About Us

About DronePower1

Veteran-owned, FAA Part 107-licensed drone solar cleaning. Founded by Paul Lyman, a veteran F-15E fighter Aviator and commercial airline captain with 30+ years of aviation experience.

Veteran-Owned

Cutting-edge drone cleaning with a safety-first mindset.

DronePower1 combines advanced drone technology with solar panel maintenance. The fleet is built around industrial-grade aerial cleaning platforms, purpose-built drones engineered for agricultural spraying and touch-free surface cleaning.

DronePower1 was founded by Paul Lyman, an FAA Part 107-licensed Remote Pilot with more than 30 years of military and commercial aviation experience. As a veteran F-15E fighter Aviator and commercial airline captain, Paul brings a cockpit mindset of disciplined checklists, risk management, and calm execution to every cleaning plan, from pre-flight inspections to controlled spray lanes to verified handoff.

Every job uses deionized water combined with a professional-grade, independently certified solar cleaning formula. The solution is biodegradable, water-based, and free of solvents, ammonia, chlorine, and bleach, independently verified safe for panel glass, aluminum frames, anti-reflective coatings, and silicone seals. It lifts dust, pollen, organic matter, and grease through touchless action, then rinses away cleanly and air-dries without residue. Because the formula is biodegradable and free of harsh chemicals, the runoff is sewer-safe and won't harm birds, pets, wildlife, or surrounding landscaping, an environmentally friendly clean from rotor to rinse.

The Part 107 certificate is the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial drone pilot credential, the same authorization required for any commercial aerial work in U.S. airspace. It governs flight operations, airspace authorization, and the safety procedures the crew runs on every visit.

Service areas span the Palm Springs and greater Coachella Valley, with upfront pricing and a process designed to keep roof access, liability, and customer hassle low.

FAA Part 107 Licensed Remote Pilot · Paul Lyman, founder

30+ years aviation Veteran F-15E fighter Aviator · JetBlue airline captain

Certified clean Independently certified formula · Biodegradable & sewer-safe · Safe for birds, wildlife & landscaping

Leadership

Meet our team.

The person who signs off on every flight plan, hires every pilot, and answers the phone when a customer needs something made right.

Paul Lyman

Founder · CEO & President

Paul founded DronePower1 to bring drone technology to the rapidly expanding green energy industry. An FAA Part 107-licensed Remote Pilot, veteran F-15E fighter Aviator, and commercial airline captain, he brings the discipline of aviation safety to every job site, from pre-flight checks to controlled spray lanes to verified handoff.

FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot
Veteran F-15E Fighter Aviator · U.S. Air Force
Commercial Airline Captain · JetBlue Airways
30+ years military & commercial aviation

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David Woods

Chief Operating Officer

Bio coming soon.

Our Why

We deploy drones for a cleaner tomorrow.

At our core, we are an innovative drone operations and green energy company. We use drone technology to complete tasks efficiently, effectively, and safely, reducing customer cost while increasing environmental sustainability.

Humanity has experienced two revolutions that advanced quality of life: Industrial and Computer. In each, the companies that embraced change urgently and intelligently became industry leaders. The third revolution is here, AI, Bots, and Drones. DronePower1 is built to be one of the visionary companies of that revolution: deploying drone advancements to solve real, everyday workforce inefficiencies. Machines increase productivity, reduce liability, lower cost, and run greener than manual labor. We are bringing those advantages directly to the green energy industry.

Core Values

Five values, on every flight.

01 Safety
The foundation of everything we do. Pre-flight inspections, controlled spray lanes, and FAA Part 107 procedures on every job, so pilots, crew, and customers stay safely on the ground.
02 Agility
Speed is a competitive advantage. Rapid mobilization, twenty-minute setup and teardown, and the ability to enter new markets quickly before the window closes. Act first. Act fast.
03 Service
Better customer experience from appraisal to job completion forms a partnership for the life of the customer's solar system, not a one-off transaction.
04 Innovation
We look for ways to do things better: refine systems, pursue untapped markets, and apply drone technology to problems where no one else has looked yet.
05 Excellence
Quality and cost discipline at every level. At DronePower1, being the largest means delivering the best quality service at the lowest price, not cutting corners to grow faster.

Operations

Aviation discipline. Applied to every job.

Paul Lyman spent 30+ years where a bad decision ends careers, or lives. Flying F-15Es for the U.S. Air Force and commanding commercial flights as a JetBlue captain forged habits that don't stay in the cockpit. They shape every hire, every training standard, and every job DronePower1 runs.

DronePower1's FAA-licensed commercial drone crew prepping equipment on a Coachella Valley job site, headsets on and high-visibility vests marked FAA Licensed Commercial Drone Pilot — On site in the Coachella Valley, headsets on, spotters set, and an FAA-licensed commercial drone pilot leading the flight before a single rotor spins.

Team Standards

Vetted. Trained. Trusted.

Every DronePower1 crew member passes rigorous background qualification before their first flight. Employees are trained on proprietary standard operating procedures developed directly from military aviation discipline, the same checklist-driven, zero-tolerance culture Paul refined over three decades in uniform and in the left seat.

Safety, accountability, and precision aren't policies here. They are habits, instilled from day one and enforced on every job site.

As featured on The Droning Company · home for drone pilots nationwide

“DronePower1 is young and growing, but it's rooted in solving a real-world problem: keeping solar energy systems operating at peak performance through smart cleaning, no climbing on rooftops, no risking your safety, no unintentionally damaging panels.”

, Timothy Brazzel, who spent four months on the crew, writing in The Droning Company

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