FileFlo vs. Continuum Applied Technology:
Continuum CMP Runs the Shop Floor.
FileFlo Holds the §145.211 / §145.219 / §43.9 PMI Audit Binder.
Continuum Applied Technology (best known for its CAMP CMP product line) is the legacy enterprise maintenance + parts management + accounting integration platform deployed at established Part 145 repair stations and Part 135 air carriers — work orders, technician labor, parts inventory, vendor purchase orders, AD library, and QuickBooks Enterprise or NetSuite GL integration. Following the 2022-2024 enterprise aviation consolidation that merged CAMP Systems with Veryon, the Continuum / CAMP CMP customer base now sits in a defined post-merger niche: multi-year enterprise installations facing a strategic platform decision in 2026-2028. Continuum CMP is the enterprise maintenance platform of record that runs the shop floor + back office daily. FileFlo is a different layer — the compliance document evidence platform the FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI) pulls during Part 145 surveillance under FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6: AI-classifying 600+ document types, holding the §145.211 Quality Control Manual file with version history, the §145.219 recordkeeping retention binder per work-order + per customer tail, the signed §43.9 + §43.7 + §43.13 maintenance evidence reconciled to Continuum-supplied data, and the §91.417 / §135.63 customer-aircraft retention file as the one-click FAA-PMI-ready audit binder. Together, not versus. Here is the honest side-by-side at a flat $299/mo.
Almost every Part 145 director of maintenance and Part 135 director of operations I have spoken with in the last twelve months whose shop runs on Continuum / CAMP CMP has had some version of this conversation: "Continuum CMP is the enterprise maintenance platform of record for our shop. Work orders dispatch through it, technician labor posts to it, the parts catalog lives in it, vendor purchase orders flow through it, the AD library cross-references against it, and the customer invoices post from it to our NetSuite GL. We installed Continuum CMP seven years ago, we have multi-six-figures of customization investment baked in, and a maintenance-platform migration is a multi-year, multi-six-figure decision we are not making in 2026. But during our last FAA PMI surveillance under 8900.1 Volume 6, the inspector asked for our §145.211 Quality Control Manual revision history with FAA-acknowledgment correspondence, the signed §43.9 maintenance entries reconciled to each work-order with the inspector\'s certificate number, the §43.7 RTS sign-offs, the §43.13 acceptable-data evidence citing the specific OEM manual revision and date used on every job, the §145.219 retention file organized per work-order + per customer tail, plus the Form 8130-3 attachments for installed components. Continuum CMP shows the work-order data — but it does not hold the §145.211 QCM document, the signed §43.9 entries, the §43.7 attachments, the §43.13 evidence record, or the §145.219 retention file structure. Is there a software tool that closes the compliance evidence binder gap without forcing us to migrate off Continuum?" Continuum / CAMP CMP is the enterprise platform that runs the shop floor and the back office for Part 145 repair stations and Part 135 air carriers — work-order dispatch under 14 CFR §145.211, 14 CFR §145.219, and Part 91 / Part 135 customer aircraft cross-reference. That enterprise-maintenance workflow is the real-time shop-floor + back-office surface — it runs every hour as work orders open and close, it integrates with the accounting system the controller closes the month against, and it is the single pane of glass the DOM uses to manage shop capacity, technician utilization, parts turn, and customer billing. FileFlo does not attempt to replace any of that — that is the enterprise maintenance + accounting system of record, that is the daily shop-floor workflow, and Continuum / CAMP CMP is built specifically for that enterprise-maintenance use case. What FileFlo does is the next layer: the compliance document evidence binder under 14 CFR §43.9, 14 CFR §43.13, and (for the customer-aircraft retention side) 14 CFR §91.417 — the document evidence file the FAA PMI pulls during a Part 145 surveillance event. Continuum CMP shows the work-order completion date, the technician labor, and the parts pulled; FileFlo holds the signed §43.9 entry, the §43.7 RTS sign-off, the §43.13 acceptable-data evidence citing the Continuum-supplied OEM manual revision, and the §145.219 retention file behind them.
