Master Thesis Internship: Big Data for Flight Inspection

It is a misty morning at Schiphol and you are almost back home. “This is your captain speaking” . Looking out the window you can barely see the wingtips. “Please fasten your seatbelt” . Only seconds before touchdown the airport appears from the grey haze. Taxiing to the terminal you wonder if the pilot has super-vision, or if there is something more? Flight inspection Aircraft still rely on a network of ground-based systems for localisation due to their accuracy and reliability. The localisation system used during landing is called the Instrument Landing System (ILS) , which has centimetre accuracy and allows for all-weather landings. To ensure adherence to strict regulations these systems need to be regularly inspected.…