Built by aviation professionals who understand operations
The platform that reflects real operational discipline and the regulatory realities faced by drone (UAS) and broader aviation operators.
Allowing teams to focus on safe flight operations and running their businesses.
CrossChecks was born from the realisation that regulated drone (UAS) and aviation operations required more than checklists, spreadsheets and disconnected systems. After years of firsthand experience managing commercial helicopter operations — and later navigating the complexities of RPAS and drone compliance under Part 101 — we saw teams spending more time managing compliance paperwork than operating or growing their businesses.
Small operators were overwhelmed by administrative burden, while larger and growing organisations struggled to maintain operational control across multiple tools, processes and records required for compliance and audit readiness. CrossChecks was created to bring these operational functions together into a single system, reflecting how aviation actually works and allowing teams to focus on safe, effective operations, regulatory compliance and sustainable business growth.
Meet the team
Our clients come first. We give our absolute best to delivering products that make their lives easier. Our values shape the way we do business.
Nicole Jenkinson
Managing Director
With decades of aviation experience from flight operations to compliance management in both crewed and UAS environments, Nicole combines operational insight with a deep understanding of regulatory reality. Her own experience wrangling documents and approvals inspired CrossChecks.
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The plot rarely varies – it is always love at first flight – and it wasn’t any different for Nicole. During a visit home whilst living abroad, she went for a quick flip in a Robbie 22 with her brother-in-law, and the rest is history. Nicole returned to London with the sole intention of bringing her elusive pounds home to convert money into lift. Returning to South Africa, she did everything from washing helicopters, to managing flight operations, to handling finances to get her 200 hours – a story as old as (flying) time.
After completing her license, Nicole went on to gain vast experience in aviation, and has tried her hand at everything from training, to charter to maintenance and aircraft sales. Nicole went on to flying Squirrels at the Durban Airwing for the SAPS. This was where she and Lucy met and formed an instant friendship – bonding over their common loves – golden lab puppies, flying and crazy endurance sporting events.
Always looking for new challenges, Nicole became intrigued by the world of unmanned aviation and has spent the last few years with her feet on the ground. As a partner in an RPAS start up, she oversaw SACAA approvals and managed both Operational and Training divisions within the company. It was during this time, with many, many hours spent knee deep in paperwork, that the idea of CrossChecks was born.
Lucy Erasmus
Head of Customer Success & Product Operations
Seasoned aviator with extensive experience in operations, manuals, systems and audits across commercial and regulated aviation environments — Lucy brings real operational discipline and practical design sensibility to the platform.
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With an enduring love of Art and Books (and dogs, naturally), Lucy studied design and started her career as a Clothing Designer. Sometime, just before the millennium, she went up in a microlight with her cousin, Drew, and the flying bug bit hard.
In 2005, as an anniversary gift, her husband, Richard, sent her to La Mercy airfield to learn to fly microlights. This was a move that he would sorely regret for the next 15 years as Lucy gave up her 17 year design career and fat salary, trading it instead for the love of flying. She launched herself into the world of commercial helicopters.
After designing and manufacturing an outstanding ladies’ flight suit for the helicopter girls, Lucy, with her good friend and mentor, Kim Watchurst-Carter, wrote and illustrated a 250 page Helicopter Flight Training Manual that is still used widely throughout South Africa, Australia, Europe, USA and even as far afield as Russia.
Lucy found a natural niche in training and has spent a few thousand hours patiently risking her life while her students figured out how to fly the helicopter. Poor Richard.
Spending the last decade as Mother Goose with one of South Africa’s most established helicopter companies, her role inevitably grew into every aspect of commercial air operations and the regulations that guide it. Having written and continually amended all of the company’s manuals and systems and having facilitated the audits for an AOC, ROC and ATO, Lucy (still with her love of Art and Books and Dogs and Flying) is now in a prime position to put all that knowledge to very good use in an Operating System that takes the pain away. Everyone is happy.
Jason Suttie
Head of Technology & Security Governance
With extensive experience in systems architecture and cybersecurity, Jason brings a strong focus on building secure, reliable platforms. His work ensures that CrossChecks translates complex operational and compliance requirements into dependable software that supports real-world use.
Michele Pretorius
Sales Consultant
Works closely with commercial drone and aviation operators to understand their operations and compliance requirements, helping them transition from manual processes to structured, audit-ready systems using CrossChecks.
Our values
Our clients come first. We give our absolute best to delivering products that make their lives easier. Our values shape the way we do business.
Doing it right — the first time.
Clear processes and accurate records reduce manual effort and prevent unnecessary rework while supporting compliance requirements.
Clarity over chaos.
Compliance and safety don't have to be tedious — we design for simplicity.
Partnership with people.
We work with our clients personally and with humility.
Solving real problems.
Type your paragraph hereWe face operational challenges head-on and turn them into better processes.
Dependability you can trust.
We stand behind what we build and are in this for the long haul.