A crop duster is an aircraft that is specially designed to apply pesticides from the air. The word crop duster can also mean the pilot who flies one these aircraft.
It depends on your perspective. With any technological agricultural practice, there are both risks and benefits. Generally, the benefits outweigh the risks or else no one would be doing them.With...
Minimum requirements are a commercial pilot certificate, with a tailwheel endorsement and a pesticide applicator certificate in the state in which you will be operating.
Most crop duster pilots are paid by commission. That usually is 20-25% of the gross the airplane charges for the application. This translates to $.75 to $2.00 per acre for the pilot, depending on the...