The disconnect between urban and rural ways of life has never been bigger. As time marches on people living inside towns or larger urban areas continue to lose both their understanding and patience for aerial applicators and they all have a phone with an HD video camera glued to their hand at all times. They simply don't understand and don't care that invasive species, disease or insect pressure is threatening your ability to pay your bills and maintain your land. Growers who once had rangeland or fields that were a mile or two away from town now are facing unstoppable urban expansion. A new housing development or apartment complex seems to appear every year. While we still have the right to continue to operate normally with manned aircraft, the conflict caused is neither good for business or the customer.
We can overcome most of these issues with the use of small spray drones. A spray drone is much quieter, can fit in much tighter spaces, and is more economical for small jobs.