Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions
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Working Corn across the Corn Belt region, Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions delivers drone pesticide and fungicide spraying to farms in Kentucky. Kentucky requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Contact the operator for a quote on your specific fields.
- Drone spraying for corn$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
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 Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions's service area:
- Kentucky: aerial pesticide work runs through Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) under Category 11: Aerial Certification (explicitly includes UAS).
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 Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Spinks Aerial Spraying Solutions 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 Kentucky the state credential is issued by Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA); 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 $18 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.