Precision,
from the air.
Application · seeding · surface coatings · cleaning · mapping — by drone.
Services available now
Application only — product supplied by the client. Every job mapped, quoted and reported.
Cover & catch crop seeding
Broadcast seeding, including into standing crops.
Granular fertiliser
Even, accurate application.
Foliar feeds & biostimulants
Rapid, targeted nutrition (non-PPP).
NDVI & multispectral mapping
Assess the crop before treatment.
Pesticide application by drone is being introduced under HSE approval. As an ASPN-connected operator, we will be ready to deliver it as soon as it is permitted.
Multispectral mapping
We scan with the DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral. It reads the crop in colours your eye can’t see, so you can spot stress, patchy growth and variable fields before they cost you yield, and plan the work around what the crop actually needs.
- Multispectral sensors
- 4 × 5 MP — green, red, red edge, near-infrared
- RGB camera
- 20 MP 4/3″ CMOS, mechanical shutter
- Sunlight sensor
- Built in, corrects for changing light
- Positioning
- RTK module, centimetre-level accuracy
- Flight time
- Up to 43 minutes per battery²
- Coverage
- Up to 200 ha in a single flight²
- Weight
- 951 g folding airframe
- Safety
- Omnidirectional obstacle avoidance
² Manufacturer figures, measured in ideal conditions. Real-world coverage and flight time depend on wind, field shape and the detail of map you need.
Built around your operation
Arable & combinable crops
Wet autumns, compaction, blackgrass, and establishment windows that can't wait.
Cover & catch crops into standing crops, granular fertiliser, foliar feeds, crop mapping.
When machinery can't travel, we fly.
Horticulture & glasshouse
Shading applied and removed each season, algae on covers, manual coating that's slow and works at height.
Drone-applied shading (ReduSystems), coating removal, polytunnel & glass algae removal, NDVI mapping.
Coating and cleaning, without the ladder.
Solar farms
Soiling reduces output; manual cleaning is slow, costly and hazardous across large arrays.
Aerial panel washing, deionised water, no contact on the glass, site condition surveys.
Clean glass, more power.
Woodland & forestry
National planting targets accelerating; Lincolnshire is the least-wooded county in the East Midlands.
Aerial direct seeding, natural regeneration, establishment & canopy mapping, rewilding & peatland seeding.
Reaching ground inaccessible on foot.
Livestock & buildings
Summer heat stress hits performance; steel and fibre-cement roofs exceed 70°C, and roof work is a leading cause of fatal accidents in agriculture.
Aerial-applied roof-cooling coating (Cool-FX) — roofs up to 40°C cooler, interiors 2–7°C lower.
Take the heat off — from the air.
Why Vortex Aerial
Local
Lincolnshire-based, with first-hand knowledge of local ground and conditions.
Certified & insured
CAA Operational Authorisation and fully insured contracting.
Industry-connected
AutoSpray Pilot Network member.
Full reporting
Every job logged, mapped and recorded — a complete record for your files.
Drone vs boom, straight comparison
General capability of the platform — see current services above for what's bookable today.
| Drone (P100 Pro) | Boom sprayer | |
|---|---|---|
| Crop compaction | None — no wheelings | Compacted zone either side of every tramline |
| Cropped area lost to tramlines | 0% — full field stays in production | Typically 3–6% of field area¹ |
| Wet ground access | Flies regardless | Waits for ground to carry weight |
| Steep or awkward fields | No gradient limit | Restricted on slopes |
| Spray drift | Downwash pulls droplets into canopy | Higher drift in wind |
| Water use per hectare | As low as 10–15 L/ha | Typically 100–200 L/ha |
1. Tramline wheelings are estimated to occupy 3–6% of arable field area (Gillespie & McDonnell, 2020; Augustin et al., 2020) — before accounting for reduced yield in the compacted soil either side of the wheeling itself.
That's field you're not getting paid for.
On a 100ha farm, that's typically 3–6 hectares sat under compacted wheelings every season — no crop, no yield, permanently. A drone never touches the ground, so that area goes back into production.
UK Wide
Based in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. We operate nationwide — travel negotiable based on job size and location.
Get a quote
Tell us about the field and the job — we'll come back with a price and the next available slot.
Unmanned aerial application services are provided by AutoSpray Systems Ltd as UAS Operator-of-Record under its Civil Aviation Authority Operational Authorisation (OA UAS 14429).
Local ASPN Pilots act as authorised delivery agents of AutoSpray Systems Ltd.