This page is not a takedown of Continuum / CAMP CMP. The Continuum CMP enterprise platform is built specifically for the shop-floor + back-office maintenance management use case — the work-order dispatch that tells a technician which job to pull next, the parts inventory that ensures the right receiving inspection happens before the part installs, the accounting integration that closes the customer invoice to the NetSuite GL — and that is genuinely the right enterprise-maintenance surface for the daily Part 145 DOM and the Part 135 chief inspector. Repair stations and air carriers running Continuum CMP for daily shop-floor operations should keep Continuum CMP. The honest question is whether Continuum CMP is also the right tool for the compliance document evidence binder the FAA PMI pulls during a FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 surveillance event — and the answer for most Part 145 + Part 135 operators is that the compliance-evidence side of the workflow is out of scope for Continuum CMP (because Continuum CMP is built for enterprise maintenance + accounting, not the signed regulatory-compliance archive) and is the specific gap FileFlo closes. The right operating model for most Part 145 + Part 135 operators is Continuum / CAMP CMP for the enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting platform that runs the shop floor daily + FileFlo at $299/mo for the compliance document evidence layer. The two products are complements, not substitutes — and the FileFlo $299/mo compliance layer is decoupled from any future Continuum maintenance-platform migration decision the customer may face in 2026-2028.
Quick Verdict
- Compliance document evidence binder for FAA PMI surveillance (8900.1 Vol 6)
- 14 CFR §145.211 Quality Control Manual file with version history + FAA-ack correspondence
- 14 CFR §145.219 recordkeeping retention binder per work-order + per customer tail
- 14 CFR §43.9 signed maintenance entries reconciled to Continuum work-order data
- 14 CFR §43.7 RTS sign-off + inspector signature attachments
- 14 CFR §43.13 acceptable-data evidence citing Continuum-supplied OEM manual revision
- 14 CFR §91.417 (Part 91) / §135.63 (Part 135) customer-aircraft retention file per tail
- Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate + Part 39 AD compliance evidence storage
- 14 CFR §145.221 Service Difficulty Report (SDR) signed submission binder
- AI document classification across 600+ aviation compliance document types
- Flat $299/mo unlimited tails + technicians + customers — no per-seat inflation
- Decoupled from Continuum maintenance-platform migration decision
- 5-day self-serve trial — live in minutes, no data migration
- Enterprise maintenance management (work orders + dispatch + technician labor capture)
- Parts inventory + vendor purchase orders + receiving inspection workflow
- QuickBooks Enterprise / NetSuite / ERP accounting GL integration
- Customer invoicing + cost tracking + revenue accounting
- AD library + recurring compliance tracking (per Continuum-supplied data set)
- Multi-base Part 145 shop-floor user access control + technician seat licensing
- Established enterprise install base — multi-year Continuum customers with deep customization
- OEM manual library distribution for §43.13 acceptable-data source
The honest answer for most Part 145 / Part 135 operators on Continuum / CAMP CMP: keep Continuum CMP for the enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting workflow that runs the shop floor daily + add FileFlo at $299/mo for the compliance document evidence layer the FAA PMI pulls. The two products are complements — Continuum shows the work-order data, FileFlo holds the signed §43.9 entries + §43.7 sign-offs + §145.219 retention binder behind them. FileFlo decouples the compliance evidence layer from any future Continuum maintenance-platform migration decision.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Based on publicly available Continuum Applied Technology / CAMP CMP enterprise maintenance materials, customer reports, and FileFlo product as of May 2026.
| Feature | FileFlo$299/mo · unlimited tails + technicians | Continuum / CAMP CMP~$10K-$50K+/yr · custom enterprise quote |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise maintenance management (work orders + dispatch + technician labor) | Not in scope — holds the signed compliance records, not the enterprise work-order workflow | Core competency — enterprise maintenance management for Part 145 + Part 135 |
| Parts inventory + vendor purchase orders + warehouse management | Not in scope — relies on Continuum CMP for the parts catalog + PO + receiving workflow | Enterprise parts inventory + vendor PO + receiving for Part 145 shop floor |
| Accounting integration (QuickBooks Enterprise / NetSuite / ERP GL posting) | Not in scope — relies on Continuum CMP for customer invoicing + GL posting | QuickBooks Enterprise + NetSuite integration for customer billing + GL |
| Compliance document evidence platform (AI-classified binder) | 600+ doc types AI-classified per work-order + per customer tail | Enterprise data — not signed-record document evidence storage |
| 14 CFR §145.211 Quality Control Manual (QCM) version control + PMI binder | Holds + version-tracks §145.211 QCM revisions + FAA-acknowledgment correspondence | Does not hold §145.211 QCM document or revision history |
| 14 CFR §145.219 maintenance recordkeeping retention binder (2-year + customer requested) | §145.219 retention binder organized per work-order + per customer tail | Holds the work-order data — does not hold the §145.219 retention file structure |
