THE RMAL IMAGING · TECHNICAL
WHY YOUR THERMAL ROOF SCAN HAS TO HAPPEN AFTER DARK.
Every facility manager asks the same question when we schedule an 8 p.m. flight. The answer is physics, and it's the difference between a finding and a photograph.
EARL BAKKE
LEVEL II THERMOGRAPHER · MARCH 12, 2026 · 6 MIN READ
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Level II Certified Thermographer and FAA Part 107 pilot with night operations authorization. Twenty years in law enforcement and crash reconstruction, 460+ thermal inspections, and testimony in criminal and civil proceedings. Founder of ScenePhoto360 in Stillwater, Minnesota.
EARL BAKKE
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