Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) Assessment
Assess your project’s interaction with approach and departure procedures. Clear evidence clarifies potential impacts and supports engagement with aviation stakeholders.
Why IFP Assessment Matters
Instrument Flight Procedures (IFPs) guide aircraft along pre-defined safe routes when approaching, departing, and circling aerodromes. Safeguarded areas surrounding these routes are established to avoid collision risk, and developments that infringe upon these areas can trigger objections from aviation stakeholders.
An IFP assessment provides the evidence needed to show that your project will not compromise aircraft safety, helping you avoid planning delays and maintain stakeholder confidence.
What Our IFP Assessment Provides
We model your development against safeguarded flight paths and obstacle clearance criteria, evaluating whether turbines, buildings, or cranes would affect climb and descent gradients, Circling Minima, Minimum Sector Altitudes (MSAs), and more. Our assessments highlight potential infringements, quantify exceedances, and provide practical mitigation options such as height adjustments, procedural adjustments, and stakeholder engagement.
Our reports are concise, illustrated with clear diagrams, and are written to be easily understood by regulators, consultees, and planning authorities.
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We have always found it very easy to work with Pager Power
Pager Power undertake Radar and Aviation assessments for our wind turbine developments – particularly civil and MoD radar issues. We have always found it very easy to work with Pager Power, they always deliver what they say they will deliver on time. The assessments and advice are always spot on and have allowed us to progress projects with confidence, knowing that we will be able to deal with potential technical challenges should they arise. We have learned to trust and respect their advice and they are our go-to consultants for this type of work.
Guy HopwoodPrincipal Environmental Consultant, ADAS
Pager Power has helped us obtain planning permission across the UK
We first appointed Pager Power in 2004 to assess a number of wind farms in North East England resulting in objections being withdrawn by Newcastle Airport. The company has successfully helped us resolve NATS, Royal Airforce, telecommunications and minor airfield issues. Pager Power provides advice and technical analysis, are easy to talk to and deliver reports on time. Pager Power has helped us obtain planning permission across the UK including a range of onshore wind farms in North East England and Central Scotland.
Tony ScorerHead of Onshore Wind Development, EDF Energy
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