About Yorkshire Ag Drones
We are a Yorkshire-based service that connects farmers, growers and estate managers with certified agricultural drone pilots. We are not the drone operator. We are the matchmaker.
When you ask for a quote through us, we pass the enquiry to a pilot from the AutoSpray Systems Pilot Network (ASPN) who works in your area. The pilot quotes you direct, agrees a date with you and does the job. We follow up afterwards to make sure you're happy. Yorkshire Ag Drones is an independent introducer service — we don't charge you for quotes.
How the ASPN network works
The AutoSpray Systems Pilot Network is the UK's main network of certified agricultural drone pilots. ASPN pilots fly under AutoSpray Systems Ltd's CAA Operational Authorisation OA UAS 14429 — the legal permission that allows commercial agricultural drone work in the UK. Without that authorisation, no commercial spraying, spreading or seeding by drone is legal.
AutoSpray Systems is the operator of record. The pilots are authorised delivery agents for AutoSpray. If something goes wrong with the flight, the pilot and AutoSpray Systems carry the responsibility — not us, and not you.
ASPN-certified operators cover Yorkshire and surrounding counties. Most Yorkshire farms are within reach of a pilot in their patch.
What certifications the pilots hold
In plain English:
- GVC (General Visual Line of Sight Certificate). The CAA-recognised qualification that lets a pilot fly commercial drone work in the UK. Every ASPN pilot holds this.
- Lantra Certificate of Competence — Drone Mixing, Filling and Decontamination. The agricultural-industry qualification for handling and applying products from a drone. Every ASPN pilot holds this.
- AutoSpray Systems Pilot Network membership. The pilot is accepted into the network and is authorised to fly under AutoSpray's CAA Operational Authorisation.
- Harper Adams University training pedigree. The Harper Adams CAA-approved drone spraying course is part of the training pathway recognised across the network.
The kit
The standard rig across the ASPN network is the XAG P100 Pro — a workhorse agricultural drone built for granular spreading (with the RevoCast hopper) and liquid spraying (with the spray boom). It carries an 80 litre tank, runs on quick-swap batteries, and covers around 10 to 15 hectares an hour in real-world conditions. It's the same kit being used at every commercial drone job in the UK ag sector right now.
Why this exists
Yorkshire pilots are doing real work for real farms today. The problem is that finding them, matching the right pilot to the right job, and getting a quote without spending an afternoon on the phone is harder than it should be. Yorkshire Ag Drones exists to fix that.
We do one thing: we make it quick and clear for a Yorkshire farmer to get a drone job quoted. The pilots do everything else.