Projects
London Southend Airport - New Terminal Building
Osprey has been contracted by Buckingham Construction Group to prepare the CAP 791 (Procedures for Changes to Aerodrome Infrastructure) Part 1 and 2 submissions for the New Terminal Building. These have recently been signed off by Aerodrome Standards allowing work to continue on the Taxiway Alpha Diversion, New Apron and Terminal Building.
Kent International Airport (KIA) – Radar System Safety Case
Following successful completion of the procurement support programme, Osprey has been retained to develop the Safety Case for the THALES Co-Mounted PSR/MSSR, Eurocat Display System and Radar/ Voice Recorder. In addition to supporting continued safe air operations at KIA, the new Radar will be used, in conjunction with a permanent TMZ, to mitigate the effects of large off-shore wind turbine arrays on the Radar presentation. The Safety Case will follow the Airport’s 4-Part format and will provide safety assurance of the surveillance services provided by KIA.
Hawarden (Chester Airport) Radar System Regulatory Approval
Osprey have been contracted by EASAT to assist them in gaining Regulatory Approval for the PSR based Radar System being supplied to Hawarden. This will be a “first of type” for this system configuration within the UK. As part of the work Osprey will develop the Safety Case and manage the calibration flight inspection on behalf of the ANSP.
London Southend Airport - New Control Tower Building
Osprey continues to extend their successful relationship with Stobart Air, the owners of London Southend Airport through work on the New Control Tower Building (NCTB). Osprey prepared the CAP 729 (Aerodrome Development Procedure Management Plan) allowing construction work to be commenced. We are also preparing the Safety Case for the NCTB in order to understand any safety impact it may have on the Air Navigation Services it supports.
Following his successful spell as Aviation Plan Manager, Jon Arden has been appointed as Acting Head of Aviation for Renewable UK. The role, providing maternity cover, is wide ranging and involves industry support to all areas where wind turbines may impact aviation interests.
In 2005 Highland and Islands Airports decided that the growth in traffic necessitated provision of a civil radar service for Inverness Airport. As a ‘greenfield’ site this was to be a challenging Project with many regulatory hurdles to overcome. This situation was further complicated by the brave decision to choose a Thales STAR 2000/ RSM970S, a radar system without a UK safety case. For these reasons the safety case was seen as the project’s critical path and following a selection process Osprey were awarded the contract.
On 23rd February 2009 Inverness Radar was officially opened, the project having achieved all its goals within the required timescales and on budget.
Working for Airport operator TBI, Osprey recently helped in the specification and procurement of new surveillance systems for both Belfast and Cardiff International Airports. The task involved developing a broad specification that allowed for the consideration of a number of potential surveillance solutions. As well as assessing traditional systems such as (PSR and SSR) we also considered, and received tenders offering multi-lateration. Following a thorough tender assessment process a contract was let with Thales UK to supply and install co-mounted primary surveillance and monopulse mode S secondary surveillance radars, complete with Eurocat air traffic control (ATC) systems. Introduction of these systems will now be managed, for TBI, by NATS Services Limited while Osprey will support the programme by developing the Part 2 safety cases in conjunction with Thales.
Osprey are currently helping Wessex Water develop a radar infill solution designed to mitigate four wind farms in the vicinity of Bristol Filton Airport. An ongoing Project, our role has been to manage the Project, develop system specification, safety case and support the procurement of the identified solution.
A large national energy supplier seeking to develop a significant offshore wind farm, has contracted Osprey to address likely impact on UK coastal air defence radars. Acting on behalf of the developer we have conducted an in depth technical study of the likely impact and potential mitigation measures. This is likely to lead to a withdrawal of the objection enabling the developer to proceed.
Avinor owns 29 “regional airports” in Norway, all of which are of importance to the districts where they are situated. Most of these airports have 800 metre runways, and the navigational aids and lighting systems are not very sophisticated. The standard instrumentation provides for localiser + DME non-precision approaches. The airports do not have precision approach capability.
A study into the use of a GBAS system (SCAT-1) for the airfields concerned was commissioned by Avinor. Implementation of SCAT-1 was supplemented by the development of the SCAT-1 procedures for each airfield, each of which was then subjected to a separate safety study. Osprey supported Avinor by producing the baseline and aerodrome specific safety cases for what was the world’s first GPS ground based augmentation landing system. This Project won the industry award for Enabling Future Technology at Jane’s ATC Global Awards 2008.
Working with QinetiQ, Osprey recently drew praise from the Typhoon IPT following the successful completion of the Typhoon Weapon System Safety Case (WSSC). Osprey were contracted to revise the WSCC as part of the development of the Operational Safety Case.
A large national energy supplier commissioned Osprey to help them address an objection from the MOD relating to low flying activities in southwest Scotland. Osprey liaised with MOD on behalf of our client to discuss alteration to the layout of the site with a view to de-conflicting low flying activities and the 110 metre tall turbines proposed for the site. MOD accepted that the changes reduced the expected impact and withdrew their objection. Osprey were commended by MOD for their positive and inclusive approach to the problem.
Humberside is seeking to extend it’s Controlled Airspace through the ACP process. Osprey supported the Airport by drawing up the formal Airspace Change proposal for submission to CAA (DAP)
...Their input to the whole process was pivotal to it's success and it says much for the quality of the work completed that Phase 1 was achieved on time and using a "green field" scenario that was unusual in terms of achieving regulatory approval. Phase 2 was delivered on budget and on time which would not have been achieved without the excellence of product delivered by Osprey Consulting Services Ltd. As a group we will have no hesitation in utilising them in future works should the occasion arise.
HIA Group