Craft Air Services LLC

07/20/2025

Nice job on PBS by Mr. Curless explaining to the public about aerial application.

07/02/2025

Due to a very recent close call, I'd like to take a moment to remind our area growers that if they are operating a drone (even if it's on their own crop), there are several requirements that are essential. First and foremost, right of way must always be given to manned aircraft. Drones are nearly impossible for a pilot to see, and a collision could be deadly. Our aircraft are traveling at well over 200 feet per second and the pilots are already tasked with watching for trees, power lines, towers, guy wires, wild life, people, vehicles, other aircraft, and any other random danger all while monitoring their dispersal systems, aircraft performance, and engine parameters. All of this is done while maintaining a precise altitude and tracking an invisible GPS line within a few feet.

For this reason, drones are required to remain within a clear line of sight of the operator at all times, and anytime an aircraft is in the vicinity, the drone must be grounded immediately.

We don't have any ax to grind with anyone who operates a drone for agricultural purposes but we do need to all work together for everyone's safety and for the benefit of our industry. For those of you who are doing things the right way, you have our admiration and respect. To those who aren't, please get in compliance, and if you don't know how, contact me and I'll help you to get the ball rolling.

A quick little refresher...If you do wish to operate a drone, there are several legal requirements such as an FAA part 107 operators license, FAA drone registration with electronic tracking (remote ID), FAA part 137 certificate, Possibly an FAA medical certificate for the operator in many circumstances, an aerial pesticide license from the state that you wish to operate in, and recurrent training to maintain the part 107 license and the state pesticide license. https://extension.psu.edu/how-to-become-an-aerial-drone-pesticide-applicator

**EDIT*** After much gnashing of teeth from commenters, I'll go ahead and throw this in the mix. Yes...the actual legal requirement is for a drone (UAS) to always yield the right of way to manned aircraft...it is not to "immediately land" which is the language in the original post. This post was made very quickly and was written without peer review or legal counsel. The reason that I chose the wording that I did is because under the circumstances at the time, landing would have been about the only practical method of yielding the right of way available to the drone operator in our particular scenario. The right of way was not yielded in this particular case and that is the reason that this post was originally made.

06/27/2025

"Big ol’ shout-out to our Facebook fam and all y’all spreading the word like wildfire! Thanks to your shares and chatter, we’ve found some awesome help—and we couldn’t feel more blessed. Y’all really are the best neighbors a business could ask for!" 🙌💛

06/20/2025

🚨 Ground Crew Help Needed! 🚨

We’re looking for reliable, hardworking ground crew to join our team! 🌾✈️

✅ Must be dependable and ready to work early hours
✅ Farm or ag experience is a plus, but not required
✅ We’ll train the right person
✅ Must be comfortable working outdoors

If you (or someone you know!) is interested, shoot us a message or give us a call!

Great opportunity to be part of a fast-paced ag aviation team!

📍865 Swamp Road Hertford NC 27944
📞 252-426-9676

Please share—thanks a bunch! 🙌

04/22/2025

Hey Y'all! It's that time of year again and we are making a little noise! We are so thankful that the farmers of NENC and VA hire us to fly on their wheat fungicide & Insecticide. If you see us around, we THANK YALL TOO! It's time for AG, Fly it On!

Check out Airport Mama’s video.

03/18/2025

Happy National Ag Day to all of the growers of eastern NC and Tidewater VA!

Happy National Ag Day, and thank you to ag pilots, farmers and all those involved in agriculture. This day recognizes and celebrates the abundance of food, fiber and bioenergy provided by American agriculture. An ag aircraft flying in a field near you means you’re guaranteed to have your shelves stocked with nutritious and safe food, fiber for clothing, or power from bioenergy crops! NAAA wants to thank our ag pilots and operators for helping farmers feed the world!

03/11/2025

A little photographic excellence from Mandy Pierce.

02/08/2025

Getting ready to head to the 53rd Annual NCAAA convention on Sunday. While I was getting things ready to go, I thought that I might put together a small display to tout a few points about our new spray nozzle that we developed last year. While I'm no photographer, I am kind of proud about how well these product shots came out by simply placing the nozzles on some copier paper on my desk and snapping a few shots with my iPhone.

12/23/2024

Merry Christmas to the entire Tidewater area Ag community! Thank you for thirty years of support and hopefully with your help, we can continue feeding, clothing, and fueling the world in 2025!

Merry Christmas to NAAA members of Christmases past, present and future in this wonderful industry called agricultural aviation. In this season of giving, we thank ag aviators for the gifts they've provided our food, fiber, and bioenergy producers in raising a healthy bounty of foods that enrich us; clothes and shelter that cover and protect us; and energy that transports us year-round. God Bless you all!