AERIAL APPLICATOR CORE EXAMINATION SET
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following is one of the requirements for pesticide applicator certification
- ✔✔Knowing how to use appropriate application methods for various pesticide
formulations
✔✔Having a current class II Medical Certificate is a requirement of which Federal
Agency? - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
✔✔What are different security needs of an aerial application operation? - ✔✔Secure
facilities, equipment, and pesticides.
✔✔What are some elements of an effective security plan? - ✔✔basic fencing, lighting,
locks, intrusion detection systems, and cameras
✔✔Accepted methods to prevent unauthorized flying includes: - ✔✔Installing hidden
electrical system shut-off switches, parking disabled trucks or other equipment in front
and back of aircraft, removing batteries, using lock devices on propellers or rotors, and
disabling the engine
✔✔What should you do if you notice suspicious behavior/activity regarding your
pesticide operation? - ✔✔Notify local law enforcement and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI)
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
✔✔Who mandates specific training requirements for employees who handle pesticides?
- ✔✔The EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
✔✔What are the employee's rights regarding pesticides? - ✔✔The right for them and
their physician to receive information about the pesticides they may be exposed to
✔✔What are some crucial employee habits? - ✔✔Avoiding alcohol and drugs, staying
alert, and preventing dehydration and heat related illness
✔✔What factors need to be considered when evaluating a work order? - ✔✔Features
and limitations of the aircraft; Pilot qualifications and limitations
✔✔During scouting, what information should be collected? - ✔✔Location, number of
acres, type of crop, type of crops adjacent, proximity of site to populated area, proximity
of site to water sources, safety hazards, limitations
, ✔✔What are some elements of the pesticide label that need to be considered? -
✔✔Application instructions, personal protective equipment, first aid and
decontamination, sensitive crops, notification, pollinating insects, environmental,
cleaning application equipment
✔✔What chemical is used to clean pesticide tanks? - ✔✔Ammonia
✔✔To comply with federal record keeping, what elements of the job need to be
recorded? - ✔✔Date, product type, EPA registration number, quantity of product,
location, size, name and certification number of the applicator
✔✔What timeframe must the record be sent to the grower or property manager? -
✔✔Within 30 days of the application
✔✔What is some additional information you may want to include in record keeping for
legal reason? - ✔✔Crop treated, surrounding sites/hazards, ongoing cultural practices
(irrigation), date started, date completed, weather conditions, any changes in weather,
application pattern, application speed and height
✔✔What are some elements of an emergency plan? - ✔✔Emergency phone numbers,
first aid kits, fire extinguishers, spill cleanup kit
✔✔FSDO - ✔✔Flight Standards District Office
✔✔What are some things that need to be considered to plan for an emergency? -
✔✔Flight hazards, plan in case of aircraft crash, application equipment malfunction,
ground crew emergencies, overspray, drift, misapplication, spray contacting bystanders
or vehicles
✔✔To ensure effective communication, the ground crew should have: - ✔✔A complete
and up to date Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
✔✔The type of first aid given to a pesticide exposure victim depends on the: - ✔✔Type
of exposure
✔✔If a person shows signs of pesticide poisoning, he or she should: - ✔✔Receive
immediate medical attention
✔✔If a person spills liquid pesticide onto his or her arm, the amount of exposure and
injury can often be reduced by: - ✔✔Washing the exposed area with soap and water
✔✔During an application operation, pilots must wear the label-required PPE for
pesticide handlers: - ✔✔While making nozzle adjustments
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following is one of the requirements for pesticide applicator certification
- ✔✔Knowing how to use appropriate application methods for various pesticide
formulations
✔✔Having a current class II Medical Certificate is a requirement of which Federal
Agency? - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
✔✔What are different security needs of an aerial application operation? - ✔✔Secure
facilities, equipment, and pesticides.
✔✔What are some elements of an effective security plan? - ✔✔basic fencing, lighting,
locks, intrusion detection systems, and cameras
✔✔Accepted methods to prevent unauthorized flying includes: - ✔✔Installing hidden
electrical system shut-off switches, parking disabled trucks or other equipment in front
and back of aircraft, removing batteries, using lock devices on propellers or rotors, and
disabling the engine
✔✔What should you do if you notice suspicious behavior/activity regarding your
pesticide operation? - ✔✔Notify local law enforcement and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI)
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
✔✔Who mandates specific training requirements for employees who handle pesticides?
- ✔✔The EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
✔✔What are the employee's rights regarding pesticides? - ✔✔The right for them and
their physician to receive information about the pesticides they may be exposed to
✔✔What are some crucial employee habits? - ✔✔Avoiding alcohol and drugs, staying
alert, and preventing dehydration and heat related illness
✔✔What factors need to be considered when evaluating a work order? - ✔✔Features
and limitations of the aircraft; Pilot qualifications and limitations
✔✔During scouting, what information should be collected? - ✔✔Location, number of
acres, type of crop, type of crops adjacent, proximity of site to populated area, proximity
of site to water sources, safety hazards, limitations
, ✔✔What are some elements of the pesticide label that need to be considered? -
✔✔Application instructions, personal protective equipment, first aid and
decontamination, sensitive crops, notification, pollinating insects, environmental,
cleaning application equipment
✔✔What chemical is used to clean pesticide tanks? - ✔✔Ammonia
✔✔To comply with federal record keeping, what elements of the job need to be
recorded? - ✔✔Date, product type, EPA registration number, quantity of product,
location, size, name and certification number of the applicator
✔✔What timeframe must the record be sent to the grower or property manager? -
✔✔Within 30 days of the application
✔✔What is some additional information you may want to include in record keeping for
legal reason? - ✔✔Crop treated, surrounding sites/hazards, ongoing cultural practices
(irrigation), date started, date completed, weather conditions, any changes in weather,
application pattern, application speed and height
✔✔What are some elements of an emergency plan? - ✔✔Emergency phone numbers,
first aid kits, fire extinguishers, spill cleanup kit
✔✔FSDO - ✔✔Flight Standards District Office
✔✔What are some things that need to be considered to plan for an emergency? -
✔✔Flight hazards, plan in case of aircraft crash, application equipment malfunction,
ground crew emergencies, overspray, drift, misapplication, spray contacting bystanders
or vehicles
✔✔To ensure effective communication, the ground crew should have: - ✔✔A complete
and up to date Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
✔✔The type of first aid given to a pesticide exposure victim depends on the: - ✔✔Type
of exposure
✔✔If a person shows signs of pesticide poisoning, he or she should: - ✔✔Receive
immediate medical attention
✔✔If a person spills liquid pesticide onto his or her arm, the amount of exposure and
injury can often be reduced by: - ✔✔Washing the exposed area with soap and water
✔✔During an application operation, pilots must wear the label-required PPE for
pesticide handlers: - ✔✔While making nozzle adjustments
