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
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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 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 breaks into three lines. You pay for the flying. That covers calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, the labor to fly the field and the mixing and loading of your product. It also covers the Part 170 record the law requires. You supply the pesticide and any adjuvants. Then come the extras: long travel, after-hours work, hard terrain and a minimum charge on a small field. Ask which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.