Drone exam · UAS general knowledge

A fleet drone has never had a visible failure, so the operator ignores the manufacturer's inspection intervals. What is the weakness in that approach?

Answer

Scheduled maintenance is intended to find wear, looseness, contamination, battery degradation, and other conditions before they become failures. Follow the applicable maintenance schedule and record the work performed.

Explanation

Reliability until today is not evidence that wear will remain harmless tomorrow. Preventive inspection exists because some defects develop gradually.