Flight Operation and Acquisition

The group Flight Operation and Acquisition is responsible for the preparation and the execution of aircraft campaigns. This task includes administrative, financial and logistical aspects as well as technical preparation and realisation of the research flights. Experienced operations managers, flight dispatchers and DLR pilots coordinate the missions according to the scientific customer’s requirements. The preparation of campaigns can take many months due to the usersrequests concerning infrastructure, target area and necessary flight permits. Staff from the operations group take all measures to perform and support a campaign from first steps of planning to final user meetings

Aircrews

pilots: ATPL + LR (Airline Transport Pilots License, Long Range), university degrees and/or, test pilot licenses, regular simulator training (e.g. Simuflite, USA)
skilled technicians
world wide aircraft operation
user assistance on flight planning / flight pattern development

Contracts

official point of contact
prime contractor
user consulting (choice of location, airport)
quotation/offering/billing

Campaign Support and Logistics

campaign-management/operations
aircraft-coordination for multi-aircraft-missions
full service (door to door)
“just on time” shipment of ground-equipment/infrastructure
customs clearance
local rental agreements (hangar, lab, office, car )
infrastructure on the site
contact to local authorities, embassies
authorization (ferry flight, area of interest, special use of airspace, airport)
budget controlling