Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

AviationManuals has launched an electronic manual recordkeeping system (EMRS) solution for Part 135 operators to satisfy FAA digital records requirements under Operations Specifications (OpSpec) A025. According to the business aviation compliance and safety solutions company, the EMRS provides everything needed to apply for OpSpec A025, which authorizes operators to use digital manuals or records without the need for backup paper copies.
The EMRS solution, which integrates with AviationManuals’ digital manuals and ARCdocs tool, includes a comprehensive and concise set of policies for using digital documents in a flight department. For example, it has procedures to address FAA requirements for an EMRS under&nbsp;<a href="https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/Order_8900.1A.pdf">Order 8900.1A</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac_120-78a.pdf">Advisory Circular AC 120-78A</a>, in addition to security and data integrity measures. AviationManuals also provides an A025 application document with the EMRS procedures and will handle any FAA-required changes, it added.
"The EMRS solution is a small piece of a larger commitment to build the best safety and compliance solutions," said AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier.

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