The Sam Riggs AG-Pilot Training Center is located in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The AG-pilot school specializes in aircraft crop dusting and has been in business for over 30 years. Flight instructor Sam Riggs runs the pilot training center year-round and offers various courses that differ in price and time. Sam Riggs offers a Fixed Wing AG Long course, a Fixed Wing AG Short course, a Commercial Pilot course and a Private Pilot course. The costs range from $7,500 to $15,000 dollars per course.
The AG-Flight Inc. flight training program is located in Bainbridge, Georgia. The training program has served pilots since 1983 and has a job placement program that includes first-year AG-pilot insurance. The Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot and AG Pilot courses are each offered with free housing.
The Flying Tiger Aviation school operates out of the Rayville, Louisiana, airport. The Flying Tiger's courses are taught by FAA flight certification pilots. The school offers the basic Agriculture Aircraft Operation course for aspiring AG-pilots as well as the advanced Turbine Transition and Primary Seat Training courses.
The University of Minnesota -- Crookston, is a rare school offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Aviation. The costs of the course vary depending on the courses you wish to take as a student, the equipment you use and the time it takes for an instructor to teach you how to operate. The specific Agricultural Aviation courses consist of crop and weed identification, field crops, production principles, applied agriculture chemicals, soil science, personal selling and more. You must be a full-time student and take certain general education courses to be considered for the Agricultural Aviation program.