| 14 CFR §43.9 signed maintenance entries with inspector certificate number | Holds signed §43.9 entries reconciled to the Continuum work-order data | Tracks work-order completion date — does not hold the signed §43.9 entry itself |
| 14 CFR §43.7 Return-to-Service (RTS) sign-off + signature attachments | Holds signed §43.7 RTS sign-offs cross-referenced to §43.9 + §145.219 | Tracks RTS date — does not hold the signed §43.7 attachment itself |
| 14 CFR §43.13 acceptable-data source compliance evidence (OEM manual rev cited) | Holds §43.13 evidence citing the Continuum-supplied OEM manual revision and date | Supplies the manual rev — does not hold the §43.13 compliance evidence record itself |
| Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate attachments for installed components | Holds Form 8130-3 per component installed + per work-order | May reference part trace — does not hold the signed Form 8130-3 attachment |
| Part 39 Airworthiness Directive compliance evidence binder | Holds Part 39 AD compliance binder per customer tail + cross-link to Continuum AD library | AD library + recurring tracking — does not hold the signed AD compliance evidence record |
| 14 CFR §91.417 / §135.63 customer-aircraft retention file (per tail) | Holds §91.417 (Part 91) or §135.63 (Part 135) retention file per customer tail | Holds work-order data — does not hold the customer-aircraft §91.417 / §135.63 file |
| 14 CFR §145.221 Service Difficulty Report (SDR) evidence binder | Holds signed §145.221 SDR submissions + FAA correspondence + cross-ref to §43.9 | May log SDR event — does not hold the signed SDR submission evidence |
| FAA PMI surveillance binder (8900.1 Vol 6) one-click PDF | PMI-ready binder organized by CFR section + work-order + customer tail | DOM must export + assemble compliance binder from work-order data manually |
| Pricing model | $299/mo flat, unlimited aircraft + technicians + customers | Custom enterprise quote (~$10K-$50K+/yr) + 3-5 year contract + implementation fee |
| Free trial (no sales call) | 5-day full access, no card | Sales process + custom quote + multi-week data migration + accounting integration |
Continuum / CAMP CMP prices on a custom enterprise quote that varies by shop scope, work-order volume, parts inventory size, technician seat count, fleet scope, accounting integration tier, and multi-year contract term. Range cited from public sources and operator reports — verify directly with Continuum Applied Technology for an exact quote.
Where Each Tool Sits Inside 14 CFR §145.211, §145.219, §43.9, §43.13, and §91.417
The Part 145 + Part 135 + Part 91 maintenance recordkeeping regulations map cleanly onto the right operating model. Here is who does what.
14 CFR §145.211 — Quality Control Manual (QCM)
§145.211 requires every Part 145 certificated repair station to prepare, keep current, and follow a Quality Control Manual (QCM) acceptable to the FAA Administrator. The QCM must contain the procedures for performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations on articles for which the repair station is rated; the §145.213 inspection of maintenance procedures; the §145.215 capability list amendment procedures; the §145.217 contract maintenance procedures; the §145.219 recordkeeping procedures; the §145.221 SDR procedures; the §145.205(b) compliance with §43.13 procedures; the system of supervision and the system for ensuring the competency of personnel under §145.155; the procedures for revising the QCM whenever any procedure changes; and the procedures for ensuring the QCM is made available to all personnel performing maintenance under the repair station certificate. FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 governs PMI surveillance of Part 145 QCM compliance. Continuum CMP holds the work-order data and the technician labor data — it does not hold the §145.211 QCM document itself, it does not version-track QCM revisions, and it does not hold the FAA-acknowledgment correspondence chain. FileFlo wins here cleanly for §145.211: holds the QCM file with full version history, AI-classifies every revision against the referenced cross-procedures, links FAA acknowledgments to the revision chain, and produces the §145.211 PMI-surveillance-ready binder in one click.
14 CFR §145.219 — Recordkeeping
§145.219 requires every Part 145 repair station to keep all maintenance records (including the §43.9 entries, the §43.7 RTS sign-offs, the work order documentation, the inspector certifications, the Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificates for components, the customer aircraft tail-specific retention records, and the SDRs filed under §145.221) for at least 2 years from the date the article was approved for return to service — and to make those records available to the Administrator on request. The §145.219 retention file must be organized to support PMI surveillance under FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 — meaning the inspector can pull every work-order completed on a specific customer aircraft tail across the 2-year retention window with the signed §43.9 entries, the §43.7 RTS sign-offs, the §43.13 acceptable-data evidence, and the Form 8130-3 attachments reconciled. Continuum CMP holds the work-order completion data and the technician labor — that is the enterprise-database surface the DOM uses for shop capacity. Continuum CMP does NOT hold the §145.219 retention file structure organized per work-order + per customer tail with the signed attachments reconciled. FileFlo wins here for §145.219: holds the §145.219 retention binder organized per work-order + per customer tail, AI-classifies every signed attachment to the work-order, and produces the one-click §145.219 PMI binder.
