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Dropping Anchor Mike Rivenbark at the Helm of Moore’s Aerial Applicators

The Worst of Agricultural Aviation, an Accident

The Eagle and the Lion

Low Level Wind Shear The Invisible Enemy

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Unforetold Changes

Covid-19 has become a game changer and I’m not so sure the game has been played correctly.

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Up until recently, in all of the 47 years I’ve been in ag-aviation as both an ag-pilot, operator and industry publisher, did I ever think there would come a time, or a situation, where multiple state trade shows would cancel their in-person events. Of course, in those decades I did not and (probably no one else) believe our country and world would be besieged by a virus to such a degree as Covid-19. This virus has become a game changer and I’m not so sure the game has been played correctly.

Yesterday, I received notification that the Northeast AA Association would be virtually hosting its convention instead of a traditional inperson event. In the past few weeks, I’ve received notices from a multitude of state shows including; Arkansas, California, Mid-States, Missouri, Northeast, Montana (AMAA), SEAF and Tri-States with possibly more canceling in the future. Based on the current situation with Covid-19, I can’t say that I blame these state shows’ decision makers for the decision they have made. Many believe they could host a safe convention, but regulatory rules in the various states with no standards make it difficult at best. No state association wants to be the “mask police”.

I’ve attended enough state shows to know that socializing is a key element of a state convention.

I know it would be a challenge to tell an ag-pilot, “You are number 11 and our bar only allows 10.”

Not good. Or, “Sir, you must wear a mask to enter this meeting.” Again, not good.

There are arguments on both sides about the best way to prevent catching Covid-19. Many would say, “So what? It’s no worse than the flu.”

Maybe so for some, maybe not for others; that’s the big predicament.

AgAir Update will be attending most of the inperson state shows, as well as NAAA’s Ag Aviation

Expo. It’s not that we are superhuman, but we believe in risk/benefit. At my age, 68, I’m a bit more cautious, while Graham, at 42, may not need to be. I say that while I am packing my bags to travel for 10 days to a “Do Not Travel” (per the U.S. Embassy) country, Brazil. Time will tell if that was a smart thing to do.

All in all, I believe each individual has to decide what is best. Whatever that decision is, support your state the best way that you can. This Covid-19 fiasco will pass with time and things will return to normal. Some say,”the day after the election.” I believe more likely a few months after an effective vaccine is distributed.

Moving from the present challenges of Covid-19, I’d like to reflect on one of the worst years in decades for ag-aviation fatalities. At this time, I know of at least a dozen fatalities, including four or five that were involved in aerial firefighting. Yes, I know aerial firefighting is not ag-flying. But, in most cases those pilots were brothers coming from ag-aviation and their loss to me is just as great. I can’t help but put their passing in the mix.

I know counting aerial firefighting in the fatality number is not good, or fair, to ag-aviation and doesn’t help to promote NAAREF’s PAASS program. Without a doubt, PAASS has saved a number of lives, a number we will never know.

But, I have no doubts that PAASS has been a life saver, among a host of other benefits for the industry. The fatalities this year are not a reflection on PAASS, NAAA or any state’s efforts to enhance safety. It is a direct reflection on the pilots in most cases and to some degree the nature of the business.

I’m not about to armchair quarterback these fatal accidents. If you look, many were very hightime pilots, some young, some old. There really

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isn’t any trending to lock onto that we could say was the major contributor. If there was one thing all ag-pilots could do is to somehow evaluate every flight beforehand with safety as the primary element. But, if the engine quits at the exact wrong time with no warning, the outcome is what it is.

I can say to older pilots with firsthand knowledge, be very respectful of your age. If you believe you are as good as you ever were, then you are lying to yourself. Most of those that I know of the older generation, 60 years old and older, are slowing down and flying differently than in their youth. A good practice. The body ages and it doesn’t work the way it used to. This aging thing requires a degree of adaptation that may include hanging up the helmet. Even if you decide to fly less and easier missions in your 60s and older, all that does is exacerbate the problem by a reduction in proficiency. Denial in all phases of life is a very dangerous proposition.

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Editor’s Note: Many state and regional conventions and events have canceled or postponed for the 2020/2021 event year. For an up-to-date list, updated daily, please visit agairupdate.com/calendar/ or scan this QR code into your smartphone.

November 1-2, 2020 PNW Convention

January 6-8, 2021 TxAAA Convention

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TBA Lorena Campos 512-476-2644 Lcampos@thetexascapitol. com

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January 9-11, 2021 ArAAA Convention

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21532 County Road 72 Eaton, CO 80615 719-362-0743 coagav@gmail.com November 24 - 25, 2020 2020 Prairie Provinces Joint

Conference & Annual General Meeting’s via GoToMeeting 780 413 0079 info@albertaaerialapplicators. com December 7-10, 2020 NAAA’s Ag Aviation Expo

Savannah Convention Center Savannah, GA Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org January 5-6, 2021 MoAAA Convention

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Custom Farm Service Stanfield, AZ 520-705-9692 barmstrong@agairusa.com www.azagav.org/ January 11-13, 2021 LaAAA Convention

In Nugget Casino Golden Pe LA C ANCharles, Lake r CE son Ed Krielow LED 337-230-9952 www.laaaonline.org January 14-16, 2021 MsAAA Convention

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, MS Vicki Morgan 662-299-7836 vickimorgan@msaaa.com msaaa.com January 18-19, 2021 NEAAA Convention

Wyndham In Gettysburg Gettysburg, CA PPA N Ce r s o n Sandy Carter E 609-820-7846L E D businessoffice@northeastaaa. org www.northeastaaa.org

January 18-19, 2021 OKAAA Convention and Trade Show

Cimarron National Golf Club Guthrie, OK Sandy Wells 405-431-0381 sandy@okaaa.org January 21, 2021 ArAAA Stuttgart Safety Meeting and Dinner

Open Seasons Bar and Grill Stuttgart, AR Katherine Holmstrom 501-503-3310 Katherine@araaa.org www.araaa.org January 24-26, 2021 AMAA Convention

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montanaaerialapplicators.org January 27-29, 2021 NM AAA Convention

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino Mescalero, NM Sue Steward 940-864-2456 www.nmagaviation.org January 28, 2021 ArAAA Jonesboro Safety Meeting and Dinner

Arkansas State Alumni Center Jonesboro, AR Katherine Holmstrom 501-503-3310 Katherine@araaa.org www.araaa.org

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February 8-9, 2021 NC AAA Convention

Hilton Garden Inn, Kitty Hawk, NC Leslie Craft leslie@craftairservices.com 252-426-9676 February 12-13, 2021 NAAA Spring Board Meeting

Hilton Old Town Alexandria Alexandria, VA Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org February 14-16, 2021 NATA Convention

Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center La Vista, NE Danea Pessel 402-761-2216 nata@windstream.net gonata.net February 18-20, 2021 Canada AAA Conference

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Great story Good morning Ken, Jared and Grant; I wanted to tell you guys that I very much appreciate you allowing AgAir Update to publish an article about Great Plains. It was very kind of you, Ken and Jared, to allow Grant to visit. And Grant, you did a stellar job! I’m impressed and hope we can work together in the future.

The timing of the article was perfect with the KS convention in October. It has been awhile since AAU has attended the KS show and Graham plans to go this year.

I regret that I personally was not able to visit you for the article. But, I’m trying to slow down a little after 47+ years in the business.

I sincerely hope you liked the great job Grant did on the article.

Take care, —Bill Thank you for the kind words, Bill. Ken and Jared’s assistance certainly was appreciated and made my first AAU article a great memory. I certainly look forward to writing more.

Hopefully Graham can make it out to the KS convention; I would love to meet up if he does.

Blue skies, Grant Boyd Freelance Writer/ Marketing Consultant

Distance Hello, Bill: I enjoyed and appreciated your editorial “Distance to Make a Turn” in the September issue of AgAir Update, but must admit that was only after going over the calculations more than once.

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shines a theoretical spotlight on critically important issues, such that our awareness of those issues can be directly adopted during actual flight e.g. knowing in general terms that at a given bank angle turning downwind requires a greater turn radius than upwind is one thing. But crunching the numbers and seeing just one example of it being 2,000+ feet greater really got my attention! That will surely be on my mind the next time I’m racetracking, and anything that makes us more aware on the ground, makes us safer and more effective in the All the Best, Ted Delanghe Regina, SK Canada Howdy Ted; Yeah, I kind of got carried away with the math in “Distance to Make a Turn”. The basis for the article originally came from my contact in NZ. I modified it to apply to ag. As you say, in generality, it can be something to think about when the next turn opportunity comes up!

Keep turning,—Bill

Update Hello Bill. Hope this email finds you and your family save away from the COVID. We have changed our office.

Please update the address so that we can continue to receive the AgAir Update.

Thank you, Mauricio Pinzon Bogota, Colombia Hola Mauricio!

Todo bien, aqui! It was good to see your email arrive. I told my wife of 45 years, Sandy, that my visit with you was in May 1992 and the first trip I ever made to South America; that was about 75+ trips

ago! Plan on heading back to Brazil the end of October, assuming the covid police will let me. I’ve bought the ticket.

I trust your family is doing well. Gee, over 28 years since we’ve seen each other. I was in Bogota in January 2016, but didn’t realize you may have been in Bogota or I would have tried to look you up.

I’ll have the subscription updated asap!

Chau, —Bill

Drones The article by Bill Lavender about the end of drones in the Brazilian edition is unfortunate. It is now the second time that it has done its magazine and the community that received it a disservice by talking (badly) about matters they obviously do not know.

Thinking a lot like a taxi driver who didn’t believe in UBER. Best regards, Ulf Bogdawa Director / CEO SkyDrones Tecnologia Aviônica S/A Porto Alegre - RS Brasil Hello Mr. Bogdawa; I regret that you are offended by my editorial about the impending doom of drones ag spraying. However, the editorial served its intended purpose and that was to get the attention of drone manufacturers such as yourself.

I know that may seem odd, but if you read “between the written lines” and review my past editorial comments as they relate to drones, you will know that I am a proponent of drones working with agricultural aviation aircraft.

You think, “Then why did you write such an editorial?”

The answer is simple; maybe

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SkyDrones is an exception and that would mean a change of view by you since we spoke in Canelas, but most drone manufacturers send the message through media, advertising and actions that the drone is the all-in-one replacement for ag-aircraft without any acknowledgment of the significant hurdles that would need to be navigated. I point those out in my editorial.

My concern is the lack of acknowledgment by drone manufacturers that an even and effective spray pattern cannot, today, be applied with minimum drift potential. To my knowledge, there is no published data that proves the opposite. Yes, the application can be made, but at a very low volume that violates label requirements in most parts of the world and is made with a droplet spectrum with a high propensity for drift.

The established ag-aviation community has worked very hard to prove that ag-aircraft can make effective, safe and accurate aerial applications of both dry and liquid products. We have worked on building a positive image, despite the historical “barnstormer” image of the past. For drone applicators to enter into the industry and ruin that hard earned reputation with drift incidents and poor quality applications is unacceptable.

I realize that SkyDrones has worked with SINDAG and that is a start. But, where is the published data for an accurate swath width without drift potential that follows label (U.S.) guidelines? Where is the realistic math that demonstrates the drone profitably can replace ag-aircraft? And, more importantly, where is the demand?

I have strongly suggested in more than one editorial to my readers worldwide, to embrace the drone and incorporate it into an additional service to offer their customer base. For the most part, that suggestion has been ignored. Why? Because it’s not profitable as pointed out in my editorial and my readers are not convinced the application can be made accurately, even for areas that can’t be treated by traditional ag-aircraft.

There are exceptions to almost everything and this includes using drones in ag-aviation. However, I would like to see a drone manufacturer come forward with data that proves its drone can meet the aforementioned requirements in a profitable manner within the current laws of the land.

Take care, Bill Lavender

Sad news Well Bill, I just read your article on the O’Brien’s in your October printing, and you got a 300 plus lb man blubbering. Oh, what a waste and a loss!

I knew they had passed, but I thought someone told me it was an automobile accident.

Thanks for that beautiful and revealing article.

Well done, Barry Martin Tennessee Aircraft Company Mt. Juliet, TN Thanks Barry That was a tough one!—Bill

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Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards Yating Jiang AgroPages

Hello Yating, It is a pleasure to “get to know you”.

Although our political leaders have very different points of view, that doesn’t mean we can’t work together to advance agricultural aviation worldwide.

Per you request, I’ll add you to our digital print edition and weekly newsletter. You may opt out at anytime, but instead I’m sure you’ll read much valuable information about ag-aviation.

If you can read Portuguese, I can also include you on our digital subscription for our Brazilian edition of AgAir Update.

Just let me know.

And, of course, you can always visit agairupdate.com to search for specific information in our archives and trending links.

If you would like permission to reuse any articles, please advise which ones and how you’d like to use.

Take care, Bill (a Mr.)

Dear Mr./Ms. Lavender I’m Yating Jiang from AgroPages. I saw your comment on the article “Aerial Application in Brazil: Manned Aircraft and Drones Fly to ‘New Highs’” on our website.

Thank you for your praise, as a professional media focusing on agrochemical industry, we have been looking at the global use of agricultural aircraft. America is the most important and biggest agricultural aircraft market, and your ag-aviation magazine has a wide range of influence in the world, I believe you know more about aerial application of pesticide in America than we do. We hope to learn more about this sector in US market by acquiring more detailed material from anywhere. So, I would very appreciate If you can share or send us some information or articles covering aerial application in America.

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Dropping Anchor Mike Rivenbark at the Helm of Moore’s Aerial Applicators

by Graham Lavender

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Sometimes, things are just meant to be. Such is the case with Mike Rivenbark, owner and pilot of Moore’s Aerial Applicators in Clinton, North Carolina. Mike wasn’t always an ag-pilot. In fact, he wasn’t born into ag aviation; or aviation in general. Raised in the Southern Outer Banks of North Carolina, Mike’s destiny was always going to be, seemingly, large spans of open ocean and fishing boats.

Holding a 100-ton Masters Captain License, Mike spent his days on 60-plus foot sport fishing boats along the Eastern seaboard and into the Caribbean. Mike managed and captained the vessels and delivered new ones. This sea-faring lifestyle took an unexpected turn in 2007, when Mike had a regularly scheduled Central American trip for the winter cancel. He decided he wanted

to get his pilot’s license. This decision wasn’t that Mike was looking for another career, just something he wanted to do for fun. After all, what goes better with boats than airplanes?

Mike completed his Private Pilot’s license in a little under six weeks. Back on the boat, a friend and mate would change the course of Mike Rivenbarks professional career forever. Henry ➤

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Clockwise: Moore’s Aerial Applicators’ AT-402B is outfitted with an array of CP Nozzles (73) to accommodate the wide range of application rates required.

Moore’s Aerial Applicators utilizes Insero’s Ag Pilot X for precision applications.

Mike Rivenbark and his wife, Tiffany, with their daughter Anna Keith.

Mike Rivenbark and his AT-402B.

Moore, III was the son of Henry Moore Jr, both of whom were from the Clinton, North Carolina area. The elder Moore started Moore’s Aerial Applicators in the mid 1960s with Piper Cubs, Ag Cats and Weatherlys, eventually moving to the PT6A-34AG-powered AT-402. His son, Henry III, had decided to work alongside Mike on the sportfishing boats for a couple of seasons. It was there that Henry III convinced Mike that aerial application was a career move that he wanted to make. Mike, open to suggestions, visited with the Moores at their operation on the ClintonSampson County airport. Mr. Moore liked what he saw and offered Mike a job loading airplanes with a promise of a pilot’s seat once Mike obtained his necessary ratings and ag-specific pilot training.

