CAMP tracks what's due. FileFlo holds the proof.
This isn't FileFlo versus CAMP. CAMP Systems is the OEM-aligned maintenance tracking platform: engine and airframe component status, AD applicability, the next-due list. FileFlo is the compliance document evidence layer that pairs with CAMP: it AI-classifies the §43.9 / §43.11 / §91.417 / §145.219 records and builds the FAA-ready audit binder. Keep the maintenance program. Add the binder.
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Not a takedown. A pairing.
I hear this question almost every week from Part 145 repair station directors of maintenance, Part 135 charter directors of operations, and Part 91 corporate flight department managers: "We've been on CAMP for years. CAMP is excellent at the engineering and the maintenance program tracking, but the FAA SAS inspector keeps asking for documents CAMP doesn't really hold. Is there a software tool that closes the document binder gap?" CAMP Systems is the largest, longest-tenured OEM-aligned aircraft maintenance tracking platform in business aviation: it is what the OEMs themselves recommend for Pratt & Whitney Canada, Honeywell, Williams International, GE Aviation, and Rolls-Royce engine condition trend monitoring, and it holds the airframe and powerplant component status tracking under 14 CFR §43.13 performance rules. FileFlo does not attempt to replace any of that; that is engineering data, OEM-aligned, and CAMP has been doing it longer than FileFlo has existed.
What FileFlo does is the next layer: the compliance document evidence binder under 14 CFR §43.9, §91.417, §145.219, and Part 39 AD compliance, the document evidence file the FAA Safety Assurance System inspector pulls during a surveillance event. The right operating model for most Part 145 / Part 135 / Part 91 operators is CAMP for the maintenance program and engineering data + FileFlo at $299/mo for the compliance document evidence layer. The two products are complements, not substitutes, and the combined operating cost is dramatically lower than the enterprise compliance platform alternatives. CAMP tracks what is due; FileFlo holds the proof you did it.
Who wins which lane.
FileFlo wins for
- Compliance document evidence binder for FAA SAS / OPSS / PI surveillance
- 14 CFR §43.9 maintenance record entries + §43.11 inspection entries
- 14 CFR §91.417 owner/operator maintenance record retention
- 14 CFR §145.219 Part 145 repair station audit binder
- AI document classification across 600+ aviation document types
- Multi-regulation coverage (14 CFR + 49 CFR + 29 CFR + 40 CFR)
- Flat $299/mo unlimited aircraft, no per-aircraft inflation
- 5-day self-serve trial, live in minutes, no implementation
CAMP wins for
- OEM-aligned engine + airframe component status tracking
- Manufacturer-published maintenance program execution
- 14 CFR Part 39 AD applicability against serial-number ranges
- Engine condition trend monitoring (ECTM): P&W, Honeywell, Williams, GE, RR
- Parts catalog + inventory burn-down + Form 8130-3 linkage
- Hot Section Inspection + landing gear overhaul next-due tracking
- 14 CFR §43.13(a) Instructions for Continued Airworthiness data feeds
The honest answer for most Part 145 / Part 135 / Part 91 operators: keep CAMP for the maintenance program and engineering data + add FileFlo at $299/mo for the compliance document evidence layer the FAA SAS / OPSS / PI inspector pulls. The two products are complements: CAMP tracks what is due, FileFlo holds the proof you did it.
Feature by feature, side by side.
Based on publicly available CAMP Systems materials, customer reports, and FileFlo product as of 2026. CAMP is $5K-50K/yr per operator on a per-aircraft enterprise quote; FileFlo is a flat $299/mo, unlimited aircraft.
