Build / Commissioning

Certified ready.
First flight.

Testing, calibration, ORAT sign-off and regulatory documentation — certified ready for first aircraft.

Commissioning philosophy

Every system verified before first flight.

Commissioning is more than testing equipment. It is validating that every component operates safely, complies with applicable standards and is ready for operational use — and then producing the documentation that proves it.

Commissioning scope
What we verify
Airfield lighting
✓ Photometric intensity
✓ Circuit current & continuity
✓ Step switching
✓ Lamp alignment
CCR & control
✓ CCR output & regulation
✓ Control system integration
✓ Alarm indication
✓ Remote operation
Visual aids
✓ PAPI calibration & siting
✓ VASIS angle verification
✓ Sign illumination
✓ Obstacle light check
Apron systems
✓ Safedock calibration
✓ A-VDGS integration
✓ Gate controller
✓ Operational acceptance
Documentation
✓ Commissioning test records
✓ As-built drawing review
✓ Compliance evidence
✓ ORAT package
Operational acceptance
✓ Handover to operations
✓ Familiarisation training
✓ CAA submission package
✓ Defect closure
Installation capabilities
Operational testing

Verified against applicable standards.

Full system verification against ICAO Annex 14 and FAA Advisory Circular requirements. Every test recorded, every result documented.

Photometric intensity measurement
Circuit current verification
Fault indication verification
Step control testing
PAPI & CCR calibration

Precision before operations.

PAPI and CCR calibration to OEM specification and regulatory standard — ensuring visual aids provide reliable guidance from first flight.

PAPI siting and angular calibration
CCR output and regulation
Lamp and optical alignment
Photometric confirmation

Need commissioning support?

Talk to our commissioning specialists about your project timeline and regulatory requirements.