Aim High Drone Services LLC
Agricultural drone service covering Indiana Michigan and Ohio. Offers spraying at $12/acre with $200 minimum. Provides precision variable rate applications.
Working row crops grown in the region across the Corn Belt region, Aim High Drone Services LLC delivers drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial cover crop seeding, multispectral crop scouting and dry granular spreading to farms in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Indiana requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
States served (3)
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 Aim High Drone Services LLC's service area:
- Indiana — Any commercial drone spray over Indiana fields needs Category 11: Aerial Application, issued by Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University.
- Michigan — aerial pesticide work runs through Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) under AE (Aerial Standard) + Core + use categories.
- Ohio — aerial pesticide work runs through Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) under Category C-1 (commercial license required even for private applicators).
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 Aim High Drone Services LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Aim High Drone Services LLC for four documents to confirm credentials: the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate number, the Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate, the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license, and a certificate of insurance carrying chemical drift coverage. In Indiana the state credential is issued by Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University; you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. The Section 44807 exemption number is the fourth piece, applicable to any drone over 55 lbs gross weight.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region is application-only — the chemical itself, surfactants and adjuvants are usually farmer-supplied. The rate covers calibration, RTK GPS flight planning, the labor to fly the field, mixing and loading from the supplied product, and the FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Watch for travel surcharges past a stated radius, weekend or emergency-turnaround premiums, terrain or obstruction add-ons, and any minimum-acreage floor on small fields. Confirm in writing.