14 CFR §43.9 — Maintenance Records
§43.9 requires every person performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration on an aircraft, airframe, engine, propeller, or component to make an entry in the maintenance record of the work performed — including a description of the work, the date the work was completed, the name of the person performing the work, and (if the work was performed satisfactorily) the signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate held by the person approving the work for return to service (§43.7 RTS sign-off). The §43.9 entry must reference the methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Administrator. The signed §43.9 entry is the document evidence the PMI pulls during Part 145 surveillance (and the POI pulls during Part 135 surveillance for the contract maintenance arrangement under §135.411 + §135.443). Continuum CMP records the work-order completion date and the technician labor — it does NOT hold the signed §43.9 entry with the inspector’s certificate number, the §43.7 RTS sign-off, or the §145.219 retention file cross-reference. FileFlo wins here for §43.9 evidence: holds the signed §43.9 entries reconciled to the Continuum-supplied work-order data, holds the §43.7 RTS sign-off and inspector signature, and produces the one-click §43.9 binder.
14 CFR §43.13 — Performance Rules (General)
§43.13 requires every person performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration on an aircraft, airframe, engine, propeller, or component to use the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed in the current manufacturer’s maintenance manual or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) prepared by its manufacturer — or other methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Administrator. The §43.13 acceptable-data evidence is the binding link between the work performed and the OEM-published source for that work — and the PMI pulls the §43.13 evidence to verify that the specific revision and date of the OEM manual cited on every job was the current-revision source at the time the work was performed. Continuum CMP holds the OEM maintenance publications library in its enterprise maintenance publications module — that is the upstream tech-pub source the technician references. Continuum CMP does NOT hold the §43.13 compliance evidence record citing the specific OEM manual revision and date used on each signed §43.9 entry — that record links the §43.9 entry, the §43.7 RTS sign-off, and the §145.219 retention file together for the PMI. FileFlo wins here for §43.13 evidence: holds the §43.13 acceptable-data compliance evidence citing the Continuum-supplied OEM manual revision and date, cross-references every §43.13 evidence record to the signed §43.9 entry, and produces the one-click §43.13 binder.
14 CFR §91.417 — Maintenance Records (Customer Aircraft Side)
§91.417 separately requires every owner or operator of a Part 91-operated aircraft to keep records containing the total time in service of the airframe, each engine, each propeller, and each rotor; the current status of life-limited parts; the time since last overhaul of items required to be overhauled on a specified time basis; the current inspection status of the aircraft (including the §91.409 annual + 100-hour inspections); the current status of applicable airworthiness directives (Part 39) including the method of compliance, the AD number, the revision date if applicable, and the signature of the person performing the work; and the records of each major alteration to the airframe and currently installed engines, propellers, and appliances. The §91.417 retention file lives with the customer aircraft — but the Part 145 repair station that performs the work must produce the §43.9 + §43.7 + §43.13 evidence the customer’s §91.417 file references. For Part 135 customer aircraft, §135.63 imposes a parallel recordkeeping obligation on the certificate holder. Continuum CMP holds the work-order data — it does NOT hold the §91.417 retention file structure organized per customer tail with the signed §43.9 + §43.7 + §43.13 + Part 39 attachments reconciled. FileFlo wins here for §91.417 / §135.63 evidence: holds the §91.417 (Part 91) or §135.63 (Part 135) customer-aircraft retention file per tail, cross-references every signed §43.9 entry + §43.7 RTS sign-off + Part 39 AD evidence to the customer-tail retention file, and produces the one-click §91.417 / §135.63 PMI / POI surveillance binder. Civil-penalty exposure under 49 U.S.C. § 46301 runs up to $37,377 per violation per day for 2026 — a Part 145 surveillance event with §145.211 + §145.219 + §43.9 + §43.13 + §91.417 finding compound can escalate to a six-figure civil penalty exposure for the certificated repair station.
Real Pricing Comparison
FileFlo is one flat price for the compliance document evidence layer regardless of shop scope or fleet size. Continuum / CAMP CMP prices on a custom enterprise quote model tiered by shop scope, work-order volume, parts inventory, technician seats, fleet scope, and accounting integration. The math escalates with every additional capability rating, technician seat, and multi-year contract escalator.
