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Visual-only drone inspection of solar arrays misses most of what matters. Thermal inspection costs $7K+ to enter. Here's the honest decision tree before you take the contract.
Drones cover bridges well — from above. The underside, where most structural problems hide, is exactly where a standard drone gimbal can't look.
Most pilots think insurance is for the drone. After six years of flying for clients, I'm convinced it's for the people on the ground — and that's the only coverage I've ever bought.
Six years of working drone jobs in Argentina. None of these are the kind of story you put in a portfolio. All of them actually happened — more than once.
Forget cinematic shots. Inspection is about reliable gear, conservative flight, video over photos, and battery math that gets you home before the wind does the math for you.