When the storm passes,
the documentation matters.
CT Aero is Florida's aerial rapid-response layer for hurricanes, tropical storms, and severe weather events. First available weather window, defensible imagery, standards-grade thermal where moisture ingress is suspected. Rapid Reporting available on request for time-sensitive claims and portfolio recovery.
Available for pre-event reservation
Four response scopes for the assets storms damage most.
Post-storm roof damage assessment.
Rapid aerial documentation of storm damage to commercial roofs. Membrane displacement, punctures, seam failures, penetration damage, and ponding conditions captured with geotagged, timestamped imagery. Optional ASTM C1153 thermal moisture scan added when environmental prerequisites and post-event timing align.
Envelope & structural damage screening.
Elevation-by-elevation aerial documentation of facade damage — window breach, curtain wall separation, cladding failure, balcony damage, and parapet displacement. Coordinated with licensed engineers for SB-4D milestone inspection support when engagement scope requires structural assessment.
Post-storm PV assessment.
Hail impact, wind uplift, debris strike, and racking failure documentation on commercial solar arrays. Combined visible-light and IEC 62446-3 thermal survey to identify both structural damage and post-impact electrical faults (bypass diode failures, cell fractures, hot spots) that appear only under load. Critical for warranty claims within short post-event windows.
Multi-asset portfolio survey.
Wide-area orthomosaic and site-by-site aerial pass for property portfolios, campuses, industrial parks, and municipal footprints. Delivers a single unified damage picture across dozens of assets in one deployment window. Prioritization triage output supports resource allocation and claim sequencing.
Standard turnaround is 48 hours. Rapid Reporting compresses to 24.
CT Aero's standard deliverable turnaround is 48 hours from flight completion — insurance-grade documentation, standards-cited findings, defensible imagery. That timeline works for most engagements. It does not work when a policyholder needs first-notice-of-loss evidence in hand tomorrow or a portfolio manager needs a prioritization matrix before the recovery vendors are locked in.
Rapid Reporting is available on request for time-sensitive engagements. Same-day preliminary imagery drop, 24-hour formatted deliverable, full standards-cited report within 72 hours. Priced per-engagement based on scope and event complexity. Available for pre-event reservation to guarantee capacity when the weather window opens.
Storm response is a local capability, not a national one.
National drone platforms deploy after the event ends and the weather clears — usually days to a week later. By then the evidence has degraded, the tarps are up, and the debris field has been touched. CT Aero is based in Northeast Florida with operating range across the Peninsula and Panhandle. When the storm passes, the aircraft is already staged.
Post-event airspace often has active TFRs, coordinated recovery operations, and unusual traffic patterns. Operating in that environment safely and legally requires an operator who understands FAA procedures at a professional level. CT Aero's founder is a former U.S. Navy P-8 Plane Commander and active FAA Airline Transport Pilot Captain. That aviation discipline is the difference between a rapid deployment and a rushed one.
What makes CT Aero storm documentation hold up.
Every image tagged with latitude, longitude, altitude, and heading from aircraft telemetry. Location provenance preserved.
Aircraft telemetry timestamps every image to the second. Establishes flight window relative to event window for claim substantiation.
Raw imagery preserved in original form. Report deliverables reference source files. Chain of custody documented.
Findings described factually. Causation attribution reserved for licensed professionals downstream. Report supports claims without overreaching scope.
Don't wait for the event to line up a response.
Portfolio managers in coastal Florida markets reserve CT Aero capacity ahead of hurricane season. That reservation guarantees flight window priority, locks in pricing before demand spikes, and coordinates the response protocol before the storm makes decisions urgent.