Easy Jet to use drones to cut costs.
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Damn! just thought of this two days ago, and was thinking that a DJI Phantom Vision2+ would be ideal for inspections.....oh well, maybe this time next year i'll be a millionaire ;-(
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How will they manage to control gusts of wind that might cause damage to said Easyjet or god forbid another company's aircraft close by ? Perhaps workable with a hangar environment if the engineers wear helmets
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Then you have the question - as a pilot would you accept an aircraft that had been signed off after only being inspected remotely through a video camera bouncing around in the wind?
It's not a video camera that inspects the aircraft but a series of infrared and ultrasound sensors (I believe) which scan the whole aircraft and creates a full 3D image.
So if anything this will be a lot more effective at picking up dents/cracks/damaged rivets than the human eye. Certainly faster, a brilliant idea.
So if anything this will be a lot more effective at picking up dents/cracks/damaged rivets than the human eye. Certainly faster, a brilliant idea.
Or perhaps an unexpected gust of wind and you watch what happens when a high bypass engine swallows a quadricopter.
Spot the large structure, with walls and a roof, around the aircraft. It's called a hangar.
Except the article mentions Tel Aviv and Sharm, in neither of which does Easyjet have access to hangers.
Not sure if the Israelis will really like this drone hovering around which is not in their control.
Not sure if the Israelis will really like this drone hovering around which is not in their control.
Except the article mentions Tel Aviv and Sharm, in neither of which does Easyjet have access to hangers.