Yamaha has received an exemption from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that approves its Fazer remotely piloted helicopter for crop spraying. In Japan, the company has over 2,500 machines operating to control pests in 35% of its rice fields. The FAA granted a waiver to allow the use of the aircraft in spraying herbicides on crops such as soybeans, corn and cotton.
Yamaha has received an exemption from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that approves its Fazer remotely piloted helicopter for crop spraying. The FAA granted a waiver to allow the use of the aircraft in spraying herbicides on crops such as soybeans, corn and cotton.