While he starts with the essentials – signing in, thorough safety assessments and a site survey to ensure the perfect conditions for drone inspections – it’s quickly down to specifics.

A safety briefing with the authorised technician on site runs through everything from positioning wind turbines for inspections to site-specific risks. With safety checks complete, Greg and his team head to the turbines. With our Dhalion drone, he carefully inspect each wind turbine, blade, tower and MET mast until the job is completed to our high standards.

With typically more than 10 wind turbines inspected per day, wind farm field inspections are now typically measured in days rather than weeks. This also applies to the time it takes to have the inspection results ready, allowing more time for repairs during good weather conditions.

But what’s Greg’s favourite part? As a lover of road trips, Greg gets to combine his passion for flying drones for work with visiting sites across the globe to see first hand their spectacular views.

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Our expert pilot, Jack, discusses the beauty of our automated inspections. Not only does our training instil confidence in our customers, but it also reduces the need for on-site support.

For clients who hold qualifications from their respective aviation authorities, such as a GVC in the UK, we offer training to enable them to internalise our Dhalion system. Our training includes:

🎓 Thorough training: In-depth training program covering drone theory, manual flight, and autonomous operations in front of a real wind turbine, ensuring that you are fully equipped for success using our system.
🤝 Building confidence: We make sure you feel comfortable with our drone system and can autonomously inspect wind turbines on your own, safely.
📈 Adaptive training: We always refine our programs to deliver the best for our clients, including the development of an online drone theory course so you can learn about Dhalion at your convenience.

Get your wings today: https://www.perceptual-robotics.com/contact/

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In September, we carried out our first automated inspection with Dhalion and the DJI M350 drone, and it was a great success.

What advantages does the DJI M350 bring? Well, it is similar to the M300 but its performance is slightly better. It has also an upgraded GPS receiver, which is a great benefit when out in the field. But the best thing will be using the new DJI remote handset, which includes a bigger screen. With the new handset, we will be able to remove our tablet, shedding unnecessary weight and making the job easier.

We, of course, will continue to deliver Dhalion for DJI M300s too, but now clients with the DJI M350 drone can also reach out to find out how to have best automation in place on their new drones.

Our development team is superb. If you need a specific solution they have proven again and again that they can do it and go beyond expectations in quality and time.

A big thanks to our development team for adapting so quickly to the changing environment, and ensuring our customers always have access to the latest drone technology.

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