Observation Flights That Deliver Clarity –
Supporting audits, inspections, and evaluations with expertly managed observation flights and proven in-flight experience.
Observation flights can be required to support airworthiness compliance, noise testing, or new route approval. Six West works with regulatory frameworks to manage observation flight activity safely and professionally. Our crews follow clearly defined reporting processes, and ensure all necessary documentation is collected during flight for follow-up analysis or authority review.
In-flight observation plays a critical role in identifying safety risks. These may include crew performance, turbulence handling, or aircraft behaviour under abnormal conditions. Six West manages each mission with a focus on operational safety, deploying experienced crews and ensuring risk mitigation is planned into every flight.
Observation flights often accompany certification, post-modification testing or training assessments. Six West conducts these flights with data tracking systems and a flight crew trained to execute precise test profiles. This provides lessors, manufacturers, and other stakeholders with a reliable performance record to support their goals.
For buyers, insurers or lessors seeking real-time insights, observation flights provide a window into the aircraft’s in-flight behaviour. Six West facilitates these missions in close coordination with customer needs — allowing live in-flight assessments and data capture to inform critical investment or lease decisions.
Observation flights are essential tools for collecting in-flight performance data, validating aircraft condition, and assisting with regulatory assessments. Whether required for an airspace route review, safety audit, or aircraft performance validation, these flights offer real-time visibility into operational behaviour.
Six West delivers observation flight services for lessors, OEMs, and authorities with highly trained crews and simulator-prepared pilots. Our team is experienced in conducting flights that often move outside of a standard operating envelope, ensuring every parameter is safely evaluated according to manufacturer or regulatory requirements. From airworthiness checks to stakeholder demonstrations, we deliver the insight needed to move forward with confidence.
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