* Pricing range based on public sources and operator reports across Continuum / CAMP CMP enterprise installations. Continuum does not publish pricing — contact Continuum Applied Technology for an exact quote based on shop scope, work-order volume, technician seats, accounting integration tier, and contract term.
The pricing comparison is not apples-to-apples. Continuum / CAMP CMP is the enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting platform of record; FileFlo is the compliance document evidence binder. The right operating model is “Continuum CMP for the enterprise maintenance workflow + FileFlo at $299/mo for the §145.211 / §145.219 / §43.9 / §43.13 / §91.417 audit binder” — and FileFlo decouples the compliance layer from any future Continuum maintenance-platform migration decision.
When to Use Each (and When to Use Both)
Add FileFlo if you...
- Are a Part 145 repair station whose PMI surveillance pulls §145.211 QCM revisions and FAA-ack correspondence
- Need the signed §43.9 entries + §43.7 RTS sign-offs + §43.13 acceptable-data evidence — not just Continuum work-order data
- Need the §145.219 recordkeeping retention binder organized per work-order + per customer tail
- Need the §91.417 (Part 91 customer) or §135.63 (Part 135 customer) retention file per tail
- Need the Form 8130-3 attachments + Part 39 AD compliance evidence binder per customer tail
- Need the §145.221 SDR signed submission binder + FAA correspondence chain
- Want AI to auto-classify 600+ aviation compliance documents — no manual filing
- Need cross-regulation coverage — FAA + DOT + OSHA + EPA for hangar / ground ops
- Need a one-click FAA-ready PMI surveillance binder for FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 events
- Want the compliance evidence layer decoupled from any future Continuum maintenance-platform migration
Keep Continuum / CAMP CMP if you...
- Need the enterprise work-order dispatch + technician labor capture for daily shop-floor operations
- Need parts inventory + vendor purchase order + receiving inspection workflow
- Need QuickBooks Enterprise / NetSuite / ERP accounting GL integration for customer billing
- Need multi-base Part 145 shop-floor user access control with technician seat licensing
- Need OEM maintenance publications library distribution for §43.13 acceptable-data source
- Have an established multi-year Continuum CMP enterprise install with deep customization investment
- Are deferring the maintenance-platform migration decision through 2027 or beyond
"We Added FileFlo to Continuum CMP Because..."
Real workflows Part 145 DOMs and chief inspectors describe after pairing FileFlo with Continuum / CAMP CMP.
"I'm DOM at a Part 145 repair station with airframe + powerplant + accessory + radio ratings, 32 technicians, and a 9-year Continuum CMP enterprise install. Continuum runs the shop floor every hour — work orders dispatch through it, parts pull from it, labor posts to it, and customer invoices close to our NetSuite GL through it. We have multi-six-figures of customization baked in and we are not migrating off Continuum in 2026. But when the FAA PMI showed up for surveillance under 8900.1 Volume 6, the first request was our §145.211 QCM revision history with FAA-ack correspondence going back six years, and the second request was signed §43.9 entries reconciled to every work-order completed in the last 12 months with the inspector's certificate number, §43.7 RTS sign-offs, §43.13 acceptable-data evidence citing the specific OEM manual revision used on each job, and §145.219 retention file organized per work-order per customer tail. Continuum holds the work-order data — but it does not hold the §145.211 QCM, the signed §43.9 attachments, or the §145.219 retention file structure. We added FileFlo at $299/mo for the compliance evidence binder. PMI surveillance now closes in 4 hours instead of two weeks, and our last surveillance had zero §145.211 or §145.219 findings."
"We're a mid-size Part 145 shop running Continuum CMP for 7 years — about 22 technician seats, full NetSuite integration, multi-rating capability list, costs us about $32K a year for the Continuum enterprise contract. Continuum is the right tool for the shop-floor + back-office workflow; we are not switching off it. But our last PMI surveillance pulled signed §43.9 entries, §43.7 RTS sign-offs, §43.13 evidence with the OEM manual revision and date cited on every job, Form 8130-3 attachments for every installed component, Part 39 AD compliance evidence per customer tail, and §145.219 retention file organized per work-order + per customer tail across the 2-year retention window. Continuum supplies the work-order data — but it does not hold the signed attachments, the §43.13 evidence record, or the §145.219 retention file structure. We added FileFlo for the compliance document evidence layer. Combined Continuum + FileFlo annual spend is still less than the merged Veryon enterprise quote we received during our last contract renewal, and we kept the shop-floor workflow that runs daily Part 145 operations."
