We looked into this quite extensively. It's actually surprisingly cheaper to fly a Cessna vs use a small drone. We can cover 100,000 acres in a day with a Cessna, compared to maybe 400 (not including time for battery charging) with a small hand launched drone. Along with that farmers are really busy and not very interested in operating another new tool.
We intend to move to drones whenever they are legal, cheaper and more effective, but in the meantime Cessnas are the answer.
We intend to move to drones whenever they are legal, cheaper and more effective, but in the meantime Cessnas are the answer.