Stirling Helicopters

As a family run operation established in 2018, we have continued to grow our fleet of aircraft and offer a professional and effective level of aerial mustering and application work to surrounding areas. We believe by creating a team of skilled pilots with a strong passion for the agricultural industry, we are able to deliver a safe and cost effective way to improve your operations productivity. ​ Experienced in mustering all stock, long line sling operations, spreading of granule herbicide, broad acre spraying, powerline and mapping survey and aerial pest control.

County Helicopters has been operating for more than 25 years and offers helicopter and drone services including Aerial Stock Mustering, Feral Animal Control, Aerial Fertiliser and Aerial Spraying Operations, Frost mitigation for orchards, vineyards and potatoes, Forestry services, Crop analysis services, Greenhouse spraying and Mosquito control. We operate from three bases – Ballarat in Victoria, Clare and Virginia in South Australia.

ACTION HELICOPTERS CAPELLA Are a small Air work operator based in Capella QLD, specialising in Feral Pest Control Mustering Aerial Seeding Aerial Survey R-22 & R-44

Robins Aviation is a professional aerial application company providing aircraft and crew for the application of agricultural chemicals and fertiliser. Robins Aviation provides these services to farming operations whether they be private, commercial, corporate or government agencies. Based in northern Victoria and the western Riverina of NSW, Robins Aviation has the ability to travel and work from any suitable airstrip with our aircraft and mobile loading equipment. Our aim is to provide a friendly and hassle free service, whatever your size and scale of operation or requirements. Jim Robins, the owner and operator of Robins Aviation has over 20 years of experience in the field of aerial application. Jim has an extensive knowledge of the industry and possesses the unique and specialist skills required to operate aircraft in such a demanding environment. Operating state of the art guidance systems including GPS assisted flow control. Robins Aviation prefer to use Satloc GPS systems for our aircraft application guidance and also use the CP products Carosel Flat Fan aircraft nozzles for our spraying applications. These nozzles are specifically designed for use on aircraft and are cutting edge in nozzle design and performance. Robins Aviation currently operates an Airtractor 802 and an Airtractor 502, which are both high capacity turbine-powered to cover any job big or small. Aerial Application has many cost effective benefits over traditional application practices. Aircraft can provide a higher quality application than ground boom sprayers, due to the natural effect of airflow over the wing at application speed. This achieves superior coverage of the product on the target, therefore a better job for you. In addition to the superior droplet spectrum produced from the aircraft wing, the aeroplane naturally doesn’t drive through the crop. This reduces plant damage to zero when compared with ground rigs that may account for between 5 and up to 10 percent damage to your crop from wheel tracks and knockdown. Therefore, even before you start crunching the numbers on the economic value of using aircraft you are up 5 to 10 percent in production. This can add up to a significant amount in yield and ultimately net return. In addition to simple crop knockdown from heavy ground-based applicators, the economic benefits of reducing wheel track compaction on your soils is becoming widely accepted within the cropping community.

Smart Air Services was established in 1999 by Brad Jones and traded as Cropcair. In 2003 Ben Smart joined the business as Chief Pilot and after 9 years he and his wife Steph were given the opportunity to purchase the Cropcair in 2012 and the business name was changed to Smart Air Services. Based at Cecil Plains in SE QLD, we service the Darling Downs and surrounding areas. In 2014 Smart Air expanded the business by acquiring Rural Aviation at Oakey owned by Roy Dawson who continues to fly with us in the Summer Season. Smart Air Services prides itself on being an industry leader and as a member of the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia (AAAA’s) we are dedicated to safety and continuous improvement. As part of our commitment to this we: Are fully accredited and independently audited to comply with AAAA’s Aerial Improvement Management System (AIMS) – a industry specific business management system that delivers against risk management, safety management and quality assurance. Our pilots and ground staff are Operation Spray Safe Accredited which ensures professional and safe application of approved agricultural chemicals by air. Are subjected to spontaneous Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) audits to ensure we comply with government and industry regulations.

Rebel Ag Aviation is a family run small business that has a history of service for over 30 years. Marcus and Rebecca Ashby began running Rebel Ag Aviation in 2017 as part of an extension of our sister company, Exact Aviation, run by Angus and Penny Ashby, located in Narrabri in the Namoi Valley. Rebel Ag Aviation has continued the established service of aerial application covering the Central Western Plains, Macquarie Valley and Bourke areas of NSW, Australia. Our sister company Exact Aviation offers the same services covering North-Western NSW. The head office of Rebel Ag Aviation is located at Rebel Ag’s airstrip on Formans Lane, 5km out of Trangie, NSW. Given the diversity of our work, Rebel Ag Aviation have a crew of highly trained and licenced professional pilots supported by trained and licenced ground staff and backed by an administration team and records keeping system that ensures the highest level of service with optimal risk management for our clients. Rebel Ag operate a fleet of 5 high-capacity turbine aircraft, that are GPS and variable rate equipped, enabling us to meet peak seasonal demands in our service area, in a timely and professional manner. To support these aircraft Rebel Ag also run a fleet of ground equipment ranging from mixing trucks and trailers for spraying and loading trailers for spreading. Of our fleet we have 2 aircraft that are equipped to assist in fire suppression and are currently on a 3 year term CWN contract with the RFS. Rebel Ag Aviation are members of the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia and are a Spray safe Accredited business. All pilots also hold current licences with the regulatory Authorities CASA and the NSW EPA. Not only does Rebel Ag Aviation pride ourselves on our service but we also proudly support and sponsor many community events and sports clubs throughout the Darling, Macquarie and Lachlan regions.