Maverick Drone Services
Custom drone spraying & spreading. Deer recovery.
Working row crops grown in the region across the Corn Belt region, Maverick Drone Services delivers drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and dry granular spreading to farms in Ohio. Ohio requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt 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 Maverick Drone Services's service area:
- Ohio: requires Category C-1 (commercial license required even for private applicators) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA).
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 Maverick Drone Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Maverick Drone Services should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Ohio: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. In Ohio the state credential is issued by Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
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.