"I'm DOM at a Part 145 shop that does third-party maintenance for a fleet of Part 91 corporate flight departments — about 18 customer tails across Gulfstream, Bombardier, Embraer, and Cessna Citation types. Continuum CMP runs our enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting and the OEM maintenance publications library our technicians reference under §43.13. Continuum is the right tool for the shop-floor workflow. But the §91.417 retention file per customer tail — including the §43.9 entries, the §43.7 RTS sign-offs, the §43.13 acceptable-data evidence, the §91.403 maintenance accountability records, the AD compliance evidence under Part 39, and the §91.417(b) major-alteration records cross-referenced to the original §43.9 entry — is not what Continuum holds for the customer aircraft side. We added FileFlo for the §91.417 customer-tail retention binder. The Part 91 corp flight department insurance underwriter due-diligence request that used to take two weeks to compile from Continuum exports now takes under an hour, and our last three underwriter renewals closed without a single open §91.417 documentation request."
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Continuum Applied Technology, and where does it sit in the aviation compliance software landscape in 2026?
Continuum Applied Technology is the legacy enterprise maintenance + parts management + accounting integration platform best known to the aviation market for its CAMP CMP product line (Continuum Maintenance Program — historically deployed at Part 145 repair stations and Part 135 air carriers with significant maintenance volume). Following the 2022-2024 enterprise aviation consolidation wave that included CAMP Systems combining with Veryon (formerly Flightdocs / Traxxall), the Continuum / CAMP CMP customer base now sits in a specific post-merger niche: established Part 145 repair stations and Part 135 air carriers with multi-year enterprise installations of Continuum CMP for work-order management, parts inventory, AD compliance tracking, labor + cost accounting, and ERP-style integration to QuickBooks Enterprise or NetSuite. Continuum CMP is the enterprise maintenance management platform — work orders, parts inventory, technician labor tracking, vendor purchase orders, AD library, and the §43.13 acceptable-data integration to the OEM manual library. Continuum competes against CAMP Systems (the merged Veryon CMS product line), Veryon Tracking (formerly Flightdocs), Avantext eDoc, and the enterprise ERP-with-aviation-module category. Continuum / CAMP CMP is the maintenance + parts + accounting enterprise of record; FileFlo is the compliance document evidence layer that holds the signed §145.211 quality control manual file, the §145.219 maintenance recordkeeping binder, the signed §43.9 maintenance entries reconciled to the §43.7 RTS sign-offs, the §43.13 performance-rules compliance evidence citing the Continuum-supplied manual revision, the §91.417 retention file (for Part 91 customer aircraft) or §135.63 recordkeeping file (for Part 135 customer aircraft), and produces the one-click FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI) surveillance binder organized to FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 (Part 145) inspector checklists.
How much does Continuum / CAMP CMP cost vs FileFlo?
Continuum Applied Technology / CAMP CMP prices on a custom enterprise quote model — Continuum does not publish pricing tiers, and every quote is sales-led based on the customer's shop scope (Part 145 repair station ratings + capability listing under §145.59 + §145.61), work-order volume (annual maintenance events tracked), parts inventory size (line items in the parts catalog), technician seat count (mechanic + inspector + work-order-administrator users), aircraft fleet scope (for Part 135 customers — number of tails + number of aircraft types), accounting integration tier (QuickBooks vs NetSuite vs custom ERP), and the multi-year contract term (typically 3-5 year enterprise agreements with annual escalators). Industry reporting and Part 145 customer disclosures suggest Continuum / CAMP CMP enterprise installations run roughly $10,000-$50,000 per year for established mid-size Part 145 shops and Part 135 operators — a small-to-mid Part 145 repair station with 10-25 mechanic seats and limited parts inventory at the lower end, scaling to a large multi-base Part 145 organization with 50+ technician seats, multi-thousand-line parts catalogs, and full NetSuite integration running multi-six-figure annual contracts on the upper end. The Continuum sales process includes a multi-week implementation engagement (data migration from legacy ERP, parts catalog import, work-order template configuration, accounting integration mapping) plus an annual professional services budget for ongoing customization. FileFlo is a flat $299 per month or $2,990 per year — unlimited aircraft tails, unlimited mechanic + inspector + DOM users, unlimited customers, all compliance features. The pricing comparison is NOT a substitution comparison. Continuum / CAMP CMP sells the enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting platform of record for the Part 145 shop floor; FileFlo sells the compliance document evidence binder the FAA PMI pulls during Part 145 surveillance. The right operating model for most Continuum-running Part 145 shops is keep Continuum / CAMP CMP for the work-order + parts + accounting workflow that runs the shop floor every day AND add FileFlo for the §145.211 QCM file, the signed §145.219 recordkeeping binder, the §43.9 + §43.7 + §43.13 evidence reconciled to the Continuum-supplied data, and the §91.417 / §135.63 customer-aircraft retention file. Verify Continuum / CAMP CMP pricing directly during the Continuum sales process; FileFlo pricing is locked at getfileflo.com/pricing.
