Projects from 2008

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.

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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)