The Flight Test Solutions Director of Operations, Miles Barnett, has established a solid balance of qualifications and experience to fulfil the most demanding of helicopter projects and test flying consultancy. As a clear communicator he provides accurate, substantiated and timely advice to engineers, aircrew and project managers yet also listens to and understands the requirements of the customer and their test team. As a former military officer he is confident in a leadership role and with his experience within test teams and search and rescue crews he is equally at home working within the team. The services that Flight Test Solutions offers using our Director of Operations as an EASA licenced test pilot include:
- All types of test flying from research to modifications
- Test flying advisor / SME
- Preparation or review of Flight Test Operations Manuals (FTOM) and Flight test campaign documents (Flight Test Plan, Flight Test Cards, Risk analysis, Reports)
- Test Pilot consultant for accident investigation boards
- Simulator validation and tuning
- Expert witness for aviation judicial hearings
- Certification Verification Engineer (CVE)
The qualifications and experience of Miles include:
- EASA Cat 1 Experimental Test Pilot for Helicopters
- EASA Cat 1 Flight Test Instructor for Helicopters
- Broad experience across military and civilian roles: SAR, under-slung loads, NVG / NVS, Radar operations, winching operations, formation, deck landings, IFR, HOFCS, RNP, offshore operations and extremes of weather conditions
- Experience in aircraft: Over 40 types, Chinook to R44, Mi-17 to Apache
- Experience in test flying: Research, post production, EASA Part-21 modifications, release to service, instruction, experimental
“The communication has been easy and the fact that Mr. Barnett has also an engineering background and experience in teaching is positively shown in the discussions with the engineers.”
Tuomo Jokisalo, Airworthiness Manager, Patria Aviation
Contact us here to find out how Flight Test Solutions can provide your organisation with an experienced, safe and reliable helicopter test pilot to meet your project requirements.
If the nature of a project requires a lead flight test engineer or test pilot with different qualifications or experience, Flight Test Solutions will be able to find the test crew to meet those needs through its Test Crew Contracting Agency.