As variable-rate pesticide application technologies are further developed, maintaining proper nozzle flow rate, spray pattern, and droplet size distribution is critical for ensuring proper pesticide application rates.  The VariTarget (VT) nozzle reacts to changes in system pressure via a metering assembly attached to a diaphragm and spring to control spray pattern and droplet size distribution.  The goal of this study was to look at the impact of alternative orifice size control scenarios.  The proposed system would be able to control carrier flow rate (at a constant pressure) by adjusting the position of the metering assembly within the variable-orifice nozzle tip.  Nozzle discharge was collected to determine the resulting spray pattern distribution.  Droplet spectra tests were also conducted to determine the effects of different metering stem settings on droplet sizes.  Preliminary results indicated that spray patterns were acceptable for different orifice sizes and droplet spectra were preserved as well.