification

adjuster section.

Select the inflation rate, which you would like to apply to the future values. In the results table you will see

the inflated (as per the selected inflation rate) and the non-inflated values side by side.


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Once you are satisfied with your parameter selections, click ‘Run Valuation’. This action will remove one credit

from your entitlement.

NEW: If some of the values are not available (i.e. due to market conditions), a warning message will

appear, detailing which values would not be available. At this point, you can decide to proceed with

the online valuation, request a desktop valuation or cancel the action. No credit will be taken until you

select to proceed with the valuation

NEW: In case we are aware that the aircraft you are valuing has suffered an accident in the past, we

will notify you about it. Note: the online valuation would not take the potential impact of the accident

on the aircraft value into account.


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View valuation result

Once you select to proceed with the valuation, the Specific aircraft result page will open in the new foreground

tab. On each specific valuation tab you will be able to see

Details of the aircraft

Date of the valuation

Notes and assumptions, including the selected MTOW-Engine combination, inflation rate and any

specification adjusters

Current aircraft values table

Future aircraft values table and interactive chart

NEW: Liquidity Overview - if you are also subscribed to Flight Fleets Analyzer, you will see a brief

summary of the fleet of the value sub-series that is valued. The liquidity overview section is based on

the Flight Fleets Analyzer data.


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Export valuation results

You can export the valuation results by clicking the ‘Export’ button:

Export default PDF file

Export default Excel file

NEW: Custom export – this will allow you to select what values you would like to export as well as the

export format

Generic Aircraft Valuation

Select the aircraft

To run a generic aircraft valuation for a fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter, type in the manufacturer, type or

the value sub series into the search box. The system would provide you with suggestions of the aircraft,

matching your search parameters.

Aircraft for which an online valuation is available, when highlighted would have ‘Run valuation’ text

appear next to them. If you select this aircraft, valuation parameter page will open

Aircraft for which only desktop valuations are available, when highlighted would have ‘Desktop

Valuation’ text appear next to them. If you select this aircraft, an e-mail to request a desktop valuation

will open.


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In Step 1, select the basic parameters of the aircraft that you are valuing, including engine, MTOW and year of

build.

If you wish to base your generic aircraft valuation on a specific aircraft, type the aircraft registration or serial

number into the search box and chose one of the provided options. Upon selection, all the fields will be

populated with the details of your chosen specific aircraft, which you would then be able to alter.


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Once you are happy with your selections, click Next.

In Step 2, select the specification adjusters. If no specification adjusters are available for this aircraft, you will

go straight to Step 3.

For helicopter valuations, select at least one usage. This will define the list of typical specification adjusters.

You can further refine the list by

Selecting Usage

Changing the specification adjuster selection by adding / deleting from the list of default and available

specification adjusters. You can do this by deleting them from the list on the right, or ticking and un-

ticking them in the list on the left. The non-default specification adjusters will appear in the list in

bright blue colour.

Once you are happy with your selection, click Next. You will be able to view all the selected specification

adjusters on the valuation result.


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In Step 3, select the inflation rate, which you would like to apply to the future values. In the results table you

will see the inflated (as per the selected inflation rate) and the non-inflated values side by side.

You can also return to any of the previous steps to review / change your selections by clicking on them.

Once you are satisfied with your parameter selections, click ‘Run Valuation’. This action will remove one credit

from your entitlement.

NEW: If some of the values are not available (i.e. due to market conditions), a warning message will

appear, detailing which values would not be available. At this point, you can decide to proceed with

the online valuation, request a desktop valuation or cancel the action. No credit will be taken until you

select to proceed with the valuation


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Once you select to proceed with the valuation, the generic aircraft result page will open in the new foreground

tab. On each specific valuation tab you will be able to see

Details of the aircraft


Notes and assumptions, including the selected inflation rate and any specification adjusters

Current aircraft values table

Future aircraft values table and interactive chart

NEW: Liquidity Overview - if you are also subscribed to Flight Fleets Analyzer, you will see a brief

summary of the fleet of the value sub-series that is valued. The liquidity overview section is based on

the Flight Fleets Analyzer data.


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export format

Generic Engine Valuation

Select the engine

To run a generic engine valuation, type in the manufacturer, type or the sub series into the search box. The

system would provide you with suggestions of the engines, matching your search parameters.

Engines for which an online valuation is available, when highlighted would have ‘Run valuation’ text

appear next to them. If you select this engine, valuation parameter page will open

Engines for which only desktop valuations are available, when highlighted would have ‘Desktop

Valuation’ text appear next to them. If you select this engine, an e-mail to request a desktop valuation

will open.


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In Step 1, select the basic parameters of the engine that you are valuing,

In Step 2, select the specification adjusters.

In Step 3, select the inflation rate, which you would like to apply to the future values. In the results table you

will see the inflated (as per the selected inflation rate) and the non-inflated values side by side.



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Once you select to proceed with the valuation, the engine valuation result page will open in the new

foreground tab. On each specific valuation tab, you will be able to see

Details of the engine


Notes and assumptions, including the selected inflation rate and any specification adjusters

Current engine values table

Future engine values table and interactive chart






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export format

Access Previous Valuations

NEW: You can now access the default excel and PDF export files from all the valuations you ran in the past 6

months (provided there was no break in your subscription in this period of time). NOTE: the values in these

export files will stay as on the date that the valuation was run.

For a quick access to the latest valuations ran, see the My Recent Valuations widget on the Values Analyzer

home page. By clicking on one of the recent valuations, the PDF and excel export files will download

automatically.


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You can also access all the valuations you ran in the past 6 months and view more details on them by clicking

‘View All’ on the My recent Valuations widget. Alternatively, click Recent Valuations link on the lower black

header bar. This will bring you to the full directory outlining the valuation parameters and arranged by the

type of valuation run.

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