This manual focuses on how to apply pesticides properly and safely from an aircraft. It includes all the content found on the National Aerial Pesticide Applicator Pilot Certification Examination and consists of the following six chapters:

1 — Laws and Regulations for the Aerial Applicator Pilot
2 — Operation and Application Safety
3 — Preventing Pesticide Drift
4 — Aerial Pesticide Dispersal Systems
5 — Calibrating Aerial Application Equipment
6 — Making an Aerial Pesticide Application

This manual also includes a glossary of terms and additional information that may prove useful as you prepare for the examination.

Pub. 3193