CATEGORY 11 AERIAL APPLICATION EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
Effective swath is: --ANSWER--The span of the spray pattern that contains
enough pesticide to obtain the desired result/pest control
Overall swath is: --ANSWER--The outermost range that spray droplets within
your pattern will reach but are not enough to result in satisfactory pest control
In what type of outdoor conditions is it best to perform spray pattern testing? --
ANSWER--Low wind conditions generally in the morning, if winds are
measurable, fly the aircraft INTO the wind to conduct spray pattern testing.
What is the first thing you should do prior to conducting a spray operation? --
ANSWER--Scout the target site from the air to identify obstacles, terrain, and
field layout
What should you specifically look for when scouting a field aerially prior to an
application? --ANSWER--Breaks in cultivation or plant cover, trees, buildings,
telephone poles, guy wires etc.
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,Guy wires generally pull in which direction in relation to circuitry wire? --
ANSWER--The OPPOSITE side
What must you determine about nearby buildings assumed to have electricity? -
-ANSWER--The route by which they get their electricity
If there is an obstruction beside a field, how should it be handled? --ANSWER--
Fly close and parallel to the obstruction
If there is an obstruction at the end of a field, how should it be handled? --
ANSWER--One or two swath widths prior to reaching the obstruction, cut off
spray and pull up. After those passes are complete, fly one or two parallel clean
up passes to catch the swaths you cut off early for.
What action must you complete before dropping in over any obstructions on
swath approach? --ANSWER--Turnaround
Do not make turns over the following at any time? --ANSWER--Residences,
poultry houses, livestock, and ponds/reservoirs.
Minimum altitude you must maintain during ferrying flights? --ANSWER--
500ft AGL
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,When ferrying never fly directly over what kind of buildings? --ANSWER--
Farm buildings
During ferrying flights it is good practice to do what on each new run? --
ANSWER--Deviate course 1/8-1/4 of a miles from your previous course
Aerial application equipment is calibrated according to what metric? --
ANSWER--APM or Acres per minute
DGPS-mediated flow controllers do what? --ANSWER--Adjust flow dependent
on aircraft speed
Application height is the distance between what two things? --ANSWER--
nozzle tip/spreader exit
plant canopy
Small droplet sprays require what sort of application heights? --ANSWER--
Application heights of 8-10ft above canopy for droplet sizes in the 150-200
micron range
What sort of water could you use for spray pattern testing? --ANSWER--Dyed
water
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, When spray pattern testing with oil based test liquid, what sort of cards should
be used? --ANSWER--Oil sensitive cards
What are the different types of ground crew members? --ANSWER---On site
field crew
-Mix/load crew
-Application equipment servicing crew
What jobs do the On Site Field Crew perform? --ANSWER---Current weather
conditions
-Topographical feature awareness
-Location and dimension of ground based hazards
-Buffer zone delineations
-Other factors affecting the job
The process of "Reregistration" refers to what practice by the EPA? --
ANSWER--Reviewing of older pesticides (those registered before November
1984_ to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards.
What process may lead to the changing of pesticide labeling on a product you
have been using for years? --ANSWER--"Reregistration" performed by the EPA
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REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
Effective swath is: --ANSWER--The span of the spray pattern that contains
enough pesticide to obtain the desired result/pest control
Overall swath is: --ANSWER--The outermost range that spray droplets within
your pattern will reach but are not enough to result in satisfactory pest control
In what type of outdoor conditions is it best to perform spray pattern testing? --
ANSWER--Low wind conditions generally in the morning, if winds are
measurable, fly the aircraft INTO the wind to conduct spray pattern testing.
What is the first thing you should do prior to conducting a spray operation? --
ANSWER--Scout the target site from the air to identify obstacles, terrain, and
field layout
What should you specifically look for when scouting a field aerially prior to an
application? --ANSWER--Breaks in cultivation or plant cover, trees, buildings,
telephone poles, guy wires etc.
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,Guy wires generally pull in which direction in relation to circuitry wire? --
ANSWER--The OPPOSITE side
What must you determine about nearby buildings assumed to have electricity? -
-ANSWER--The route by which they get their electricity
If there is an obstruction beside a field, how should it be handled? --ANSWER--
Fly close and parallel to the obstruction
If there is an obstruction at the end of a field, how should it be handled? --
ANSWER--One or two swath widths prior to reaching the obstruction, cut off
spray and pull up. After those passes are complete, fly one or two parallel clean
up passes to catch the swaths you cut off early for.
What action must you complete before dropping in over any obstructions on
swath approach? --ANSWER--Turnaround
Do not make turns over the following at any time? --ANSWER--Residences,
poultry houses, livestock, and ponds/reservoirs.
Minimum altitude you must maintain during ferrying flights? --ANSWER--
500ft AGL
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,When ferrying never fly directly over what kind of buildings? --ANSWER--
Farm buildings
During ferrying flights it is good practice to do what on each new run? --
ANSWER--Deviate course 1/8-1/4 of a miles from your previous course
Aerial application equipment is calibrated according to what metric? --
ANSWER--APM or Acres per minute
DGPS-mediated flow controllers do what? --ANSWER--Adjust flow dependent
on aircraft speed
Application height is the distance between what two things? --ANSWER--
nozzle tip/spreader exit
plant canopy
Small droplet sprays require what sort of application heights? --ANSWER--
Application heights of 8-10ft above canopy for droplet sizes in the 150-200
micron range
What sort of water could you use for spray pattern testing? --ANSWER--Dyed
water
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, When spray pattern testing with oil based test liquid, what sort of cards should
be used? --ANSWER--Oil sensitive cards
What are the different types of ground crew members? --ANSWER---On site
field crew
-Mix/load crew
-Application equipment servicing crew
What jobs do the On Site Field Crew perform? --ANSWER---Current weather
conditions
-Topographical feature awareness
-Location and dimension of ground based hazards
-Buffer zone delineations
-Other factors affecting the job
The process of "Reregistration" refers to what practice by the EPA? --
ANSWER--Reviewing of older pesticides (those registered before November
1984_ to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards.
What process may lead to the changing of pesticide labeling on a product you
have been using for years? --ANSWER--"Reregistration" performed by the EPA
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