The Drone Life: Recent Episodes

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Welcome to The Drone Life! The podcast where we answer common questions, provide quick tips and discuss the unique ways drones are used in industrial applications. Join the conversation with project managers, technicians, engineers, surveyors, and inspectors about how drones are making their jobs easier. Whether you’re in renewable energy, construction, oil and gas, utilities, or engineering there is a wide variety of discussions relating to every niche.

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What is drone land surveying? How accurate are drone land surveys? What are some qualifications needed to survey with drones?

Learn from professional drone surveyor Daniel Windham, as he shares his own experiences, tips, and tricks you must know when considering utilizing drone technology for land surveys.

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In today's podcast episode we will be answering some of the most common drone PV inspection questions that we get asked by project managers, electrical contractors, engineers, technicians, O&M teams, and solar companies.
The topics we'll be covering include:

1:55 How do drone solar inspections work?
22:44 How do drone inspections of PV systems save money?
31:17 How long does the aerial inspection take?
38:33 How accurate are drone inspections of solar farms?
49:22 Do drone inspections require plant downtime?
54:00 Can drone data be used for warranty claims?
58:47 Which is better: In-house or outsourced drone operations?

Best Drones for Solar Inspections - https://thedronelifenj.com/solar-inspection-drones/

(Video Tutorial) How to Inspect a Solar Farm with a Drone - https://youtu.be/AVwUHnZplVI

Drone Solar Inspection ROI guide - https://thedronelifenj.com/the-ultimate-roi-guide-for-infrared-drone-solar-inspections/

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In today's podcast episode we will be answering some of the most common construction drone questions that we get asked by project managers, engineers, architects, superintendents, and safety managers.

We'll be covering the different use cases of drones in the construction industry, who can fly the drone, can drones be flown near airports, how drones will save money, how often should the site be flown, how drone services are priced, and how the data is used throughout all phases of construction. 

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Today you're going to learn exactly how drones are used for progress monitoring at construction sites. The topics that will be covered include:

  • What is construction progress monitoring?
  • Benefits of drones to monitor construction progress
  • How to track construction progress with drones
  • Our personal tips and experiences