Flight Inspection Services, AJW-3

Edward W. Lucke, Director

Flight Inspection Services (FIS) provides airborne flight inspection of electronic signals-in-space from ground-based navigational aids that support aircraft departure, en route, and arrival flight procedures in the National Airspace System. Flight procedures are also evaluated for accuracy, aeronautical data, human factors flyability, and obstacle clearance. Flight Inspection Services also provides Flight Inspection for the Department of Defense on foreign navigational facilities that have been designated as essential to the defense of the United States. These activities are conducted with a fleet of 32 specially-equipped flight inspection aircraft.