Transparency is essential at Vantage Point Drones,  during the summer time, it is extremely difficult for us to see through thick dense woods because of the leaves grown on the trees.  Normally in the winter this is a non issue.  However, the majority of our search areas tend to be wooded areas.  The summer heat is also a concern when using thermal imaging.  We recommend only searching late at night or very very early in the morning at first light. 

So, the rule of thumb for summer searches, is that yes we will conduct them if requested, but keep in mind that there is significant risk that the search could not be successful.  However, there is always a possibility that we will catch your pet out in an opening, near a residence, in an open field etc etc.   

 When requesting a search during the summer,  make sure you understand the risks.  

RIGHT AWAY ! 

Dogs can travel miles over a very short period of time making finding them very difficult.

The longer your pet is missing, the longer they are exposed to real life dangers such as traffic hazards, predators, and weather conditions. 

Make the drone your first call, not your last resort. 

The way the process works, first we like to speak to our clients over the phone to gather as much intel as possible, after this process we typically tell our clients how we feel about the situation and conducting a search.  

Once a search is agreed upon, we will arive on scene and process payment in person.   

Next a pilot from Vantage Point Drone Services will go over the projected search plan, and the planned search area.  

From here we use thermal imaging drones to identify heat sources that could potentially be your lost pet, once we have identified a suspected heat source, we observe the object with a 200x zoom camera that is also fixed onto the drone, giving us a colored image of what exactly the heat source is.  These cameras are able to function during the daytime and nightime. 

You will be able to spectate this entire process and see in real time what your pilot is seeing on their remote. 

In the event that we locate your missing pet, you will recieve map coordinates to your cell phone via apple maps, and the pilot will assist you over the phone, to put you in position to rescue your pet.  It is important that the owner of the pet makes the rescue attempt as the dog is most comfortable with this person. 

In the event your pet takes off or is "skiddish" , the pilot will follow the dog via the drone, we will likely make a additional attempt at another rescue. If all rescue attempts fail, we will discuss our add on trapping service if interested. 

There are so many variables to consider when looking for lost pets.  Was your pet picked up by someone? Did your dog run miles away from home? etc etc.

We attempt to evaluate each missing pet case, and tell our client the estimated "odds of success" on a case by case basis

However we are one of the top drone pet rescue companies in the nation. 

Our Drones are equipped with thermal imaging and a large spotlight.

Short Asnwer: YES ! We can fly daytime or night time. 

Absolutely, in fact drones work exceptionally well at locating escaped indoor cats. 

Cat searches are only to be conducted at night time when cats tend to be the most active!