From Flight to Finance: Automating Progress Billing
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From Flight to Finance: Automating Progress Billing

TTravis Hutton
December 28, 2025
4 min read

The Draw Request Dance

Every month, the same dance occurs. The GC submits a draw request. The lender's inspector comes out to verify. They argue about whether the framing is 40% complete or 50% complete. Checks get delayed. Trades don't get paid.

Objective Truth Through Data

Drone data provides an indisputable "Single Source of Truth".

When you submit a Hutton Aerographics volumetric report with your draw request, you aren't guessing. You are proving.

"We moved 14,500 cubic meters of material. Here is the orthomosaic map. Here is the heatmap of elevation changes. Here is the timestamp."

Speeding Up The Cycle

Our clients report that lenders approve draws 3x faster when backed by third-party verified aerial data. This improves cash flow, keeps trades happy, and keeps the project moving. It turns the subjective art of progress billing into a hard science.