Aero Drone Services LLC
Small Iowa-based drone service offering agricultural spraying and spreading along with non-ag services including photography and thermal imaging.
Aero Drone Services LLC provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial field mapping, multispectral crop scouting and dry granular spreading for row crops grown in the region across Iowa. Headquartered in Ely, the operation reaches farms across the Corn Belt region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Iowa fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the IDALS aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
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Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in Aero Drone Services LLC's service area:
- Iowa — Any commercial drone spray over Iowa fields needs Category 11 (Aerial Application), issued by IDALS.
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in Aero Drone Services LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Aero Drone Services LLC should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Iowa: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business, and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. In Iowa the state credential is issued by IDALS; you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region typically covers the application itself: drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, and a written FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Pesticide product, surfactants and adjuvants are usually supplied by the farmer and excluded from the per-acre rate. Common surcharges include long travel past the operator's standard radius, after-hours or emergency turnaround, fields with steep terrain or significant obstructions, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated field size. Get inclusions and exclusions in writing before any application.
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