Manned Aircraft Services

Surrogate Aircraft

A surrogate aircraft is a manned aircraft solution mimicking unmanned aircraft operations that take place within the National Airspace. These missions include aerial mapping, agricultural imaging, aerial photography, and payload flights prior to UAS integration.

AUV Flight Services owns and operates a growing fleet of aircraft equipped and certified to carry various payloads. Aircraft with removable rear doors and payload ports in the belly and on wing struts, our fleet can provide safe, reliable, and efficient means for your surrogate needs.

Geospatial Data Collection

Teamed with our GIS partners, AUV supports data acquisition for geo-referenced images, 3D cut-and-fill volumetrics, NDVI, Activity Heat Maps, and 2D measurements. We provide our customers with top of the line aerial mapping services utilizing state of the art multispectral and hyperspectral imagers through a combined fleet of manned and unmanned aircraft.

Through our partners, AUV also provides full GIS services including analytics of captured data. With revolutionary aerial data acquisition technology, AUV flights require less flight time than other aerial mapping companies.

Aerial Photography

Using AUV’s fleet of manned aircraft, we provide professional photographers the unique opportunity to capture images from the aircraft. If you have a requirement for aerial photography but don’t have a professional photographer available, AUV is happy to provide this service.

Flight Simulation

Using our FAA Approved Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD), AUV provides training to our employees to ensure they are always operating in a safe and efficient manner.

Our Manned Aircraft Fleet

Cessna P206

Features a 18” payload hatch for integration of customer payloads, and 24DC power at the payload hatch. Also has a Radar Altimeter that works from 2,000 ft AGL and below.

Cessna 340

With RAM conversion, pressurized and an all new glass panel.

Cessna T206H

Features a G1000 panel, flint tip tanks, TKS and an Aerocet Cargo Pod – the company SUV for moving equipment and personnel between operational sites.

Cessna T182T

Features a G1000 panel and special provisions that allow payload installation on the left wing strut, power provisions in the front and cargo area for payloads and SILVUS downlink radios for sending payload data to a ground receiver.

Commander 690B

Features a Renaissance conversion, -10 engines. Used for USFS Air Attack operations and passenger charter with our Part 135.

Beechcraft Kingair E90

Our Part 135 charter aircraft, with a recently completed maintenance refurbishment featuring new paint and interior among other things.