| Feature | FileFlo $299/mo · unlimited aircraft | CAMP Systems ~$5K-50K/yr · enterprise quote |
|---|---|---|
OEM-aligned engine + airframe component status tracking | Not in scope; holds the resulting §43.9 records | Core competency: engineering data + next-due list |
Compliance document evidence platform (AI-classified binder) | 600+ doc types AI-classified per aircraft tail | Engineering tracking, not compliance document mgmt |
14 CFR §43.9 maintenance record entries | Holds + AI-classifies §43.9 entries per tail + date range | Generates the entries from work-order data |
14 CFR §43.11 annual / 100-hour inspection records | Holds the signed inspection sheet + FAA-ready binder | Drives the inspection due-date and program scope |
14 CFR Part 39 Airworthiness Directive (AD) applicability + tracking | Holds the AD compliance documentation only | Industry-standard AD applicability engine + status |
14 CFR §91.417 owner/operator maintenance record retention | Indefinite retention + tail-number-organized binder | Operator must export + archive themselves |
14 CFR §145.219 Part 145 recordkeeping audit binder | One-click PDF for FAA SAS surveillance visit | Engineering records, not §145.219 evidence binder |
14 CFR §43.13(a) Instructions for Continued Airworthiness reference | Holds the ICA document evidence per aircraft | Drives maintenance program from OEM ICA data |
Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate document storage | AI-classified + linked to installed component record | Operator manages 8130-3 attachments separately |
Multi-regulation coverage (FAA + DOT + OSHA + EPA) | 14 CFR + 49 CFR + 29 CFR + 40 CFR all in one | Aviation maintenance tracking only |
Engine condition trend monitoring (ECTM): P&W/Honeywell/Williams/GE/RR | Not in scope; engineering data | Industry-standard ECTM data feeds from OEM networks |
Parts catalog + inventory burn-down | Not in scope; holds parts traceability docs | Parts catalog + inventory + Form 8130-3 linkage |
Pricing model | $299/mo flat, unlimited aircraft + users | ~$5K-50K/yr per operator (per-aircraft enterprise quote) |
Free trial (no sales call) | 5-day full access, no card | Demo + custom quote + enterprise sales process |
Implementation timeline | Self-serve · live in 30-60 minutes | Multi-month onboarding + OEM data integration |
Use case fit | Compliance evidence binder for FAA SAS / OPSS / PI | Maintenance program tracking + OEM engineering data |
CAMP Systems prices on a per-aircraft, per-program enterprise model with custom quotes. Range cited from public sources and operator reports; verify directly with CAMP for an exact quote based on fleet size, aircraft mix, program scope, and ECTM module selection.
One flat price vs per-aircraft escalation.
FileFlo is one flat price for the compliance document evidence layer regardless of aircraft count. CAMP Systems prices per-aircraft, per-program with enterprise custom quotes; the math escalates with every aircraft and every OEM data feed.
* Pricing range based on public CAMP Systems sales materials and operator reports. Contact CAMP for an exact per-aircraft quote based on fleet size and program scope.
The pricing comparison is not apples-to-apples. CAMP Systems is an OEM-aligned maintenance program tracking platform with engineering data feeds; FileFlo is a compliance document evidence platform. The right operating model is “CAMP for the maintenance program + FileFlo for the §145.219 / §91.417 / §43.9 audit binder”; combined cost is typically lower than enterprise compliance platforms alone.
Platform definition.
FileFlo is a compliance document intelligence platform for aviation operators. For a Part 145 repair station, a Part 135 charter operator, or a Part 91 corporate flight department it operates as the document evidence layer over completed maintenance records, AI-classifying 600+ document types against their governing section of 14 CFR (the §43.9 maintenance record entry, the §43.11 inspection record, the §43.7 return-to-service sign-off, the Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate), extracting retention and expiration data, and producing the §145.219 / §91.417 audit binder the FAA Safety Assurance System inspector pulls under FAA Order 8900.1. It is not a maintenance-tracking engine: it does not compute the next-due Hot Section Inspection or run Airworthiness Directive applicability against serial-number ranges.
CAMP Systems is a different category: an OEM-aligned aircraft maintenance tracking platform. CAMP holds the engine and airframe component status, drives the next-due list against the manufacturer-published maintenance program and §43.16 airworthiness limitations, runs the Part 39 AD applicability engine, and feeds engine condition trend monitoring data from the OEM networks. The distinction matters because maintenance tracking answers "what is due"; document evidence answers "can you prove what was done." CAMP generates the §43.9 entry from work-order data; FileFlo holds the signed §43.9 record itself, classified and retention-tracked, as the artifact an FAA inspector inspects. The two layers are complementary: CAMP for the engineering program, FileFlo for the document binder.
Where the rules put the document burden.
The FAA maintenance recordkeeping rules ask for documents, not dashboards. 14 CFR §43.9 requires every person who performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration to make a record entry containing a description of the work, the date of completion, the name of the person performing it, and (for a Part 145 repair station) the signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate of the person approving return to service under §43.7. §43.11 layers the annual and 100-hour inspection record entries on top. A maintenance-tracking system computes when these are due; the signed records themselves are the evidence an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector reviews.
Retention and production obligations live in §91.417 and §145.219. Under §91.417, the owner/operator must keep maintenance, preventive-maintenance, and alteration records until the work is repeated or for one year, while §91.417(a)(2) records (total time in service, life-limited part status, current inspection status, AD compliance status under Part 39, and Form 337 alterations) are kept indefinitely with the aircraft. Under §145.219, a Part 145 repair station must retain its records for at least two years and produce them to the Administrator on request. The FAA SAS surveillance protocol under FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 directs the Principal Inspector to pull those §145.219 records during routine surveillance, a §145.57 renewal, a §145.221 reported-failure investigation, or a §145.223 capability list review, and the civil-penalty exposure under 49 U.S.C. § 46301 runs up to $37,377 per violation per day under the 2026 inflation-adjusted table.