Mike wasted no time and in 2010 enrolled in Ag-Flight, Inc. located in Bainbridge, GA. There, he finished his instrument training, obtained his Commercial Pilot’s Certificate and began training to become an ag-pilot. Mike graduated form AgFlight in April of 2010 and returned to Clinton, North Carolina to start learning the business from the ground up.

After the first season of loading airplanes, Mike took the controls of Moore’s Aerial Applicators’ Weatherly 620B. Mike learned the ropes of precision applications, safety and the idiosyncrasies of actual ag flying over the next year until another opportunity presented itself to better learn the ag flying business and get more hours during the season. Lukas Johnson, an instructor and friend from Ag-Flight, introduced Mike to Rick and Mary Boardman from Henderson, Nebraska. The introduction would turn into a mentorship and a life-long friendship.

Mike started with the Boardmans in 2011 in a 300 Brave. From 2011-2016, he continued treating mainly corn with the Brave and eventually moving, with Rick’s guidance, into an AT-502B in 2014. The Nebraska seat offered MIke lots of learning opportunities and a great operation to work for. However, it still wasn’t home. Possible mergers between operations in Nebraska and Henry Moore contacting Mike about the possibility of him buying the flying service, opened the door for Mike to make the move back to his family on the East Coast. It was bittersweet to be moving from the Boardmans, but the signs all pointed eastward.

Mike Rivenbark purchased Moore’s Aerial Applicators in 2017. He kept the company’s AT402B, which he still operates. Mike was also able to purchase the Weathery that began his ag-flying career and utilizes that aircraft as a back-up to the Air Tractor. His season begins in February and comes to a close during the middle of October with a final insecticide treatment on blueberries.

Blueberries and blackberries are the predominant crop in this southeastern area of North Carolina.

Aerial applications are the preferred method with low-volume to combat the maggot fly. The fly will penetrate the berry and deposit larvae, which will then lead to maggots inside the berry. To combat this, multiple applications of malathion are applied. Mike’s aircraft are set up with 73 nozzles, a range of CP-3 and CP-9s. This allows him to easily go from low-volume to high-volume applications, sometimes in excess of 10 gal/acre.

No dry applications are made.

Moore’s Aerial Applicators have recently upgraded the aircraft’s GPS units to Insero’s AgPilot X system. “The iPad utilization is a tremendous asset,” comments Mike. He also has the Insero light bar and flow control units.

Mike graduated from NAAA’s Leadership Training program in 2014 and currently serves as the Treasurer for the National Agricultural Aviation Association. He and his wife, Tiffany, are regular faces at the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo and the NAAA/NAAREF Board Meetings. Both are advocates for the industry. In 2013, Mike received the John Robert Horne Memorial Award given to beginning (less than 5 years) agricultural aviation pilots for exemplary safety records. Tiffany Rivenbark, in addition to managing the operation’s office and accounting, also serves as the Support Committee Chair. Mike and Tiffany have a daughter, Anna Keith (AK) who is three. Through many nights away from home, both on the boat and in Nebraska, from the helm of a sportfish to the helm of a thriving aerial application business, Mike Rivenbark has finally found the right place and trade to drop his anchor.

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The Worst of Agricultural Aviation, an Accident

by Martin Porto

As a pilot, I try not to be reactive. I try to anticipate the plane and I also try to apply that to my personal life. But when catastrophic events occur, the human instinct for self-preservation always prevails and the “reactionary man” comes out.

Obstacles, enemies of the ag-pilot.

Whether you see antennas or not depends on factors such as a dirty windshield, haze, smoke, distractions in the cockpit and sunlight.

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The great philosopher and thinker, Viktor Frankl, speaking on the meaning of life said, “An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.” That was what motivated me to write this article, “my reactionary man.”

The worst thing about aviation is an accident.

Until it happens, until a colleague is taken, until it happens to us, it is something abstract. But, accidents are undoubtedly the worst thing in aviation.

One morning this year, I received news that an agricultural pilot had been killed. I did not know the pilot, but he worked at a friend’s company. I immediately set out to learn more and with each message I received, more and more my heart ached. The friend who informed me said the pilot had been drinking mate (South American tea) with him that morning. The pilot took off and due to smoke from fires in the region, he did not see a cell phone antenna. He hit it and crashed just 100 meters from his house.

No one doubts the world depends on antennas, a technology that helps us and used well, it facilitates man’s life. For us agricultural pilots, apart from being a help, antennas are a danger.

While it is true antennas must be marked by paint, strobes and other means of distinction, from a pilot’s perspective, all these aids often mean nothing and it is as if they did not exist.

Whether you see them or not depends on factors such as a dirty windshield, haze, smoke, distractions in the cockpit and sunlight. Each of these factors are present everyday in the work of an agricultural pilot.

As a general rule, agricultural pilots fly in the same, general geographical area. There are exceptions. So the most important thing, even if we are not from that area, is we must know the area through aids such as maps and by asking local pilots.

Using on-board technology to our advantage, most DGPS (Differential Global Position System) systems used by agricultural aircraft today have a function that allows the pilot to load the position of an obstacle simply by pressing a key. Then, when the distance between the aircraft and the obstacle is within the alert time, GPS units like the AgNav will give a warning to the pilot on the light bar and screen to get their attention. The file can be downloaded and shared.

Create a database of obstacles and share it.

Safety should transcend competition and as pilots / operators we should be generous to our colleagues by sharing this information. The FAA makes available to pilots the Digital Obstacle File (DOF) and it is updated every 56 days. The file describes all known obstacles to aviation users in

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the United States, with limited coverage of the Pacific, the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico . We should be proactive and help our South American aviation authorities by showing them an example from the FAA’s DOF. Before starting an application, check the area.

Identifying obstacles should be the main item to control.

Define escape routes and how to deal with any obstacles.

With a loaded plane, it is often not easy to escape obstacles.

For ferry flights, since most antennas don’t exceed 500 feet, why make a ferry flight under 500 AGL? For ferry flights, since most antennas don’t exceed 500 feet, why make a ferry flight under 500 AGL? It should be clear from the operators’ procedural manuals that ferry flights should be made at a safe height even with the aircraft loaded.

These simple tips (from an old ag-pilot) won’t bring Everton (the name of the pilot) back to life, but they can help other colleagues avoid the worst in aviation, an accident.

It seems like a cliché and non-aviation people are often struck by the fact that when a colleague is about to start a flight we always say, “have a good flight”. It is not a cliché.

It is an expression of the heart’s desire. I would simply add “Have a good flight and may you return safe and sound.”

Martin da Costa Porto is a Uruguayan agricultural pilot and agricultural flight instructor. He has over 25 years and more than 11,000 hours of agricultural flight experience and 3,000 hours of flight instruction.

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Gemma Regina Dariva Kaczmarck, the “Eagle” and José Leonardo Kaczmarck, the “Lion” in the company, Grifo Aviação Agrícola Ltda.; partners in business and in life.

Leonardo and Gemma on the wing of a PT-19 that Leonardo is recovering. The 1942 Fairchild PT-19 is from World War II. Leonardo Kacsmarck in the company of a group of enthusiasts of experimental aviation and aerial acrobatics, all partners in promoting the annual meeting commemorating the Day of the Aviator (L-R) Pilots Fabiano Dacul Pujol, Iuri Anderson Kaczmarck, José Leonardo Kaczmarck, Jader Rocha Dutra, Rodolfo Augusto Machado Gonçalves and Felipe Marques Garcia.

(C) Gemma Regina Dariva Kaczmarck and (L) José Leonardo Kaczmarck proprietary partners with son (R) Iuri Anderson Kaczmarck Coordinator and Operational Safety Manager at Grifo Aviação Agrícola.

Grifo Aviação Agrícola Ltda, with its operational headquarters located at São Gabriel Municipal Airport, RS and administrative headquarters at Av. Celestino Cavalheiro in downtown São Gabriel, is a company that was created in 1996 when at that time there was a growing demand for agricultural air services specialized in treating rice. Grifo pilot, José Leonardo Kacsmarck, says he started in agricultural aviation in a partnership with Cmte. Laudelino Bernardi, owner of Aero Agrícola Santos Dumont in a hangar in São Gabriel. With unconditional support from Mr. Bernardi, Leonardo acquired his first aircraft from him, thus starting his own company, Grifo Aviacao Agricola.

José Leonardo Kaczmarck is sixty years old with over forty years dedicated to aviation in Brazil. He is an agricultural pilot with a commercial license, flight and skydiving instructor ratings. He is also an experimental aviation enthusiast where he works on various development projects as a test pilot and demonstrator at air shows. His life and business partner is his wife, Gemma Regina Dariva Kaczmarck, who is a lawyer and historian that graduated from the Federal University of Santa Maria. They have two grown children, Iuri Anderson Kaczmarck, 32 who is an Operational Safety Manager and coordinator of the Grifo and a private pilot.

Robinson José Kaczmarck, 29, is a resident doctor in dermatology at the University of Passo Fundo, RS. The Grifo Aviacao Agricola comes from the mythological animal Griffin, which is a fabulous bird with an eagle’s wing and beak

and a lion’s body. The idea was for the couple to come together as partners, so the name Grifo worked well by joining strength and agility, both in the company and family life.

Leonardo took his instructor course in 1979 at a Fairchild PT-19. It was the same airplane he first flew Gemma, then his girlfriend, for the 40th anniversary of the Aeroclube de Cachoeira do Sul. “I arrived at the airport with acrobatic maneuvers.

Upon landing, the applause was for the pilot.

That was until Gemma took off her helmet, dropped her hair and stole the show! As a result, I spent the rest of the party explaining I was the pilot to veteran commanders and students from the aero club that flew for Varig. They had many stories telling of times they flew this type of plane.

Currently, Grifo Aviação Agrícola is composed of a fleet of four Ipanemas: one Emb-202, one Emb-201-A and two Emb201 with three ag-pilots, Felipe Marques Garcia, Fabiano Dalcul Pujol and Leonardo Kaczmarck. The main activity of the company is application services over rice (60%), soy (35%), wheat (5%) and some forage seeding.

The company has a staff of eight employees.

Typically, the company treats about 40 to 50 thousand hectares a year.

The company uses Embraer’s standard equipment. The main airstrip is 1,200 meters of clay. Altogether, the company works from an additional 11 satellite airstrips.

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Leonardo says, “For our region where the areas are small, an Ipanema plane is ideal. The Lycoming engine is very strong, durable and reliable. The airframe of the Ipanema and its components are always available. Any city in Rio Grande do Sul has maintenance facilities when needed. Whereas, a turboprop aircraft is a very large plane for my region. A Cessna is fragile and is an old design airplane with a semi-monocoque, aluminum structure and a Continental engine that is not durable. An Ipanema is a modern design. I can rebuild the fuselage, wing and engine. It is an airplane that can be renovated at any time. I am very satisfied with the Ipanema; a very strong, Brazilian-built ag plane that I can rebuild anytime.”

By providing high quality work, Grifo Aviação Agrícola has survived the ups and downs of the financial cycle, the frequent crises in the government, as well as changes in weather patterns.

“As a businessman,” confesses Leonardo, “for the last five years pessimism has been prevalent for ag-aviation. Our

company is located in the southern half of Rio Grande do Sul, considered “ the poor half ” of RS. Today, our scenario is completely different. Our region has realized crop irrigation as a new way for expanding, aiming at an increase in production.

This expansion has affected other crops besides rice. Soy, today, is one of the main export products in Brazil. The grain harvest already occupies an impressive area in our region. São Gabriel is attentive to these opportunities and has numerous projects approved and in progress to encourage irrigation and water storage. The benefits of this will be in the very short time, as our region already has a large water storage capacity, which will minimize the effects of droughts and guarantee future harvests.

Long-term financing and low interest rates have made these projects for our region a reality. Our region went from planting 50,000 hectares of soy to 100,000 hectares in just the last five years. If we had not suffered a terrible drought this year, we would experience the greatest profitability in our history.

Despite this crisis, Grifo Aviação Agrícola had positive growth this year, which leaves Gemma and me optimistic for next year.”

(L-R) Fabiano Dalcul Pujol, agricultural pilot; Ana Cláudia Santiago Blini, Administrative Assistant; Felipe Marques Garcia, agricultural pilot; Renato Soares da Silva, General Services; Gabriel Moreira Dariva, Agricultural technician; Iuri Anderson Kaczmarck, Operational Safety Coordinator and Manager; Gemma Regina Dariva Kaczmarck and José Leonardo Kaczmarck, owners.

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Low Level Wind Shear - The Invisible Enemy

by Ted Delanghe

It was one of my first “Holy Mackerel!” moments in ag aviation and I remember like it happened yesterday, almost 30 years later. A huge infestation of Bertha armyworms were gobbling up the canola so fast you could almost hear them eating. It was my first year spraying and I was flying a 230 HP AgWagon with a 120-gallon load on board, just about max for the day, as the thermometer was edging past 85°F. The windsock at the home strip showed around 10 mph and a bit, but I knew that if I didn’t push things a bit, the farmers would be out of luck big time come harvest.

So, there I was trucking down the field with a full load and a very obvious tailwind. It looked like I was whipping over the ground at Warp Factor 8 compared to the into-wind swath. At the end of the run stood a foreboding 150-foot high tension powerline tower. But no worries I reasoned, I’ve got lots of ‘zoom power’ because I was really clicking along! At any rate, on the previous trip just a few hours before, when nearly empty after finishing another field, I had trimmed three swaths parallel to the powerline to provide an extra margin of safety and noticed nothing unusual weather-wise.

I continued with the spray run until it was time to pull up, but as I pulled back on the stick, the only thing that was zooming was my heart rate. The airspeed was headed in the wrong direction fast, the controls were starting to feel mushy and that darn tower was getting bigger and bigger. I do remember reaching for the dump lever as the situation played out, but luckily I made it over the tower, toes curled tight as can be as if that was going to help anything.

Once my heart rate calmed down a bit, I realized how

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close it had been to mixing airplane aluminum with big tower aluminum; never a good idea. What had happened?

It seemed I had lots of energy approaching the tower, but obviously that was seriously in error. The answer? Off to one side I saw a line of trees about 100 feet in height with the top branches whipping back and forth like in a gale, not at all like the conditions at spray height. And right then the term “wind shear” popped into my mind, also known as “wind gradient”.

Because those were the days before GPS, I couldn’t really state with any degree of accuracy the precise wind speed at treetop level. Given the hectic motion of the large branches, the wind at 100 feet was at least 30 mph and even more at the height of the tower. That translates into a rapid 20 mph plus decay in airspeed from spray height, all things being equal.

It also meant I had gained a few gray hairs courtesy of wind shear, that invisible but deadly weather phenomena that makes for the big surprise.

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There are four common sources of low-level wind shear: frontal activity, thunderstorms, temperature inversions and surface obstructions.

can produce significant wind shear close to the ground. One particularly bothersome aspect of temperature inversion shears is that as the inversion dissipates, the shear plane and gusty winds move closer to the ground. In some areas of the Southwest, a 90-degree change in direction and 20- to 30-knot increases in surface winds in a few minutes are not uncommon.

Obviously, such a shift would make an application difficult at best (not to mention it would be during an inversion…)

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Not all fronts have associated wind shear. In fact, shear is normally a problem only in those fronts with steep wind gradients. As with so many things associated with weather, there is no absolute rule, but a couple of clues tell you that wind shear may occur: 1) The temperature difference across the front at the surface is 10 o F (5 o C) or more. 2) The front is moving at a speed of at least 30 knots.

Wind shear from surface obstruction is generally associated with hangars or other buildings near the runway. The sudden change in wind velocity can seriously affect a landing or other low level operations. Another type of surface obstruction— mountains—can also affect wind shear. Some fields are close to mountain ranges, and mountain passes are close to the final approach paths. Strong surface winds blowing through these passes can cause serious localized wind shear during the approach. The real problem with such shear is that it is almost totally unpredictable in terms of magnitude or severity. A pilot can expect such shear whenever strong surface winds are present.

