Dragonfish in the fleet now

[Anzacjack]

we took delivery of Australia's first Dragonfish this week
A few issues setting it up and no maiden flight yet, but exciting times

Initial use will be some coastal surveillance work and some EVLOS work

 

[AirStag]

Tell us more when you can!

 

[Anzacjack]

No good news to report on this machine

 

[fisher12]

No good news to report on this machine

Does this mean there's bad news?
Curious about how practical it has been for field applications, and whether the benefits of it really outweight the price.

 

[Anzacjack]

Yep some major safety issues. Glitches that autel cant identify nor are they particularly happy to work on. This is a live aircraft that is designed to fly BVLOS on some long range missions. If it cant be trusted it cant be operated.
It is being replaced in our fleet.

As far as field operations = zero successful missions

 

[Anzacjack]

The price of a new sports car sitting in the corner of the hanger unable to be operated.

 

[claudius62]

I see that Autel continues to navigate the shallows.
Can anyone tell me what is working properly with them without problems?