News of the second calibration flight, with thanks to the St. Helena Independent :
Second Calibration Flight Planned for
Next Week
Plans are made for the second calibration flight to the St Helena
Airport. The first flight in September revealed that there were
problems with the performance of the DVOR (Doppler VHF
Omni Directional Radio Range) and the Localizer. These installations
have now been moved and the navigational instruments
should be ready for inspection through a calibration
flight. It has been suggested that the plane from South Africa
-led by Flight Calibration Services Limited (FCSL) working
with TAB Charters will be arriving next Saturday 12th December
and will continue the flights over the Island until 20th December.
After the initial calibration flight in September it immediately
stood clear that a second flight was needed and, at that stage,
staff involved guessed that a second flight could be undertaken
‘towards the end of the year’ . This now appears to
have come into fruition. It should be said that this schedule is
still subject to change. It is not known who has to pay the
additional cost for the further flight, Thales who installed the
equipment in the first place, Basil Read as the Design, build,
Operate contractor or DfID/SHG as the client. It would be
interesting to know.