Power Pole Inspection Services

At Blacktail Aerial, we provide professional drone-based power pole inspections for utilities and contractors across West Texas. Our services help teams improve visibility, reduce exposure to hazards, and document infrastructure conditions efficiently using high-resolution aerial imagery.

Our Power Pole Inspection Services Include:

• Aerial pole condition assessments (structure, lean, damage, and overall integrity)
  
  

• Crossarm inspections for cracks, wear, hardware issues, and misalignment
  
  

• Insulator inspections to identify visible damage, contamination, and defects
  
  

• Transformer and equipment documentation (mounted hardware, connections, and components)
  
  

• Overhead line and attachment documentation (visual checks of line condition and clearances)
  
  

• Storm damage and emergency response inspections for rapid post-event documentation
  
  

• Right-of-way and access documentation to support planning and routing
  
  

• High-resolution photo and video deliverables organized by pole ID / location
  
  

• Before-and-after documentation for maintenance verification and project closeout
  
  

• Clear reporting support with labeled images and structured deliverable folders
  
  

How drone inspections help with maintenance

• Reduce climbing and bucket truck time
  
  

  • Many issues can be identified visually without sending someone up the pole first, lowering exposure to falls and electrical hazards.
    
    

• Find problems earlier
  
  

  • Drones can catch visible issues like cracked insulators, broken hardware, damaged crossarms, loose connections, leaning poles, corrosion, and storm damage before they turn into outages.
    
    

• Faster inspections across large areas
  
  

  • You can cover more poles in a day compared to walking or driving and doing close-up manual checks on every structure.
    
    

• Access hard-to-reach locations
  
  

  • Great for poles in rough terrain, ranch land, waterways, back lots, or remote easements where getting a bucket truck in is difficult or slow.
    
    

• Better documentation for work orders
  
  

  • High-resolution photos/video give maintenance teams clear evidence of what’s wrong, which helps with:
    
    

  • prioritizing repairs
    
    

  • ordering parts ahead of time
    
    

  • writing accurate work scopes
    
    

• Improved planning and crew efficiency
  
  

  • You can pre-plan the job: know what tools and materials are needed before dispatching crews.
    
    

• After-repair verification
  
  

  • Drones can capture “after” photos to confirm the repair was completed correctly and document closeout for records.
    
    

• Support storm response
  
  

  • After severe weather, drones speed up damage assessment so utilities can identify critical issues and restore power faster.