AERIAL APPLICATION END OF COURSE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What must you determine about nearby buildings assumed to have electricity? -
✔✔The route by which they get their electricity
✔✔If there is an obstruction beside a field, how should it be handled? - ✔✔Fly close
and parallel to the obstruction
✔✔If there is an obstruction at the end of a field, how should it be handled? - ✔✔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 are the different types of ground crew members? - ✔✔-On site field crew
-Mix/load crew
-Application equipment servicing crew
✔✔What jobs do the On Site Field Crew perform? - ✔✔-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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔"Reregistration" performed by the EPA
✔✔What is the most likely route of pesticide exposure for aerial applicators? -
✔✔Dermal
✔✔Is it true that different handling activities (mixing, loading, applying, cleaning
equipment etc) may require different PPE? - ✔✔YES, TRUE
✔✔The effect of any pesticide depends on which two factors? - ✔✔-Amount of chemical
absorbed
-Size of the organism receiving the chemical
✔✔The measurement of:
-The amount of chemical absorbed
-The size of the organism receiving the chemical
,Is referred to as what term? - ✔✔Dosage
✔✔When referring to "dosage" the amount of chemical is measured in what form? -
✔✔Milligrams(mg)
✔✔When referring to "dosage" the size of the recipient is measured in what form? -
✔✔Kilograms(kg)
✔✔This example illustrates what key concept?
"a single grain of salt will injure an ant, but not a human" - ✔✔Dosage
✔✔The ability of a chemical substance to cause injury is called? - ✔✔Toxicity
✔✔Dosage is a yardstick that helps classify pesticide toxicity into which three different
categories? - ✔✔DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
each toxicity category has a range of doses which helps measure and categorize
toxicity
✔✔What does LD50 measure? - ✔✔The minimum dosage likely to kill 50% of the
organisms in a test group
✔✔LD50 stands for what? - ✔✔Lethal dosage for 50% of the test population
✔✔A LOW LD50 means that a pesticide is what? - ✔✔HIGHLY toxic
✔✔A HIGH LD50 means that a pesticide is what? - ✔✔Only slightly toxic
✔✔What appears on the label that is a summary of a products dosage-response testing
results? - ✔✔The signal word
✔✔Common symptoms of external exposure to pesticides may include? - ✔✔-Blisters,
rash, and or burns
-Swelling or stinging sensation
✔✔Common symptoms of pesticide poisoning may include? - ✔✔-headache, dizziness,
muscle weakness
-Nausea, vomiting, changes in heart rate
-Seizures, tightness in the chest
-Cramping, mental confusion
, ✔✔Cholinesterase is essential for what in the body? - ✔✔Regulation of nerve impulses
✔✔What two types of pesticides can effect cholinesterase in the body? - ✔✔-
Organophosphates
-Carbamates
✔✔When should your doctor perform a baseline cholinesterase test? - ✔✔During the off
season when exposure to organophosphates is low or non existent.
✔✔When should your doctor perform cholinesterase test to determine if your exposure
level to organophosphates is too high? - ✔✔During the spray season when exposure
potential is high.
✔✔What member of a spray operation is at the greatest risk for pesticide exposure? -
✔✔Ground crew members.
✔✔Does sweaty skin absorb more or less pesticide than dry skin? - ✔✔More
✔✔A service crew member is considered_________ until a spray rig/parts are cleaned
and rinsate is managed? - ✔✔A pesticide handler
✔✔When others are present, the first step in a poisoning emergency is to? - ✔✔Call an
ambulance, poison control center, or doctor depending on the situation.
✔✔If skin from pesticide exposure has started to blister, what should you NOT do? -
✔✔Towel dry the effected area.