For ag pilots, that last part is especially hazardous because at low level with insufficient airspeed to climb over obstacles, it could be a bad day at the office.

More from the FAA’s WindShear Safety Publication:

Wind Shear From Thunderstorms Wind shear is just one of the many unpleasant aspects of thunderstorms. The violence of these storms and their winds are well documented. The two worst problems outside actual storm penetration are shear related. These are the “first gust” and the “downburst.” The rapid shift and increase in wind just before a thunderstorm hits is the first gust. Gusty winds are associated with mature thunderstorms and are the result of large downdrafts striking the ground and spreading out horizontally. These winds can change direction by as much as 180 degrees and reach velocities of 100 knots as far as 10 miles ahead of the storm. The gust wind speed may increase by as much as 50 percent between the surface and 1,500 feet, with most of the increase occurring in the first 150 feet. The implications for a shear on aerial applications in such a case are obvious.The other wind problem mentioned previously, the downburst, is also downdraft related. It is an extremely intense, localized downdraft from a thunderstorm. This downdraft exceeds 720-feet-per-minute vertical velocity at 300 feet AGL. The power of the downburst can actually exceed aircraft climb capabilities, not only those of light aircraft, but, as is documented in one case, even a high-performance Air Force jet. The downburst is usually much closer to the thunderstorm than the first gust, but there is no absolutely reliable way to predict the occurrence. One clue is the presence of dust clouds, roll clouds, or intense rainfall. It would be best to avoid such areas.

Wind Shear From Temperature Inversions Pilots who have flown in the Southwest, Southern California, or Colorado are familiar with this weather pattern.

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Avoiding Wind Shear How can the pitfalls of wind shear be avoided, in particular a tailwind component that rapidly increases with altitude?

Because conditions at a field often are considerably different than at the home airstrip, enroute to the field you should be aware of give-away signs of potential steep wind gradient, mentioned above e.g. noticeable movement of large tree limbs, sharp change of speed or direction of smoke columns, nearby thunderstorm activity, passing frontal systems, temperature inversions, etc.

More to the point of my first “Holy Mackerel!” moment, don’t be tricked into thinking you have lots of “zoom power” just because your ground speed downwind gives you that impression. Looks are deceiving!

Editor’s Note: you can find an excellent FAA document on wind shear with some of the above information at: https://www. faasafety.gov/files/gslac/library/documents/2011/aug/56407/ faa%20p-8740-40%20windshear%5Bhi-res%5D%20branded.pdf Ted Delanghe is a former Canadian Air Force pilot turned ag pilot, having flown more than 50 aircraft types from ultralights to fighters, including a wide range of ag aircraft. He resides in Regina, Saskatchewan, where he is also a business consultant with a specific focus on aviation and aerospace.

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BOISE, Idaho — Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU) announced that ASU President Jim Winkel will retire at the end of 2020. Winkel has served as the President of ASU since September of 2013 and his remarkable career in the night vision industry spanned nearly four decades.

“Some of the greatest memories I have during my time at ASU is the outstanding friends and colleagues whom I’ve been privileged to work and form a relationship with,” said Winkel. “My ASU family is replete with wonderful innovators, always focused on developing solutions for those whom we serve. I’ll treasure the great community we have built as well – from the ASU soccer team to our annual retreat, and the many conversations we’ve had because of the trust and confidence we’ve built with one another.”

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goggles. Before retiring from the Army in 1998, Winkel was flying all mission profiles – formation, sling loads, air assault – at night using NVGs and with NVIS compatible aircraft lighting. It was after he retired from the Army when he formed Moon Shadow Training. He trained law enforcement pilots all over the United States.

In 1999, he joined Litton Industries, now L3Harris, full-time. With Litton, Winkel was on the development team of the M949 aviation NVG. He also served on the RTCA committee, as the coChair along (with Lorry Faber of the FAA). Around a hundred industry and military saints from North America, Australia, and Europe labored together for nearly two years to develop the standards for NVG, NVIS lighting, and NVG operations that have been adopted for use by FAA and civil aviation authorities around the world. Mike Atwood was among those on the RTCA committee. Winkel’s influence on the world of NVGs has touched military, corporate, and civilian operations worldwide. Winkel says he has had many great mentors in the last 40 years that contributed to his career and growth.

“It has been a real privilege to work with great mentors like Tom Wiecks, Colonel Just, Bill Underwood, Charlie McWhite, Kim Geist, Bob Wallace, Mike Nolan, Gary Glover, Kathy Hernandez, Jeff Slusher, Tom Healy, Ian Clark, Wendy Sanderson, Tom Horwath, David Merry, Russ Camacho, Rich Carmen, Colonel Bill Berkley, Sean Kirk, Don McConnell, Bob Delzell, Steve Perez, Pat Ralston, Bob Alexander, John Robinson, Ben Bethke and Maureen Kalinski – to name a few -- who guided, counseled, corrected, encouraged and inspired me,” said Winkel.

“I’m also amazed and appreciative of the wonderful success many of my former bosses and colleagues have enjoyed, as they have become leaders and captains in our aerospace/defense industry. Friends like Steve Lambert, Gregg Bell, Marion VanFosson, Chandra Sankar, Jon Piatt, Marco Trefanitz, Chris Beauparlant, Pascal and Isabel Michotey, Giueseppe DiRocco, Shehzad Shafiq, Todd Gautier, Jonn Bekkevold, Keith Marshall, Roger Hogan, David Davis, Leon Yates, Dave Smith, Chris Tenaro, Greg Love, Eddie Miller, David Jones, John Wyatt, Roger Moses, Steve Raker, Joe Langlois, Brian McCandless, Steve Foster, John Holland, Danny Schmoldt, Tom Farris, Clint Sanderson, Bill Underwood, Frank Kanauka, Jeff Goree, Paul Osterman, Jose A 28 | agairupdate.com

Rodriguez, Jim Roycroft, Tina Tolbert, John Labelle, Rich Jennings, Jennifer Lastra, Rich Johnson, Kip McDermott, Justin Watlington, Erika Pook, Pete Ferrero, Hannah Gordon, Joe Estrera, Ken Solinsky– and so many more – come to mind as leaders in the aerospace and military world.

These individuals (and countless others whom I’ve met along the way) continue to lean forward and advance our ability to operate at night, safely and with impunity,” added Winkel.

Winkel and Atwood knew each before Winkel arrived at ASU. Their friendship and mutual respect impacted Winkel’s decision to join ASU. “I believe that it took exceptional courage for the Atwood’s to bring an ‘outsider’ into the company – in particular someone with an extensive, corporate aerospace/defense background,” said Winkel. “I had known and respected Mike since the late 1990’s when he and I competed with one another in the NVG flight training market. In early 2000, I got to know him very well when we worked together for nearly two years on the RTCA committee – whose efforts facilitate today the many cottage NVIS industries that support global aviation NVG flight. I first met Chris as she and Mike were considering becoming a distributor for a former company I worked with. Her talents are amazing, as is her perseverance and drive. Turning the reins over, after having ‘poured every ounce of energy’ (as Bob Seger crooned) for 18 years into ‘their baby’, is not an easy thing for any business owner to do.

I am grateful Chris and Mike for your mentorship, trust, and friendship. I remember fondly the many evenings we spent ‘cussin’ and discussin’ (as Mike Atwood says) after a wonderful meal at the Atwood home. Thank you both for inviting me to become a part of the ASU family and legacy. May God’s provision continue to bless you.”

Winkel, a father of nine kids, four in-laws, and ten grandkids, says he is looking forward to retirement.

“I am looking forward to serving and enjoying the Lord in ways that more time will enable, and being a better husband to my bride, Sandy – getting to know her again. I will become active in more tangible ways with my children and grandchildren; and, my parents, sisters, brothersin-law, and their families. Retirement will enable me to renew and maintain friendships -- and more faithfully serve my church and our community.”

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The 2021 convention has been rescheduled to February 21-23, 2022 in Grand Forks, ND

We have a couple of important news updates we would like to share with you.

2021 Convention—The Tri-State Convention committee (following the recommendation of this year’s host state, North Dakota) has voted to postpone the 2021 Convention that was scheduled for February 2021 in Grand Forks, ND. The postponement WAS NOT a political decision, but rather a logistical one. With rules regarding public gatherings and social distancing changing on a daily basis, the committee recognized that while we could move forward and plan on the convention, it could be cancelled at the last minute (without any input from the planners or attendees), leaving many applicators without any recertification/licensing options. In addition, we had a percentage of exhibitors and attendees who had already indicated their reluctance to attend because of family medical issues.

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Planning and preparing for December’s live, in-person 2020 Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah December 7-10.

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The industry should be most proud of its NAAA/NAAREF Board for traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee and working on key industry issues ranging from strategizing the use of association resources based on election outcomes; promoting next year’s 100th anniversary of ag aviation; and planning and preparing for December’s live, in-person 2020 Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah December 7-10. The meetings were conducted safely and were most productive. Here are the details.

Train the Trainer: As is customary this time of year, the National Agricultural Aviation Research & Education Foundation’s PAASS (Professional Aerial Applicators’ Support System) presenters learned and practiced the upcoming 2020-2021 PAASS Season Program which will focus on better understanding our psyche and that of others and identifying when and why we take unnecessary risks related to aviation safety, environmental professionalism and site security. Much of the input was provided by Dr. Basil Spyropoulos, a psychiatrist specializing in aerospace psychiatry.

Virtual and live PAASS presentations will be offered in 2020-2021 at state and regional conventions.

General Session/Industry Overview: President Darrin Pluhar of Montana opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced NAAA CEO Andrew Moore for his industry overview report. Moore remembered pilots, operators and past board members that had passed this year. He then provided an economic analysis of ag and ag aviation reporting that USDA projects $102.7 billion in net farm income for 2020, up $19 billion or 22.7% from 2019. This is due to: (1) federal farmer payments (not including loans and insurance payments) forecast at $37.2 billion, up 65.7% from 2019 or 36% of net farm income; and (2) an increase in Chinese U.S. ag imports (U.S. soybean imports were up 15% from 2019 due to the Phase 1 Trade Deal President Trump signed with China last year purchasing $80 billion of ag commodities over two years).

Moore stated that U.S. net farm income is still 25.4% under its 2013 peak of $137.6 billion. He then discussed the NAAA 2020 Industry Economic Survey sent to U.S. operators to gauge how the season went for the aerial application industry.

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274.5 hours in 2020 with 64% of operators treating either significantly more, somewhat more or about the same number of acres in 2020 compared with 70% in 2019. Nearly 52% were optimistic about the 2021 season’s prospects, compared to 53% in 2019 that were optimistic about the 2020 season.

Moore then switched gears to public policy and the efforts and success NAAA made in 2020 at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic last March contacting the FAA, USDA, EPA, DHS and White House and Vice President Pence’s Coronavirus Task Force about the essential nature of crop input services. Shortly thereafter the Department of Homeland Security identified 16 “Essential Critical Infrastructures” which included ag aviation services and their “special responsibility to maintain … normal work schedule(s).” NAAA also worked with government agencies to extend expiration dates for flight medical, CDLs and commercial pesticide applicator and other needed licenses to conduct aerial application services so the industry could keep running when government agency offices approving these credentials were shuttered.

Moore also discussed urging the EPA to use the AgDRIFT Tier III drift model when conducting analyses on aerial drift due to this version of the model taking into account drift reduction technology devices for reregistrations and not unrealistic overestimates of risk when compared to Tier I. In 2020 NAAA commented on 52 FIFRA required reregistrations on pesticide active ingredients, urging aerial use on the labels. This totals 153 since 2017. NAAA has also been working to facilitate UAS application efficacy and drift modeling via the EPA and UAS/Spray Drift Workshop Planning Committee. The association also successfully urged the FAA, in its proposed rule for tracking and identification of drones, to set the minimum weight requirement for such technology at 0.5 lbs. That final rule is likely by year’s end.

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that a Democratic majority will likely attempt to enact including a $3 trillion tax hike with increases in payroll taxes and corporate income from 21% to 28%; a push for more electric vehicles which could push down demand for corn and ethanol; carbon taxes; and pesticide policies similar to the Sen. Udall (D-NM)/U.S. Rep. Neguse (D-CO) bill that would ban organophosphates and neonics, and allow local pesticide laws to trump state preemption. This comes at a crucial time for farmers with the farm bill up for reauthorization in 2023.

The many public relations activities for next year’s 100th anniversary of the agricultural aviation industry were discussed. The first draft of the 100-year history book of the industry has been completed. A video documentary is being produced for the mass media to use in its reporting and a trailer of it should be ready for the Ag Aviation Expo Dec. 7-10, as well as the unveiling of the 100th anniversary website which will include b-roll video footage, historic photos, etc. for media access. Also being produced is a museum grade timeline exhibit display for states to purchase and use for their own promo-celebrations. Disney approved use of an Air Tractor aircraft painted as the 2013 Planes movie character Dusty Crophopper to be permanently donated to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air & Space Museum by Texas operator Rusty Lindeman. The Smithsonian’s approval of the aircraft is expected shortly and that will be the site of the Aug. 3, 2021, official centennial celebration in addition to celebrations at EAA’s Air Venture and Ag Day on the Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2020.

Moore also discussed the upcoming 2020-2021 PAASS season (see Train the Trainer above) and did bring up accidents, of which 44 have been reported by the NTSB, nine of which were fatal, sadly.

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election night because it could take days, if not weeks to settle out ballots and even await runoff elections held after Nov. 3 to determine the Presidency and control of the U.S. Senate.

President Pluhar then adjourned the General Session to begin the first session of committee meetings for that day. The following day, Saturday, Oct. 10, President Pluhar opened the board meeting to hear committee reports and motions. Here are some highlights:

2020 Ag Aviation Expo and Allied Industry & Convention Committee: over 100 exhibitors. Eighteen states are offering CEUs toward recertification of aerial commercial pesticide licenses and eight aircraft will be on the show floor. The auction will again include a PT6A-34AG engine donated by Pratt & Whitney Canada, a $15,000 Covington gift certificate, a Turbine Conversions Single Point Fueling System and more great items.

Moore discussed membership next. New amendments were added to NAAA’s bylaws overwhelmingly (by over an average of 92% approval among voting members in the recent bylaws election) including adding a Code of Conduct to use to maximize professional services from membership; removing barriers impeding operators and pilots from joining NAAA; and increasing the size of the electorate to more robustly vet allied board members. He then stated that as of the end of September 2020 there were 1,608 total members of NAAA compared to 1,739 as of the end of 2019. Moore noted there are a total of 1,560 operators and 2,028 non-operator pilots in the agricultural aviation industry in the U.S. and urged board members to successfully advocate membership and all of its benefits. Moore then stated that the annual audit showed a surplus less than 1.5% above total revenues, due mainly to staff decreasing by one-third in the past year.

Moore then summed up stating optimism about the future of ag with the global populous increasing from the present 7.6 billion to upwards of 9.1 billion by 2050 and an increase in middle class and East Asians that will depend on higher dollar food stuffs being imported resulting in great opportunity for U.S. ag exports. He concluded by showing statistics from a CropLife magazine July 2020 issue showing significant projected growth in dealers conducting crop-imaging for precision ag purposes (57% in 2015 projected to 91% by 2023) and for variable rate applications (92% for fertilizers; 78% for seeding; and 47% for pesticide applications projected by 2023).

