Forensic investigation firm Donan received its second FAA exemption for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (also known as drones) and joins an elite group of insurance carriers like State Farm, USAA and AIG with the distinction. The exemption applies to its fleet of fixed-wing multirotor UAVs, which can be used for engineering and fire investigation inspections. The company received another exemption in May 2015 for its fixed-wing Sensefly eBee.
The exemptions will allow Donan to gather data over large areas with its fixed-wing drones or use the multirotor drones for single property investigations where it can capture small details like hail strikes on a structure. The quadcopters move similarly to a helicopter, are extremely maneuverable and can hover in place to capture high definition video and images. They also will be equipped with infrared cameras for thermal imaging.
"This technology enables us to capture better images, process data in more valuable ways, and do it all faster and more safely," says Lyle Donan, president and CEO of Donan.
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