✔✔Do not apply what to a chemically burned skin? - ✔✔Ointment, Grease, Spray
✔✔How long should you rinse an eye that has been exposed to a pesticide? - ✔✔15-20
minutes total, if victim wears contact lenses, remove after the first 5 minutes of rinsing
✔✔Signs of shock from pesticide exposure? - ✔✔-Pale, cold, moist, clammy skin
-Vacant eyes with dilated pupils
✔✔What type of antidotal drugs should be administered ONLY by a physician? - ✔✔-
Atropine sulfate
-Protopam chloride
-Dimercaperol
-Sodium thiosulfate
ETC
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What must you determine about nearby buildings assumed to have electricity? -
✔✔The route by which they get their electricity
✔✔If there is an obstruction beside a field, how should it be handled? - ✔✔Fly close
and parallel to the obstruction
✔✔If there is an obstruction at the end of a field, how should it be handled? - ✔✔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 are the different types of ground crew members? - ✔✔-On site field crew
-Mix/load crew
-Application equipment servicing crew
✔✔What jobs do the On Site Field Crew perform? - ✔✔-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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔"Reregistration" performed by the EPA
✔✔What is the most likely route of pesticide exposure for aerial applicators? -
✔✔Dermal
✔✔Is it true that different handling activities (mixing, loading, applying, cleaning
equipment etc) may require different PPE? - ✔✔YES, TRUE
✔✔The effect of any pesticide depends on which two factors? - ✔✔-Amount of chemical
absorbed
-Size of the organism receiving the chemical
✔✔The measurement of:
-The amount of chemical absorbed
-The size of the organism receiving the chemical
,Is referred to as what term? - ✔✔Dosage
✔✔When referring to "dosage" the amount of chemical is measured in what form? -
✔✔Milligrams(mg)
✔✔When referring to "dosage" the size of the recipient is measured in what form? -
✔✔Kilograms(kg)
✔✔This example illustrates what key concept?
"a single grain of salt will injure an ant, but not a human" - ✔✔Dosage
✔✔The ability of a chemical substance to cause injury is called? - ✔✔Toxicity
✔✔Dosage is a yardstick that helps classify pesticide toxicity into which three different
categories? - ✔✔DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
each toxicity category has a range of doses which helps measure and categorize
toxicity
✔✔What does LD50 measure? - ✔✔The minimum dosage likely to kill 50% of the
organisms in a test group
✔✔LD50 stands for what? - ✔✔Lethal dosage for 50% of the test population
✔✔A LOW LD50 means that a pesticide is what? - ✔✔HIGHLY toxic
✔✔A HIGH LD50 means that a pesticide is what? - ✔✔Only slightly toxic
✔✔What appears on the label that is a summary of a products dosage-response testing
results? - ✔✔The signal word
✔✔Common symptoms of external exposure to pesticides may include? - ✔✔-Blisters,
rash, and or burns
-Swelling or stinging sensation
✔✔Common symptoms of pesticide poisoning may include? - ✔✔-headache, dizziness,
muscle weakness
-Nausea, vomiting, changes in heart rate
-Seizures, tightness in the chest
-Cramping, mental confusion
, ✔✔Cholinesterase is essential for what in the body? - ✔✔Regulation of nerve impulses
✔✔What two types of pesticides can effect cholinesterase in the body? - ✔✔-
Organophosphates
-Carbamates
✔✔When should your doctor perform a baseline cholinesterase test? - ✔✔During the off
season when exposure to organophosphates is low or non existent.
✔✔When should your doctor perform cholinesterase test to determine if your exposure
level to organophosphates is too high? - ✔✔During the spray season when exposure
potential is high.
✔✔What member of a spray operation is at the greatest risk for pesticide exposure? -
✔✔Ground crew members.
✔✔Does sweaty skin absorb more or less pesticide than dry skin? - ✔✔More
✔✔A service crew member is considered_________ until a spray rig/parts are cleaned
and rinsate is managed? - ✔✔A pesticide handler
✔✔When others are present, the first step in a poisoning emergency is to? - ✔✔Call an
ambulance, poison control center, or doctor depending on the situation.
✔✔If skin from pesticide exposure has started to blister, what should you NOT do? -
✔✔Towel dry the effected area.
✔✔Do not apply what to a chemically burned skin? - ✔✔Ointment, Grease, Spray
✔✔How long should you rinse an eye that has been exposed to a pesticide? - ✔✔15-20
minutes total, if victim wears contact lenses, remove after the first 5 minutes of rinsing
✔✔Signs of shock from pesticide exposure? - ✔✔-Pale, cold, moist, clammy skin
-Vacant eyes with dilated pupils
✔✔What type of antidotal drugs should be administered ONLY by a physician? - ✔✔-
Atropine sulfate
-Protopam chloride
-Dimercaperol
-Sodium thiosulfate
ETC