Moore then introduced the staff from DCLRS, a Washington, D.C., legislative consulting firm NAAA works with on pesticide registration matters. The firm includes Jay Vroom, former president and CEO of CropLife America, as a partner. Vroom presented recent polling data for the upcoming elections showing that Vice President Biden appears to hold a decent lead at this point with no real movement in the polls compared to four years ago at this time, but that it was likely safe to go to bed early on B 6 | agairupdate.com

Both the Allied and Convention Committees discussed the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah, Dec. 7-10. Many health and safety protections that kept the board members safe at the Knoxville meeting will be used in Savannah and may be found at AgAviation.org/healthyexpo. The number of exhibitors is currently at 99 and growing on the NAAA Trade Show floor with eight aircraft (one helicopter and seven airplanes) on the floor. President Pluhar emphasized that those in attendance at the convention will be serious about being there and conducting substantive business.

Awards Committee: JT Helms of Old Republic Insurance and the Awards Committee chairman announced the following recipients of the association’s 2020 Annual Awards, which will be presented in Savannah on Thursday night, Dec. 10, at the Excellence in Ag Aviation Banquet: • Agrinaut Award: Bruce Hubler, Valley Air LLC, Caldwell, Idaho • Allied Industry Individual Award: Fletcher Sharp, Covington Aircraft Engines, Plano, Texas • Evans-Christopher Operation S.A.F.E. Award: Tim Shamblin, Aero Applications Inc., Burley, Idaho • John Robert Horne Memorial Award: Emily Daniel, Wings Aerial Applicators, Southampton, New Jersey • Larsen-Miller Community Service Award: Nancy Turnquist, Whirly Birds Inc., Lake Wales, Florida • Opal & Bill Binnion Memorial Award: Willie Lee, Aerial Crop Protection, Belle Glade, Florida • Related Industry Award: Jeffrey Tippins, Starr Aviation, Atlanta, Georgia • William O. Marsh Safety Award: Fran de Kock, Battlefords Airspray, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada • Zoren and Joan O’Brien Memorial Outstanding Service Award: Matt Hovdenes, Right Way Ag., Harwood, North Dakota NAAA also renamed the Outstanding Service Award the Zoren and Joan O’Brien Memorial Outstanding Service Award.

Sadly, both Zoren and Joan O’Brien tragically perished earlier this year. ➤

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Budget and Finance Committee:

Museum Committee:

Mike Rivenbark, NAAA Treasurer from North Carolina, presented the Treasurer’s Report, including the 2019-2020 NAAA annual audit showing a surplus of $32,953 and not a deficit of $90,544 as projected in the Budget. Staff reductions by one-third compared to last year at this time is one of the variables for the better number. The board approved the audit.

Vice President Mark Kimmel of Mississippi delivered the Museum Committee report and stated that the National Agricultural Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame (NAAM&HOF) is in Phase 2 of its fundraising campaign and is about $80,000 behind in its fundraising goals but is still working to generate additional funding to further augment the recent remodeling.

Toby McPherson of North Dakota has purchased and is restoring the serial #1 Ag-Cat, which will be on display at the Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah, and he will have it available to travel to different shows and conventions in 2021 with its ultimate resting place at the museum in Jackson, Mississippi. It was also discussed that one of the 100th anniversary museumquality accordion timeline displays may be able to be provided to the NAAM&HOF using funds from the Museum Committee’s Harold Miller Memorial Museum fund.

Government Relations Committee: Damon Reabe of Wisconsin and chairman of the Government Relations Committee reported that potential regulations, credits and taxes related to carbon emissions may be forthcoming as a result of this or future elections.

As such, the industry should be proactive and pinpoint the positive environmental impact aerial application has on the environment as a result of higher crop yield generation resulting in less fuel, inputs and land needed to produce ag products and how this is beneficial and reduces carbon.

Efforts will be made to work with the USDA’s Office of Pest Management Programs, under the USDA’s Economic Research Service, to see about their resources to conduct a study on this issue and to urge members to pursue similar studies with the land grant universities in their region.

Insurance and Long Range Planning Committees: Both committees discussed the possible development of a professional aerial application accreditation program with criteria a professional aerial applicator would need to meet to augment environmental professionalism and safety in the industry. Some items required that were discussed include being a member of their state/regional association, NAAA, participate in PAASS and Operation S.A.F.E., follow the knowledge and skills criteria that the current Knowledge & Skills Ad Hoc Committee is pursuing and have an audit of their operation. This is ambitious but could tie into NAAA membership, insurance benefits and pesticide label uses. It was agreed to await completion from the Knowledge and Skills Ad Hoc Committee before continuing with implementing such a program.

The Insurance Committee also discussed association healthcare plans as a value-added service to NAAA members allowing them to join larger pools of insureds to better control cost via economies of scale and diluting risk. Cases are currently circulating at the court level to determine if and when association healthcare plans and may legally move forward.

The Long Range Planning Committee also discussed charging more for NAAA-provided services for non-members and making less NAAA researched and produced industry information openly available on the website due to it perhaps being a deturrent to non-members from joining the association since they are currently getting much material free of charge.

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Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee recommended the following individuals for the 2021 NAAA officer team, which will be voted on at the Dec. 6 Board Meeting in Savannah, Georgia: • President – Mark Kimmel (MS) • Vice President – Jim Perrin (WI) • Secretary – Sue Stewart (NM & Support) • Treasurer – Dwayne O’Brien (LA) Precision Agriculture: Matt Hovdenes of North Dakota gave the report of the new Precision Agriculture Committee.

This was their second meeting. They are working on software standardization between numerous developers of the various GPS and GIS systems to help with an automated spray system but sharing work has become a difficult task. It is also a focus of the committee to better promote aerial application precision application. This is work the industry has conducted for years yet needs to better promote so that it is better known and understood in the trade press and broader agricultural industry.

Safety & Federal Aviation Regulations: A subcommittee on CAM 8 of the S&FAR Committee is developing a document that will be forwarded solely to the NAAA membership clarifying CAM 8’s proper legal use once the subcommittee feels the document is ready for distribution.

In addition, the committee discussed an accident in Texas where an aerial applicator did a flyby of a wind tower worker (that he thought was a friend) and the worker was injured badly due to the close flyby catching a rope attached to the worker and throwing him. The wind tower company is looking at possibly working toward requirements prohibiting aerial applicators from being able to fly near wind towers. NAAA has been working with a coalition of wind energy interests from GE to AWEA to develop a communication strategy rather than a regulatory requirement to notify the industry when working in and around these towers. A subcommittee was formed by ➤

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the S&FAR Committee including Darrel Mertens of Colorado, Dale Patterson of South Dakota and Wes Sharp of Iowa to work with wind energy interest on this issue.

Support Committee: Sue Stewart, chair of Support from New Mexico, reported that this season the Athena program—an educational program presented at regional and the national convention for crew supporting aerial application operations—will focus on administering a personality profile test for people to better understand their own personality traits and the traits of others with different profiles. To date the program will be presented at Kansas, Nebraska and at the Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah this December. For the Ag Aviation Expo, the Support Committee will be hosting a wine and paint event that will take place on Monday, Dec. 7, at the Westin Savannah. It is capped at 75 attendees and RSVPs are required.

The Support Fundraising booth on the convention show floor will feature great items of clothing and other accoutrements in new colors. It will also host a 50/50 drawing and their auction item will feature a rifle. It was announced that Jane Pitlick was selected as the next Support Committee chair, since Stewart has been nominated as NAAA Secretary. The 2021 Support Committee Scholarship Media Contest subject will be “What role does ag aviation play in producing a local commodity?” The committee awarded three scholarships for the 2020 Support Scholarship Media Contest.

NAAREF: NAAREF President Dominique Youakim from Illinois announced that President Darrin Pluhar and Sue Stewart will be doing the NAAREF Relationship Drift session together at the Ag Aviation Expo on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The session illustrates the importance of keeping spousal relationships on a high, positive level during the season to avoid stress. The Compaass Rose session for incoming and new pilots to learn more about the industry will take place Sunday, Dec. 6, and “Ask the Expert” Speed Mentoring, which also allows new or prospective pilots to learn more about the industry, will take place on Monday, Dec. 7. Youakim announced that the 2020-2021 PAASS Program will be offered virtually or in person upon request and stated that if someone’s B 10 | agairupdate.com

local convention is cancelled, please discuss hosting PAASS virtually in your state. The PAASS fundraiser at the Ag Aviation Expo is “Pitching In for PAASS” and will take place on Sunday evening, Dec. 6. The event will have 64 teams of two people (a total of 128 people can participate; registration is open at AgAviation.org/pitchingpaass) and is a beanbag-toss game called cornhole where points are scored tossing the bag through a hole on a riser-like platform. The participation fee is $110.

NAAREF will also have an email/mail/social media campaign for donating to NAAREF toward the end of the year to take advantage of its tax deductibility as a 501(c)(3) organization.

NAAREF is considering for its 2021-2022 curriculum educational materials focusing on the impact of a crosswind on spray pattern uniformity and droplet size distribution for the environmental professionalism module, and a truck theft for the airfield watch module. NAAREF’s Operation S.A.F.E. Committee will highlight aircraft with good patterns and describe their setups via magazine articles. The committee recommended and NAAREF approved that distance fly-ins, such as those done using string kits or the new card system, be treated as official Operation S.A.F.E. participation provided the pilot or operator has communication with a NAAREF certified analyst during the process.

State/Regional Reports & New Business: The New Mexico Agricultural Aviation Association presented a donation of $3,000 and urged other state/regional associations to provide donations to NAAREF. In addition, it was mentioned that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking about a possible airworthiness directive may be released before long pertaining to PT6A-34AG engines. Transport Canada issued an AD last year on certain PT6A34AG CT vanes. The FAA is considering the Transport Canada AD as well as comments from a turbine engine component manufacturer before it issues a final decision. More can be found in the August 20, 2020 NAAA eNewsletter.

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The Equipment and People — Chapter Two continued…

Long-time NAAA supporters (left to right): Bob Bailey, Foster Hollingsworth, Sr., John R. Hollingsworth (in cockpit, former NAAA president), and Carl Heimer of Piper, gathered around a 235 Piper Pawnee.

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At an NATA meeting in St. Louis, John Neace of Bell Helicopter was put on the hot spot trying to reconcile Part 55 and NATA’s apparent endorsement. Neace handled the session well.

However, the meeting showed that most operators opposed any regulations at all and was valuable only in getting operators together in considerable numbers.

Disorganized, but effective protests from all over the country finally resulted in the withdrawal of Part 55, but the relief was short-lived. The “word” had gone out and FAA was charged with regulating the industry. The U.S. Senate, under the leadership of Senator Abe Ribicoff, began delving into the matter and the first draft of “Part 137” resulted.

Agricultural flying people became extremely voluble in opposing any regulations at all.

However, a few, among them John Coulston, Bob Phillips, Lloyd Nolen, and Dave Teetor clearly

believed that some regulation was necessary. State associations began calling meetings all over the country. FAA was forced into holding a number of public hearings for the purpose of discussing and perhaps rewriting the proposal.

As the result, a nucleus of national leaders began to develop. Notable were Bill Marsh of Arizona, Robert Coulston and Bob Phillips of California, Richard Reade of Missouri, A.T. Morgan of Louisiana, George Harris of Oklahoma, George Bullard and Jack Flautt of Mississippi, “Skid” Henley and Lloyd Nolen of Texas, Dale Steward of Arizona, Bob Ueding of Indiana, Dick Carrol of Illinois, Dale Simpson and Phil Marvin of Kansas, Charles Stone of Florida, Paul Hursh of Iowa, and Les Mills of Washington.

A meeting was held in Oklahoma City on November 4, 1965, called by George Harris, executive director of the Oklahoma association.

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following day.

Harris recalls the meeting as follows: “As director of the Oklahoma association, I called for a meeting on November 4 and wrote all of the other state organizations and invited them to attend. Well, old dumb me forgot to specify where the meeting would be held. When the boys got to Oke City the word got around that we were meeting at such and such a time at such and such a hotel, and man, what a meeting that was!

“There were aerial applicators up to you know where, all over the beds, under the beds, on the dresser, sitting on the floor, standing in the corners, and in the closets. Even the john was full! Reminded me of a hive of hornets, only these hornets were mad at each other! I think we were in Bill Marsh’s room and everybody there thought that the other one was trying to ram Part 13 7 down their throats!

“It’s impossible to remember all of the folks there, but I remember a lot of them. Dick Reade was there, of course, along with “Skid” Henley, George Bullard, Bob Phillips, Bob Ueding, Dale Simpson, who was so mad that his bald head was lit up like a neon sign, A.T. Morgan, people from Arkansas and lots of other states. Hardly any of them did I know at that time.

“Accusations and arguments continued until the early morning hours and it finally boiled down to the fact that almost everybody there opposed Part 137. I believe that the Californians had come there with the idea of supporting the measure, but Bob Phillips, being the gentleman that he is, bowed to the wishes of the others and withdrew California’s support.

“When all of the hubbub simmered down, talk began on how many mutual problems the applicators had and the desperate need for better understanding among operators everywhere.

This talk continued on into breakfast that was sponsored by our Oklahoma association and it was there that it became unanimous that a national association must be established.”

The next day, at the public hearing, some rather remarkable things occurred. The Mississippi delegation, along with delegations from several other states, presented some “commonsense” proposed revisions to Part 137. Their proposals were made possible through the political clout of Senator James Eastland of Mississippi. Later, Robert Coulston of California and others followed this up in Washington with FAA officials holding the hearings. As a result, Part 137, when eventually adopted, was virtually word for word as revised and rewritten by these men.

The final act that led to the formation of a national association took place at the annual Mississippi convention at Biloxi, Mississippi, in February 1966. Most of the state’s agricultural aviation leaders attended this convention and a considerable portion of the program was devoted to the formation of a national association. It was finally agreed that a separate organization would be formed at the NATA convention which was to be held in Las Vegas in November 1966. ➤

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The first NAAA convention was held in Dallas in 1967. Selected to head the fledgling organization were (left to right) vice president Bob Phillips, president Richard Reade, executive director Farrell Higbee, treasurer A.T. Morgan, and secretary George D. Harris.

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An NAAA Committee was appointed, headed by George Bullard of Mississippi. It included Robert Phillips of California, Richard Reade of Missouri, and Phil Marvin of Kansas. Representatives from all other state associations were appointed and these men met in splinter groups during succeeding months, working out the details of the organization.

Bullard, an associate professor of economics at Mississippi Southern University and executive director of the Mississippi association took a long leave of absence from his academic duties and set about initiating the mechanics of organization and conducted a fund-raising drive directed at operators and allied industry people all over the country. The drive successfully raised sufficient funds to make organization possible. Bullard also drafted a provisional constitution for the organization.

The rest is history. The organization formally came into being on November 28, 1966, and was initially known as the National Aerial Applicators Association. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and an election held for the first slate of officers and directors. Elected were president Richard Reade, vice president Robert Phillips, treasurer A.T. Morgan, and secretary George D. Harris.

Under this leadership, the Association “took off” and the following May the officers met in Dallas and hired Farrell Higbee of Loveland, Colorado, as executive director. Higbee had a background in farming, the farm chemical business, plus 12 years of practical field experience in entomology, agronomy, plant pathology, and business.

One of his first assignments was to establish a national office in Washington D.C., and to make an 8,000 mile tour of the country, visiting applicators and recruiting membership. Within a year after its formation, NAAA was the recognized and respected voice of ag aviation.

The first annual NAAA convention was held in Dallas, Texas, December 3-5, 1967. At the meeting Richard Reade summed up the Association’s 1967 achievements: “I suppose that the fact that we have become economically self-sufficient is our greatest accomplishment, because, without funds, we would have collapsed. Equally important is the fact that we have found an ideal executive director in Farrell Higbee.

