Lone Oak Air LLC
Agricultural drone services provider listed on Yakima County noxious weed control contractors page. Offers both spraying and precision imaging services.
Lone Oak Air LLC is a Washington drone applicator covering aerial field mapping, multispectral crop scouting and dry granular spreading on Row Crops in the Great Plains region. The team works with growers throughout the Great Plains region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Washington fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
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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 Lone Oak Air LLC's service area:
- Washington — Any commercial drone spray over Washington fields needs No standalone aerial category. Certify in relevant use category + Laws and Safety exam., issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).
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 Lone Oak Air LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Lone Oak Air 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 Washington the state credential is issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA); 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 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.