General FAQ
What products & services do you offer?
We exemplify a swiss army knife in the drone industry. We are dealers for DJI, XAG, Talos and Revolution spray drones and DJI enterprise series drones. We sell Lane Trailer MFG drone trailers with the option for us to plumb it for turn key operation and we can include Isuzu Diesel generators. We are also starting to sell a surfactant product to add to drone and ground rig applications called Mach 5.
Our services include custom drone spraying and spreading applications, drone repair and maintenance, and Thermal Drone Deer recovery. We additionally provide custom trailer plumbing services and drone photography and videography.
What makes your business unique compared to others in your industry?
Combining our family farm, custom drone application services, and our dealership, we have experience in all of the different dynamics that may come our way. We use our skills to provide guidance for our customers to have the best tool for their job.
What locations do you serve?
We perform our custom drone application services all across the state of Ohio, and we provide sales and support all across the United States.
What’s the best way to contact you?
We work with our potential customers through email, text, phone, and in person. We always recommend in person demos and consultation for the highest confidence levels going into and coming out of purchasing a drone.
What are some of the challenges your customers face when purchasing a drone?
We understand a spray drone is unfamiliar territory for many of our customers. From starting off with custom application services, we know from experience that it usually takes around 500 acres to become rather comfortable and more confident in how the machine runs and what it takes to operate more efficiently.
Drone FAQ
How many acres an hour can your drones spray?
With the release date of the newest drones there isn’t an actual proven in-field acres per hour number, but based off the factors and the numbers we have done the math for both the Revolution I-19 and the DJI Agras T100 are both over 100 Acres per hour. These figures are at 2 gallons per acre spraying, but the efficiency depends on the shape, size and terrain of fields as well as the amount of time the drone is on the ground.
How many gallons can the drones hold?
The Revolution I-19 has a 20 Gallon tank, the DJI Agras T100 has a 26.5 Gallon (100 L) spray tank, and the XAG P150 has a 18.5 gallon spray tank (70L).
What is the lifespan of the drone and the batteries?
All of the drones are rated for 45,000 acres without replacement of many major parts (ie ESCs, motors, etc). A battery is rated for 1500 cycles. On our operation going from before sun up to after sun down, we see right around 250 cycles per battery per year. That means it will take us 5-8 years before we can meet that threshold.
How wide is the swath?
The Revolution I-19 has been tested and proven for up to 46 foot swath width, The DJI T100 is advertised 16-42 foot effective swath width, The XAG P150 we suggest anywhere from 24-30 foot swath width. All drones are affected by wind speed, drone speed, and other weather conditions, swath width will vary based on conditions of the day.
How long does a battery last on one charge?
The XAG drones carry 2 batteries while the DJI and Revolution carry one. 2 XAG Batteries are roughly equivalent to the size of one DJI battery. It usually takes between 3 and 7 minutes to spray out the spray tank and/or need to swap batteries. A high capacity generator in-field is a must for continuous operation.
How much wind can it fly in?
For optimal spraying conditions, we aim for under 5 mph wind speed, but if required, we will spray fungicide in up to 10 mph winds with some adjustments to our boundaries and settings. The drones are capable of flying/remaining relatively stable in up to 25 mph winds but we advise against flying if you would not be out spraying in the present wind conditions.
How do I make my maps and start a spraying operation?
Maps can be made either on the drone controller or a device (ie phone or tablet). The maps are made over Google Earth imagery but you can fly a drone over the field to take imagery that can be stitched together for more accurate mapping. The drones will automatically formulate their own route lines based on the boundary established. The drones do not require much manual input once the settings are set up at the beginning of setting up the field. For spot spraying purposes, the drone can be manually flown and set to automatically spray.