Does FileFlo replace the enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting platform Continuum CMP provides?
No — and the post-Veryon-merger Continuum / CAMP CMP niche is exactly where this distinction matters most. Continuum / CAMP CMP is the enterprise maintenance management platform where the Part 145 director of maintenance (DOM), the chief inspector, the parts manager, and the accounting controller run the shop-floor + back-office workflow every day: work-order creation + dispatch + technician assignment + labor + cost capture + parts pull + vendor purchase order + AD library cross-reference + customer invoice + QuickBooks or NetSuite GL posting. That maintenance-enterprise workflow is the daily shop-floor surface — it runs every hour as work orders open and close, it integrates with the accounting system the controller closes the month against, and it is the single pane of glass the DOM uses to manage shop capacity, technician utilization, parts turn, and customer billing. FileFlo does NOT attempt to replace that workflow. FileFlo is the destination for the completed compliance documents Continuum CMP produces as a byproduct of the work-order workflow — the §145.211 Quality Control Manual file with FAA-acknowledgment correspondence and full revision history, the signed §43.9 maintenance entry with the inspector's certificate number, the §43.7 RTS sign-off, the §43.13 performance-rules compliance evidence citing the Continuum-supplied OEM manual revision and date, the §145.219 recordkeeping binder organized per work-order + per customer aircraft, the Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificate attachments for installed components, the Part 39 AD compliance evidence reconciled to the Continuum AD library output, and the §91.417 (Part 91 customer) or §135.63 (Part 135 customer) retention file per tail. The combined operating model is: Continuum / CAMP CMP for the enterprise maintenance + parts + accounting platform that runs the shop floor + back office daily + FileFlo for the §145.211 / §145.219 / §43.9 / §43.13 / §91.417 / §135.63 compliance document evidence binder the PMI pulls during surveillance.
Can FileFlo hold the 14 CFR §145.211 Quality Control Manual file the PMI pulls during Part 145 surveillance under FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6?
Yes — and this is FileFlo's strongest use case for Continuum / CAMP CMP-running Part 145 repair stations. 14 CFR §145.211 requires every Part 145 certificated repair station to prepare, keep current, and follow a Quality Control Manual (QCM) acceptable to the FAA Administrator. The QCM must contain the procedures for performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations on articles for which the repair station is rated; the §145.213 inspection of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations performed; the §145.215 capability list amendment procedures; the §145.217 contract maintenance procedures (for work the repair station contracts to other Part 145 stations); the §145.219 recordkeeping procedures; the §145.221 Service Difficulty Report (SDR) procedures; the §145.223 FAA inspections + investigations cooperation procedures; the §145.205(b) compliance with §43.13 acceptable-data source procedures; the system of supervision and the system for ensuring the competency of personnel under §145.155; the procedures for revising the QCM whenever any procedure changes; and the procedures for ensuring the QCM is made available to all personnel performing maintenance under the repair station certificate. FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 governs PMI surveillance of Part 145 QCM compliance plus operations specifications (OpSpecs) review. Continuum / CAMP CMP holds the work-order data, the parts inventory data, the labor + cost data, and the accounting integration — it does not hold the §145.211 QCM document itself, it does not version-track QCM revisions, and it does not hold the FAA-acknowledgment correspondence chain confirming the QCM revision is acceptable to the Administrator. The Part 145 repair station that walks into PMI surveillance with Continuum-supplied work-order data but cannot produce the current-revision §145.211 QCM with version history, revision dates, and FAA-acknowledged revision letters is the repair station that picks up a §145.211 finding (and in repeat-finding cases the §145.55 certificate enforcement action under 49 U.S.C. §44709). FileFlo holds the §145.211 QCM file, version-tracks every revision, holds the FAA-acknowledgment correspondence, and produces the FAA-ready §145.211 binder in one click — with the cross-references to §145.213 inspection procedures, §145.215 capability list procedures, §145.217 contract maintenance procedures, §145.219 recordkeeping procedures, §145.221 SDR procedures, and §43.13 acceptable-data source procedures readable to the PMI.
