night Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 I heard all agriculture pilots have to start out with work on the ground to learn how everything works first. I'm interested in the agriculture field and i'm wondering whether there's any flight schools that can help me train for that. I have a private license at the time and i'm working towards my commercial. I'm also an agricultural major in college. Will a degree in agriculture help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takefootoff Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 http://www.ladelta.edu/Workforce%20Development/agricultural-aviation Delta Dale Community College. They should be able to take care of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 So about $16k to become ag certified, but will they help get you a job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avbug Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 A degree in ag will make no difference at all to ag aerial applicator. If you're called on to make pesticide recommendations based on a crop or infestation analysis, then it may be of some use, but most applicators do that anyway, or it's handled by independent, dedicated firms. Not all applicators begin mixing to move up, but it used to be quite common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokey Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 crop duster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Your Agricultural Degree makes a big difference. Value it. Successful Ag pilots understand the needs of the customer and can talk to them about. The customer really doesn't need your advice, but it helps enormously if you can talk his language. You will need to market yourself and your service. In this case, marketing means dressing like the customer and talking his talk. Very fatiguing, and boring for a pilot who doesn't like farming. Most successful ag pilots I know like farming and farmers. Talk to the orchard sprayers in Washington. Some of them will take on a low time pilot because the have less to unlearn. Communicate your willingness to work support on the ground the first year while they get to know you. That Ag Degree will help. You have a good plan. Stick to it and you'll make it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avbug Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't think I've ever met an ag pilot with a degree in ag. I know an ag pilot with a medical degree, others with degrees in aeronautical engineering, forestry, political science, and a LOT of ag pilots without degrees, but I have never met an ag pilot with an ag degree. I've never heard an ag operator mention one, either, and have never met ag application operator who had an ag degree. You know someone who does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokey Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) You know someone who does? i haven't met him personally, but i knew of a lawyer that loved farming, gave up the rat race, and was thinking of dabbling in crop dusting, (to battle the valley's nasty bing bugs). Wasn't a 747 tho, so it can't be the same person, his name was Douglas, Oliver Wendall Douglas. Edited September 7, 2016 by pokey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest pokey Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 tell me ag skool isn't important?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleman202 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 There is a good chance there will be an opening at my company within the next few months. We are an independent Ag retailer that started offering aerial application in house. We are most likely going to be looking for another heli pilot for the coming year. Someone with an Ag degree would jump to the very front of the line, assuming they are also a commercially rated helicopter pilot. What is your area of focus in the Ag sector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokey Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Someone with an Ag degree would jump to the very front of the line, assuming they are also a commercially rated helicopter pilot. So? can any bingbug apply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleman202 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 So? can any bingbug apply?Sure! It would be job in the Ag sector, so previous ag experience or a degree in ag is a huge plus. If a person has no interest in agriculture then flying ag is going to get boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 There is a good chance there will be an opening at my company within the next few months. We are an independent Ag retailer that started offering aerial application in house. We are most likely going to be looking for another heli pilot for the coming year. Someone with an Ag degree would jump to the very front of the line, assuming they are also a commercially rated helicopter pilot. What is your area of focus in the Ag sector? My focus as of right now is on plant pathology and plant science. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleman202 Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 My focus as of right now is on plant pathology and plant science.Feel free to message me if you ever have any questions. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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