VLOG: A Day as a Drone Spray Pilot 

this is the first time in a while where new tech actually feels like an innovation

This is so damn cool. Love all of your redundancies and ease-of-use measures. So cool. I'm just an FPV drone pilot who loves this stuff! Subscribed!

so COOL. thank you for sharing

Mike this is a really nice set up I’m proud of u brother keep up doing ur thang and don’t listen to the haters. Im going to be calling u soon I’m fixing to take my part 107 exam and I will want to wheel and deal

This is great! Thanks for sharing. I’m more motivated to look into this further.

Great video! This sounds like something I'II be interested in.

Wow what a great business I really like this 🇬🇧🇬🇧thanks for the video

That's an amazing process.

That's Awesome!! I love your set up.

Great video. I have not seen this application for a drone especially in a commercial set up that is so efficient and well thought out.

Man you have a super slick system figured out. I love it. The only thing g I’d change is to figure out a way to raise the drone battery packs where they are higher on the top deck. I only say this because I have back issues so it would help me, otherwise it is a perfect setup.

Very cool.👍

Wow, what a great setup. Very interesting to see the process.

Nice!

This is about the coolest job I've ever seen

Pretty cool technology, I can see this replacing conventional spraying methods in the near future.

Brilliant! I'm an Ag' drone pilot flying a similar T40 and to be honest I didn't believe you when you said you did 11,000 acres in 24 days, but damn yes you did, I can see how! My efficiency levels leaves a lot to be desired!

Oh yeah I’m interested

Hey it is the first video I see from you. This is so inspiring to do some cool stuff with our hobbies. I didn't know there was a possibility beside video shots to do some work to get cash. Thank you !

What chemicals are you spraying? No PPE? How do you wash out your equipment if you need to change to spray something else?

do you have any issues with the FAA "flying more than one aircraft at a time?"

You need a spray drone for the FAA Airworthiness check to even apply for a 137 correct?

Super cool. So much more opportunity than deer recovery.

awesome, thanks for sharing, yes I'am interested in getting into the game.

Do you think you could charge one spare drone battery by connecting to the '2400-Watt Power Inverter' that exists on some trucks? to save money instead of buying battery charger generators and stuff? for a really small sized operation

That’s awesome, but just laying the hose on the floor? After all the other cool stuff?

Nice job on the video.

What were you spraying that day?

that trailer setup is so cool!

Hey Mike, appreciate your content! Pretty cool to see what's going on in the agricultural space. I have my drone license in case you guys are hiring or need help in Illinois.

Are you operating both drones using one controller or two? Also isnt swarming illegal as well as flying without a visual observer?

Very cool. As a industrial automation/controls/electrical engineer, you got me wanting to get into this. I been flying manual FPV freestyle drones for a couple years now, been into land/water RC's for about 9 years. But this, i would so totally do a total career change for. I live in north eastern indiana around alot of farming. I'm sure if wouldnt take me long to pick up business.

I saw your rig on 465 in Indy a couple weeks back… thinking what the heck is that…. Scrolling thru RU-vid day and your video shows up.

Very nice operation how much would it be to purchase the whole set up that you have in this video?

How do you lock up the drones/batteries/generators? Do the drones just live on the top at all times?

Subscribed! What do you think the absolute minimum setup would be for the smallest possible setup, for like 100 acres max per day. could i start a business with 1 T50, 1 extra battery, one crappy small trailer pulled by a RAV4, and 1 tiny Honda 664240 EU2200i 2200 Watt Portable Inverter Generator, and a 275 gallon IBC tote tank, gravity fed? Do you think something like this could get the job done? lol

Are you doing multispectral and prescriptive application? Or does the farm typically prescribe the application rates?

How are you able to fly 2 drones by yourself at the same time? Is there another exemption that comes on top of what is required for these to start?

Very cool technology. The view we get on RU-vid looks as if the spray is all over the place and missing quite a bit of the intended crop???? I know the video doesn't do this justice. I think we have a long way to go before this becomes as efficient as the good old fashioned way. The biggest issue I see is the limited amount of product the drone can carry and the wind. That's just one opinion.

Can you make a video showing how you run 2 drones at a time? I can't tell if they are running different parts of the same mission or 2 different missions.

How do you sync the two drones to know how far the other one ended and to avoid overlapping of chemicals, etc?

Why the heck are there so much haters for this amazing thing.

honestly this would be a great application for a single 15kwh battery, 15k sol ark inverter, and a few solar panels. could plug in to recharge at night if needed. otherwise you'd easily run all that stuff. all electric motors to pump. easy swap no gas.

Ive been a pesticide applicator in Michigan for 11 years. I have no idea if the dept of ag would allow me to do this even if i passed my aerial exam. How did the dept of ag work for you? Were you a crop dusting pilot before drones?

Where did you get the rubber straps to hold down the drones?

What’s the trailer setup run?

Can you give me a ballpark idea of setup cost for trailer unit? 3 drones, tanks, generators?? This is awesome

Is that the AGRAS T50? I currently fly FPV. But this has intrigued me for a year. Not getting younger.

You need a Ford Lighting mate, with all the energy you need for that rig, dump those ennies and hock up some solar on the open deck you those drones are sitting on man.

My kind of job. Where do I apply?

