askM

Ask a question, get a direct answer from your technical manuals — with sources you can verify. Runs entirely on your iPad or Mac. Offline, private, no telemetry.

askM is a personal reference tool that helps you study technical aviation documentation. Ask a plain-language question about your FCOM, FCTM, MMEL, QRH, AFM, or any technical manual you provide, and get a direct, sourced answer — entirely on your device.

HOW IT WORKS

askM imports the technical documents you provide (via ZIP file or local storage), parses every document unit, and builds a local vector index on your device. When you ask a question, it retrieves the most relevant passages using semantic search and delivers a concise answer with full source citations. Tap any source to read the original document.

KEY FEATURES

• RAG-powered Q&A with source citations you can verify • Runs entirely on this device — no cloud, no network, no telemetry • Supports FCOM, FCTM, MMEL, CDL, QRH, AFM, APD, WBM and similar technical manuals • ZIP import for manual packages from local storage • Built-in document viewer with dark mode for cockpit use • Aircraft fleet management with type filtering • Designed for iPad (iPadOS 18 or later) and Mac (macOS 15 or later, Apple Silicon)

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

The on-device language model is the resource-intensive part of askM. To run it well, you need a recent iPad with Apple Silicon (M-series): iPad Pro M1 or newer, or iPad Air M2 or newer. Older A-series iPads do not have the memory or compute to run the bundled model. On Mac, any Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 15 or later works; the optional larger on-device model needs about 5 GB of free disk space. iPhone is not supported in this version.

HOW YOUR DATA IS HANDLED

The language model runs on-device. Your documents, your questions, and the answers never leave your iPad or Mac. There is no cloud service, no network call, and no analytics or telemetry. On Mac, askM can optionally download a larger on-device model on first launch for higher-quality answers — the download happens once and stays on your device.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

askM does not include, host, or distribute any documentation. You provide the documents you want to study, and you are responsible for obtaining the rights to use them. By using askM, you confirm that you have permission to use these documents for personal study and reference, and that doing so complies with the terms set by their authors and publishers.

STUDY AID ONLY

askM is a personal study aid. It is not certified, approved, or intended for use in operational, maintenance, dispatch, or any safety-critical activity. Always defer to the authoritative published manuals and your operator's procedures.

askM is an independent application. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by any equipment manufacturer, documentation publisher, or operator.