Your whole drone operation, in one place
Missions, pilots, aircraft and records, ready when the auditor asks.
From R3,900 a month for one aircraft, with unlimited users and flying hours.
Missions, people and paperwork, together
Every mission by status, from draft to approved to completed, with its team and type.
Each pilot’s licence, ratings, medical and teams on one profile.
Airspace control and class, a fly-away map, and the nearest aerodromes with their frequencies.
The radio-call builder fills in the callsign, reference bearing, altitude and frequency.
Send the landowner a signing link. The signed permission attaches to the mission.
Risk templates, aircraft and maintenance checklists, and master forms. Start a mission from a template.
Missions wait for a manager’s approval, with what is still missing listed.
PDFs and images on pilots, aircraft and missions, and KML maps on missions. Missing documents are flagged.
The auditor asks. You open it.
An audit is a few hours of questions in no particular order. In Skyledger each answer is a few clicks away.
Show me this pilot’s licence and medical.
Pilotsthe pilotRPC and Medical
Show me the flight folio for that mission.
Missionsthe missionFlight folio
Which defects has this aircraft had?
Defectsfilter by aircraft
Who gave you permission to fly over that land?
Missionsthe missionDocuments
Is any licence or certificate about to expire?
Expiry
1Plan
Crew, aircraft, site, airspace and risk assessment on one mission.
2Fly
Pilots log flights on any phone, or on the Android app with no signal.
3Record
Flight folios, pilot logbooks and aircraft hours update from each mission.
4Find
Any record is a few clicks away when someone asks for it.
Everything an auditor asks for
Skyledger is a web platform that works on any phone, with an Android app for logging flights offline. It covers the day-to-day compliance work of a licensed UAS operator.
Mission planning and flight records
Plan each mission with its crew, aircraft, site and risk assessment. Pre- and post-flight checklists, flight folios and pilot logbooks are recorded as you fly.
Pilot and aircraft documents
Keep licences, medicals, certificates and aircraft documents in one place, with expiry tracking that warns you before anything lapses.
Maintenance, defects and batteries
Maintenance checklists, defect reports and battery records for every aircraft. An open defect grounds the aircraft until it is cleared.
Landowner permission over WhatsApp
Send a signing link from the mission. The landowner signs on their phone with no app and no account, and the signed permission is attached to the mission with its validity date.
Safety and quality management
Hazard register, incident reporting and a quality management system, with meetings and notices for your team. Included in every subscription.
Flight logging in the field
The web app works on any phone, with full management and flight logging while there is signal. The Android app also records flights with no signal and syncs when the phone is back online. An offline iPhone app is coming soon.
Simple pricing per operator
One price, published. You pay for the aircraft you fly, not for the people who use the system.
Monthly subscription
R3,500per month
plus R400 per active aircraft per month
- Unlimited users, including your postholders
- Unlimited flying hours
- Every module, including safety and quality management
- The web app on any phone, and the Android app for offline flight logging
- Email support and product updates
| Aircraft | Per month |
|---|---|
| 1 | R3,900 |
| 2 | R4,300 |
| 3 | R4,700 |
| 5 | R5,500 |
| 10 | R7,500 |
| 20 | R11,500 |
- Onboarding and training
- A once-off fee equal to one month's subscription.
- Migration
- Moving your records from another system is included at no charge.
- Contract
- Month to month, with one calendar month's notice.
- Larger fleets
- More than 20 aircraft is priced on application.
Prices are in South African rand and apply for the 2026 calendar year. Skyledger Software is not a registered VAT vendor, so no VAT is added.
From first call to your first recorded flight
- 1
Get in touch
Tell us about your operation: your teams, pilots and aircraft. We will show you Skyledger and send a quotation.
- 2
Onboarding and migration
We set up your organisation, teams, pilots and aircraft, and move your records over from another system at no charge.
- 3
Training
Your accountable manager, postholders and pilots are trained on the platform and the Android app.
- 4
Fly and stay compliant
Plan, fly and record every mission in Skyledger, with your documents, maintenance and safety records kept current.
Built in South Africa, for South African operators
Skyledger Software is a South African company that builds compliance software for licensed drone operators. We know the paperwork behind every flight, and Skyledger exists so your team can spend less time on it.
Made for Part 101
Built around how SACAA-licensed UAS operators actually work: UAS Operator Certificates (UASOC), postholders, teams, pilots and aircraft.
Proven in the field
Developed alongside a working commercial operator and used every day on mining and agricultural flying.
Records you can rely on
Flight, pilot and maintenance records are kept for at least five years, in line with SACAA retention requirements.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions operators ask us most.
- Is Skyledger approved by SACAA?
- Skyledger is not a SACAA product or approval. It keeps the records CAR Part 101 expects a UAS operator to hold (missions, flight folios, pilot logbooks, aircraft documents, maintenance, and safety and quality records), organised so you can produce them in an audit. Your operation remains responsible for its own compliance.
- Can pilots log flights without signal?
- Yes, on Android. The Android app records flights in the field with no connection and syncs to Skyledger when the phone is back online. An offline iPhone app is coming soon.
- Is there an iPhone app?
- An offline iPhone app is coming soon. Until then, the Skyledger web app works on any phone, iPhone included, with full management and flight logging while there is signal.
- How long are records kept?
- For at least five years, in line with SACAA retention requirements. Records you archive are kept, not deleted.
- What does it cost?
- R3,500 per month plus R400 per active aircraft per month, with unlimited users and unlimited flying hours. Every module is included.
- Is there a contract or minimum term?
- No minimum term. Skyledger is billed month to month, and you can cancel with one month's notice.
- Can we move our existing records across?
- Yes. We set up your organisation, teams, pilots and aircraft, and move your records over from another system at no charge.
- Where is our data stored?
- In a secure, professionally hosted online database. Each operator's records are kept separate, and only your own team can access them.
Talk to us
Ask for a demonstration or a quotation, or ask anything about moving your operation onto Skyledger.
Skyledger Software
Send us a message and we’ll reply by email. For a quotation, tell us about your operation and we’ll price it for you.
Prefer email?
charles@skyledger.co.za
South Africa