Built for flights that don't go from A to B.
Flight inspection, communications and surveillance work across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
The short version
Some jobs need an aircraft to fly a precise pattern for hours, carrying equipment rather than passengers. We fit the Caravan with the equipment the job needs, from mobile flight-inspection measuring equipment to communications units and visual surveillance recorders, and fly it for as long as the job takes, often a long way from Wilson.
In figures
- Endurance
- 6.9 h
- Africa, the Middle East and Asia
- 3 regions
- Base the aircraft close to the work, even without a paved runway
- Unpaved
- One flies the pattern, one watches everything else
- 2 pilots
Why a Caravan
It flies slowly, stays up for nearly seven hours and has a high wing, so sensors see the ground. It can also operate from the strip nearest the work, instead of a paved runway two hours' flying away, which turns transit time into mission time.
What we fly
- Flight inspection and calibration of navigation aids
- Communications relay
- Visual surveillance and recording
- Survey
Questions
Asked before. Answered here.
Nearly seven hours: the Caravan's endurance is 6.9 hours, so it can fly a precise pattern for hours.
Across Africa, the Middle East and Asia, often a long way from Wilson.
No. It can operate from the strip nearest the work, instead of a paved runway two hours' flying away, which turns transit time into mission time.
We fit it with the equipment the job needs, from mobile flight-inspection measuring equipment to communications units and visual surveillance recorders. Its high wing means sensors see the ground. Tell us the size and weight when you enquire.
One flies the pattern, one watches everything else.
The other services
One aircraft. Five jobs.
Safari Flights
From Wilson to the camp's own strip. The first game drive is out of the window.
Corporate Charter
To the site and back, the same day.
Medevac
With local air-ambulance partners, from strips the jets can't use.
Aerial Filming
Camera mounts, wind deflectors and pilots who know what "one more pass" means.