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GroundRisk: Smart, Objective Safety for Maintenance & Ground Operations

GroundRisk is an advanced, automated risk assessment system designed specifically for maintenance teams and ground support operations. Unlike subjective MRAT-style tools that rely on personal interpretation, GroundRisk delivers objective risk advisories rooted in published rules, tribal knowledge, and proven procedures. The result is simple, meaningful guidance that drives real action—not just compliance.

Why Ground Operations Trust GroundRisk

Reduce Shop Loss & Prevent Recurring Issues

GroundRisk helps eliminate avoidable downtime, damage, and injuries by identifying the most relevant hazards and mitigation steps before work begins.

Built-In Lightweight Scheduling

A streamlined scheduling interface improves daily communication and coordination—giving teams clarity on who is doing what on which aircraft. Every task automatically receives an objective risk advisory based on technician workload and the specifics of the job.

Objective, Consistent, and Complacency-Resistant

GroundRisk ensures that every task, no matter how routine, receives a complete and consistent risk review—helping teams avoid complacency and maintain high safety standards.

Never Forget a Lesson Learned

Your organization’s operational knowledge can be embedded directly into GroundRisk. Over time, this builds a living safety system that preserves hard-won lessons and prevents repeat mistakes.

Enhanced Mission Readiness

By reducing shop loss and supporting smarter, safer workflows, GroundRisk helps maintenance and ground support teams keep aircraft mission-ready, day after day.

GROUNDRISK in Action

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AUTOMATED

The assessments pull information from the GroundRisk schedule, reducing the need for double entry.

AGGREGATES

Data is aggregated from a variety of sources…

Analyzes

then analyzed using an advanced rules engine…

Advises

to identify the hazards and risk mitigations that are most relevant to your shift.

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Impact to

Line Personnel

  • Risk Assessments that inform you about what you need to know
  • Automated to simplify your workflow
  • Improved transparency of work planning

Safety Managers

  • Create Custom Advisories based on your Mission
  • Ensure Safety Lessons Learned are Utilized
  • Incorporates safety into day-to-day activities.

Organizational Leadership

  • Better decision making with the right information
  • Ensures consistency with every flight
  • Crews never forget a lesson learned
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“This is a game changer for my department. We will be using VOCUS' FlightRisk on a daily basis now and I will be using it for my hazard registry and all my SMS & FDM investigations. I am very happy with this program.”
Jared Williams
Vice President Safety & Quality, AirSprint
Jared Williams
Vice President Safety & Quality, AirSprint
“VOCUS SMS was a key factor in our obtaining approval from the Mexican Dirección General De Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). It is a simple and intuitive software application that helps improve the safety and effectiveness of our entire flight department.”
Francisco Gonzalez
Grupo ALFA Chief Pilot
Francisco Gonzalez
Grupo ALFA Chief Pilot
“…We’re really enjoying using Vocus here at AB Jets. When you stopped in my office … I didn’t understand what Polaris Aero was offering to our Industry. However, now that we’ve been using Vocus for a few months, I clearly see what safety benefits your product brings to Aviation. I’d like to congratulate you on what your team has accomplished with this product. The amount of thought that has been placed in developing Vocus is clear. Vocus brings our attention to safe operations to a whole new level. A total game-changer! ”
Andrew Bettis
President, AB Jets
Andrew Bettis
President, AB Jets
"We are extremely satisfied with the product, its capabilities, and its evolution. It really is a game changer for us. However, I have to say that it goes beyond the product itself. In fact, your team has been instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition from what we had to where we stand now. The continuous support that Polaris Aero has been giving us is outstanding!"
Étienne Côté
Chief Pilot - Demonstration Flight Operations, Bombardier
Étienne Côté
Chief Pilot - Demonstration Flight Operations, Bombardier
"This is awesome. The more I use this the more I like!"
Chris Boccella
Safety Captain, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Chris Boccella
Safety Captain, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
"Just wanted to let you know that your SMS program is fantastic. We at Foundation Aviation are very happy with it. Its easy-to-use format makes it easy for our employees to use, thus enhancing our safety culture."
Ramon Collell
Director of Safety, Foundation Aviation
Ramon Collell
Director of Safety, Foundation Aviation
"My team recently went through another external audit to prove the requirements of IS-BAO. I’m happy to say that we found VOCUS to be instrumental in helping us navigate the process very well. The increase in functional technology paired with the unmatched customer service that VOCUS provides is commendable."
Jonathan Reeves
Captain/ Director of Aviation Safety, Part 91 Operator
Jonathan Reeves
Captain/ Director of Aviation Safety, Part 91 Operator
“VOCUS has provided our flight department the ability to input, redact, track, process, and store critical safety data. VOCUS provides an abundance of resources within the 4 building blocks of a Safety Management System. Safety Reports, SPIs, audits, training aids, and company documents now have a single repository and are always accessible by all team members. In addition to the SMS software, FlightRisk provides tailored risk assessments and information sharing to help ensure crew awareness is apexed well before trip execution.”
Dave Clausen
Pilot/Safety Manager, Zachry Industrial, Inc. Flight Department
Dave Clausen
Pilot/Safety Manager, Zachry Industrial, Inc. Flight Department
"As our flight department has grown over the years, so has our need for a functional software that allows us to not only create a robust SMS program but to continually improve it. VOCUS/FlightRisk has been an invaluable resource in developing and monitoring our SMS and has played an integral part of obtaining our IS-BAO certification."
Sam McManus
Safety Manager, Zachry Industrial, Inc. Flight Department
Sam McManus
Safety Manager, Zachry Industrial, Inc. Flight Department
“The training and customer support provided by Polaris Aero is second to none. The ability to reach out with questions and receive answers on the same day is a service hard to find today. We look forward to continuously improving our safety culture and fostering the relationship that has been created.”
Sam McManus
Safety Manager, Zachry Industrial, Inc. Flight Department
Sam McManus
Safety Manager, Zachry Industrial, Inc. Flight Department

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