This is the layer FileFlo fills alongside CAMP. CAMP determines AD applicability under Part 39 and drives the next-due list; FileFlo holds the AD-compliance status report, the signed §43.9 entry recording the action, the Form 337 for any AD-mandated modification, and the §91.417 / §145.219 retention file, each AI-classified by tail number, work order, and CFR section, and exportable as the inspector-ready binder in one click. Use CAMP for what is due; use FileFlo for the proof you did it.
Built by an operator, against the rules themselves.
Chad Griffith, Founder & CEO of FileFlo, built FileFlo's rule packs against the actual surveyor, inspector, and safety-investigator protocols, not against a generic "compliance" abstraction. Each regulator's taxonomy maps documents to the exact CFR section that demands them, which is why FileFlo can sit alongside an engineering platform like CAMP and still speak the language an FAA SAS / OPSS / PI auditor uses. CAMP is genuinely the right tool for the maintenance program and engineering data; FileFlo doesn't compete with that. It closes the document binder gap CAMP was never built to fill, so a surveillance event becomes a binder export instead of a four-day file-room scramble.
Quick answers.
Last reviewed June 4, 2026.
Does FileFlo replace CAMP Systems?
No, and trying to use FileFlo as a CAMP replacement is the wrong frame. CAMP Systems is the long-tenured OEM-aligned aircraft maintenance tracking platform: CAMP holds the engine and airframe component status, tracks the next-due airworthiness limitations item under 14 CFR §43.16 and the manufacturer-published maintenance program, runs the parts catalog and inventory burn-down for the operator's line and base maintenance program, and feeds the discrepancy and corrective-action records back to the airframe and engine OEM data networks. FileFlo does not attempt to track the next-due Hot Section Inspection on a PT6 engine or the next-due 12-year landing gear overhaul on a Citation; that is CAMP's lane and CAMP does it well. FileFlo is the compliance evidence platform that PAIRS with CAMP: AI classifies 600+ document types, holds the 14 CFR §43.9 maintenance record entries and §43.11 inspection record entries the FAA inspector requests, holds the §91.417 owner/operator maintenance record retention file, builds the Part 145 §145.219 recordkeeping audit binder, and gives the chief inspector a one-click PDF for an FAA surveillance visit under FAA Order 8900.1. The pattern most Part 145 repair stations and Part 135 charter operators run is: CAMP for the maintenance program and tracking + FileFlo for the compliance document evidence layer the FAA SAS / OPSS / PI auditor pulls. Together, not versus.
How much does CAMP Systems cost vs FileFlo?
CAMP Systems prices on a per-aircraft, per-program enterprise model with custom quotes. Public industry reporting and operator-side disclosures put CAMP's typical pricing at roughly $5,000-$50,000 per year per operator depending on fleet size, aircraft mix (turbojet, turboprop, helicopter), program scope (maintenance tracking, inventory, flight ops, parts catalog, EFB integration), and whether the contract includes CAMP's engine condition trend monitoring (ECTM) module for Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, Williams, GE, or Rolls-Royce engine data. A single-aircraft Part 91 corporate operator on a basic CAMP maintenance-tracking subscription typically pays $4,000-$8,000 per year. A 5-aircraft Part 135 charter operator with ECTM and parts inventory typically pays $20,000-$35,000 per year. A 15-aircraft Part 145 repair station with multiple OEM data feeds typically pays $40,000-$75,000 per year. FileFlo is a flat $299 per month or $2,990 per year: unlimited aircraft, unlimited users, all compliance features. The pricing comparison is NOT a substitution comparison. CAMP sells the engineering data + maintenance program; FileFlo sells the compliance document evidence layer. The right operating model is to keep CAMP for the engineering/maintenance program AND add FileFlo for the §43.9 / §43.11 / §91.417 / §145.219 document binder. Verify CAMP pricing during the CAMP Systems sales process at campsystems.com; FileFlo pricing is locked at getfileflo.com/pricing.
Will FileFlo hold the 14 CFR §43.9 maintenance record entries CAMP currently tracks?
Yes, and this is exactly where the CAMP + FileFlo pairing makes operational sense. 14 CFR §43.9 requires every person who performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration on an aircraft, airframe, engine, propeller, appliance, or component part to make an entry in the maintenance record containing: a description of the work performed, the date of completion, the name of the person performing the work, and (if maintenance is performed by a Part 145 repair station) the signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate held by the person approving the aircraft for return to service under §43.7. CAMP holds the engineering-side data (what was due, what was performed, what is next due), but the underlying §43.9 record-of-work entries, the §43.11 inspection record entries for the annual inspection or progressive inspection program, the §43.13(a) Manufacturer's Maintenance Manual / Instructions for Continued Airworthiness reference, and the Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate for installed components live as document evidence the FAA SAS auditor or §43.5 person inspects. FileFlo's AI classifies these documents on upload, distinguishing a §43.9 maintenance record entry from a §43.11 inspection entry from a §43.7 RTS sign-off from a Form 8130-3 from a §43.16 ALI signoff, and produces the FAA-investigator-ready binder organized by aircraft tail number, date range, and CFR section reference. Use CAMP to know what is due; use FileFlo to hold the proof you did it.