“We have also created a cohesive force or focal point for the aerial application industry. The results of our cooperative efforts with other groups are shown in recent USDA changes in the skip-row penalties on cotton for 1968, which will give our operators a much better opportunity to serve their customers.

“I might also add that our Legislative Committee, headed up by Phil Marvin, has been very active and has gotten some favorable rulings that allow operators to use products that were otherwise restricted.”

Within its first year, NAAA welded 20 state organizations. Since that time, all of the state organizations have become active members. In addition to membership throughout the United States, NAAA now serves much of the world, with a sizable international membership which is growing annually.

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The draft risk assessments are the product of an extensive evaluation of available data on chlorpyrifos’s health and environmental impacts. Specific findings include: The revised human health risk assessment identifies dietary (including children) and occupational handler risks of concern and incorporates the updated drinking water assessment. With the limited remaining residential uses of chlorpyrifos EPA found no risks of concern, including to children’s health, when products are used according to the label instructions. The Agency’s draft ecological risk assessment identifies potential adverse effects to mammals, birds, fish, and terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.

Full details on these potential risks and EPA’s methods for estimating them can be found within the revised human health and draft ecological risk assessments located on the Agency’s website

EPA Approves Innovative Products to Aid in Wildfire Management.

On September 30, 2020, the EPA announced the approval of two new products that could prove helpful in preventing future wildfires in Western states. These innovative products contain the new microbial active ingredient Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ACK55 for use as a pre-emergent herbicide.

After reviewing public comments and the best available science, EPA has approved the registration of end-use product Battalion Pro (EPA Reg No. 91213-3) and a manufacturing-use product (EPA Reg No. 91213-4 ), which both contain the new active ingredient Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ACK55 (P. fluorescens ACK55). When applied, P. fluorescens ACK55 acts as a naturally occuring bacterium that becomes established in the soil. Once established, it produces a metabolite that affects the plant cell wall and membrane, which in turn reduces the plants’ ability to reproduce. P. fluorescens ACK55 is not expected to be harmful to humans or non-target organisms.

The herbicide Battalion Pro has been approved for targeted application on invasive, noxious grasses in areas such as food crops, pastures, forests and recreational areas. These grasses are often associated with wildfires that can lead to increased air pollution and loss of property and habitat for native wildlife. Since P. fluorescens ACK55 must become established in the soil to provide optimal pre-emergent herbicidal effects, suppression of certain invasive grasses may take two to five years. Additionally, dry conditions do not allow P. fluorescens

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ACK55 to grow in the soil and colonize various plant parts, resulting in only minimal suppression. In concurrence with this registration actions, EPA is also establishing a tolerance exemption for residues of P. fluorescens ACK55 in or on all food when it is used in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. For more information, visit docket EPAHQ-OPP-2017-0336 at: www.regulations.gov.

EPA Finalizes First Ever Rule to Promote Transparency in Developing Regulatory Guidance Documents.

On September 14, 2020, at a speech in front of the Federalist Society, U.S. EPA Andrew Wheeler announced the final rule to establish consistent requirements and procedures for the issuance of guidance documents. The final rule will significantly increase the transparency of EPA’s guidance practices and will improve the agency’s process for managing guidance documents. The rule, among other elements, will: • Establishes the first formal petition process for the public to request that EPA modify, withdraw or reinstate a guidance document.

• Ensure that the agency’s guidance documents are developed with appropriate review and are accessible to the public.

• Allows public participation in the development of significant guidance documents On October 9, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents, to promote transparency by ensuring that all active guidance documents are made available to the public. A central principle of EO 13891 is that guidance documents should only clarify existing obligations and that they should not be a vehicle for implementing new, binding requirements on American businesses. Prior to this action, on July 28, 2020, EPA finalized a guidance portal that provides public access to agency guidance documents. To access the portal, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/guidance.

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LEO M. HATTRUP, M.D., FEDERAL AIR SURGEON

A Primer on Medical Testing As with many hot topics, “medical testing” is a deceptively simple term for a complex process.

This particular subject owes its current notoriety to the COVID-19 public health emergency, but medical testing will be with us long after the pandemic ends. Since you will need to discuss medical testing with your physician at some point, you might find a better understanding of the terms helpful.

Accuracy — It’s Complicated!

We do not live in this ideal world of yes/no binary outcomes. Even with good tests, it is possible to get a false positive.

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Ideally, testing would definitively establish whether one is sick, immune, or contagious.

Perfect tests would be 100-percent sensitive (everyone with the disease/condition tests positive) and 100-percent specific (everyone without the disease/condition tests negative).

Sadly, we do not live in this ideal world of yes/ no binary outcomes. Even with good tests, it is possible to get a false positive (i.e., positive result even in the absence of the disease or condition) or a false negative (i.e., a negative result even when the disease or condition is present). Both outcomes are problematic. In clinical medicine, a false positive can lead to additional testing and, possibly, unnecessary treatment. A false negative test can delay proper treatment.

In public health, these outcomes can result in unnecessary restrictions on those free of disease or inappropriate clearance for those with disease.

To put this issue in perspective, if a test has 95-percent sensitivity and 95-percent specificity, 5-percent of those with the disease or condition will test negative and 5-percent of those without will test positive. If we test 10 million people, one million tests total will be incorrect.

In addition to sensitivity and specificity, prevalence (the number who actually have the disease/condition) has a huge impact. Succinctly put, the more common something is, the more likely a positive test is a true positive (positive

predictive value) and the less common it is, the more likely a negative test is a true negative (negative predictive value).

Screening Both in clinical medicine and public health, health care workers use predictive values to develop clinical guidelines that define who needs to be screened and when. A common clinical example is mammography for women. Start too soon and many tests will show false positives resulting in the risk of unnecessary procedures, scarring, infections, and worry for women and their families. Start too late and you are less likely to detect breast cancer at an early stage when treatment is more likely to be effective and the disease potentially curable. This is why doctors discuss when to begin testing for many conditions on an individual basis. For other conditions, such as high blood pressure, where there is no real risk from screening and treatment options are safe, these tests are universal.

We often hear now that more testing for COVID-19 will accelerate the return to normal. It will, but testing is complex and we need to talk about what this really means.

Testing for a virus falls into one of two basic categories: tests for antibodies (proteins the body produces to fight infections) and tests for antigens (proteins produced by an infectious agent). At the time of this writing, the sensitivity and specificity for many COVID-19 tests (unfortunately, this is not uncommon) have been sub-optimal for both the virus (antigen) and antibodies. Further complicating the issue is “cross-reactivity.” Antigen tests may detect an antigen from a related infectious agent, making test interpretation more difficult. In addition, antigen tests vary widely in accuracy and can remain positive even after someone is no longer infectious. Antibody tests suffer similar problems. A positive antibody test

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for an infectious virus may indicate an immune response to prior infection or a similar virus, but not current immunity.

In other words, the presence of antibodies does not guarantee protection against reinfection.

Moreover, antibodies may be detectable early in an infection while the individual remains infectious.

There has been rapid progress, but many questions remain to be answered.

Meanwhile, I hope this primer has provided a better idea of the challenges that policy makers, the public health officials who advise them, and your physician face when it comes to medical testing. In addition, you should be equipped to make a more informed decision the next time your physician advises medical testing.

Leo M. Hattrup, M.D., received a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University, a master’s in public health from Harvard University, and a doctorate from Vanderbilt University. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force in which he spent the majority of his career in aerospace medicine.

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Reabe Aircraft Improvement Receives STC for Reabe Smart Gate

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Green Bay, WI—Reabe Aircraft Improvement (RAI) today announced it has received the FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the 5-inch Reabe Smart Gate.

The Reabe Smart Gate is a durable, light weight-30lb system that attains a 3-inch gate opening and can run constant and variable rate application. The system interfaces with all major GPS units. The simplicity of the electric system, four components and wiring, limits maintenance and installation time. The STC is great news for the customer because it further streamlines installation procedures and reduces cost, while guarantees FAA product safety and reliability standards.

Safety is paramount to RAI which is why mechanical redundancy is a key feature of the Reabe Smart Gate. The system allows the lever and all mechanical linkages to remain entirely intact as a secondary system, so the gate may be manually operated by the pilot at any time during flight. The primary purpose of the mechanical redundancy is the added emergency feature it provides, and it ensures that the aircraft can always work on dry application even if a system error occurs. It also provides the benefit of being

able to close the gate manually, in flight, after an emergency dump.

With three successful spray seasons of experience, pilot and mechanic feedback has been vital in Reabe Smart Gate development, leading to unprecedented features. RAI is always working for its customers by constantly making improvements as they strive to make their products customer friendly, simple to use, and dependably safe.

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Colton Wynn—We would like to congratulate Colton Wynn from Star City,

Jason R. Crain—We would like to congratulate Jason R. Crain from Benton,

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September 30th, 2020. Colton’s goals are to have a long prosperous and

September 30th, 2020. Jason doesn’t really have any goals to work

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James Emerson — We would like to congratulate James Emerson for completing our ag aviation program on October 16th, 2020. James’ goals are to: live, fly in big fields and fly on calm days. James would like to find something out west and work part time. This is something James loves to do for fun. James’ original dream was to be an ag pilot but ended up becoming part of the airlines team. James finally fulfilled his dream in becoming an ag pilot. We wish you the best Jim and lots of years fulfilling your dream. Stay safe! Pictured is James Emerson (left) and Kiman Kingsley (right)

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The Least of the Apostles and Worst Sinner

The pride within humanity causes us to compare ourselves with our neighbors, friends, or other Christians.

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Paul wrote, “For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God” (1 Corinthians 15:9). Paul was an apostle, but he put himself at the bottom of that category of leaders. A few years later, after he walks with the Lord even longer, he writes to the Ephesians leaders, “Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8). As Paul is coming towards the end of his life, he writes to Timothy, “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (1 Timothy 1:15).

This is the same man, that before his encounter with Jesus Christ on the Damascus road, declared that he was a Hebrew of Hebrews, a Pharisee, and concerning the Law, he was blameless (Philippians 3:4-6). The longer Paul walked with the Lord, the more he demotes himself from being the leader of the Pharisees, to the least of the apostles, to the least of the Christians, and now, he says about himself, “I’m the biggest sinner of all.”

How can this be; is Paul becoming a worse and worse person, is he sinning more and more hideously, more and more frequently, is he becoming a more and more depraved person as he walks down the road of life? Absolutely Not! We would look at Paul and say that he is one of the most devout Christians who ever lived. But Paul discovered something that anyone who decides to walk closer and closer to the Lord will learn. The closer you get to the Lord, and the more intimate you become with the Lord, the more you realize

how far you are from His excellence, His holiness, His goodness and His righteousness.

Prideful people are constantly lifting themselves up and putting other people down. But the consequences of pride are written throughout the Bible. The Bible has a lot to say about pride and humility. Speaking through Moses and Aaron, God said to Pharaoh, “How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me” (Exodus 10:3). Because of Pharaoh’s pride, God destroyed Pharaoh and his army! Speaking of God, the psalmist said, “For You will save the humble people, but will bring down haughty looks” (Psalm 18:27). Speaking through Micah, God said, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8). “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).

The pride within humanity causes us to compare ourselves with our neighbors, friends, or other Christians. But Paul wrote, “We dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.” (2 Corinthians 10:12). Solomon wrote, “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him” (Proverbs 26:12).

It’s a mistake to compare ourselves to other people, because we’re using the wrong standard to measure ourselves. When we do this we usually end up saying something like this: “Well, compared to him or her, I’m not so bad.” But

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when we compare our righteousness with Jesus Christ’s righteousness, when walk closer to Him, and spend more time with Him, we’ll come to realize that our actions, our attitude, motives, thought life and words, are a bunch of junk compared to His righteousness. When we compare our self with Jesus we can’t help but notice a huge difference between Him and the person that we are.

It’s hard for humans to get into our minds just how sinful we really are. It’s easy to get self-righteous and believe that there are others who are worse sinners than we are, but be careful, Jesus said, “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28). God not only judges our actions; He also judges our motives, thoughts and words. You may have never killed anyone, but if you have ever thought about it, then you are guilty of it. Jesus said, “But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment” (Matthew 5:22). The closer you get to the Lord, the more you will find yourself understanding what Paul is saying about himself, when at the end of his life, he is not saying: “I was or used to be, but “I am the worst of sinners.”

You might say, “But there are many sins I have never committed.” James answers that self-righteous statement, “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it” (James 2:10). Peter said, “Lord; I am a sinful man!” (Luke 5:8). Isaiah admitted that he was a sinful man (Isaiah 6:5), Daniel admitted he was a sinful man (Daniel 9:5), and the Lord used these men in a mighty way. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

There’s no doubt that the consequences of some sins are greater while we’re still living on this earth, but when it comes to the sin that will keep you out of God’s heaven, we’re all equally guilty before God. All humans are natural born sinners, and we all fit into the same category as Paul as the “worst of sinners.” If we would be honest with ourselves, we would look into a mirror and say, “You’re the worst sinner I ever saw.” It’s only when a person comes to the point in their life that they understand their own sinfulness and unworthiness to enter into God’s heaven that they will seek God’s righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ. Then God can use that person for His glory.

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The Herr Hopper — by Professional Fibreglass

by Bill Lavender

Left: Jon Herr with the “chopper” machine in the background that applies fiber and resin to hoppers. Jon is holding a repaired Piper Brave cowling.

Middle: Jon Herr and Dave Barton stand by the huge Delta Turbines’ 800-gallon Dromader hopper top.

Right: Another Herr hopper, actually a 400-gallon Ag-Viation hopper, ready for pick up.

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KNIGHTS LANDING, CA — Every ag pilot dreams of a bigger hopper, especially rice pilots. Larger is not always practical, the limitations can be many, not the least of the aircraft and its powerplant. However, the 300-gallon Ag-Cat is a prime candidate for a hopper expansion. This is where Jon Herr’s Professional Fiberglass comes into play.

Jon Herr acquired his dad’s hangar in 1980. Mr. Charles Herr built and installed N3N and Stearman fiberglass hoppers during the early years of California ag aviation. Jon started with his dad when he was 14. He worked with another fiberglass repair company from 1972-1980. Upon a disagreement about the way things should be in this world, Jon formed Professional Fibreglass. Yes, he knows that Fibreglass is a unique way to spell fiberglass. But, since the English developed the fiberglass process and that’s the way they spell it, Jon figures one way is as correct as the other.

Although there was a time Professional Fibreglass traveled throughout the United States repairing and rebuilding hoppers, today the company’s work is shipped to the plant at Knights Landing, a small community a few miles north of Woodland, California.

To make it simple for the operator to send his hopper to Professional Fibreglass, Jon has an arrangement with several trucking companies that allows for a savings of 40-60% over normal shipping

charges. All a customer has to do is contact Jon and he’ll arrange for the pickup of the hopper.

Professional Fibreglass’s speciality is the rebuild and expansion of 300-gallon Ag-Cat hoppers to a more practical 330-gallon hopper, known throughout the industry as the Herr hopper. Professional Fibreglass also manufactures the 400-gallon Ag-Cat hopper conversion for Ag-Viation and the hopper top for Delta Turbines’ 800-gallon hopper conversion for its turbine powered M18 Dromader. Other work by Professional Fibreglass includes reworking power company lift buckets, and fiberglass glare shields for the California Department of Forestry’s OV-10s.

Another style of hopper Professional Fibreglass builds is not from fiberglass, but polypropylene.

This construction requires thermoplastic welding.

These speciality hoppers are built for installation in Bell and Hughes helicopters. Their unique rectangle design allows for a better positioning of the CG, by constructing the hopper behind the pilot’s seats and closer to the rotor mast. Sizes range from 400-500-gallons.

