AERIAL APPLICATION EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The lpurpose lof lcalibration lis lto: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Apply lthe lcorrect lamount lof
lpesticide.
Applying la lpesticide lat la lrate lthat lis lhigher lthan lthe lpesticide llabel lrate lis: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Illegal.
Increasing lairspeed lwithout lchanging lthe lspray loutput lwill lresult lin: l- lcorrect lanswers
l-Less lpesticide lactive lingredient lapplied lper lacre.
If l1700 lounces lof lmaterial lis lcollected lfrom lnozzles lon la lhelicopter lspray lboom lin l90
lseconds, lwhat lis lthe ltotal lflow lvolume lin lgallons lper lminute? l- lcorrect lanswers l-8.85
An laircraft lspraying lsystem lhas lan loutput lvolume lof l8 lgallons lper lminute. lHow lmany
lgallons lare lsprayed lper lmile lwhen lthe laircraft ltravels lat l130 lmiles lper lhour? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-3.7
, An leffective lswath lwidth lis lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Width lof la lsingle lpass lthat
lincludes lportions lof loverlaps lfrom lother lpasses.
An laircraft lsprays l20.2 lgallons lper lminute. lHow lmany lminutes lof lspraying ltime lare
lneeded lto lspray lout l147 lgallons lof lspray lmixture? l- lcorrect lanswers l-7.3
Given lan lapplication lrate lof l11.3 lgallons lper lacre, lhow lmany lacres lcan lbe lsprayed
lwith l147 lgallons lof lspray lmixture? l- lcorrect lanswers l-13
If lan laircraft ltreats l14 lacres lper ltank lof lspray lmixture, lhow lmany lpints lof lpesticide
lliquid lshould lbe lput linto lthe lspray ltank lto lapply lat la lvolume lof l1.5 lpints lper lacre? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-21
How lmany lacres lare lin la lrectangular lfield lthat lmeasures l620 lfeet lby l1280 lfeet? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-18.2
The llast lapplication lflight lof lthe lday: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthe lsame lattention
las levery lother lflight.
Varying lthe lapplication lspeed lwithout lchanging lflow lvolume lduring lan lapplication lwill:
l- lcorrect lanswers l-Result lin luneven lcoverage.
The lapplication lpattern lthat lhelps lto lavoid lflying lthrough lspray lfrom la lprevious lswath
lis lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Race ltrack lpattern.
Ferrying lflights lmust lbe lmade lat lan laltitude lof lat lleast: l- lcorrect lanswers l-500 lfeet.
Ferrying lflights lthat lpass lover lareas lwhere lpeople llive lor lwork lshould: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Be lvaried lby l1/8 lto l1/4 lmile lfor leach ltrip.
Breaks lseen lin lthe lnormal lcultivation lpatterns lof la lfield lmay lalert lthe lpilot lto: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Hidden lhazards.
Too lwide lor ltoo lnarrow loverlapping lof lspray lpasses lwill lresult lin: l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Uneven lapplication lpatterns.
To lavoid lthe ladverse leffect lof lheadwinds lor ltailwinds lon lan lapplication lvolume, lyou
lshould lfly: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Crosswind lor l45 ldegrees lto lthe lcrosswind.
Which lof lthe lfollowing lwould lhave llittle leffect lon lthe lsafety land leffectiveness lof lan
lapplication lif lchanges loccur lduring lthe loperation? l
-A. lMoving lthe loperation lto la ldifferent lmixing- lloading llocation. l
-B. lWind lintensity lincreases. l
-C. lDelaying lthe lapplication luntil lfield lworkers lleave lthe larea. l
-D. lLeaving la lbuffer larea ladjacent lto la lsensitive larea. l- lcorrect lanswers l-A. lMoving
lthe loperation lto la ldifferent lmixing- lloading llocation.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The lpurpose lof lcalibration lis lto: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Apply lthe lcorrect lamount lof
lpesticide.
Applying la lpesticide lat la lrate lthat lis lhigher lthan lthe lpesticide llabel lrate lis: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Illegal.
Increasing lairspeed lwithout lchanging lthe lspray loutput lwill lresult lin: l- lcorrect lanswers
l-Less lpesticide lactive lingredient lapplied lper lacre.
If l1700 lounces lof lmaterial lis lcollected lfrom lnozzles lon la lhelicopter lspray lboom lin l90
lseconds, lwhat lis lthe ltotal lflow lvolume lin lgallons lper lminute? l- lcorrect lanswers l-8.85
An laircraft lspraying lsystem lhas lan loutput lvolume lof l8 lgallons lper lminute. lHow lmany
lgallons lare lsprayed lper lmile lwhen lthe laircraft ltravels lat l130 lmiles lper lhour? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-3.7
, An leffective lswath lwidth lis lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Width lof la lsingle lpass lthat
lincludes lportions lof loverlaps lfrom lother lpasses.
An laircraft lsprays l20.2 lgallons lper lminute. lHow lmany lminutes lof lspraying ltime lare
lneeded lto lspray lout l147 lgallons lof lspray lmixture? l- lcorrect lanswers l-7.3
Given lan lapplication lrate lof l11.3 lgallons lper lacre, lhow lmany lacres lcan lbe lsprayed
lwith l147 lgallons lof lspray lmixture? l- lcorrect lanswers l-13
If lan laircraft ltreats l14 lacres lper ltank lof lspray lmixture, lhow lmany lpints lof lpesticide
lliquid lshould lbe lput linto lthe lspray ltank lto lapply lat la lvolume lof l1.5 lpints lper lacre? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-21
How lmany lacres lare lin la lrectangular lfield lthat lmeasures l620 lfeet lby l1280 lfeet? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-18.2
The llast lapplication lflight lof lthe lday: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthe lsame lattention
las levery lother lflight.
Varying lthe lapplication lspeed lwithout lchanging lflow lvolume lduring lan lapplication lwill:
l- lcorrect lanswers l-Result lin luneven lcoverage.
The lapplication lpattern lthat lhelps lto lavoid lflying lthrough lspray lfrom la lprevious lswath
lis lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Race ltrack lpattern.
Ferrying lflights lmust lbe lmade lat lan laltitude lof lat lleast: l- lcorrect lanswers l-500 lfeet.
Ferrying lflights lthat lpass lover lareas lwhere lpeople llive lor lwork lshould: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Be lvaried lby l1/8 lto l1/4 lmile lfor leach ltrip.
Breaks lseen lin lthe lnormal lcultivation lpatterns lof la lfield lmay lalert lthe lpilot lto: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Hidden lhazards.
Too lwide lor ltoo lnarrow loverlapping lof lspray lpasses lwill lresult lin: l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Uneven lapplication lpatterns.
To lavoid lthe ladverse leffect lof lheadwinds lor ltailwinds lon lan lapplication lvolume, lyou
lshould lfly: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Crosswind lor l45 ldegrees lto lthe lcrosswind.
Which lof lthe lfollowing lwould lhave llittle leffect lon lthe lsafety land leffectiveness lof lan
lapplication lif lchanges loccur lduring lthe loperation? l
-A. lMoving lthe loperation lto la ldifferent lmixing- lloading llocation. l
-B. lWind lintensity lincreases. l
-C. lDelaying lthe lapplication luntil lfield lworkers lleave lthe larea. l
-D. lLeaving la lbuffer larea ladjacent lto la lsensitive larea. l- lcorrect lanswers l-A. lMoving
lthe loperation lto la ldifferent lmixing- lloading llocation.
