A Smarter Way to Scope Heavy-Lift Drone Missions
Apr 24, 2026
A Smarter Way to Scope Heavy-Lift Drone Missions

After years selling enterprise drones into Australian industry, the same conversation keeps coming up. A customer wants to know if a heavy-lift drone can actually do the job — lift this weight, that distance, with this battery setup — and still be realistic for the way their team operates.

The challenge isn't interest. It's feasibility.

It usually sounds like this:

"Can we lift this weight, that distance, with this battery setup… and still keep it realistic for the way we operate?"

Answering that properly means juggling payload curves, environmental conditions, RPA limitations and CASA constraints — and then translating all of it into a clear yes or no. It takes too long, and it puts the cost of uncertainty on the customer.

So we built a tool to fix it

My team and I decided to build something that makes those early feasibility conversations faster and more transparent — starting with one of the more challenging platforms to scope properly: the new DJI FlyCart 100.

It's a free, practical planning tool designed to help pilots, program managers and procurement teams sense-check feasibility earlier, with fewer assumptions and less back-and-forth. You can open it at flycart100.com.

Who it's for

If you're working in any of these areas, this tool was built with you in mind:

  • Heavy-lift logistics
  • Remote delivery
  • Utilities and infrastructure
  • Emergency response
  • Any operation where you need to move something quickly, safely, and within the rules

What we want from you

This is a v1, and the most valuable feedback comes from people running real missions in real conditions. If you've spent time with the FlyCart 100 — or you're scoping a project where it might fit — we'd genuinely like to hear from you.

What would make this even more useful in the field? Try it, then tell us what's missing.

Open the planning tool →