The equipment behind the work
Commercial airframes carrying high-resolution, video and radiometric thermal payloads, maintained and flown by a certified pilot. Here is what they are capable of, and the work that proves it.
Equipment chosen for the job, not the spec sheet
A drone is a camera that happens to fly. What matters to a client is not the model on the box, it is whether the frame resolves the detail you need, whether the sensor reads temperature as well as light, and whether the aircraft can be in the air at five in the morning when the pour starts.
We fly three DJI airframes. The Matrice 4T carries the radiometric thermal payload and the laser rangefinder for inspection work. The Air 3S is the everyday stills and video aircraft. The Mini 5 Pro comes out when a site is too tight for either. At least two of the three come to every paid shoot.
At a Glance
Four things the equipment does,
and the frames that prove it
Every image below came off our own aircraft on a real Central Florida job. No stock, no renders.
Detail you can zoom into
Fastener condition, staining and seam separation, readable from a safe standoff. Shot at full sensor resolution so the crop still holds up.
Motion that shows scale
Smooth 4K passes over frontage, parking and approach, cut for listing pages, investor decks and social.
Temperature, not light
Trapped moisture, envelope loss and hot connections show as measurable temperature difference rather than a guess.
Work that does not stop at sunset
Pours start before dawn and run past dark. Our aircraft are lit and equipped for it, flown under Part 107 night rules.
What we fly
Three aircraft, each earning its place by doing something the other two cannot.
DJI Matrice 4T
Cameras
Stills
Thermal
Extras
Flight time
The aircraft behind every thermal job we fly. Roof moisture surveys, solar arrays, electrical scans and search and rescue, plus a laser rangefinder for measured inspection work.
DJI Air 3S
Cameras
Stills
Video
Sensing
Flight time
The workhorse. Construction documentation, progression visits, commercial and residential real estate. The tele lens pulls compressed detail shots without flying closer.
DJI Mini 5 Pro
Camera
Stills
Video
Weight
Flight time
Small enough to work confined residential lots and tight job sites the bigger airframes cannot use comfortably, without giving up the 1-inch sensor.
What each payload is for
High-resolution stills
Construction records, listings and inspection detail.
4K video
Marketing, owner updates, leasing and social.
Radiometric thermal
Roof moisture, envelope, electrical, search and rescue.
Close-in inspection passes
Roofs, towers, structures and rooftop equipment.
How we look after the equipment
Reliability on a job site is mostly discipline on the ground. The same routine runs before every flight, whether it is a half-acre listing or a hospital expansion.
- Pre-flight inspection of airframe, props and gimbal before every launch
- Batteries charged, logged and cycled out of service on schedule
- Firmware verified current before the aircraft leaves the case
- Backup aircraft and spare batteries carried to every paid shoot
- Weather and wind checked against the aircraft limits, not just the forecast
- Footage offloaded and backed up the same day it is captured
About our equipment
Yes. At least two of our three airframes come to every paid shoot, along with spare batteries. Milestone work like a pour cannot be rescheduled around an equipment fault, so redundancy is standard rather than an upsell.
We fly to the published limits of the aircraft, with our own margin on top. If a site is outside that on the day we reschedule at no charge rather than risk the aircraft over your crew. Central Florida weather usually means coming back the next morning.
Yes. A good share of our construction work is early-morning and after-dark pours, and the Matrice 4T also carries a near-infrared auxiliary light for low-light inspection and search work. Night flights are run in accordance with Part 107 night operation rules, with the required anti-collision lighting.
Our operations are insured, and a certificate of insurance is available on request for your GC, property manager or risk department. Full detail on the Certifications page.
Not sure what your site needs?
Describe the project and we will tell you which aircraft and payload we would bring.