AerSol
Spray drones (XAG P100 Pro/P150) for ag in Black Hills. Co-MM Tim Brown.
Based in Rapid City, AerSol runs drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region for farms in South Dakota. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over South Dakota fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the South Dakota DANR aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
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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 AerSol's service area:
- South Dakota: requires Category 17: Aerial Application (General + Category G + Category 17) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is South Dakota DANR.
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 AerSol's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying AerSol runs through three independent checks: Part 107 via the FAA Airmen Inquiry, Part 137 via the issuing FAA Flight Standards office and the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license via the receiving state's department of agriculture. In South Dakota the state credential is issued by South Dakota DANR; you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region covers the application itself. That is drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, plus a written FIFRA Part 170 application record: date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID. The pesticide, the surfactants and the adjuvants are yours to supply. Four things get billed on top. Travel past the operator's standard radius. After-hours or emergency turnaround. Steep terrain or heavy obstructions. A minimum charge below a stated field size. Get the inclusions and the exclusions in writing before anyone flies.