For those operators of Ag-Cats with 400-gallon hoppers that have the aluminum throat of the hopper sand-casted to the fiberglass, Professional Fibreglass can rebuild these hoppers replacing the aluminum with the more practical fiberglass throat.

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contaminates. It is then thoroughly sanded down through any impregnated contaminates until the remaining fiberglass is clean and relatively clear. If any repairs are needed, or if the cleaning process penetrated into the layers of fiberglass, these are repaired and built back to the original thickness. Many years of experience building Ag-Cat hoppers have led Professional Fibreglass to know exactly where the weak points of the older factory hopper were, allowing for reinforcement in these critical areas with the Herr hopper.

A Herr hopper, the traditional 330-gallon unit, weighs about 225 pounds. The hopper is built-up from five layers of fiberglass made up of roving material and chopped-strand mat. This material is layered-in by hand, an almost forgotten process today.

The outside is finished with a clear resin that seals the fiberglass hopper from oil, grease, chemicals and other contaminants. The inside finish has a wax finish that is treated with a high-grade gel coating that protects the hopper from chemicals.

A new top is added, giving the hopper a 330-gallon capacity.

This also includes a new hopper door and hardware.

A Herr hopper is guaranteed for one year, although undoubtedly, they last for many years without problems. Jon says the Herr hopper should last for ten or more years with proper care. He recommends washing the inside of the hopper at the end of the work day, then leaving the lid open to allow the hopper to “breathe”. UV rays ultimately breakdown fiberglass. Because of this, covering a hopper top during prolonged exposure to the sun, should extend its life. Also, high temperatures shorten a fiberglass hopper’s life.

If there is one thing that comes to mind about Jon Herr, besides his hoppers and his good natured demeanor, is the aviation calendars he has given away for so many years. There is no telling how many of those calendars grace the walls of ag operations worldwide. But, maybe there is another item about Jon Herr, and his wife, Mary Beth, that is less known. The Herrs, over a 20-year period, have been foster parents for 126 children from birth to age 14. The foster children have complimented their family of eight children, of which three are adopted foster children, the oldest and the two youngest, ranging from ages 11 to 26. It stands to reason, that Jon and Mary Beth Herr have succeeded in both life and business.

Editor’s Note: This article is dedicated to the memory of both Jon Herr (1953-2014) and DJ Herr. Tim Herr (Jon’s son) and his wife Melissa lost their son DJ on September 22, 2020. Tim and Melissa would like to express that no one is immune to feeling the negative effects of depression during this time of isolation. The Professional Fibreglass family ask that you take time to reach out to your loved ones and check in. Encourage those around you and remember that everyone deals with pain differently whether we can see it or not.

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Convention Time as a Vendor In a recent article I talked about the uncertainty of our upcoming conventions. I thought I’d do a follow up article and also give a perspective from a few of our vendors.

With the pandemic still raging on, there have been multiple cancellations of conventions along with conventions continuing with their onsite convention with safeguards in place.

I recently had my first CE class via Zoom board meeting with members of the California Agricultural Aircraft Association to help them get their CE credits. Terry Gage, president of the association, was instrumental in making it organized and run smoothly. Zoom allows you to have popup questions to be answered from my class to make sure that the participants are involved. I was pleased with how it went, but of course I’d prefer to see everyone in person.

As a vendor, I want to continue my support for our associations whether we attend in person or not. I’ve also reached out to the convention leaders on allowing vendors who cannot make it in person to be “virtual exhibitors” so we can still contribute. As mentioned before, we’ve created a website “agaviationconnect.com” to help vendors find their voice and be able to virtually exhibit. I hope that all vendors will continue to reach out to us on participating so that they can be visible.

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like not going but I feel the most prudent thing is to simply not be there and hope a vaccine is developed by 2021.“ They are going to have a table at the NAAA with literature and possibly a keg of beer.

Bailey said “My biggest concern is that we are such a small company that if I got sick and were out of the office, it would make it very difficult for our company during the busy season. It would be like a three-plane ag company losing one of its pilots during the corn run. We sure hate to miss the conventions, but we feel traveling would be a big risk for now.” Along with the video they made, they are also going to be ramping up their website “epickett.com” to help with their online advertisement.

I also talked to Cathy McCelleb Tomlison with Garrco Products (garrco.com) who said they will be attending the onsite events. “Although we are a little apprehensive, especially after having a co-worker catch the virus and is now in the hospital. However, we are going to continue with proper hygiene and we’ll just pray for the best.”

As a vendor, I’m a people person and would always prefer to be onsite. We plan on being virtual contributors for the associations. My husband and I are going to really miss seeing everyone but thank heavens for the Internet and Zoom for now.

As Bill Everett said, “Let’s hope for a vaccine” and meanwhile stay safe no matter what you decide!

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Dump It! Young or old, experienced, or a boot pilot, every pilot needs to be well versed in the dynamics of the rapidly shifting CG envelope that can occur when jettisoning a load.

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There’s no understating the importance of being able to safely and efficiently get rid of a load should the need arise. It’s something every ag pilot must train for on a regular basis.

Knowing the proper time and technique to jettison a load is just as important as knowing when to make a go-around on landing. In fact, dumping a load is often part and parcel to any emergency procedure. Waiting until you need a skill, is not the time to try to gain that skill.

Young or old, experienced, or a boot pilot, every pilot needs to be well versed in the dynamics of the rapidly shifting CG envelope that can occur when jettisoning a load. He also needs to be conscious of when is the right time to do it. Recognizing a failing take-off, for example, is something a guy needs to be ready for and have the decisiveness to hit the dump handle well before the airplane hits the ditch at the end of the runway. There is a brief time just before all your

options run out when you have to act without hesitation in order to minimize damage to the airplane and yourself.

Any airplane you fly will have different tendencies. Different make and models fly differently. At the same time, every airplane, even if they came off the assembly line together, has their own personalities. A pilot needs to know his airplane intimately. He needs to know every aspect of how it will fly and react under any circumstance. Especially austere circumstances when the usual becomes unusual and reaction times are measured in heartbeats. Knowing how the airplane will react when jettisoning a load, whether intentionally or inadvertently is something a pilot needs to be familiar with and always ready for. It’s something he needs to practice often. When strapping into a new airplane, a guy ought to take it up and try it out.

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himself with its characteristics in all phases of flight and operation. That includes emergency procedures.

Don’t be hesitant to ask the boss if you can make a practice flight in his airplane. Any operator worth his insurance premium should be willing to let a pilot take a familiarization flight or two before working one of his airplanes. It just makes sense.

Having your dump handle rigged correctly should be added to your preflight checklist. If your dump handle is set too tight, you’re flying with something that will cause more harm than good when you need it the most; possibly aggravating an already bad situation.

Straining to open the dump handle means you won’t be able to control the gate once it pops open. Everything will leave the hopper in a hurry and you’ll find yourself riding an angry bronc when the airplane violently pitches up. If on take-off, the airplane will likely be screaming at full power, but you won’t be able to do anything about it because your left hand will be all the way forward trying to grab the dump handle. Your right arm will be extended to its limit attempting to stuff the stick into the instrument panel to try and get the nose down. Your shoulder straps and seat belt will be doing their best to try to keep you in some sort of proximity to the seat.

Hopefully they’ll be snug enough to do so. You’ll be contorted and off center in the cockpit, feet floating off the rudder pedals, scrambling to gather everything back up into the middle.

It’s a bad place to be and could very well lead to those actions becoming your last if you’re not trained and prepared for it.

Dumping a heavy load all at once will make your airplane jump like a gut shot cat. You’d better be ready when it happens. A stall is coming at you at a dead run at that point, so you’d better be able to react quickly and appropriately. It happens damn fast and there ain’t much in the way of mercy from the forces of nature when it does. Being able to control the gate is the absolute key to a successful jettisoning evolution.

Our airplanes often get configured from wet to dry applications and back again. That is when the dump gate gets adjusted the most. It’s also when a pilot needs to pay close attention to how his gate is set. The hopper needs to be checked for leaks of course, but the gate needs to be adjusted correctly so that it doesn’t inadvertently pop open

when a little ‘G’ force is added to the load. I’ve had that happen and let me tell you my friend, that will get your attention.

When transitioning from dry to wet applications, the pilot needs to make a conscientious shift from the dump handle to the spray handle. There’s been several pilots who’ve spent all day putting out fertilizer and dumped their first load of spray because muscle memory went to the wrong handle. I’ve known pilots who’ve placed an object on their dump handles as a physical reminder. Tennis balls, gloves, even a squeaky toy. Not a bad idea. Some operators have extra gate sets for their airplanes. One rigged for dry, one for wet that can be swapped out as required. It’s a good system.

Practice makes perfect.

If you are uneasy about practicing dumping a load, take time to practice jettisoning a load of different sizes.

Practice makes perfect. If you are uneasy about practicing dumping a load, take time to practice jettisoning a load of different sizes. Start with a hundred gallons and work your way up in quantity, one hundred gallons at a time. Even dumping what we consider a light load causes the airplane to react substantially. We have to remember that fifty gallons is a heck of a lot of weight.

To a professional ag pilot, dumping a load of any size should be a non-event. It should be no more than a required action taken to achieve a desired result. It’s not something taken lightly or without serious consideration, but it shouldn’t be something that causes a hazardous situation.

Training and preparation are vital. Most ag airplanes have published parameters in their POHs describing the flight envelope required to safely jettison a load. Read up on them and keep them in mind.

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Load Pad Leadership

by Michael Rutledge PART 1

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He’s the one that gets people to do the greatest things.” —Ronald Reagan

Ag aviation has some of the best people I’ve ever met in my life - passionate, innovative, hardworking and resourceful.

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A thirty-year military career allowed me to learn from some of our nation’s most intuitive leaders and more importantly provided examples of what not to do. Leadership and team building in the military is relatively straightforward because it’s necessary to accomplish the mission; small groups operating in dynamic and highly stressful environments with catastrophic consequences for failure. Sounds like an overly technical description of every day in an average aerial application operation. The military doesn’t always get it right, but they provide doctrinal theories and an architecture to work from until a young soldier develops his or her own leadership style.

Our industry provides leadership opportunities at the corporate level to guide and project our positive image outward, but individual operators lead or manage using whatever techniques our previous experiences have taught us. Ag aviation has some of the best people I’ve ever met in my life - passionate, innovative, hard-working and resourceful. I’ve found those who lack these qualities don’t last long. This series is intended to provide various techniques to become a better small group leader, inspire and build strong small teams.

I’ve never been a fan of contaminating my beloved industry with the rigid military doctrine I left behind, after all, if it was so star spangled awesome I would’ve stayed in. However, it didn’t take long after my first season as an ag-pilot to realize some very similar parallels between the high intensity, small, special operation units I operated in and what we have to accomplish as ag-operations during the season. We have a very specific mission; treat as many acres as precisely and efficiently as possible in a narrowly defined application period, while preserving all our personnel and equipment to work another day. We don’t historically develop a Leader’s Intent or Company Mission Statement like a corporation, but if we did, I suspect ours would

all say something similar. We just make it happen.

We run successful, high grossing businesses without the benefit of mentorship and specialized training corporate and military leaders receive throughout their careers. I attribute the success and durability of our industry to the type of people we attract rather than technology or economic trends. Much like a special operations unit, our impact to national and global dynamics is grossly disproportionate to our numbers. As such, our pilots, loaders, office and support staff have earned our best efforts, if they were in it for a paycheck there’s easier ways to earn one.

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things.

He’s the one that gets people to do the greatest things.” — Ronald Reagan They’ve enabled our prosperity and deserve our loyalty along with quality and compassionate leadership. I know there’s some eye rolling at the mere thought of leadership training, but there’s a quantitative payoff to be had for embracing the concept; when team members start working for something other than a paycheck, when they feel an employer makes decisions with their best interest in mind, when they’re more concerned with falling short of your expectations rather than fearing your wrath, you’ve earned their trust and loyalty. When that takes place, you’ve developed a team in which everyone is vested and you’ll be shocked at how it positively affects morale, productivity and in the end profitability.

Before we learn how to be better, more effective leaders you have to acknowledge what technique you’re currently using. It’s not as ambiguous as it seems. Influencing people can be broken down into two categories to be used as a diagnostic; ➤

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Leadership: “Providing purpose, direction and motivation to inspire a group to act in unison toward achieving a common goal” • Management: “The process of planning, organizing and controlling people in order to achieve goals.”

I’ll leave it up to you to determine which category you occupy. To make it easy, do you expect maximum effort and productivity because you’re signing their paycheck, or do you make an attempt to find out what motivates your employees to enable their own successes along with yours?

Neither is wrong, just different approaches to the same problem. In the course of developing your own leadership style we should remember a few key points along the journey.

1. You have to choose to learn; We’re all creatures of habit; it’s painful to deviate from whatever technique we’ve been using for years. If we approach it as we do when we’re integrating new technology, it’s less cumbersome. When new equipment is introduced to our operations we do it in increments and not during peak periods.

Use the same technique with leadership behaviors, don’t attempt to change your company’s entire culture in a week. Select a relevant and manageable amount of changes you want to make and implement them as the opportunities arise. Like parenting, much of your success will rely on sincerity and consistency to affect a shift in behaviors.

2. Leaders are not born; This is the most common misconception. Nobody is a “born leader”, it’s a skill learned over a period of time coupled with experience. Certain charismatic personalities may encourage people to gravitate toward them, but it’s not the same thing as being a skilled leader.

I thought I was going to be the victim of a mutiny before I figured out what worked and what didn’t.

3. Learning leadership techniques is a developmental process; It’s not going to happen over-night, or during the course of a season. It takes time to learn how to inspire people.

4. You will fail; We rarely master anything on the first attempt; don’t get discouraged.

Your team will appreciate the effort and your company will be a better place to be

even if it’s a work in progress.

5. Goal attainment doesn’t necessarily reflect good leadership; Too many folks think they’re good leaders because all the tasks were completed on time; that’s managing, not leading. Occasionally it’s the case, but usually it’s the product of running your people into the ground. The term dictatorship usually brings up thoughts of a hard line, abusive ruler concerned only with his or her goal attainment. Keep in mind a dictatorship is actually the most effective and efficient form of leadership, there’s no discussion, no negotiations, or concern for how it affects those charged with carrying out the orders. The problem with dictatorships is they’re short lived, they have a very defined shelf life because folks won’t put up with it for the long haul. In practical terms, if your operation has a high turnover rate this may be a contributing factor.

Leadership and building strong teams is a moving target. There’s no single technique which will solve every problem, but the benefits of exploring methods to motivate and inspire your team members will far exceed the investment.

Next issue we’ll talk about qualities of effective leaders. Until then, be safe, and pat yourselves on the back for persevering through a tough and unpredictable season.

Author: Michael Rutledge is a current ag-pilot and operator in Indiana having served 30 years on active duty in several leadership roles as a Navy SEAL and Army Special Operations Aviator culminating with commanding and teaching Leadership and Character Development at the United States Military Academy at West Point

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If you don’t fly all year long, don’t be too quick to beat yourself up about getting back on that bike.

“It’s just like riding a bike.” If you haven’t been on a bicycle in several years, or you haven’t been swimming for several years, it’s a skill that you really do not lose. However, this old adage doesn’t necessarily prove true in regards to ag flying. This IMO will be kinda difficult to write.

I have been teaching ag aviation courses in our Citabrias, Pawnee, Cessna 188 and AgCat, as well as teaching my turbine transition course for a couple decades. I also have taken my turbine Thrush to various places, mostly in the midwest during the summer to spray wheat, soybeans and corn. As much as I hate to admit it, it usually takes me a day or two to really get back in the groove. Maybe it’s simply because I am “late” middle-age and I’m not quite as sharp as I was 25 years ago. But for whatever the reason, it is not just like riding a bike!

