Flying Farmer LLC
Farmer-owned Eastern NC ag drone co. Verify active spray service.
Flying Farmer LLC provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for row crops grown in the region across North Carolina. The team works with growers throughout the Southeast region. Commercial drone applicators in North Carolina need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
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 Flying Farmer LLC's service area:
- North Carolina — requires Aerial Methods category + specialty category. Aircraft inspection $25/aircraft. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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 Flying Farmer LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Flying Farmer LLC 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 North Carolina the state credential is issued by NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 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 usually breaks down into three lines: (1) included — calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, machine and pilot labor to fly the field, mixing and loading farmer-supplied product, and a Part 170-compliant application record; (2) excluded — the pesticide and any adjuvants, which the farmer supplies; (3) surcharges — long travel, after-hours, difficult terrain or obstruction-heavy fields, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated threshold. Spell out which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.
Request a quote from Flying Farmer LLC
Tell Flying Farmer LLC about your fields. They reply within 24 hours, often faster during spray season. Free, no obligation, and you can also ask for 2 more quotes from verified operators in North Carolina to compare.
- Goes directly to Flying Farmer LLC, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.