Regulations
Licenses/ Certificates Needed
- Part 107
- Part 137 Waiver
- 11F Aerial Applicators
- Registered Drone with FAA
- Commercial Applicators License, With IDALS
*If you are applying on only your owned or rented ground you will only need your private applicators license not a commercial, I would still recommend getting your commercial if you have any thoughts of spraying for others as you will need it in order to apply for others.*
Application Rules
Here are a few points to remember when flying a Drone for applications.
- Bee Rule- Pesticide Applicators
- Be sure to check your area for bees, If with in radius your spray hours are 6PM-8AM, No spraying during day.
- Bee Map
- Other Air Craft
- Your are still a UAS in the air, yield the right of way at all times to manned aircraft.
- Multi Drone/ Swarm Flying
- Verify that your Part 137 exemption includes a swarm exemption as well, it should be standard with the exemption.
- Conditional Rules
- All rules still apply to drone applications as ground applications
- Wind, humidity, temps all effect drift, ensure conditions are fit for applications.
