Methodology for Inspecting the Correctness of the Function of Airport Lighting Systems Using a Commercially Available UAS

This paper deals with the use of unmanned aircraft systems for inspecting the correctness of the function of airport lighting systems. These days, inspections are typically done using so-called flying labs, but unmanned aircraft systems are showing that they can be significantly more effective in these tasks. In this paper, commercially available unmanned aircraft systems were used for the inspection of lighting systems at the small uncontrolled airport Vysoké Mýto. The inspection results in an acceptable accuracy of it, which leads to the possibility of significant savings for this task in the future.