You don't work in a place were noise is an issue but you could have 3, 4, or 5 walls of noise-panel to greatly reduce the noise of the generators without encasing them. I too am often confused as to why they're not quieter than a Honda-civic or Toyota-corolla. Video idea, possibly a profitability video comparing the T40 to the T50 & future T60. Seems like there should be charts that show how many acres per chemical % is possible per drone.... things like that. Maybe there aren't enough viewers for that type of info, I'm no YT'ber.

What was your total startup cost for your equipment, including the trailer?

Where did you get the trailer from? Custom built?

Awesome work. I'm a drone Pilot to. I'm sprayed corn and sugar cane in Colombia. I fly a segurity drones, got 2000 hours of fly times, and 20,000 kilometers of travel. If You need a second Pilot Wil be awesome for me...thanks...good job

You probably should mention they need a part 137 certificate and, in most states, a commercial applicator license is required, both of which are a pain in the ass, especially the 137 certificate.

Omg this is so cool. I dont even own a drone but i love watching vids about them😂 I admit i was a bit skeptical of how useful these agricultural drones actually are so its awesome to see them actually put into commercial use

Are you going to to look into a t50?

Hello, Currently, in Denmark, it is not permitted to use drones for spraying, only for mapping, due to several reasons. One of the main reasons is the increased risk of drift of spray liquid. How do you handle drift, or how do you minimize the risk of drift? Because one can see in the video that there is some drift of the spray liquid following the drone spraying. - Philip

Are your drones able to communicate with each other? Would the drones be aware of the coverage other drones have done?

Don't let OSHA see that trailer with no fall arrest system haha

With the U.S. Governments hard on for wanting to ban DJI, what would this do to your business if they do ban DJI?

What are the max gallons per acre? Onions need large amounts of chemicals per.

This is so awesome! Makes you want to start your own business. Unfortunately my Country doesnt have a huge market for this kind of Service :D

How many months out of the year are you busy spraying

Great setup mate. Im guessing the technology is still not their for spreading lime, gypsum etc.

Where can one buy that set up??

Really cool setup would it be safer to have a rail all around the trailer

So fucking cool !!! I do drone videos for construction companies! Mavic 3 pro . These drones are fucking next level

Would be interested. I'm just curious how big of a business loan would one need and what happens if your in an area of restricted airspace?😊

What chemicals are you spraying ?

What are your thoughts on the DJI Ban in the US?

As a drone owner what do those drones cost? WOW would love to have one of those!

Can these handle compost tea?

Great setup... As a design engineer I can say the trailer looks awesome... Have you thought about tree branches coming in contact with the drones?

I feel like you are poised to become huge. I think this will be an exploding industry

How much is startup?

Any one in the dfw area that can teach me this

How are you flying two drones at the same time? Didn't think you could do that under any circumstance?

Man imagine what Ukraine could do with that truck setup.

I would like to start a company like this, could you help me?

Yay more forever chemicals... If you spread that hay on a garden for mulch say goodbye to your harvest

As cool as this is. I personally hate it. Im a beekeeper and i know that some will say herbicide not pesticide, but I been dealing with bees and a pay a great deal of attention to mine, and know its all bad

You should get the new DJI drone for this stuff. All you need is the drone and a battery rather than a full trailer of equipment.

I work at a large agriculture facility with dozens of greenhouses. The employer was going to invest in agridrones to serve 50+ clients. Initial calculations showed promising profits in a days work. In the end the project idea was abandoned. Youre looking at a bare minimum of 100k in startup costs from nothing. That is the real problem.

It could do 11000 acres in 24 days if it ran 24/7.

I'm very interested in this buisness.

U will have early retirement with this job 6 feet under

But what about when they ban DJI/Chinese manufacturers?

they work. but they are not a replacement for ag planes. focus in spot spraying, that's where drones are perfect.

hi bro i need job I'm From India please help me if you have any jobs even out side the india. im well educated and hard working men please if you have any work for me please let me know

Hey

Wow no chemical gloves! And your missing rails around the top of your trailer, this guy is flying by the seat of his pants. He probs over spays into other fields

Sorry but your video showing how you apply chemical I find absolutely misleading and so inefficient. If you are spraying pesticides or fungicides you want to be applying an absolute minimum of 200 litres a hectare. And you need downward spray pressure to reach more than the top of the plant leaf and also to achieve contact when there is "wind". Your application method does neither and does not give any decent coverage as it is applied as a "drift" mist. Maybe if you were applying a non-selective herbicide on weeds and you were not worried about volumne and what dies it may work but to use this method of application on a commercial crop is just economical suicide unless you have residual chemical levels in your country that are way above the base requirement. In mine o0ur residual levels are monitored so closely and our export markets demand that we not only meet them but are below them. Many US products are not able to be imported into my country as they exceed our residual levels.

This bs is a rich man's playing toy game. A tractor an a field spray can do this in a weekend. Add 3 tractors and 3 workers you can do this in a day. I love drones I fly them everyday but these r useless except on rice fields and guess what america don't have rice fields

Imagine how toxic this guys body is

this is what Asian ( China, Thailand etc ) this is nothing new.

如果科技在进步一点。您的机器可以自动换电池和加水。那就太完美了。。。我在中国看见有一款无人机送外卖可以自动换电池。

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