Experience

Absolute Aviation effectively integrates its experience

to develop and implement innovative solutions and deliver positive results.


 

Lake Aircraft Support

• Technical advisory and regulatory support to Revo, Inc. (holder of FAA Type Certificate 1A13.
• Technical support and product support to Lake amphibian owners, operators, and repair centers  throughout the world.
• Factory-certified Lake Maintenance Instruction.
• Provided technical assistance to the FAA's Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office during their research for AD2005-12-02.
• Established production under a Type Certificate leading to the certification of aircraft.
• Provided start-up technical and regulatory resources  to ManAero and Lanshe Aerospace.
• Provided technical support to the NTSB, FAA, insurance companies, and law firms, during accident investigations and lawsuits.
• Work experience at Aerofab and Lake Aircraft date back to 1987, in the areas of Engineering, Production, Quality, Flight Test, Product Support, Service Centers, FAA DMIR, and Management.

 FAA DAR Services 
(Designated Airworthiness Representative)

• Standard Airworthiness Certificates
• Special Airworthiness Certificates
• Special (Ferry) Flight Permits
• Amateur-Built Airworthiness Certifications
• Light Sport Airworthiness Certifications
• Prototype Conformity Inspections
• First-Article Conformity Inspections
• Production Conformity Inspections
• Test Plan Set-Up Conformities
• FAA Form 8130-3 Export - Class I, II, III
• FAA Form 8130-3 Domestic - Class II, III
• Replacement Airworthiness Certificates
• Function Codes:  08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 46, 47, 48

Defense Contracts

• Successful turn-around of a $6.7 mil OCONUS airborne program with a Cure Notice.
• Proposed and won two follow-on OCONUS contracts worth $8.5 mil.
• Managed OCONUS contracts below budget and above established performance criteria.
• DOD Security Clearance

Consulting

• Integrated an FAA Fabrication Inspection System (FIS) into an ISO-9002 system, and obtained FAA PMA approval for a growing manufacturing company.  After implementing organizational improvements, this contract effectively doubled the company's annual sales.
• Provided FAA liaison, regulatory, and technical support for an STC and PMA applicant for reinforced cockpit doors on Boeing 737 and 727 aircraft.
• Provided due-diligence, regulatory, technical, and business services to prospective buyers seeking to establish aircraft manufacturing facilities.
• Developed an aircraft production system, obtained FAA approval for Production Under a Type Certificate Only, and delivered technical ad organizational support for a company building a Lake Model 250 under license agreement.
• Provided technical and regulatory support for a company installing a microwave relay system on a Cessna 172.  This system is used to relay TV signals for SpeedVision.
• Expert witness testimony for aviation lawsuits and US Patent proceedings.
• Consultant services to law enforcement agencies and the USAF Auxilliary (CAP).

Galapagos Islands

• The US Department of Interior contracted Absolute Aviation (through USAID) to go to Ecuador and deliver Lake Seawolf Maintenance Training to Galapagos National Park personnel. 
• Wild Aid, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Galapagos National Park brought Absolute Aviation back in 2006 to provide recurrent training and maintenance services. 
   
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England

• Phil Baker issued the FAA Standard Airworthiness Certificate on a new Lake Seafury, provided Lake Maintenance Training to an engineer in New Hampshire, then issued the FAA Export Certificate of Airworthiness (Export C of A) to England.
• The following year, London Helicopter Centres contracted Absolute Aviation to provide inspection services and Lake Seafury Maintenance Training for their engineers in England. 
   
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Malaysia

• Two of our team went to Kuala Lumpur to containerize a Lake Seawolf for shipment  to the U.S.  The project went well, the aircraft was reassembled in the U.S., and the aircraft is now operating in Canada.
   
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Japan

• Two of our team members went to Chofu to supervise major repairs to a Lake Renegade.  The repairs were successful and the aircraft is currently operating back in the United States.
   
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Inspections

• Pre-Buy Inspections
• Pre-Sell Inspections
• Annual Inspections
• Phase Inspections
• Condition Inspections
• Special Inspections
• Hidden Damage Inspections
• Post-Accident Inspections

Aircraft Recoveries

• Malibu recovery in New Hampshire.
• Lake Renegade recovery in Connecticut.
• Bonanza recovery in New Hampshire.
• Lake Buccaneer recovery in Wisconsin.
• Lake Buccaneer recovery in New Hampshire.
• Lake EP recovery in Washington State.
• Lake Renegade recovery off the coast of Maine.
• Lake Seawolf recovery in Malaysia.

Refurbishment

• Lake Amphibian
• Aero Commander 200D

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