Does FileFlo hold the signed §145.219 + §43.9 + §43.13 maintenance evidence the PMI pulls during a Part 145 surveillance event, reconciled to the Continuum / CAMP CMP work-order data?
Yes — and this is where the Continuum + FileFlo pairing closes the most operational risk for the post-merger Continuum / CAMP CMP customer base. 14 CFR §145.219 requires every Part 145 repair station to keep all maintenance records (including the §43.9 entries, the §43.7 RTS sign-offs, the work order documentation, the inspector certifications, the Form 8130-3 Authorized Release Certificates for components, the customer aircraft tail-specific retention records, and the SDRs filed under §145.221) for at least 2 years from the date the article was approved for return to service — and to make those records available to the Administrator on request. 14 CFR §43.9 separately requires every person performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration to make an entry in the maintenance record describing the work, the date completed, the name of the person performing the work, and (if approved for return to service) the signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate held by the person approving the work. 14 CFR §43.13 separately requires every person performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration to use the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed in the current manufacturer's maintenance manual or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) — typically the OEM manual revision Continuum / CAMP CMP holds in its maintenance publications library. Continuum holds the work-order completion date and the technician labor data — that is the enterprise-database surface the DOM uses for shop capacity and the controller uses for customer billing. Continuum does NOT hold the signed §43.9 entry with the inspector's certificate number, the §43.7 RTS sign-off, the §43.13 acceptable-data compliance evidence citing the specific OEM manual revision and date used, the §145.219 retention file organized per work-order + per customer tail, the Form 8130-3 attachments for installed components, or the §145.221 SDR cross-reference. The signed records are the document evidence the PMI pulls during Part 145 surveillance. The Part 145 repair station that has the Continuum-supplied work-order data but cannot produce the signed §43.9 + §43.7 + §43.13 evidence reconciled to the §145.219 retention file is the station that picks up a §145.219 finding (and in repeat-finding cases the §145.211 / §145.213 enforcement action). FileFlo holds the §145.219 retention binder, the signed §43.9 + §43.7 entries, the §43.13 acceptable-data evidence with the Continuum-supplied OEM manual revision cited, the Form 8130-3 attachments, and the §91.417 / §135.63 customer-aircraft cross-reference — and produces the one-click PMI surveillance binder organized to the FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 inspector checklist.
How does Continuum / CAMP CMP's post-Veryon-merger position affect the Part 145 buyer decision in 2026, and where does FileFlo fit?
The 2022-2024 enterprise aviation maintenance software consolidation reshuffled the buyer landscape. CAMP Systems combined with Veryon (the parent company of Flightdocs and Traxxall) creating a single multi-product enterprise platform under the Veryon brand. Continuum Applied Technology remains a distinct company with its CMP product line — but a meaningful share of the legacy CAMP CMP installed base now sits in a defined niche: established Part 145 repair stations and Part 135 air carriers with multi-year Continuum CMP enterprise installations that pre-date the Veryon merger, that have heavy customization investment (accounting integration, parts catalog migration, work-order templates), and that face a strategic decision in 2026-2028 about whether to migrate to the merged Veryon platform, stay on Continuum CMP, or migrate to a different enterprise maintenance platform. The strategic decision is hard because Continuum CMP enterprise migration is multi-month and multi-six-figure — data migration alone can run $50K-$200K+ in professional services. Most Continuum customers in this niche will defer the maintenance-platform migration decision through 2027 or beyond while still facing every FAA PMI surveillance event in the interim. The §145.211 / §145.219 / §43.9 / §43.13 compliance evidence binder gap is the same regardless of which enterprise maintenance platform sits underneath. FileFlo solves the compliance evidence layer at $299/mo flat — independent of whether the customer ultimately stays on Continuum, migrates to the merged Veryon, or moves to a different enterprise platform. The Continuum / CAMP CMP customer who adds FileFlo is decoupling the compliance document evidence binder from the maintenance-platform migration decision: FileFlo holds the §145.211 QCM and §145.219 retention file regardless of which work-order system runs underneath. That decoupling is a meaningful risk-reduction position for the Continuum customer base that has not yet made a maintenance-platform migration decision.
Authored by Chad Griffith, Founder of FileFlo. Last reviewed 2026-05-31. Software perspective — comparing Continuum Applied Technology / CAMP CMP (enterprise aviation maintenance + parts + accounting) and FileFlo as compliance software products. References: 14 CFR §145.211, 14 CFR §145.219, 14 CFR §43.9, 14 CFR §43.13, 14 CFR §91.417, 49 U.S.C. § 46301.
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