Drone Pilot Agricultural Rating

The Agricultural Rating qualifies drone pilots for spray and fertiliser application across the agricultural, horticultural and pest control sectors, including bait dropping. DroneTrust can take you from your first pilot certificate through to a fully rated agricultural operator.

If you already hold the qualifications leading up to it, you can take the Ag Rating assessment on its own.

Starting from scratch? The full Ag Pilot Pathway builds you up step by step. Expect it to take 10-12 months, including consolidation training and assessments.

The full Ag Pilot Pathway covers:

• Drone Pilot Certification (Part 102)
• UAOC induction and Operational Competency Assessment (OCA)
• Exposition writing for your UAOC application
• Chemical Rating
• Drone survey and type rating
• Autonomous flight planning
• Practical flight training
• Supervised and unsupervised flight experience
• The Ag Rating practical assessment

Because pilots arrive with different experience, cost and time to completion vary. We'll help you map out exactly which steps you need.

You can start any time. The theory parts of the pathway are online, and practical training and assessments are booked with an examiner as you go.

Not sure which steps you need? Hit Send enquiry and we'll map out your pathway with you. Already hold the prerequisites? Use the Provider's course page link below to buy the Ag Rating assessment directly from our website.

For the Ag Rating assessment on its own, you'll need:

• A Part 102 Pilot Certificate
• To be flying under a Part 102 UAOC, with a current OCA
• A Chemical Rating

If you don't hold these yet, the Ag Pilot Pathway includes them. Examiner travel costs, UAOC application costs and CAA processing fees are not included.

DroneTrust has been providing certified drone training in New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and the United States since 2018. It is our mission to grow an industry of safe, knowledgeable and trusted drone pilots by providing quality training.

We provide drone training courses in a cost-effective and scalable way, so all drone pilots can learn the rules and up-skill to maximise their drone experiences and income-earning opportunities. The quality of our courses shows in the results - we have a 95.5% pass rate across more than 1,200 flight assessments in the last three years alone.

DroneTrust is a certified CAA Part 141 aviation training organisation #TR104722. Our courses are delivered online, meaning you can learn at your own pace at your own place. This makes it a convenient, affordable exercise, and throughout that time, you can be confident we are here to support you and help you achieve your desired outcome. Watching you succeed is our business. Note that the final practical assessment must be completed in person with an approved examiner.