Albuquerque roofs are their own animal — flat and parapet-walled pueblo-style construction, canales that clog, ponding after monsoon storms, and tile that cracks quietly. A drone documents all of it in one flight, without a ladder ever touching the wall.
FAA Part 107 Certified · Fully Insured · LAANC Authorized · 5.0★ from 271 Google reviews
Desert Drones provides FAA Part 107–certified drone roof inspections across the Albuquerque metro — flat and parapet roof surveys, canale and drainage documentation, post-monsoon leak assessment, tile and shingle condition reports, and re-roof progress documentation for contractors. High-resolution, GPS-tagged imagery delivered within 24–48 hours.
The roof problems this market actually has — found from the air.
Documentation your roofer, insurer, or property manager can act on.
Real roofing work from our portfolio — crews, details, and the flat-roof documentation Albuquerque runs on.
The close-up documentation that matters here — canales, scuppers, and penetrations shot at the detail level a repair scope needs.
CANALE · DETAIL
Active roofing work documented for contractors — tear-off, staging, and the array-handling that modern re-roofs involve.
RE-ROOF · CREWS
Whole-complex flat-roof surveys — membrane, parapets, and equipment mapped across every building in one flight.
FLAT · PARAPETRoof flights are flown by licensed, insured pilots with LAANC authorization where Albuquerque's airspace requires it — and delivered fast enough to matter after a storm.
Booked, flown, delivered — usually inside 48 hours.
Send the address and what prompted the inspection — storm, leak, purchase, or re-roof.
Whole-roof coverage plus low-altitude detail passes over canales, flashings, and suspect areas.
Imagery sorted by roof plane and detail area, findings flagged.
GPS-tagged files and a findings summary by shared link within 24–48 hours.
This market's roofs fail in specific ways — we document all of them.
Parapets, canales, and ponding — the classic Albuquerque roof needs top-down documentation ground inspection can't provide.
July–September storms drive the leak calls. Post-storm documentation supports repairs and insurance claims while the evidence is fresh.
At 5,300 feet, UV works membranes and tile hard — periodic condition surveys catch failure before it's interior damage.
Walking tile breaks tile. A drone documents every course without adding to the repair bill.
Roof documentation only counts if the operation behind it is legal, insured, and disciplined.
Roof clients often add these — same New Mexico pilots, same visit when it makes sense.
Yes — flat and parapet roofs are most of what we fly here: membrane condition, ponding, parapet cracking, and canale drainage, documented top-down and in detail.
Post-storm documentation is our most common Albuquerque roof call — we prioritize those flights so the evidence is fresh for repairs and claims.
Yes — that's the point. Every course, ridge, and flashing documented without foot traffic that cracks more tile.
Yes — inspection documentation, re-roof progress records, and the before/after files warranties and customers want.
FAA Part 107 certified and insured with $2M liability coverage, with LAANC pulled for Albuquerque's Class C airspace.
Typically 24–48 hours — same-week urgent scheduling after major storms.
Rated 5.0★ from 271 verified Google reviews across our locations.
John and team are the consummate professionals! Very reliable, quick, and high quality deliverables!
Professional, efficient, and easy to work with. The team delivered clean, high-quality aerials and communicated clearly throughout the project.
Needed work done quickly for drone photography. They responded quickly, knew exactly what was required, and explained it well — great customer service.
John was a professional and very knowledgeable. He made the process of getting drone footage seamless and did an exceptional job.
Absolutely amazing experience with Desert Drones. They did a shoot for my business and made my product really speak for itself!
John is a true professional. Every time we need drone photography or videography done, he is excited to take on the project.
Storm, leak, purchase, or re-roof — send the address and we'll schedule the flight.
