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September 21, 2017

Commercial Drone Photography

Drones are increasingly becoming one of the most common gadgets in our current society. Our Airways hosts are full of manned helicopters and aeroplanes, but drones come in a different form and functionality as compared to the aircrafts that typically soar on our skies. Commercial drones are used for aerial inspection and photography for real estate marketing and other business purposes, while recreational drones are used for fun activities. Drone photography helps in reducing the cost of property inspection by eliminating the need for balancing on ladders and scaffolding. This allows for quick and efficient aerial asset inspection. Commercial photography is important in the marketing of property as it offers a cost effective way to capture aerial photos of the entire property. The quality of the photography mainly depends on the quality of the drone and the fixed camera. Therefore, the commercial drone pilots are only as good as the quality of the equipment that they use. With the fast growth in drone technology, many options of professional drones that are ideal for serious commercial pilots are available in the market. These are mainly UAVs with multi-rotors that are designed to offer better stability when shooting aerial photography a high […]
September 21, 2017

Roof Inspection Drones

In the past few years, there has been continuous growth in the use of aerial drones in a variety of fields that include fun, search, photography and rescue. Drone technology brings several benefits to the roof maintenance industry as it offers the best way to perform roof inspection. The process of roof inspection in the past involved sending an inspector up to examine and determine the damage visually. This is not only a risky job, but it also poses a danger of clambering around loose tiles and broken shingles, which will aggravate any existing issues. Besides, manual roof inspection keeps you at the mercy of the schedule of your customer as it involves doing many things like erecting ladders and scaffolding to access the roof. This mainly leads to inconveniences, as it requires weeks of planning. Apart from the problem of manually accessing the roof, there is also a challenge of reaching some tight angles that are un-viewable or completely off limits. However, with drone roof inspection, all these problems can be addressed adequately, and the process is done on time and at significantly less cost. Sending a drone up for inspection minimises the danger, and the cost as manual […]
September 21, 2017

Why You Should Only Use Drones For Industrial Inspections

There is a lot to contemplate on prior to replacing a manned operation with a flying technology and choosing between an inspection officer/engineer and a UAV to perform an inspection. Below are reasons construction and industrial companies should only use drones for their industrial inspections. Provides in-depth data deprived of the safety risks Regardless of whether it’s the dangerous nature of mechanical and electrical equipment or the scary height of the building in need of examining, Industrial inspections’ come accompanied by lots of hazardous risks. Being capable of collecting information without placing any worker at risk is a huge win for every company. Some posts and inspections’ still need human engineers, but at least, businesses are now capable of reducing the probability of employee injury. Less and sometimes no equipment downtime Contingent upon the nature of the building, inspections performed by personnel might need switching off to abstain from personal damages. In case you are using drones, then downtime of equipment (for instance wind turbines) can be significantly minimized. Can easily operate in new environments’ Drones diminish the need for long risk planning and calculations when exploring new or strange environments’. For instance, a structure site can be carefully inspected […]