Closer to Heaven

09/05/2026

Night jobs are rare outside of deer season. Good thing the dark’s where we do some of our best work.

Deer season’s coming — get on the books for surveys and recovery, or a map of your property to hang on the wall and keep on your phone.

Visit us at cthmediaco.com

Call or text 251-223-6144

Footage for: Andrews Lawn & Garden, LLC

09/03/2026

Thankful for the storms staying offshore while we were out in the tin can and Fairhope Rattle ⛈️

09/02/2026

Just wrapped up filming with Rushing Propagation Nursery in Semmes, AL!

They have a jam up operation going on and now some footage to show it off at their trade shows!

09/02/2026

🚨 PACE, FL — KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN 🚨

This sweet girl went missing Saturday morning near Glacier Drive and Buffalo Ridge Road in Pace, FL. We flew a thermal drone search of the area tonight and covered a lot of ground (see the flight map), but haven't located her yet — which means she's likely on the move, and that's where YOU come in.

🐾 Yellow Lab mix, very friendly
� udc3e Missing since Saturday morning — Glacier Drive / Buffalo Ridge Road area
🐾 If you see her — DO NOT CHASE. After a few days out, even the friendliest dogs go into survival mode and will run from people. Take a photo, note the time and location, and call immediately.

📞 251-223-6144

She's been out since Saturday, so PLEASE check your porch cameras, game cameras, and Ring footage going back to Saturday morning — even an old sighting helps us narrow the search area. And SHARE this post, especially with friends and family in the Pace / Buffalo Ridge area. One share could be the one that brings her home.

Closer to Heaven LLC – Thermal Drone Pet Recovery
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08/30/2026

🚨 MISSING DOG — CRAFT FARMS NORTH, GULF SHORES — WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨

This is Maggie. She's 14 years old and has been missing for 3 days now with zero confirmed sightings. Her family called us for a thermal drone search — but this is one we can't fly right now, so we're asking the community to be the eyes on this one.

HOW TO HELP BRING MAGGIE HOME:

• If you see her, DO NOT approach or chase — she's a senior dog, and pressure will push her out of the area
• Note exactly where you saw her and call or text her family right away: (770) 298-5522
• Check your garage, shed, porch, and under decks — older dogs tend to hole up close and quiet
• Share this post to Gulf Shores and Baldwin County groups

WHY WE CAN'T FLY THIS ONE:
Craft Farms sits in restricted airspace — the FAA grid over this neighborhood caps drone flights at 50 feet, with part of it at a full zero (second photo — the grid numbers are the max altitude the FAA will authorize). A thermal search runs at 200–250 feet to cover ground efficiently and stay above the tree line. The only legal way to fly that here is a manual FAA approval that takes a minimum of 72 hours . Telling a family "we can't get up today" is the worst part of this job, but we won't fly illegal and we won't lie about it.

⚠️ ONE MORE THING — SCAM WARNING:
On top of losing Maggie, this family already got taken by a fake "drone recovery service." If your pet ever goes missing, watch for these red flags:

• They message YOU first after seeing your lost-pet post
• They want payment up front through Venmo, Zelle, CashApp, or gift cards
• "We already spotted your pet — pay us and we'll send the location"
• Out-of-area number, no real business name, no reviews, nothing you can verify
• They won't get on a phone call

A legit operator will talk to you on the phone, tell you up front when they can't get there, and doesn't take your money before doing the work.

She's been out there 3 days. Let's bring this baby home. 🙏

08/30/2026

WE'RE BACK IN ACTION FOR PET RECOVERY 🐾

And we came back better. Our new thermal drone just arrived — the DJI Matrice 4TD — and we absolutely love this thing.

Quick note before anything else: if your pet goes missing late at night and we don't answer the phone, submit the pet recovery form on our website. It gets us all the details we need — and more importantly, it pushes a notification through to our phones that can't be silenced. It'll wake us up so we can get moving and help you.

Here's what the new drone means for you and your pet:

🎯 3D distance tracking — the second we spot your pet on thermal, we can tell you exactly how far away we are in real time. No more guessing.

🔦 Invisible IR spotlight — this one's big. The drone can light up the search area with an infrared spotlight that's completely invisible to the naked eye. Your pet never sees it, so a scared dog or cat hiding in the woods won't get spooked and run deeper.

🔋 Longer flight time — more time in the air means more ground covered on those long nights. And we know those nights feel like forever when your best friend is missing.

We serve Baldwin and Mobile Counties and beyond. If your pet goes missing, don't wait — the sooner we're in the air, the better the odds.

Call, message, or hit the form on our website anytime, day or night.

📍 Closer to Heaven LLC — Magnolia Springs, AL

08/29/2026

Booking thermal deer surveys.

We fly the property, count the deer, and send you the total count and buck-to-doe ratio.

Landowners use it to track what the property is holding year to year.

New this year: camp maps. The whole property mapped from the air — a live map anyone in the camp can pull up on their phone, and a printed one for the wall.

See a demo: maps.cthmediaco.com/demo

Surveys and maps can be done in the same trip.

Call or text 251-223-6144.

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Filming a paver install at Daphne High School — full layout with memorial bricks. This is the kind of work we love documenting.

The drone shows you the whole picture, but getting on the ground with the handheld is what captures the detail — and on a job like this, the detail is the story.

Never know where filming job sites will take us. Grateful for this one.

🎥 For AndrewsAndrews Lawn & Garden, LLC

08/28/2026

Well… we wrote a book.

Three years ago we started flying thermal recoveries — deer and pets — and we did the first twenty-plus for free, learning this thing the hard way before we ever charged anybody a dime. Since then the phone hasn't stopped, and neither has the learning.

More and more pilots are getting into thermal recovery every season. Some of them are doing it right. Some of them bought a drone on Tuesday and started charging families on Friday. So we put everything we know into one place:

THE THERMAL RECOVERY FIELD GUIDE
Finding downed deer and lost pets with a drone — from a working operator.

116 pages. Real jobs, real screens from our own flights, and the honest version of this work — including the nights the drone doesn't win. What's legal state by state and how to check for yourself. How to read heat. When NOT to fly. How to handle the midnight phone call. What the first season actually costs you in sleep and miles. No get-rich pitch, no fluff — if you're looking for "make $50K in 90 days," this is not your book.

If you're getting into recovery, thinking about it, or you just want to understand what's on our screen when we're flying for your deer or your dog at 2am — it's at:

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Finding downed deer and lost pets with a drone — from a working operator. $39, instant download.