Exciting Rental Fleet Updates as at April 2025
- DFH is now offering a simple credit card hold option for the value of the items you rent as the security deposit (EFT upfront no longer required).
- Your rental becomes free of charge if you decide to purchase the same item brand new within 14 days of the rental period.
- Rental fleet significantly enlarged as at March 2025, adding several units including Matrice 4 E, Matrice 4 T, H30T, M350 RTK, RTK3, flood lighting systems, tethered power solutions, M3M etc.
- We maintain a large and well managed Aus wide fleet of drones for dry hire. One of the models you are looking for may not be far from your location – call 13000 029 829 and ask for Rachel to get a quick heads up on the nearest location and best hire price for the item you need.
Contact Rachel our hire fleet manager:
1300 029 829
0490233192
Your questions answered: What’s the current landscape in 2025 with the DJI T50 and other spray drones in Australia.
Compiled by Nick Smith with contributions from the Drones For Hire Ag. team and our customers (growers and graziers).
- Are spray drones worth it? Five things growers & graziers say they like most about the DJI T50
- How many hectares/aces can a DJI T50 spray drone cover per day? And how do you compare it with an SP sprayer?
- How much does the DJI T50 cost? And what do contract drone sprayers charge per hectare / acre?
- How many years does a DJI spray drone last for ? Should I wait for the next model?
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For the T50: What are the licensing requirements for operating a T50 spray drone in Australia
- What is the DJI T50s max flight range and speed ? And How much can the T50 lift / carry
- How to get the lowest cost DJI Agras T50 spray drone
- Ten reasons to consider Drones for Hire as your supplier & support partner
To fly a T50 on your own property
The rules were relaxed somewhat in 2024. To fly it on your own property only requires a ‘standard’ drone licence , this is called an RePL ( Remote Pilot License) which can be done in 3 days; 2 days from home doing online theory, and 1 day in a park flying (practical). The RePL costs about $1100.0-1300.0 depending on which training school you choose.
To fly a T50 on someone else's property requires 2 additional things:
- A T50 Type Rating (also called ‘Endorsement’). This typically involves flying your T50 with a assessor standing next to you for about 2 hours. The assessor is basically looking to see if you can operate this relatively large drone (T50) safely - i.e. flying certain maneuvers and checking the environment before take off (nearby powerlines, animals and closeness of regional aerodromes). They might also ask about some basic aircraft specs ( e.g. max wind speed it should fly in, battery capacity) amongst other things. Cost is $890.0 at the time of writing.
- A CASA ReOC. A Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operator’s Certificate (ReOC) is something you need that basically tells CASA you have your knowledge and procedures in palace to be able to fly your T50 safely in unfamiliar properties/environments such as a new clients property. The process involves learning, preparing a response to a scenario you will be given , and then doing a phone interview to see if you pass. An example scenario may be something like: “Fred Smith has asked you to spray his 100 ha canola plantation at map location X. You may notice this location has a nearby public footpath, is close to a regional aerodrome, and a local helicopter company performs periodic powerline checks nearby. You will need to factor in how to manage these risks, amongst various other considerations, in your scenario response. Cost is about $1,890.0 at the time of writing.
Interested to see who already has a CASA ReOC? Remember a ReOC is a requirement to operate a T50 on someone else's property as a contract spray business. Go to CASA list of ReOC holders.
35-min video: T50 Full Spraying Demo
2-min video: Customer scouting stock yards, feral pigs and even mustering.
T30 demo, T40 demo, and T50 demo
8-min video: summary of the T50s flight modes available on controller screen
2-min video: see the high flow rate and penetration a DJI T50 can deliver
Video the T50 holding its droplets in a controlled vortex bubble over a rice plantation
Go to all our YouTube videos (demos, how-to videos, Shorts)
Get fast local quotes for contractor spraying or mapping work here
View dry-hire drone rental fleet and prices
DFH Batch Master chemical mixing stations
DFH aluminium enclosures for spray drones (2-min video)
CASA article: Drones taking agriculture sky high
AAUS: the leading association for uncrewed systems (drones, ROVs, robots) in Aus.
DJI Agriculture main site
Blackberry control action groups: Weeds Australia, VIC , NSW
Cotton Australia main site
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