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Flight Operations Specialists for Airborne Geophysical Surveys

KASI Aviation, a division of KalusAir Services was created to provide world wide, full flight services to companies who conduct comprehensive airborne geophysical surveys. We offer aviation services to survey companies and provide them with well maintained and well equipped aircraft so they can install, test and operate their geophysical survey equipment with ease and safety. Our fully trained staff is available to assist in the equipment installation process and can oversee the installation from start to finish. KASI Aviation understands the business of airborne surveying and the needs of their clients. Our highly experienced and fully bilingual pilots are trained for low level flight airborne surveys and are ready to provide secure and professional flight operations around the world.

The types of surveying equipment that KASI Aviation aircrafts can be equipped with:
 
  1. Magnetometer
2. Gradiometer
3. Spectrometer
4. Gravity Meter
5. VLF-EM System


 
Our Aircraft
Piper Navajo PA31-310
Registration: C-GKSA and C-GKSB
 
KASI Aviation Services Inc. owns and operates two Piper PA31 Navajo aircraft that are dedicated specifically for geophysical surveying and have been carefully modified to reduce aircraft induced magnetic noise to provide an exceptionally low figure of merit of less than 0.7 nT as measured by the standards of the Geological Survey of Canada. KASI Aviation’s aircrafts can be customized for the most intricate airborne surveys.


> C-GKSA Spec Sheet
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C-GKSB Spec Sheet


 




 

   


Specifications (PA-31-310 Navajo)


General characteristics

Crew: 1, possibly 2 depending on regulations operated under
Capacity: 6 passengers
Length: 32 ft 7.5 in (9.95 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 8 in (12.40 m)
Height: 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Wing area: 229 sq. ft (21.. m²)
Empty weight: 4,592 pounds (2083 kg)
Useful load: 2150 pounds (975 kgs)
Max takeoff weight: 6,500 lb (2,900 kg)
Maximum ramp weight: 6,880 lb (3,130 kg) with BLRI VG System
Maximum (STC) takeoff weight: 6,840 lb (3,110 kg) with BLIRI VG System
Powerplant: 2× Lycoming TIO-540-A2B or -A2C, 310 hp (230 kW) each
Propellers: constant speed, controllable pitch, fully feathering, Hartzell propeller

Performance
Never exceed speed: 236 knots (272 mph, 437 km/h)
Maximum speed: 188 knots (216 mph, 348 km/h)
Maneuvering speed: 164 knots (188 mph, 304 km/h)
Stall speed: 70 knots (80 mph, 130 km/h)
Minimum controllable speed: 76 knots (85 mph, 137 km/h)
Range: 1,025 nm (1,180 mi, 1,898 km)
Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,300 m)

Other Aircrafts
Due to the high demand of our services KASI Aviation is in the process of evaluating possible turboprop aircraft to be evaluated in the future.
 
Health and Safety
KASI Aviation ensures that all operations are conducted to the highest of safety standards. At KASI Aviation, safety is of paramount importance to us and that is why we have invested in the latest safety equipment. Each of our aircraft have been equipped with 406 emergency locators and the Guardian Mobility SkyTrax 3l Global Tracking Systems, with SAT/COM capabilities. With the global tracking system, KASI Aviation can provide their clients with the exact latitude and longitude of the aircraft at all times.

Clients 
KASI Aviation has had the pleasure of working with Tundra Airborne Surveys.

Other clients that we have worked with include: TerraQuest Ltd, Geophysic GPR International, Airborne Petroleum Geophysics, Geo Data Solutions, helping them to meet the needs of their clients.


Contact Us

  KASI Aviation Services Inc. 
Montreal
125 Bouchard Blvd.,
Dorval, QC
Canada H9S 1A9
Phone + 514 633 5605
Fax + 514 633-5605
Cell + 514 497 8094
Toll Free: 1-888-633-5605

Email: info@kasiaviation.com
 
   

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