Does FileFlo handle Airworthiness Directives (AD) the way CAMP does?
Different roles. 14 CFR Part 39 makes Airworthiness Directives mandatory and §39.7 requires that no person operate a product to which an AD applies except in accordance with the AD's requirements. CAMP's core competency is AD applicability and compliance status tracking against the operator's aircraft serial numbers: CAMP determines whether AD 2024-12-05 applies to the operator's Cessna Citation Excel based on serial number ranges, identifies the recurring compliance interval (one-time terminating action vs recurring 1,000-hour inspection vs recurring 36-month inspection), and tracks the next compliance due date against the aircraft current time and cycles. CAMP does this well; it is the engineering data and program tracking that drives the next-due list. FileFlo is not an AD applicability engine. What FileFlo does is hold the AD-compliance documentation that the FAA inspector pulls during a §91.403 owner/operator responsibility review or a Part 145 §145.211 capability list review: the CAMP-generated AD-compliance status report, the signed §43.9 maintenance record entry recording the AD-compliance action, the Form 337 Major Repair and Alteration record for any AD-mandated modification, the §43.16 ALI signoff if the AD intersects with an airworthiness limitations item, and the §91.405 maintenance record retention file the operator must keep for the life of the aircraft. The pattern operators run is CAMP for the AD-applicability and tracking + FileFlo for the AD-compliance document evidence binder.
Can FileFlo build the Part 145 §145.219 audit binder for an FAA SAS surveillance visit?
Yes; this is FileFlo's strongest use case for Part 145 repair stations using CAMP. 14 CFR §145.219 requires every Part 145 repair station to maintain records of all maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations the repair station performs for at least two years and provide the records to the FAA Administrator upon request. The records must include: the description of the work performed under §43.9, the date the work was completed, the name of the person performing the work, the signature and certificate number of the person approving the aircraft or component for return to service under §43.7, and the Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate when applicable. The FAA Safety Assurance System (SAS) surveillance protocol under FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 directs the Principal Inspector (PI) or Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) to pull the §145.219 records during routine surveillance, during a Part 145 renewal under §145.57, during an investigation of a §145.221 reported failure or malfunction, or during a §145.223 capability list review. CAMP holds the engineering-tracking data (what was done on which serial number), but the §145.219 record-of-work file the SAS inspector pulls is a document evidence binder. FileFlo produces a one-click §145.219-ready audit binder organized by work order, customer, date range, and aircraft tail number, with every supporting document AI-classified (RTS sign-off, Form 8130-3, §43.9 entry, capability list reference, parts traceability record), expiration-tracked, and stamped with an immutable audit trail. The civil-penalty exposure under 49 U.S.C. § 46301 runs up to $37,377 per violation per day for 2026; the binder is what stands between the repair station and the multi-violation finding during an FAA surveillance event.
What about Part 135 and Part 91 corporate flight departments using CAMP?
Same pairing logic, different document scope. Part 135 charter operators using CAMP for maintenance tracking still need the §135.63 recordkeeping requirements binder (crewmember records, aircraft records, training records, flight time and duty records), the §135.21 manual currency file, the §135.293 pilot competency check records, the §135.297 instrument proficiency check records, and the §135.443 airworthiness check records, all of which are document evidence the FAA POI / OPSS auditor pulls during a Part 135 surveillance event under FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 3. Part 91 corporate flight departments using CAMP for maintenance tracking still need the §91.417 owner/operator maintenance record retention file (kept until the work is repeated or for one year, whichever is first, except for §91.417(a)(2) records which are kept indefinitely with the aircraft), the §91.409 inspection records (annual or progressive), the §91.411 altimeter system test records (every 24 months), the §91.413 ATC transponder test records (every 24 months), and the Subpart F large/turbojet operating rules documentation if applicable. CAMP tracks the engineering side; FileFlo holds the document evidence. The §299/mo flat pricing is the same regardless of Part 91, Part 135, Part 145, or Part 121. FileFlo does not price per-aircraft like CAMP, so a Part 91 single-jet operator and a Part 135 charter operator running 5 aircraft and a Part 145 repair station running 50 work orders per month all pay the same flat rate for the compliance document layer.
Add the FAA compliance binder at flat $299/mo.
Keep CAMP for the maintenance program. Add FileFlo for the §145.219 / §91.417 / §43.9 document evidence binder the FAA inspector pulls. 5-day free trial, no card, no multi-month onboarding.
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