Route-readiness assessment
Desktop route screen, cargo review, initial airspace and ground-risk assessment, client workshop and a go / redesign / stop recommendation.
UK + EU indicative pricing
Price the operation.
Not just the flight.
Clear starting rates for route development, field operations and repeat cargo, with country-specific authority and mobilisation costs separated.
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UK + EU RATE FRAMEWORK
Starting points.
Ex VAT.
GBP figures provide a consistent planning baseline. EU missions are quoted in GBP or EUR as agreed, with local taxes, permissions and mobilisation priced for the operating country.
One-aircraft field day
One FC100, operating crew and standard mission equipment for a prepared route. EU mobilisation, accommodation and country-specific permissions are separate.
Two-aircraft field day
Coordinated two-aircraft delivery capacity for approved sites, including additional crew and operating controls.
Three-aircraft field day
Full launch fleet for high-throughput planned work. Up to three separate dual-battery loads, each remaining within its approved mission envelope.
ESTABLISHED REPEAT ROUTE£15/ KG FROM
A kilogram rate only works after the route works.
The £15/kg reference applies to repeat, pre-approved routes with consolidated demand and carries a £6,500 minimum operating day. EU routes also include country-specific authority, mobilisation and tax treatment. Low-volume, urgent, BVLOS, dangerous-goods and complex winch missions are quoted separately.
CHARGEThe higher of
delivered kilograms × agreed rate
orthe applicable operating-day minimum
Interactive estimator
Enter the weight.
See the operating cost.
Model cargo weight, payload per flight, daily cycles and a one-to-three-aircraft fleet. The calculator shows flights, operating days, cost and effective price per kilogram.
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PRICE DRIVERS
What changes
the quote.
These factors control risk, crew effort, achievable throughput and approval work.
Payload
Verified mass, dimensions, lifting points, value, fragility and dangerous-goods status.
Route
Distance, terrain, obstacles, people, airspace, communications and alternates.
Authority
Whether an existing approved operation covers the work or a new UK SORA / European case is needed.
Site
Survey, ground-control areas, access, barriers, landing or winch handover and client coordination.
Throughput
Usable payload, cycle time, battery plan, daylight, weather and number of aircraft.
Response
Planned work, standby, out-of-hours mobilisation and the consequence of delay.
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WORKED EXAMPLE
Eight 85 kg cycles.
A prepared route moving 680 kg in one single-aircraft field day would price at £10,200 using £15/kg. At four cycles, the £6,500 day minimum would apply. These examples use DJI's published 85 kg dual-battery maximum; a real route may require a lower payload.
8planned cycles
×85 kgpublished maximum*
×£15repeat-route rate
=£10,200indicative ex VAT
* Manufacturer figures are test-condition maxima, not guaranteed commercial payloads. Final usable load and price depend on route, reserve, weather, altitude, configuration, authorisation, crew and site controls. Every EU country and mission follows the applicable authority, local permissions and mobilisation plan.
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Send the cargo, coordinates, frequency and required date.
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