We Are An Independent Aviation Consultancy
Why clients engage M Prior Consulting
Our services include-
Aviation Risk & Operational Assurance
Helping operators and asset owners understand, quantify and manage operational exposure.
Representative projects:
Providing expert technical input to support strategic decisions and operational delivery.
Examples include:
Safety, Certification & Regulatory Support.
Supporting organisations to interpret regulations, strengthen assurance processes and reduce operational risk.
Selected experience includes:
- Extensive experience across operations, certification and safety
- Independent technical advice grounded in real operational environments
- Experience working with regulators, operators and infrastructure owners
- Practical recommendations focused on implementation, not theory
Our services include-
Aviation Risk & Operational Assurance
Helping operators and asset owners understand, quantify and manage operational exposure.
Representative projects:
- Safety studies for helicopter offshore approaches undertaken with specialist industry partners for the UK CAA.
- Risk management support where aviation and health & safety regulatory frameworks intersect.
- Validation of offshore landing limitations using Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis.
- Independent auditing and assurance of aviation service providers.
Providing expert technical input to support strategic decisions and operational delivery.
Examples include:
- Expert Witness services for legal proceedings and planning applications involving aviation matters.
- Technical and operational support to international coast guard operations.
- Selection, procurement and audit of aviation services for offshore renewables, energy and parapublic operations.
- Operational support for offshore renewable energy programmes.
Safety, Certification & Regulatory Support.
Supporting organisations to interpret regulations, strengthen assurance processes and reduce operational risk.
Selected experience includes:
- Secretary to EUROCAE Working Group 110 and RTCA Special Committee 237, contributing to development of Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS) Minimum Operational Performance Standards under contract to the UK CAA.
- Involved in the development of current aviation regulations and best practices.
- Topic Area Lead for handling qualities and performance during revision of Defence Standard 00-970 aligned with EASA certification standards (Part 7 / CS-29 and Part 1 / CS-25).
- Compliance Verification Engineering support for Part 21J Design Organisations across:
- Aircraft performance
- Handling qualities
- Cockpit ergonomics
- Safety systems
- Operational Suitability Data (OSD)