Our Approach:

Small-Town Care.

Big-League Precision.

We’re a husband-and-wife “mom & pop” shop serving Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Ohio Valley. When you hire Sixth Mountain Air, you’re not getting a random pilot—you’re getting the same pilot each visit. Familiar eyes, same flight paths, consistent framing. That means we remember what the site looked like before, spot changes faster, and help you protect the work you’ve already put in.

Consistency that pays off: repeatable flight plans and angles for true apples-to-apples comparisons.
Safety first: FAA Part 107 certified; thorough pre-flight planning, airspace checks, and on-site safety briefs.
Decision-ready deliverables: clean thermal/RGB imagery, annotated reports, orthomosaics, and side-by-sides your teams can act on.
Neighbors at heart: friendly scheduling, clear communication, and honest timelines—because your name means something around here, and so does ours.

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What We Do
(In Plain English)

We fly professional drones to see what’s hard to see—heat anomalies, hairline damage, loose hardware, layout shifts—then turn that into clear visuals and reports. Our job is to make your job easier: fewer surprises, faster fixes, tighter budgets.

Deliverable options:

Thermal & RGB photo sets (labeled)
4K video passes (with or without callouts)
Orthomosaics & progress maps
Anomaly & punch-list reports
Then/Now comparison decks for stakeholders

Why Teams Choose Sixth Mountain Air

The Same Pilot Returns: We know your site’s “before,” so we catch the “after” quicker.
Mom-and-Pop Reliability: Family-run means you get our name, not a ticket number.
Quality Without Drama: Clear scope, tidy files, on-time delivery.
Thermal + Visual Expertise: We pair IR with high-resolution RGB so you get both the “why” and the “where.”
Scales to Your Cadence: One-time, milestone-based, or recurring flights (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly).

Education and Certifications

Our Four Core Services

Solar Panel Inspections

What we do: Thermal and RGB inspections across utility-scale, commercial rooftops, and community arrays.

How we do it: Grid and string-level flights, consistent altitude and overlap, calibrated thermal.

What you get:
- Hot-spot, diode, and string-level anomaly flags
- Under-performance mapping and soiling patterns
- Actionable report with module-level callouts

Why you want us: Faster troubleshooting, targeted maintenance, and verifiable proof when you need warranty support.

Telecom Tower Inspections

What we do: High-detail imaging for towers, mounts, lines, and hardware. No risky climbs for routine checks.
How we do it: Repeatable orbits and vertical passes; we document from the same angles each time for clean comparisons.
What you get:
-Close-up imagery of mounts, RRUs, antennas, and cabling
-Condition notes, rust/corrosion flags, and misalignment indicators
-Side-by-side “last visit vs. today” frames

Construction Management Updates

What we do: Progress documentation from groundbreaking to punch list, so field teams, GCs, owners, and lenders see the same truth.

How we do it: Orthomosaics, elevation passes, perimeter flights, and interior-adjacent exteriors at set intervals.

What you get:
- Weekly/bi-weekly/monthly progress photo sets
- Orthomosaics for site planning and QC
- Milestone decks for OAC meetings and lender updates

Power Line Inspections

What we do: Thermal + RGB patrols for transmission and distribution lines to flag anomalies before they become outages.
How we do it: Safe standoff distances, structured flight paths, and anomaly tagging tied to tower/span IDs.

What you get:
- Thermal signatures of hot connectors, insulators, and components
- Vegetation encroachment visuals and access route checks
- Prioritized maintenance lists

Why you want us: Early detection saves money.

Cadence & Packages

One-Time Surveys: Post-storm checks, pre-purchase assessments, warranty documentation.
Recurring Flights: Weekly/bi-weekly/monthly progress and preventive maintenance.
Milestone Packages: Foundation, MEP rough-in, top-out, close-in, substantial completion.

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