Liberty Blades LLC
Aerial spraying operator (verify drone vs fixed-wing).
Liberty Blades LLC is a South Dakota drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region in the Great Plains region. From a Flandreau base, the crew covers South Dakota growers inside the Great Plains region. South Dakota requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an South Dakota DANR-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains 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 Liberty Blades LLC's service area:
- South Dakota — requires Category 17: Aerial Application (General + Category G + Category 17) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is South Dakota DANR.
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 Liberty Blades LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Liberty Blades 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 South Dakota the state credential is issued by South Dakota DANR; 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 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.
Request a quote from Liberty Blades LLC
Tell Liberty Blades 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 South Dakota to compare.
- Goes directly to Liberty Blades LLC, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.