Name
David R EASTON FRAeS MBAE MBAC
Address
David Easton Associates 76 Southchurch Boulevard Thorpe Bay Essex  SS2 4XA
Telephone:	01702 617336
Fax:	01702 617336
Email:	dvdeaston@aol.com
Services
Aircraft Engineering and Airworthiness Consultancy in Air Carrier, General Aviation and Aerospace manufacturing industries. Expert advice to Legal Profession. Specific Activities Aircraft Surveys for: - Compliance with certification requirements - In-Service Conditions and Compliance with mandatory requirements on behalf of owners, leasing companies, insurers and others - Quality Audit. Air Operators Certificate - Advice on obtaining and extending approval of maintenance arrangements. Manufacturing and Maintenance Organisations - Advice on obtaining or extending approval by regulatory bodies (eg EASA (Part 21, 145 etc) CAA, FAA). Writing and amending Company Exposition, Quality and Procedures Manuals. Verification and audit of Company's own and sub-contractors organisations for compliance with own manuals. Feasibility studies: Project and action planning. Quality Audit for Part 145 Companies and others. Design Assessment - Modification and installation of Avionic and other systems etc. Development programmes associated with certification. Legal Profession - Preparing reports for evidence and Court attendance as expert witness. Practising member of the Academy of Experts
Background
Over 50 years of Aviation experience Royal Air Force - Ground wireless mechanic. Marconi - Senior Apprentice. Aeronautical Division Systems Planning Group. Installation advice to aircraft manufacturers and operators. Ground and flight testing of radio systems in civil and military aircraft. Resident at and seconded to De Havilland Aircraft, Hatfield. Took part in all flight testing world-wide of Comet 4. Ekco Electronics - Installation advice to aircraft manufacturers and operators in connection with radar in civil and military aircraft. Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority - Airworthiness Surveyor and Deputy Surveyor-in-Charge Southend,Doncaster and East Midlands Offices. Survey of aircraft for issue and renewal of Certificates of Airworthiness, Approval of Modifications, Audit for Approval of Maintenance and Manufacturing Organisations, Oral and written examinations of Engineers and Air Crews. Holder of Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence in Category 'A' - Airframes, 'C' - Gas Turbine Engines, 'X' - Electrical, Instruments, Auto-pilots and Compasses, and 'R' - Radio. Consultant since 1990