Agricultural & Rural Helicopter Lifting in Queensland
Across the gully in about 20 minutes of flight time. Tanks, fencing and infrastructure placed on country where a truck would take half a day, if it got there at all.
The problem
Why this lift is hard the conventional way
On a working property the infrastructure is always at the far end of the worst paddock: the ridge, the gully, the black soil that will not carry a truck after rain.
- Wet-season black soil strands heavy vehicles for weeks.
- Tank stands and bores sit on ridges deliberately, for gravity feed.
- Gullies and creek crossings add hours to every delivery.
- Ground vehicles damage pasture, crops and erosion-prone country.
How we do it
Aircraft, rigging, crew and duration
- Aircraft
- AS350, working maximum 800 kg on the hook
- Rigging method
- Cargo net and long line, cradle rigging for tanks
- Crew
- Pilot, loadmaster, ground crew at staging and receiving points
- Typical duration
- Two to five hours on task for a typical property package, about 20 minutes flight time per load
- Property walk-through by map: staging point, receiving points, hazards.
- Loads staged near the homestead or a trafficable paddock gate.
- Stock moved out of the flight path and receiving areas.
- Shuttle cycles flown to each placement point in sequence.
Typical loads
What we lift, what it weighs, what it takes
| Item | Weight range | Aircraft | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poly water tank (empty) | 120–450 kg | AS350 | 6 min |
| Steel rainwater tank (small) | 300–700 kg | AS350 | 10 min |
| Shed frame bundle | 400–780 kg | AS350 | 10 min |
| Fencing materials | 300–650 kg | AS350 | 5 min/cycle |
| Pump and irrigation skid | 200–700 kg | AS350 | 8 min |
Indicative only. Working payload reduces with radius, temperature and density altitude; every load is confirmed against the day's conditions.
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Lifts we have flown
650 kg
Ridge tank and stand
Tank placed on a ridge stand with no vehicle track, 14 minutes flying against a full day for a truck to get there and back.
Toowoomba & Darling Downs · AS350
600 kg
Post-flood fencing
Twenty-two material drops along a river boundary while the flats were still impassable.
Wide Bay · AS350
700 kg
Remote bore infrastructure
Pump, tank and solar array delivered to four bores in a single day, each cycle about 20 minutes.
Mount Isa & North West · AS350
Site requirements
What you need ready on the day
- Staging paddock with vehicle access for load build-up.
- Stock moved clear of flight path and receiving areas.
- Ground contact on UHF for the duration of tasking.
- Receiving points marked and cleared of loose material.
- Advice on powerlines, aerials and windmills across the property.
Cost factors
What moves the number
Distance from base
Ferry time to western and northern properties dominates the total.
Loads per mobilisation
Batch the whole year's infrastructure into one visit.
Neighbour sharing
Adjoining properties splitting a mobilisation cut cost sharply.
Load weight
Anything over 800 kg is split into two AS350 lifts.
Questions
Agricultural & rural lifting, frequently asked
Coverage
Where we fly this work
We provide agricultural & rural lifting across Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba & Darling Downs, Wide Bay, Rockhampton & Capricorn Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Townsville, Cairns & Far North Queensland, Mount Isa & North West Queensland, Moreton Bay & Islands and everywhere else in Queensland, mobilising from 18 min in Brisbane to 5.8 hours in the North West.
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