Throughout the years, we have come across many customers who aren’t sure if they should be using an accredited calibration lab for their aircraft equipment or not. The short and easy answer is: it depends. What is your line of work? What does the FAA require? What type of quality do you expect in the calibration work? Based on your answers to these questions, you can get varying answers. Before you decide, however, whether you need an accredited calibration lab to work on your equipment, or need a full out accredited calibration, it’s best to understand what all of this even means.

In this whitepaper, we will take a look at what an accredited calibration lab is, what types of work an accredited calibration lab can produce vs. a non-accredited lab, what the benefits are to using an accredit calibration lab and, finally, what your alternative choices are.