High-resolution optical and thermal UAV inspection of elevated structures, large-area assets, and access-restricted components — delivering close-proximity visual and condition assessment data without scaffolding, rope access, or the shutdown risk that conventional access methods impose.
UAV (drone) external inspection
uses remotely piloted aircraft platforms carrying optical and thermal imaging
payloads to conduct close-proximity condition assessment of elevated
structures, large-area assets, and components where conventional access methods
— scaffolding, rope access, elevated work platforms — would impose
disproportionate time, cost, and operational risk relative to the inspection
value delivered.
Inspection drones carry
high-resolution optical cameras capable of resolving defect-level surface
detail — weld cracking, corrosion pitting, coating breakdown, mechanical
damage, and structural deformation — from controlled standoff distances and at
consistent resolution across the full inspection area. Drone-mounted thermal
infrared cameras extend this to thermal condition assessment: insulation voids,
CUI initiation zones, hot electrical joints, moisture ingress, and thermal
bridging all produce characteristic thermal signatures that optical inspection
cannot detect.
All Altair drone inspection
operations are conducted by qualified pilots holding applicable national
aviation authority approvals. Pre-flight risk assessments, airspace
coordination, and operational exclusion zones are established and documented
for every deployment.
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Flare stack and chimney
stack external condition survey
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Above-ground storage tank
roof and upper shell external inspection
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Offshore jacket, topsides,
and FPSO external visual survey
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Bridge, jetty, and marine
structure external condition assessment
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Wind turbine nacelle and
blade external structural survey
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Cooling tower external
shell and fill condition assessment
• Industrial building facade, roof structure, and cladding inspection Insulated piping and equipment thermal screening — CUI risk identification from air
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CAAS (Civil Aviation
Authority of Singapore) UAS regulations — operational approvals and flight
category requirements
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DGCA and national aviation
authority regulations — applicable by country of operation
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API 653 — Storage tank
external inspection — UAV survey as supplemental visual method
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API 570 — Piping Inspection
Code — external visual inspection requirements
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Client and
operator-specific UAV operations procedures and site safety integration
requirements