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How does Cobham's Flight Inspection Business Unit provide your service?

Cobham's Flight Inspection Business Unit combines the use of its Operational Bases, Expert People, Technology and Systems, World Class Approvals and Knowledge Based Procedures to deliver to your needs as follows:

Locations

  1. HQ Operational Base at Durham Tees Valley Airport, Darlington UK
  2. Main Operational Base at Braunschweig Airport Germany
  3. OTAR Aircraft Base in Falkland Islands

People

  1. 23 specialist pilots
  2. 16 Flight Inspectors (navaid and radar)
  3. 5 Technical support staff
  4. 7 Operational Support Staff
  5. Multi-disciplined team with civil and military flying, air traffic control, airfield engineering and surveying backgrounds

Technology

  1. 5 aircraft, and 5 specialised FISs
  2. GPS Phase differential or Laser Tracking position referencing 
  3. Dedicated Calibration Test Equipment
  4. FIS ground training rig

Procedures and approvals

  1. BS EN ISO 9001: 2008
  2. UK CAA Safety Regulation Group
  3. UK MOD
  4. BAF - Germany
  5. INAC – Portugal
  6. IAA
  7. Belgian Defence Force
  8. AENA – Spain
  9. ICAO Doc 8071
  10. CAP 670
  11. NATO STANAG A Et P-1(D)