AERIAL APPLICATOR GENERALS FINAL
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Coordinate the commercial application of pesticides by aerial
applicators. Must be a resident of Iowa, hold a certification in Category
11, Aerial Application, and a valid commercial applicator certification or
pesticide dealer license.
Answer: aerial applicator consultant
⩥ It is required that all pilots have an ____ _______ ____ capable of
communicating with a consultant while in the air.
Answer: electronic communication device
⩥ According to the EPA's Worker Protection Standard 2015 regulation,
applicators must stop pesticide applications and assess the situation
when?
Answer: if people are in the application area
⩥ Provides an online registry tools to promote communication between
specialty or pesticide-sensitive crop producers, beekeepers, and pesticide
applicators.
Answer: FieldWatch
,⩥ A registry for commercial fruit and vegetable fields, commercial
nursery crops, commercial vineyards, commercial orchards, commercial
evergreen or Christmas tree plantings, and certified organic row crops,
small grains, and pastures.
Answer: DriftWatch
⩥ This registry provides a resource for beekeepers to register their hives.
Answer: BeeCheck
⩥ Federal regulations applicable to the certification of people who apply
pesticides and to pesticide handling and application are part of what?
Answer: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA)
⩥ Who enforces the provisions of FIFRA?
Answer: the EPA and state, tribal and territorial pesticide regulatory
agencies
⩥ Federal Aviation Regulations (FARS) Section 14, part ____ of the
Code of Federal Regulations specifically addresses agricultural aircraft
operations.
Answer: 137
,⩥ An agricultural aircraft operation is a business that operates aircraft
for the purpose of what three things?
Answer: dispensing any economic poison
dispensing any other substance intended for plant nourishment, soil
treatment, propagation of plant life, or pest control
engaging in dispensing activities directly affecting agriculture,
horticulture, or forest preservation
⩥ Applicants for aerial applicator pilot certification must hold and
maintain what two things?
Answer: commercial pilot's license
a current Class II Medical Certificate
⩥ If you work as a pilot-in-command for an agricultural aircraft
operator, you also need what from that operator or a person designated
by that operator?
Answer: endorsement letter
⩥ To become a ____ _____ ____, you must demonstrate practical
knowledge of the principles and practices of pest control and safe
pesticide use and handling.
Answer: certified commercial applicator
, ⩥ True/False: Certain pesticide labels prohibit the aerial application of
the labeled material, so you must never apply these materials by air,
even when mixed with other pesticides approved for aerial application.
Answer: True
⩥ Labels having specific aerial application information are usually
_____ to interpret than those that only provide general information.
Answer: easier
⩥ A pesticide drift mitigation and education project initiated in 1996 by
the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA). Primary goals
are to reduce the number of pesticide agricultural aviation accidents,
improve pilot safety, and reduce pesticide drift incidents.
Answer: Professional Aerial Applicator's Support System (PAASS)
⩥ Many companies providing insurance to agricultural aviators require
pilots to participate in this training as a condition of insurability.
Answer: PAASS
⩥ Operations working to manage risks to ensure safety achieve goals by
using what three things?
Answer: using preventative maintenance, up-to-date operating
procedures, and well-trained staff
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Coordinate the commercial application of pesticides by aerial
applicators. Must be a resident of Iowa, hold a certification in Category
11, Aerial Application, and a valid commercial applicator certification or
pesticide dealer license.
Answer: aerial applicator consultant
⩥ It is required that all pilots have an ____ _______ ____ capable of
communicating with a consultant while in the air.
Answer: electronic communication device
⩥ According to the EPA's Worker Protection Standard 2015 regulation,
applicators must stop pesticide applications and assess the situation
when?
Answer: if people are in the application area
⩥ Provides an online registry tools to promote communication between
specialty or pesticide-sensitive crop producers, beekeepers, and pesticide
applicators.
Answer: FieldWatch
,⩥ A registry for commercial fruit and vegetable fields, commercial
nursery crops, commercial vineyards, commercial orchards, commercial
evergreen or Christmas tree plantings, and certified organic row crops,
small grains, and pastures.
Answer: DriftWatch
⩥ This registry provides a resource for beekeepers to register their hives.
Answer: BeeCheck
⩥ Federal regulations applicable to the certification of people who apply
pesticides and to pesticide handling and application are part of what?
Answer: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA)
⩥ Who enforces the provisions of FIFRA?
Answer: the EPA and state, tribal and territorial pesticide regulatory
agencies
⩥ Federal Aviation Regulations (FARS) Section 14, part ____ of the
Code of Federal Regulations specifically addresses agricultural aircraft
operations.
Answer: 137
,⩥ An agricultural aircraft operation is a business that operates aircraft
for the purpose of what three things?
Answer: dispensing any economic poison
dispensing any other substance intended for plant nourishment, soil
treatment, propagation of plant life, or pest control
engaging in dispensing activities directly affecting agriculture,
horticulture, or forest preservation
⩥ Applicants for aerial applicator pilot certification must hold and
maintain what two things?
Answer: commercial pilot's license
a current Class II Medical Certificate
⩥ If you work as a pilot-in-command for an agricultural aircraft
operator, you also need what from that operator or a person designated
by that operator?
Answer: endorsement letter
⩥ To become a ____ _____ ____, you must demonstrate practical
knowledge of the principles and practices of pest control and safe
pesticide use and handling.
Answer: certified commercial applicator
, ⩥ True/False: Certain pesticide labels prohibit the aerial application of
the labeled material, so you must never apply these materials by air,
even when mixed with other pesticides approved for aerial application.
Answer: True
⩥ Labels having specific aerial application information are usually
_____ to interpret than those that only provide general information.
Answer: easier
⩥ A pesticide drift mitigation and education project initiated in 1996 by
the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA). Primary goals
are to reduce the number of pesticide agricultural aviation accidents,
improve pilot safety, and reduce pesticide drift incidents.
Answer: Professional Aerial Applicator's Support System (PAASS)
⩥ Many companies providing insurance to agricultural aviators require
pilots to participate in this training as a condition of insurability.
Answer: PAASS
⩥ Operations working to manage risks to ensure safety achieve goals by
using what three things?
Answer: using preventative maintenance, up-to-date operating
procedures, and well-trained staff
