In aerospace, reliability is a function of time. There is a generally accepted benchmark that a system isn't truly mature until it has logged 10,000 hours of operation. But for most manufacturers, hitting that number is a logistical impossibility.
Consider the math of manual flight testing. Relying on human pilots to manually operate or even supervise drones for 10,000 hours is unsustainable. Between pilot fatigue, shift changes, daylight restrictions, and human error, accumulating these hours manually would take a standard flight team years. It is cost-prohibitive and inefficient.
We built Dronebase and our software platform to change that equation.
The Software Solution
At Allswell, we don't just fly; we orchestrate. We utilize our proprietary path planning and scheduling software to remove the human bottleneck entirely. Our system algorithmically manages the fleet, generating optimal flight paths and staggering launch schedules to ensure maximum uptime.
With a fleet of just 20 drones, our system can accumulate 10,000 flight hours in less than two months.
Unrestricted Operations
This level of throughput requires a testing environment that never sleeps. We established Dronebase in Northern California specifically for its operational freedom. Unlike restrictive test sites with limited windows, our facility allows for 24/7 flight operations.
We can fly day and night, running continuous, back-to-back sorties. Our software handles the scheduling and routing, ensuring that the drones are constantly in the air building data, while the ground crew focuses on analysis rather than joystick manipulation.
Dronebase: 24/7 automated flight operations in Northern California.
Validating for the Real World
Accumulating hours is only valuable if the flight profile matches the mission. We don't just rack up empty time; we validate reliability for specific, high-value commercial applications.
Wildfire Detection
Simulating continuous, long-endurance overwatch patterns to test thermal payloads and system stability over heat-soaked terrain.
Pelagic Fishing
Executing wide-area search patterns that mimic open-water tracking of tuna vessels and shoals.
Powerline Inspection
Verifying precise, linear tracking capabilities needed for infrastructure monitoring.
Accelerate Your Roadmap
Dronebase is now open to select hardware partners. We invite you to bring your airframes to Northern California. By integrating your hardware with Allswell's scheduling and planning software, we can help you bypass the manual testing bottleneck.
We will help you put the years of flight testing you need into just a few months of intensive, automated validation.
Interested in testing at Dronebase?
We're opening our facility to select partners. Get in touch to learn how we can validate your hardware.