Hobby Aircraft is a small flying machine that is controlled remotely by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter communicates with a receiver within the craft that sends signals to servomechanisms (servos) which move the control surfaces based on the position of joysticks on the transmitter. The control surfaces, in turn, affect the orientation of the plane.

Traditional inspections of oil and gas assets of this scale require either full or partial facility shutdowns. This could take days and weeks to bring the plant offline and accessible for inspection workers.Traditionally they would rely on harnesses and cable equipment to hang mid-air while manually connection information on the structure. Facilities are under pressure to reduce the number of shutdowns and reduce the cost while increasing the safety, efficiency, and accuracy of asset inspection.