Ignition Land Services
Drone spraying and land solutions for agriculture, commercial and industrial sectors.
Based in Texas, Ignition Land Services services row crops grown in the region with drone pesticide and fungicide spraying as the core offering. Commercial drone applicators in Texas need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by TDA.
Operations are based in the Great Plains 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 Ignition Land Services's service area:
- Texas — requires Category 9 (Aerial Application) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is TDA.
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 Ignition Land Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Ignition Land Services 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 Texas the state credential is issued by TDA; 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 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.