Omer Majeed of Specific Range Solutions Ltd. gave a presentation entitled “Turboprop Engine Take-Off Cost Calculator” at the Propulsion Symposium of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute’s (CASI) ‘AERO 13 Conference this past spring in Toronto. A methodology was developed to calculate the total fuel and engine maintenance costs of Dash 8-100 aircraft during take-off. […]
Top of Descent App
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. attended the Northern Air Transport Association AGM and Conference in Yellowknife from April 8 – 10, 2013. Omer Majeed presented a concept for a Top of Descent calculator app for non-FMS equipped aircraft. The iPhone/iPad app relies on GPS and pilot input data to calculate an optimized Top of Descent point. […]
iPhone / iPad App Development and Conference Participation
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. is embarking on aviation application development for iPhones and iPads after having concluded that Apple devices are being widely adopted in the industry either by companies or by individuals. The initial phase will involve regulatory reviews and consultations, marketing surveys, as well as rapid prototyping. In related news, Omer Majeed will […]
News Update
It has been months since the last website update, so here is a summary of the recent activities at Specific Range Solutions Ltd. Last September, I attended CAE Flightscape’s User Conference in Gatineau. October had me in Miami attending the Society of Aircraft Performance & Operations Engineers’ (SAPOE) Annual Conference. In November, I attended the […]
CAE Flightscape Users Conference
Omer Majeed of Specific Range Solutions Ltd. will be attending the CAE Flightscape Users Conference in Gatineau (Ottawa) September 19 – 22, 2011. One of the questions for which he is seeking answers is how to exploit Flight Data Recorder (FDR) data to help reduce fuel burn and operational costs?
Membership to SAPOE and ATAC
What would aviation be without acronyms? Omer Majeed of SRS Ltd. has joined the Society of Aviation Performance and Operations Engineers (SAPOE) and he will be attending their annual conference in Miami October 6 & 7, 2011. Specific Range Solutions Ltd. is now also a member of the Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC) and […]
Sustainable Development Technology Canada AGM
On June 15th, 2011, Omer Majeed of Specific Range Solutions Ltd. attended the Sustainable Development Technology Canada Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. It was a great opportunity to listen to entrepreneurs Rod Bryden of Plasco Energy Group and Imad Hamad of Renewable Energy Research, and to talk with Dr. Carla Miner of STDC.
Update of TBM 850 Program Presented at AERO 2011
The latest version of Specific Range Solutions’ TBM 850 Cruise Optimization Program (v0.2) was presented in Montreal at the 18th Propulsion Symposium on April 27th, 2011, which was part of CASI’s AERO 2011 Conference. The enhancements to the software include the selection by the user of departure and arrival airports, choice of ISA or forecast […]
SRS Ltd. Awarded Certificate of Authorization by PEO
On December 6th, 2010, the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) approved the application by Specific Range Solutions Ltd. for a Certificate of Authorization (CofA). The approval permits the company to provide professional engineering services directly to the public. Specific Range Solutions Ltd. is also insured against professional errors and omissions liability.
Presentations from NBAA 2010 Session and AERO 4003 Lecture
Here is the presentation on fuel tankering I gave in Atlanta along with Marcus Walker of Universal Aviation & Weather and Chuck Reeves of Qualcomm entitled “Flight Planning Optimization and Fuel Uplift Requirements to Reduce Operational Costs” (1.8 MB). Many thanks to Scott Jefvert of Galvin Flying for the invitation. Our presentation on the morning […]