NAV Canada Flight Inspection Fleet in photos;
Photo C-GCFK Dehavilland DHC-8
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Photo C-GFIO Canadair CRJ-200ER
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Photo C-GNVC Canadair CRJ-200ER
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A low-flying plane over Sidney on Wednesday, July 25 was
cause for some concerned calls to Victoria International Airport and to
the Peninsula News Review.
The blue and white plane could
be seen flying slow, wide circles above the airport in the early
afternoon. It was conducting a routine inspection of the airport's
instrument landing system.
"We get a lot of calls from people
every year wondering what [the plane] is doing," said Terry Stewart,
director of marketing and community relations at the airport. "The
calibration tests are completely controlled by Nav Canada and happen on a
regular basis."
Nav Canada, a private company, performs flight
inspections to verify and calibrate ground-based navigational aids as
well as to check the accuracy of newly designed approaches and isolate
the causes of frequency interference or system outages, said Jonathan
Bagg, manager of public affairs at Nav Canada.
During the inspections, new approaches, departures and arrivals are also flown to ensure correct design and terrain clearance.
Nav
Canada currently uses three aircraft to fly the tests: one Dash
turboprop and two Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). The latter was used at
Victoria airport last week.
Source:
http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com
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