UAV Operations
Sometimes the safest way to do the job is to not send someone there at all.
UAVs can pull people, vehicles and equipment out of unnecessary exposure while giving your team better visibility over the operation. The trick is doing it properly.
The honest question
Do you need drone operations, or do you just want them?
Plenty of businesses buy the technology first and work out what to do with it later. We take the opposite approach: start with the job, the risk and the operational bottleneck. Then we work out whether a UAV is the right solution.
If it is, we design the use case, coordinate the right specialist providers, support implementation, training and licensing so it fits into the way your operation already works. There with you every step of the way.
Quick maths
What's a crewed visit costing you?
Two sliders. Twenty seconds. A rough estimate of what shifts when a drone does the trip instead of a crew.
Your current monthly spend
$16,000
Estimated monthly difference
$6,720
Indicative only. Based on the numbers you enter, not on Ridgeline project data. Assumes around 60% of routine inspection trips are drone-suitable and a drone job costs about 30% of a crewed visit, in line with published industry figures. Doesn't include setup costs like hardware, training and approvals. The discovery call is where we work out real numbers.
Get Real NumbersWhere UAVs earn their keep
Six jobs a drone does better than a person in harm's way.
Remote inspections
Stop sending people and vehicles into difficult, isolated or hazardous areas just to collect information.
Route & access reconnaissance
Understand road, terrain, weather, access and site conditions before people or vehicles are committed.
Infrastructure inspections
Inspect assets, structures and hard-to-access areas while cutting work-at-height, travel and exposure.
Site & terrain monitoring
Build a clearer picture of changing site conditions, access routes, work areas and emerging hazards.
Incident & scene assessment
Capture useful information while limiting unnecessary personnel exposure and keeping eyes on the scene.
Stockpile & progress monitoring
Use aerial data over stockpiles and earthworks to support planning and operational decisions.
Implementation
From "we should get a drone" to a compliant, working capability.
- Hardware selection and procurement
- Operating procedures built for your sites
- Risk management and job planning
- The compliance pathway, end to end
- Crew training coordination
- Integration with how your operation already works
ReOC and licensing support is arranged through specialist partners. We manage the pathway, they issue the regulated credentials.
Why train with Ridgeline
Why not go straight to a drone training provider?
Problem first, training second
We work out the actual problem and how drones fit your operation first, then train to that. Not the other way round.
Your site, your crew, your work
Training happens in your environment, for your crew and the exact work they'll be doing.
Operators, not hobbyists
Our background is high-risk remote operations, not recreational flying.
Right the first time
Get it right the first time instead of getting a licence and then needing retraining for commercial work.
Limited offer
30% off your drone licensing
Get your ReOC, RePL or AROC sorted through Ridgeline and we cover 30% of the licensing cost through a training partner arrangement.
Available to Australian businesses setting up or expanding commercial drone operations. Check eligibility in thirty seconds and we'll come back with a straight answer.
Check if you're eligible
Next step
Got a job that's risky, remote or a pain to inspect?
Tell us what it involves. We'll give you a straight answer on whether a UAV is the right tool, and what doing it properly looks like.
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