FAQ

We built Skippy Scout as a way to make field walking/crop scouting more efficient through the use of affordable drone systems, which many farmers and agronomists already own.

Think of it as a much faster, more detailed way to scout crops/quadrat sample. It’s like the the field scouting apps you get on your phone, but your phone can fly around the field…

Yes!

Yes! We have users all over the world, get in contact to request a trial.

You’ll need a DJI drone. We recommend the DJI Air 2S or Mavic 3 Enterprise drones.

In the UK current rules state that if you are a farmer and you are operating a drone on your own land, you do not need a license. Though you must operate within the law/flight restrictions and resgister your drone with the CAA → https://register-drones.caa.co.uk/individual .

If you are operating a drone for some kind of commercial gain, and not on your own land, then you will need a commercial certification from the CAA. This requires passing a course. Please talk to our partners at Heliguy for more information.