You might say, “But Robert, you taught this stuff, and one would think that you would be on top of your ‘game’ all the time.” Well, this is not necessarily the case, especially sitting in the backseat of the Thrush where I have restricted visibility and my feet and hands are not on the controls (but very, very close to them).

One summer I took my Thrush further south and I just really did not do very good work. The last actual ag flying I had done prior to going south was nine months earlier. I have always prided myself in being a pretty darn good ag pilot.

I almost made myself sick worrying about the realization that I had done sloppy work following that first day. In fact I was so upset that when I

came back home, the first thing I did was to load up 400 gallons of water and go spray several different fields that I had not worked before. The farmers around here all recognized our airplanes as trainers, hopefully they were not worried about the Thrush spraying something over their fields.

With three gallons/acre set in my Intelliflo, the simulated spray jobs worked out almost perfectly, showing 130 acres sprayed. I downloaded my GPS card and all of my swaths were well within my own tolerance limitations, with the exceptions of a few passes. If I entered the field more than 8’ off the centerline, then I pulled up and reentered the field.

The point I want to make is, if you want to be ready to fly before going out on a real spray job that will entail practice early on before the season begins (assuming you do have seasons) If you don’t fly all year long, don’t be too quick to beat yourself up about getting back on that bike. We all have up and down days, even your boss man and any other pilot you think is an ace number one ag pilot.

Being a good, professional ag pilot is a lot like being a professional tennis player, golfer or instrument pilot; you gotta stay current and it isn’t just like riding a bike! That is my opinion and I’m sticking to it!

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In any activity, the pursuit of excellence is a habit of quality professionals. In fact, the word “excellence” by itself sounds very attractive to the ears. We like to put it on our resumes and advertisements. Disagreements begin when we ask ourselves: what is excellence really? What defines a great agricultural pilot? If the concept of “excellence” is misrepresented, what we do in the name of this search, instead of making us better professionals, can lead to disastrous results.

In our business, inflated egos are more common than we like to admit. So it is not uncommon to find pilots or operators who call themselves “the best”. Is being the best the safest, the fastest, the most daring or the one who makes the most money? Is excellence the combination of all these characteristics? As readers may have noticed, today I have more questions than answers.

However, I don’t expect a guru to emerge as one of those fictional characters (a kind of Master Yoda or Master of the Magi) and calmly guide us through the dark valley of uncertainty. Especially because we know that there is no single recipe for success. In fact, this is another concept that varies from person to person.

What we are in the professional field inevitably reflects much of who we are as people. Our priorities, values, fears, vanities and ambitions ...

Each of these things will have a different impact on our “excellence / success” equation.

I usually use a technique that has proven to be quite efficient over the years; I tend to observe the attitude of respected and experienced aviators.

In particular, I pay attention to individuals with a safety history and less conceited personalities; since vanity, as a rule, is a terrible advisor.

However, a veteran pilot with his head in place can be a source of wisdom nectar worth drinking.

In addition to these aviators, I look for information in books and publications. I always

think that we need to differentiate information and opinion. Having an opinion is not a sin ... on the contrary, it is a right! But honestly, if an aviator’s opinion goes against the operations manual, for example, where does that place his/her opinion?

When in doubt, I follow the manual. After all, when we take command of an aircraft, we are responsible for its operation. And, if I have to explain myself to a judge, I think it is better to justify my decisions supported by the aircraft’s operations manual than by the opinion of that “Top Gun” friend.

Oddly, in agricultural aviation it seems to be more common to be involved in an accident or incident, than to operate within limits.

Fuel exhaustion crashes, collision with wires, operations above the maximum takeoff / landing weight limit yield more surprises than doing things “by the book”.

I know many will say that in agricultural aviation, if the operation strictly follows the manual, money is not made. But I ask, “How much money does an accident cost? How much does a structural crack cost due to constant mechanical fatigue? What is the value of our professional image before the market and society? And more importantly, how much is your life worth?”

Do not worry about answering my questions as they are merely invitations to reflect. In fact, I am extremely cautious when someone tells me that I am an “influencer” or an “opinion maker”. I prefer to believe that we are all capable of developing our own opinions and guidelines for decision making.

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get out of the situation unscathed? Of course, yes! I believe many of us have done this at least once (I have!), Either through ignorance or misinformation. But to continue down that path is to play Russian roulette. As I have written earlier in other articles, there is a huge difference between error and violation. When I listen to my mentors in aviation, I pay close attention to how they reacted after a mistake. From that is where I draw my most valuable lessons.

In addition to following selected veterans as mentors, I like quality information because it serves to refute or validate habits we pilots have developed throughout our careers. There is a guide published by NAAA (National Agricultural Aviation Association) called “Professional Operating Guidelines” that is extremely rich in information. The guide contains 60 pages of quality information. In a succinct and assertive manner, the publication deals with flight techniques, customer relations, personnel selection and training, communication between solo pilot-team, among other subjects. It is important to note the guide makes it clear that it is a material whose purpose is to guide and assist, but that each operator is responsible for their decisions and must be able to develop the aero-agricultural activity in a safe manner.

I know that in many aspects of our work we are under extensive regulation, but on the other hand, there is still a lot of flexibility with regard to the way ag-aircraft operate.

Therefore, it is a good idea to seek quality information, be it from a mentor or in the pages of a good book. They say that in life we ​​are strongly influenced by the people we live with, the books we read and the places we visit. I agree. And the same goes for our professional life.

I take this article to say a brief “Goodbye as a contributing writer at AgAir Update”. In the coming months, I will be absent from the pages of AgAir Update as I will be immersed in other personal and professional projects that will demand my complete dedication. I am infinitely grateful to those who have dedicated precious minutes of their lives reading my articles. I leave you in good hands because AgAir Update magazine has a top team.

Here in the United States, many fields in the north will soon be covered with snow. Pilots and aircraft (at least those who work more in the north of the country) will be recharging their energy for the next harvest. I recently spent four weeks in Brazil and suffered from the heat. My friends and family joked that I had become a “gringa” and got too used to the cold weather here in Illinois. Ha! So, to prove the contrary, I say goodbye to you as one who never forgets from where she came.

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CLASSIFIEDS

Aircraft - Ag Cat

Aircraft - Air Tractor AT-301

1989 Super B Fat Cat, super 6 engine, 500 gallon, 11,166 TT, 1189 since hot, 188 IRAN, hydraulic spray system, air conditioning and heat, wing extensions, servos, night lights, E/I digital gauges. $250K out of annual or $280K with annual. 509-520-8267

1975 Grumman Ag Cat G164A, AFTT 5678, Engine & Prop TT 302. $100,000 Call Boyd at 406-388-4497 or 406-580-9909

1962 Light Frame Ag Cat R-985, 11025 TT, 825 SMOH, Engine just installed after complete tear down and repair from Tulsa engines, SATLOC M3, Bottom Load Single Point Fuel System, 80 Gallon Fuel, 25” Transland Gate, New Transland 8 Vane Large Intake Spreader, Smoker, Flagger, Oil Filter Kit, SS Booms w/CP-09 Nozzles, Heavy Landing Gear, Locking Tailwheel,253 Hours on Tulsa Blower Overhaul,S.S. Belly, Early B- Model Wing Extensions, B- Model Canopy/Tail, Fuselage Strobe. $55,000 701-400-1113

1968 Grumman A Model Ag Cat, Roughly 8800 hours AFTT, Smoker, Auto flagman, Single point fueling, Aileron Servos, Rudder servo, Elevator servo, Tail wheel lock, Paint and fabric in good condition, New fire wall, No engine included with sale.

AgNav will be removed prior to sale. $30,000 Call Jeff Chorman at 302236-3007 or 302-349-5055 BETTER than NEW (2) “Super-A+350 Gal HV TL Combo QUEEN CATS. Loads of options...TST, FlyTips, Servos, 80 fuel FSTW & Lock. Sero EVERYTHING. Buy smart, fly safe, do better work! Bank on 4-wings! Ag Cat Sales and Service since 1971. 870-2418/2489F frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com

1977 Turbine Super-B Ag Cat, Make an offer! Hot & high Walter engine with 2180hrs, hot section just over 500hrs ago, smoker, A/C, right boom shutoff, 400g hopper, bottom load fuel, Bantam/Intelliflow, hangared, flies periodically. $195k OBO 775-2171576 1976 G164B Ag Cat, 8128K, Extended wings, Servos, Tall Tail, 1340 Covington, 40 hrs. since major overhaul

by Covington, 600 hr. TT since full ground up restoration, hydraulic prop, A/C, Stainless booms, Transland gate, 330 gallon hopper. Best offer! Call Bob at 402-367-2941 Brainard, NE

For sale - Ag Cat #3 Project, fabric and paint are new, this project includes a 0 time R985. $60,000 605-830-0982

1976 Grumman Ag Cat G164A, TTAF 8689, Engine & Prop TT 0. $115,000 Call Boyd at 406-3884497 or 406-580-9909 Super-Clean 4621 TT Northwest B450, (Trade-in on SuperC+ -10 TurboCat). 430-SMOHE&P. T.S.T. 12V, 80-fuel, DAF HyBrid Combo. AgCat Sales & Service since ‘71. 870-8862418/2489F, 759-16920 cell, frank. kelley@ag-cat.com

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Your choice out of three 400 Gallon Super B Ag Cats. Only looking to sell one at the moment but all are well maintained and always hangared northern airplanes. They aren’t exactly alike though, so look at each photo for better details. All Garrett powered (2 have Super 1’s & one is a -1), 400 Gallon Hoppers, SS Booms, Swathmaster Spreaders, All Metal Wings, Cockpit Heat, Bottom Load Fuel, Automatic Flagman. These airplanes are all working, so the times are subject to change. $295K Message for more info, or call 541969-2062.

1977 Super A Ag Cat 600, Serial #1714, N6741Q, 7454 TTAF, 1738 SMOH Tulsa engine, 10,310 TT since mfr., all case numbers match, some newer cylinders, mags, carb., cam, still strong running & clean, refurbished by Hershey at 5715 TT, 330 gal. hopper, new skins, straight tail, all servos, wing tips. $65K 660-739-4509

1978 B Model 600. 7400 TT. 4 hrs SMOH 4hrs SPOH. Aircraft completely refurbished by Hershey Flying Service in 2004 @7302 TT. SATLOC M3. New 330 gal Hershey Hopper. Aircraft is like new. $150,000.

Will consider trade for low time B55 Baron or V35 Bonanza. Phone 701430-0215. Arvid (2) Super-6 FAT CATs! Hi Wings, Long Fuel, Metalized, 500+Gal 41” TL Deluxe Combos w/ C-Model Gear, T.S.T., FlyTips, Fully Servo’d, Fresh Annuals.

Retired owner will accept reasonable offers, consider Ag Cat Trade-Ins. AgCat Sales & Service since ‘71. 870-8862418/2489F, 759-1692Cell or frank. kelley@ag-cat.com Winter Completion: 2021 TURBO SB+ Mod’d QueenCat, 400 Gal, 120 fuel, Hi-Wings, T.S.T., Heavy G/S/W, TST, DAF TL-38 Combo, AgJet FWF w/NEW Prop (Your TPE331 Engine).

ALL frameworks “fixture-perfect”. Buy smart, fly safe, do better work! $395K Outright. AgCat Sales & Service since ‘71. 870-886-2418/2489F, 7591692Cell frank.kelley@ag-cat.com Better than new, perfectly configured, lovingly ground-up rebuilt 450 Ag Cat! 300 gal, 67 fuel, Ext’d, FlyTips, “B” Canopy/Cockpit, TL-25 gate.

EVERYTHING NEW OR OHC. $185 FIRM AND A BARGAIN! If you don’t want the finest 450 ever, don’t call.

AgCat Sales & Service since 1971.

870-886-2418/2489F, 759-1692 Cell, frank.kelley@ag-cat.com Export Special! G164A S/N 1188, “Factory-Jigs” OHC fuselage, new 335 Hopper, 1” Gear, Ext’d Wings, 80-fuel, 24V w/Strobes, E-Servo, TWLock, TE Hybrid Combo, ready for 100-hr servicerun. YOUR R985/R1340 E&P, CofA’d 4 Ex, packed in YOUR container, fobWR, $75K. frank.kelley@ag-cat.com, 870886-2418/2489F, 759-1692 cell

1980 AT-301 With Only 248 Hours Since Overhaul!

Nice 301 ready to go to work. Last annual in March.

TTAF 7400, Engine TTSN 9800, Has a SATLOC GPS system installed. Equipped with flow control. Only 50 hours since wing spars were replaced! About 6950 hours remaining until the next replacement. $87,500 Call 806-5950330 or email travis@flightmechanix. com

1982 AT-301 Bailey Conversion 331-1, 10900 Airframe, 1700 Since Complete Overhaul by Ag Air Turbines, CP’S, VG’S, RH Boom Shutoff, Crophawk, LiteStar GPS, Smoker, Flagger, Spreader, 435 Gallon Hopper, 331-1 Garret, Feb. Annual. $175,000 Call Richard at 541-9800229

Very clean northern AT-301.

N3650Y, TTAF 12442, Less than 300 hrs since major airframe overhaul. Engine TTSN 5339, SMOH 1123, SATLOC M3, Lane Brake, AFS check valves with CP Nozzles, A/C, Transland spreader.

Prop 140 hrs SOH. $115K Call 720878-1670 for details and please leave a message.

1986 AT-301, 600 hr R-1340, Bantam GPS, CP’s, smoker. Come get it “as is”.

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AT-400 AT-400, PT6A-15AG, Bantam GPS/ flow/G4 screen, CP’s, Zee Air/heat, fresh hot. For more information call 309-7594646 or email farmair@farmairinc.com

CLASSIFIEDS

AT-401

TPE-331 • PT6

Engines 1992 AT-401, P&W R1340-AN1, 600 HP, TSMOH 141 hrs. by Younkin(2012), TTAF 6400, no corrosion or damage history, Hamilton Standard Hyd. 22D40, TSOH 45 hrs., 38” Gate, 400 gal hopper, new seal w/Transland spreader, 5 blade Weath Aero fan pump, SATLOC Lite II, 36 CP03 nozzles, A/C. Price reduced to $120K Call Scott at 402-746-4078

1988 AT-401, 6700 TT, 945 TSMOH, 881 TSOH PROP, SATLOC Bantam w/ flow control, Lane Fan & Brake, Right Boom Shutoff, Smoker/ Flagger, Com Radio. Sold with fresh annual. Times will change as we are still working it. $99,500 Call 701-8187459

1991 AT-401, TTAF: 9712Hrs (Approx. 1000 hrs left on spar AD), Last Annual 3/2015, Geared Tulsa 1340 TSMOHE: 1710 hrs, 23D40 w/Albatross Blades: 2564Hrs (5 Year AD complied with 3/2015).

SATLOC Litestar 2, Crophawk 7, SS Booms, CP Nozzles, 4 Blade WeathAero Fan, VG’s, Digital Tach. $48,000 541-969-2062

1990 AT-401-G-1 AT-0765 Turbine Conversion, AFTT 5364, ENG TT7382, TSHI 245, TSGEARBOX IRAN 245 9118 HR left on factory wings, Prop 355 SMOH, turbine gear, single pt fuel, DynaNav, Autocal, two booms, CP11, Davidon HI Tek, Aeroflow check valves stainless pump, annual 3/18/20.

