Czynniki wpływające na wydajność i koszty zabiegów agrolotniczych wykonywanych na terenie Regionalnej Dyrekcji Lasów Państwowych w Pile w roku 2013

The Sustainable Use Directive (2009/128/EC) establishes a framework for European Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides imposed restrictions in agro−aviation pesticides application. As a result of the creation of buffer zones, part of the endangered area must be excluded from spraying and the area will be fragmented. This article evaluated the impact of the size, shape and distance between the sprayed area and the aerodrome, on the efficiency and cost of agro−aviation spraying in Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Piła (western Poland) in 2013. The efficiency of agro−aviation spraying is highly positively correlated with the shape and size of sprayed area. Weak negative correlation was found with the distance between the sprayed area and the aerodrome. The obtained efficiency ranged from 23.37 to 198.98 ha/h, while the costs covered the span from 61.96 to 423.34 zł/ha. The structure of unit costs varied depending on the spraying parameters. The costs of aircraft charter and purchase of pesticides are dominating part of the whole process. Variability of the spraying costs causes that their averaging distorts the results and makes it difficult to plan the future costs.