Mainblades | Become a partner | Partnership roadmap

Become a partner

Innovation is often postponed because of various concerns and questions. Everyone is scared of leaving their comfort zone and moving forward to the unknown future. As a high-tech company we truly understand this. We are convinced, in aviation these opportunities mean using drones to record and report damage with unparalleled efficiency. Together, we want to achieve the same mindset with you and make the use of drones a reality within your organization. Become one the of the leading innovators in aircraft maintenance and gain a competitive advantage in this domain. The opportunity is right in front of you. You just have to grab it. Are you ready?

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Partnership roadmap

Mainblades offers its drone solution for aircraft inspections at a standard day rate of $ 1,200.

This prices includes the drone with all its hard-and software components as described on our website. Is a day-rate not the most ideal option for you? Don’t worry. We are open to discuss your use case and your needs and find arrangements that work best for you. For this, we have developed a proposal for a phased roadmap (see below) which may serve as a basis for discussion.

Phase 1: Demonstration

Period of 7 days
Mainblades team visits you on-site
Introduction and showcase of technology

Phase 2: Availability on-site (trial)

Period of 3 months
Indoor drone is left at your facility for trial
Expected use: certification procedure with your local aviation authorities

Phase 3: Operational: In- & outdoor

Drone compliant with regulations
Inspection part of Certified Release to Service (CRS)

Phase 4: OEM certified

Approval of OEMs
Get certified for specific aircraft models
Mainblades will upgrade drone to be suitable for outdoor

Phase 1 is a 7-day demo on site. You will fly our drone autonomously in your hangar on any aircraft from your fleet. Our team will be at your location to guide the process and instruct your staff in using our drone. After this week we will leave the drone at your location and phase 2 will start.

Phase 1: Demonstration

During phase 2 Mainblades will provide one indoor drone on-site in your hangar for a period of 3 months. It is expected that the drone will be used for the certification procedure with your local aviation authorities.

Phase 2: Availability on-site (trial)

Given a successful phase 2, the drone inspection is part of your Certified Release to Service (CRS). The drone is capable of outdoor flights and compliant with regulations.

Phase 3: Operational: in-and outdoor

Phase 4 is the last phase in our partnership roadmap during which will help us with approval at the OEMs; Mainblades will upgrade all your drones to be suitable for outdoor. This phase commences when the drone is included in the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) of your respective aircraft model.

Phase 4: OEM certified