Flint River Drone Works LLC
Sylvester GA · drone services in major peanut & cotton region
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Drone services company based in Sylvester, GA (Worth County), a major peanut and cotton growing area in Southwest Georgia. Limited public information available. Listed on Facebook.
Based in Sylvester, Flint River Drone Works LLC runs drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on Cotton, Corn and Soybeans for farms in Georgia. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Georgia fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Flint River Drone Works services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Contact the operator for a quote on your specific fields.
- Drone spraying for cotton$14 to $20 per acre
- Drone spraying for corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
Certifications & compliance
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States served (1)
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 Flint River Drone Works's service area:
- Georgia — requires Category 34: Aerial Methods. Recognizes both Part 107 and Part 137. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA).
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 Flint River Drone Works's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Flint River Drone Works 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 Georgia the state credential is issued by Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA); 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 $20 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.