Shop Floor Assistant · Aviation

Ask Bruv.

The shop-mate who never leaves the hangar. Ask him out loud with greasy hands. He knows the regs, finds the page, keeps the want list, and shows his work every time.

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Bruv, a friendly cartoon pilot in a brown flight jacket with a fleece collar, aviator goggles pushed up on his head and a headset mic
Example conversation with Bruv
  1. Crew: Bruv, what's a 1/8 rivet set for?
  2. Bruv: It's the tip in the rivet gun for 1/8 inch (dash 4) universal-head rivets, bru. Drill number 30, .1285. Want the page in 43.13-1B?
  3. Crew taps: Show Me The Page. Bruv opens the page in AC 43.13-1B, Chapter 4, Metal Structures.
  4. Crew: Put 50 AN3-5A on the list for the T-6.
  5. Bruv: Done, 50 AN3-5A on the want list for the T-6.

Sec. 01

How It Works

  1. Talk To Him

    Out loud or typed, the way you'd ask the guy at the next bench. No menus, no forms, no digging through folders.

  2. He Digs It Out And Shows The Page

    Spec, torque, drill size, procedure, reg. He answers straight, then puts the actual page from the book in front of you as proof.

  3. He Does The Busywork

    Parts on the want list. Hours logged. Drop in a photo of a part, receipt or logbook page and he files it.

Sec. 02

The Whole Library In His Head

Bruv carries the FAA books a shop lives by. Ask him anything in them and he answers, then shows you the actual page so you can check it yourself. Uploading your shop's own manuals is coming later.

14 CFR · The Regs

  • Part 1
  • Part 21
  • Part 39
  • Part 43
  • Part 45
  • Part 47
  • Part 65
  • Part 91

Advisory Circulars

  • AC 43.13-1BThe Bible
  • AC 43.13-2C
  • AC 43-9D
  • AC 20-62E
  • AC 21-29D
  • AC 39-7D
  • AC 43-12A
  • AC 43-18
  • AC 20-37E
  • AC 43-4B

Orders & Handbooks

  • Order 8130.2L
  • 8083-1B W&B
  • 8083-30B General
  • 8083-31B Airframe
  • 8083-32B Powerplant

Official FAA material, publicly available. Bruv is a reference tool; always check you're on the current revision.

Sec. 03

What Else He Handles

  • Decodes Hardware

    Read him an AN, MS or NAS number. He tells you what it is.

  • Runs The Want List

    Say what you need and which airplane it's for. It's on the list, and he helps plan the order.

  • Logs Hours

    Say "log 4 hours on the T-6" and it's logged.

  • Drop It In

    Snap a part, a receipt or a logbook page. Bruv reads it and files it, not lost in somebody's camera roll.

  • Learns Your Shop

    Every shop does it a little different. He picks up your way from the people on your floor.

Sec. 04

Built For Warbirds First

Bruv was started by Fabian Martinez, a warbird restoration mechanic in Pearland, Texas. He built the tool he wanted on his own hangar floor: something you can ask with greasy hands and get a straight answer, with the page to back it up.

Warbird restoration shops come first. Then all of aviation.

Built By A Warbird Mechanic. For The Floor.

Simple side-view silhouette of a WWII-era advanced trainer with a radial engine, long greenhouse canopy and taildragger gear

Sec. 05

The Rules He Keeps

  • FAA Forms Are Never Altered

    He'll find the form and tell you what goes where. He doesn't touch it.

  • The A&P Or IA Makes The Call

    Bruv looks it up. The certificated mechanic decides and signs.

  • Money And Signatures Wait For The Owner

    He plans the order. The owner says go.

  • He Never Pretends To Be Human

    He's an AI shop-mate, and he'll tell you so.

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Run a restoration shop or turn wrenches in one? We're lining up the first shops now. Tell us your shop name and what's on the floor.

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Bruv is a reference tool. It does not replace the aircraft's maintenance data, the FAA regulations, or the judgment of a certificated mechanic. Bruv is not approved, certified or endorsed by the FAA.