ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) has just included the PAPI inspection method with drones in its documentation: Doc 9157 Aerodrome Design Manual, Part 4 - Visual Aids, 5th edition (Amendment 1, 07/12/2021), paragraphs 8.3.43 - 8.3.46. According to the text, the method is used to adjust the PAPIs, valid for both […]

Thanks to the excellent coordination between all stakeholders and CANARD, the calibration of the PAPIs systems went very smoothly and efficiently. The team is grateful to the airport for getting on board with this innovative way to inspect navigational aids CANARD drone-based solutions.

The operation was carried out under the existing collaboration agreement between ENAIRE and CANARD. The Spanish Air Navigation Service Provider has relied on CANARD's drone-based solution to perform the first inspection of air navigation aids with unmanned aircrafts at the international airport Adolfo Suárez - Madrid Barajas Airport.

Working with ENAIRE and Thales España drove us close to Salamanca Airport (B.A. Matacán), to perform the inspection of a VOR facility. Thanks to our drone-based solution and proprietary ILS/VOR receiver and software, we had the opportunity to support their ground checks and diagnostic of the VOR.

CANARD’s proprietary PNA-200 is a portable, light-weight, wireless signal analyzer. This device is specifically design to be used in ILS and VOR measurements for the ground checks as specified by ICAO in Annex 10 and Doc 8071. The interfaces and capabilities of the PNA-200 have been developed to perform this […]

On the night of April 21st, CANARD Drones inspected the PAPI lights of Findel Airport in Luxembourg, with the presence of ANA (Luxembourg Air Navigation Administration) and airport personnel. The following night CANARD Drones inspected also the Runway Lights of the airport.

CANARD has worked with the company Power Advantage of Oman to inspect the Visual Aids of three airports in the country. CANARD also acts as a service provider, inspecting and calibrating navigational aids for airports anywhere in the world. The flexibility and innovative technology of CANARD allow inspections to be […]

CANARD Drones delivered its first complete system for inspection of radio aids to the Indonesian DGAC (Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara). The system consists of hardware (drone and various equipment) and software (platform and CANARD App) that allow customers to complete the inspection tasks. Also, CANARD has provided the training in […]

On the night of November 26, Canard Drones inspected one of the PAPIs, one of the ALSs and part of the lights on the taxiway at Zurich International Airport. The operation was a success and was completed in a short period of time comparing to traditional methods and without interfering […]