During this time, I have been inspecting critical infrastructure with drones. I feel very fortunate that I can keep working during all this craziness. We did have to change a lot of our business procedures including cleaning and sanitizing all equipment everyday after returning from the field. I can't stand the smell of disinfectant. Everything smells like it; from the vehicle to hardhat to my jacket. I even have a monitor hood that I have to stick my face in everyday and get a good whiff of that stuff.
Anyways, vendors have been contacting me to test their new applications or equipment in exchange for my review. One of them, Blue Vigil, let me evaluate a continuous tethered power supply for our inspection drone. I can mount a thermal sensor and fly 24/7 over my house for surveillance if I wanted. I wouldn't really do that... But, the uses are endless as long as the infrastructure will allow it.
Well, today was my first day off that didn't have bad weather, so I decided to do a test flight and hover. After about an hour, my stomach was growling and it was time to land. All went well and I'm now convinced that the RS-1000 is ready for field tests. I do love my work... even if it does smell like disinfectant.
