Top, the control room in the UAS Center’s mobile command vehicle, called the SkyVision Bus. The SkyVision program at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport has enabled the center to aid in testing systems that can allow beyondline-of-sight drone flight. Middle and below, Brent Ransome of Kenton-based Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative examines a radio tower as well as some of the components of one of the coop’s substations using a drone. The drones save time and manpower by identifying needs before crews have to take an up-close look.
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