Arch Aerial LLC

10/23/2026

Wrapping the week with some of the most satisfying work we do.

Full 3D facility documentation on O&G sited. Completely captured delivered before end of week.

The operators who've asked us to scan their facilities always say the same thing after they see the model for the first time. They go quiet for a second, then start asking if we can do more.

This is where aerial data is going. We're already there.

10/22/2026

Foundation to facade.

Different phases of the same build, captured from the same angle.

This is what a project record looks like when you start documenting on day one and don't stop.

Proud of the crew that built this and the GC that let us document every step.

10/20/2026

10/19/2026

The team that couldn’t miss!
Another great year at the Pipeliners Association of Houston Clay Shoot!

10/19/2026

Back at the The Pipeliners Association of Houston Clay Shoot 2026.

Competitive enough to keep it interesting. Enough laughs to make it one of the better days of the year. This year didn't disappoint!

One of our favorites on the calendar. See you next year.

10/19/2026

The average commercial development moves between 50,000 and 200,000 cubic yards of earth before the concrete guys get there.

And on major mixed-use projects, up to 40 different subcontractors can be active on the same site in a single week.

Early-phase documentation on a large acreage site, full coverage before the first structure goes up.

This is the frame you can't get later. The baseline everything else gets measured against.

10/14/2026

A 3D facility model has more use cases than most operators realize when they first ask for one.

(1) Engineering uses it to plan maintenance before mobilizing a crew. (2) Training uses it to walk new hires through the asset before they set foot on site. (3) Inspection teams use it to pre-identify access points and flag conditions before the visit. (4) Compliance uses it as a timestamped baseline when questions come up.

One capture. Four teams with a reason to access the file.

The operators who get the most out of 3D documentation aren't the ones who flew it once. They're the ones who made it part of how the facility gets managed.

10/13/2026

Methane Leak Story:

A couple of ranchers in Texas were out on horseback when they noticed something off near a creek bed on the back corner of their property.

They followed the smell and located what seemed to be an exposed line. When the pipeline company investigated, the estimate came back around three years of continuous release.

Three years. Caught by two people on horses who happened to ride that direction on that particular day.

Midstream assets run across thousands of miles of private land, through terrain no one checks regularly, past creek beds and fence lines that don't show up on a maintenance schedule. The leak doesn't announce itself. If the pressure loss isn't detected, it keeps going until someone or something finds it.

You must have your lines scheduled, flown, and documented on a cadence that doesn't depend on random discovery.

10/12/2026

Over a decade of aerial data services across energy, construction, and infrastructure.

We're not slowing down. More pilots, new capabilities, new markets, same standard on every flight.

Arch Aerial is here for the long run.

10/09/2026

West Texas doesn't make anything easy.

Heat, wind, and facilities spread across terrain that takes an hour to drive between. The assets are critical. The conditions are not forgiving.

We've been flying out here long enough to know the morning window, the wind thresholds, and what it takes to get clean data when the environment is working against you.

The Permian runs the show. We're along for the ride.