The FEINDEF International Defence and Security Fair, organised by the FEINDEF Foundation, will take place in IFEMA Madrid from 17 to 19 May. CANARD Drones will have its own stand (10G40) where it will present to the participants of this key international event in the Defence sector its smart solutions for visual, radio and infrastructure […]
CANARD DRONES, the leading company in the use of drone-based solutions for NAVAID and airport inspections for both civil and military airfields, has announced the integration of the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise drone with all its visual (PAPI, ALS, Lights) and infrastructure (PCI, ETOD, photogrammetry, etc.) solutions. In this way, CANARD DRONES offers a more […]
Both systems, based on drones, tablet app and web platform for PAPI, ILS and VOR inspections, will be operated by the Cartographic and Photographic Center of the Air and Space Force (CECAF).
On May 12th, CANARD successfully carried out the first PAPI drone inspection in Greece, following the request of Fraport Greece to operate at Thessaloniki “Makedonia” Airport. The operation led by CANARD included the inspection of the PAPI systems of header 16 with the collaboration of the drone operator company Hellenic Drones.
CANARD Drones has carried out the verification and calibration of PAPI systems(Precision Approach Trajectory Indicator) and the inspection of runway lights and approach light system of the runway 18L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. In order not to interrupt the daily activity of the airport, the inspection has been carried out at night, complying with […]
The DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority) carried out a series of tests in April this year in order to validate various calibration methods. After analyzing the calibration of PAPI with different technologies and the solution with drones offered by CANARD, our technology has obtained a favorable result by the French DGAC to be used in […]
The airport operator Aena presented its strategic plan in which new innovative technologies are a key player of their airport operational management system. In the framework of Aena’s innovation strategy, there is a Drone Program with the aim of validating UAS (drones) technology and testing different improvements that its use can have in the airport […]
For the airspace navigation, safety is priority #1. To comply with the national and international regulations, airports must periodically check their NAVAIDs, runway’s condition, visual aids and other systems.
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 commissioning and verification.
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