- To carry out the flight inspection of Communication and Navigation
surveillance facilities at all the airports throughout the country, catering at
present for 51 ILS ( including CAT-III ) and 84 VORs with a fleet of Two
Dornier 228 and one B-300 aircraft.
- Flight check of RADARs (SSRs, ARSRs, MSSRs) and RADAR training of
ATCOs.
- Undertake flight inspection of Ground Navigational Aids and Visual Landing
Aids at Air Force and Naval Air Fields as well.
- Flight Inspection of DMEs, NDBs, Approach Lighting systems, and VASI / PAPI
are also undertaken.
- Has earlier undertaken Flight Inspection of Nav. Aids in the Neighboring
countries like Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan, initially
under the UNDP project, but later on under bilateral agreements.
- FIU has three fully Automatic Flight Inspection Systems, capable of
undertaking flight inspections under low visibility / bad weather conditions.
Two Flight Inspection Systems are installed in DO-228 aircrafts and one in
B-300. The calibration is augmented with a "Laser Auto Tracker" System
for Cat- III ILS calibration.
- FIU is equipped with "Ground Survey Kit" for carrying out Airfield
survey for position information of Nav. Aids / Airfield.
Link to details
about the Flight Inspection / Calibration.
Last updated on - 11 February 2010
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