It was a simple comment, almost offhand. | “They have drones at other sites, but not at ours. It’d be nice to have someone local.” That single sentence says more about the current state of construction technology than any whitepaper. Big Companies. Small Gaps. Large construction firms have embraced drones. Many have centralized UAS teams, standardized workflows, and impressive internal capabilities. On paper, it looks like the problem is solved. In reality, the jobsite tel

T here’s a sweetness in late October air—the scent of dust, marigold, and renewal. The world quiets, the light softens, and even the wind seems to whisper names we’ve nearly forgotten. In Mexico, candles line doorways and altars bloom with color. It’s not grief that fills those nights but gratitude—an understanding that death and life are forever entwined. At THE FLYING LIZARD, we feel that same pulse every time a drone takes flight. Beneath our rotors lies the story of a pla