Motivated Seller! $259K Please call 605-423-2955 Get Serious About Selling 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

2005 AT-401B, 2143 TTAF, Engine/Prop: Cascade Conversion Walter M601E-11 SN 854005, TTE since OH - 1194, 3000 hr (no calendar life) TTE since IRAN - 145.5 - All AD’s complied with 2020. TTPSN - 1194 AVIA, Spray Equipment: CP Flat Fan Carousel, Smoker, GPS: Ag Nav Guia with Ag Nav flow controller, Radios/Avionics: King VHF Radio, Transponder, ELT. Additional Equipment: Lane Brake, Bottom Load Fuel, 29 x 111 main tires, 3-piece windshield with wiper, night lights (hide away), VG’s, Horner wingtips, Collins Aircraft electric air conditioning, Wing spray life 7777 hrs. Canadian airplane since 2009, imported with 303 hrs TT. Same owner, same pilot. Call Rick at 306-487-7534 or at401b@gmail.com

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1995 AT-402B -15AG, TTAF 7399.5, Engine TT 6928.0, Engine TSHSI 8.0, Prop TT 7399.5, Prop SMOH 2452.5, Shot Peened Prop, All SS Spray System, VG’s, AG Nav GPS (GUIA), AUTO CAL Flow Control, Single Point Fuel System, Newer style Factory A/C vents & Heat, 3 Piece Windshield, New style removable side doors, Extended Exhaust Stacks, Smoker, Flagger, SS Tailwheel, Shadin Fuel Flow, Night Lights, Storm Cutters, Factory Ram Air Inlet, Cool Start, 2 A/C Condensers, Radio Rack w/AM/FM/CD, UHF/VHF Business Band, 360 Channel COM, Garmin (347) Audio Panel. Price reduced to $350K OBO 620-525-6712

1999 AT-402B, 7922 TTAF, PT6A-15AG 8950 TTE, Covington Light OVH at 6500 engine hours.

SATLOC Bantam with G4 screen, flow control, A/C, heat, Garmin G5 attitude indicator, CP 11 nozzles, smoker, very little fertilizer, Transland 10 vane.

Overhauled FCU and fuel pump at 7322.0 TTAF, Wing spars were done at factory in June 2019. One owner, always hangared. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

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2014 AT-402B, Very well maintained, one owner 402 for sale. -15AG engine, 1060 TT, SATLOC G4, single point fuel, AMSAFE airbag, CP Nozzles, Smoker, Shadin Fuel Flow, new tires, 170 gal fuel tanks. No Fertilizer or Damage History.$650K 970-522-1941

1999 AT-402A with PT6A11AG, 6843 TTSN, M3 SATLOC, Bottom load fuel, 475 hrs SN landing gear, VG’s, 210gal fuel, rinse tank, heat & A/C, very clean, great flying airplane.

The airplane will come with a fresh hot section and fresh annual. Price reduced to $285K Will consider a trade or partial trade on nice general aviation bush plane. Call or text Dusty Elkinton 417-321-0210 at Dusty’s Air Service Nevada, MO 2013 AT-402B, REF. 2499-19, Maturity iam 02/02/2020, Maturity ca 02/06/2020, Hartzell propeller total hours 1161.60 available hours 1844.40, Pratt & Whitney engine total hours 1161.60 available hours 1844.40, Micronair au 500 bar, GPS Hemisphere Bantam w/7”, Laser altimeter, Strobe navigation lights, US$630,000 Contact: Pelópidas Bernardi phone/whats: +1-954-2780939

1991/2011 AT-502 M601E-11 GE/Walter Johnson STC Conversion, TTAF 7851.7, Engine TT 6167.1, 261 TSHSI , Engine TSOH 1977.1 (3000HR TBO), Prop SMOH 1977.1, SATLOC Bantam W/G4 Screen & L7 Light Bar, Agrinautics Pump W/ Lane Electric Brake, Reabe Hopper Gauge With Pressure, Reabe Clear View Canopy, Amsafe Airbag Seat Belts, Vortex Generators, Single Point Fuel System, Electric A/C With Factory Vents, Electric Cockpit Heat, 3 Piece Windshield, New Style Removable Side Doors, , Electronics International MVP-50T With Fuel Flow & Fuel Tank Indicators, Work Lights, Johnson Ram Air Inlet With Barrier Filter, Aero-LED,s Landing Lights with Pulse, Radios With AM/FM/CD, VHF, H80 Turbine Blades Upgrade, Price $350K Motivated Seller!

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2003 AT-502B. 12621.3 TT Airframe and Engine.

Fresh Hot, Reabe System, Bantam with flow, A/C., Planemate. $300,000. Call 361-7822141 Parting Out 1990 AT-502 -34 Engine & Prop. Call Mike at Valley Air Crafts 559.686-7401

AT-502

2012 AT-502B PT6-34, 4300 TTAE, Fast start, smoker, electric fan brake, Shadin fuel flow meter, hot section 500hrs ago, prop iran 1000hrs ago, PAR200 comm w/Bluetooth and ANR, Garmin G5, Nov. 19 annual.

SATLOC G4 w/flow control, Hydraulic Air Repair Inc. variable rate gate, Load hog hopper door and auger, Single point fuel, 3 inch load valve, VG’s, LED nose lights and strobes and navs, CP-09’s, Quick latch boom brackets, Transland spreader, Extended exhaust stacks, Reabe hopper and pressure gauge. Very clean with no damage history. $490K Aviation Services 662-658-4466

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1998 AT-502B. 10,465.5 TT Airframe and Engine.

Fresh hot, Reabe system, Bantam with flow, A/C, Smoker, Planemate. $300,000. Call 361-782-2141 2019 AT-502XP, Canadian Aircraft, TTSN engine and propeller 525, 234 gallon Fuel, Reabe Gauge, Hatfield Bottom Load fuel, Stainless Spray System, Stainless Camlocks, Wing Lights, SATLOC G4 w/intelliflow 2 and auto boom, CP-11TT’s and swivels, VG’s, LED’s, Steam Gauges, Garmin Bluetooth audio panel, Garmin 225 Comm, Garmin mode C Transponder, Icom UHF, Delphi, AM/FM/XM. $1,000,000 USD Contact Dave Frisch at Portage Aircraft Specialties 1-204870-2828 sales@portageaircraft.ca

1997 AT-502B, P&W PT6-34 engine, TT 13000 hrs. on AF&E, 0 hrs. since HOT section, replaced CT wheel and blades, Hemisphere G4, Flow Control, Wingman, single point fuel, 3” loading, 38” gate, swath master spreader, Laser Alt., ADS-B Out, factory A/C & heater. $270,000 662-363-1461 2011 AT-502B, Canadian Aircraft, TTSN Engine and Propeller 1935hrs, Bantam GPS w/IntelliFlow flow control, Stainless Spray System, Right boom Shut-Off, Wing Lights, VG’s, Hot section and propeller last done at 1750Hrs, Steam gauges, 170 gallon Fuel, Single point fuel, Audio panel, Mode c, Comm, UHF, music port, CP-09 nozzles. $695,000 USD Contact Dave Frisch at Portage Aircraft Specialties 1-204-8702828 sales@portageaircraft.ca 2014 AT-502B, Canadian Aircraft, 1480 TTSN Engine and Prop, Stainless Spray system, Reabe Gauge, Wing Lights, Stainless fasteners, Single point fuel, SATLOC G-4 w/IntelliFlow with auto boom, 234 gallon Fuel, Audio panel with Transponder, Comm, UHF, Music, CP-11tt’s with swivels, Right boom shutoff. $735,000 USD Contact Dave Frisch at Portage Aircraft Specialties 1-204-870-2828 sales@ portageaircraft.ca 2020 AT-502XP C-FXPI, Canadian Aircraft, Demo Unit 112hrs total time since new, Ready to spray, SATLOC G4 w/IntelliFlow 2 with auto boom, Hatfield Bottom Load Fuel, Reabe Gauge, Storm Cutters, Wing Lights, LED’s, CP-11TT’s w/swivels, Stainless Spray System, Stainless camlocks, 234 gallon fuel, Large lane Brake, and Fan, Right boom shutoff, MVP 50, VG’s, Kawak Control Quadrant, Garmin Bluetooth audio panel, Garmin 225 Comm, Garmin mode C Transponder, Icom UHF, Delphi, AM/FM/XM. $1,100,000 USD Contact Dave Frisch at Portage Aircraft Specialties 1-204-870-2828 sales@ portageaircraft.ca

2010 AT-502B, Aircraft Damaged During Landing.

Wing Damage at tips.

Fuselage damage aft A/C condenser. No Engine / No Prop.

More Pictures available upon request. $60.000 Bart@Aerialcropprotection. com 561-261-9740

2012 AT-502B w/-34AG, N20508, 4544 TTAF&E, 532 SHOT, SATLOC Bantam, New G4 Screen, Intelliflow, Wingman, Storm Shield, LED Strobes & Nose. $495K Call 870995-3633

2008 AT-502B, New paint job in 2019, Total Time 5168, Last Annual 5-12020, Starter/Generator O/H, Fuel Pump O/H-O Hrs., Hot Section, Power Section, Propeller O/H with new blades 1,789.5 $430K 318450-1764

2018 AT-502B S/N 502B-3131 TTSN 120.7 hours Equipped with PT6A-34AG engine, FAST engine monitoring system, three blade Hartzell propeller, heat and AC, GUIA Platinum GPS guidance system AgFlow controller, AU5000 Micronair (10), Lane Brake & Fan, MVP50, Reabe hopper and pressure gauge, EFD 1000 Evolution Flight, GTN650 Garmin GPS/COM, GTR225 Nav/ COM, GTX345 transponder, GMA350 audio control panel. $975K Call Mario Morales (506) 261-5023 mmorales@ forestprotectionlimited.com 1997 AT-502B, 3800 AFTT, 0--since Covington light OH, SATLOC, CP’s, new annual, For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@farmairinc.com

1990 AT-502, TT:6800, fresh OVH on Walters 6011-E, 5 blade Avia prop 1800 since new, SATLOC Bantam and flow control, CP nozzles, smoker, cool seat, cool air. This is a solid working airplane. $135K. Will trade for passenger plane. Motivated seller! I have quit and don’t need it any more. 918-223-5122

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1996 AT-502B, TTAF 7896, Power Section TSOH 918.9, 2/2016 Light Overhaul Power Section by Covington, SHSI 599.4, 918.9 Since OH prop, 600 Since new gear, Wings done 7/1/2020, Single point fuel, VG’s, Smoker, Lane Brake, Stainless spray system, CP11 nozzles, Harbor A/C. $470K Call Neal Aircraft at 806-8285892

1988 AT-502, N7319V, TTAF 14737, PT6A-27, TTE8161, New Paint with stainless steel Camloc fasteners in 2020 with extensive Annual and Hot Section Inspection. SATLOC G4 GPS. 4872 Hours remaining on wing spar caps. Aircraft has been well maintained and ready to go to work. $250,000 Call Steve at AgAir Aircraft 870-236-0146 or email steve. agairaircraft@gmail.com

1997 AT-502B N5010J, TTAE 9723, PT6-34AG, 1538 SHOT, Gear box 7675, Landing gear & hopper 1860 SN, Starter/Gen 971SOH, New Batteries 5-18, 38” gate, 3”load, single point fuel, Bantam GPS, smoker, load hog, hopper rinse, CP09’s, crop hawk, Storm cutter wire strike protection. $350K Negotiable 662721-2510

1999 AT-502A, N166MM, Airframe TT 4750, Engine PT6-45A TT 31,210, SMOH 3659, Since Hot Section 727, Prop SMOH 847, A/C, cockpit heat, single point fuel, G4 Satloc with flow control, Lane fan and brake, booms with CP nozzles, all stainless plumbing, 10 inch Vondran hydraulic gate and hopper extension, 2 dry spreaders. New Paint Job! $500,000 Call David at 806-777-1892

2011 AT-502B, N677LA, TT 3699, Annual January 2020, Prop IRAN February 2018, No damage history, HSI May 2020 at 3679, Equipped with Wingman, Air Repair hydraulic gate system, hydraulic flaps, SATLOC G4 w/flow control. $425,000 Call Pete at Air Repair 662-846-0228 www. airrepairinc.com

1989 AT-502, PT6-15, SATLOC Bantam, VG’s, Fresh annual with sale. $199,000 Possible owner financing. Call Brian at 561-723-1911 2018 AT-502XP, -140AG, 1050 TTAE, Air Repair 5” Hydraulic System, Fresh Annual, New Paint by Air Tractor.

Aircraft Appears New! No Damage History! $870,000 Lane Aviation 281342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

2018 AT-502B S/N 502B-3130 TTSN 122.4 hours Equipped with PT6A-34AG engine, FAST engine monitoring system, three blade Hartzell propeller, heat and AC, GUIA Platinum GPS guidance system AgFlow controller, AU5000 Micronair (10), , Lane Brake & Fan, MVP50, Reabe hopper and pressure gauge, EFD 1000 Evolution Flight, GTN650 Garmin GPS/COM, GTR225 Nav/COM, GTX345 transponder, GMA350 audio control panel. $975K Call Mario Morales (506) 261-5023 mmorales@forestprotectionlimited. com

2012 AT-502, TTAE 4147 hrs., PT6-34 1569 hrs. since hot section

by Covington, 4 Blade Loadmaster 1032 since IRAN, No damage history, Air Repair hydraulic gate, Wingman, VG’s, CP11’s, single point fuel, heat and A/C, Lane fan and electric brake, SATLOC G4. Hot section prior to sale. $550K. Call David at Gary Flying Service 662-822-4534

1998 AT-502A, N205RM, HOBBS 9395, 460 Hrs. since factory new frame, PT6A-45R, P/S TT 24878, G/G 26647, 26 Since HSI, 26 hrs. since prop O/H, 7993 Hrs. remaining on wings, 210 fuel tank, Lane Brake, Transland Wingman, Factory A/C, CP11 Nozzles, Smoker, Crophawk, SATLOC Bantam W/G4 Screen, Updated upper instrument panel, Swathmaster spreader. $350K 979-234-2482

AT-602 AT-602, Complete solid airframe less engine/prop. -65 engine mount, 11,000 AFTT, 1600 remaining on spar. $180K For more information call 309-7594646 or email farmair@farmairinc.com

SNEAK PEAK...Coming up at public auction on October 29, 2020. 2006 AT-60260, 3500 hours TT (not a misprint 3500 hours TT), 70 hours on new gear, 10” hydraulic gate, Del Norte controller, Wingman, Smoker, SATLOC G3, last annual was 2016 by Frost. Also included in this estate is a 1965 V35 Bonanza and a 1943 J3 cub converted to 0-200 with full electrical. We will be posting more information on our website later this week at www.gradyauctions. com. I don’t have all logbooks for the bonanza and the J3, so can’t answer many questions about those airplanes, yet. Also 4 motorcycles and 5 collector cars at this auction.

2000 AT-502B, Bantam GPS, Flow, L7 Light Bar, Wingman, Com Radio, Transponder, Covington Hot Inspection, Farm Air annual. For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ farmairinc.com 2020 AT-502XP, FTO, 234 Fuel, SS Camlocs Lane Brake & Fan, MVP50. $1,060,500 Call Lane Aviation 888995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401 Order your AT-502 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-9872250

1992 AT-502, N1532B, TTAF 9792.3, PT6A-15AG TTE 11,407.01, 0.0 SHSI

by Prime Turbines. Annual inspection due 3/1/2020, SATLOC Bantam w/Flow Control, Wingman, Like New Hopper, New panels, paint and cam locks, Wings due at 17,798.9 hours, New Main Gear less than 200 hours, 164 gal fuel, Stainless Booms w/ CP-09-3E. For price call Darryl at South Delta Aviation - 479-935-4891 / 870995-1323 nights and weekends

2012 AT-504-4018 C-GYDD, 1150 hrs. total time since new engine and prop, Hatfield Bottom Load Fuel, SATLOC Bantam GPS, CP-11TT with swivels, 234 gallon fuel, VG’s, Steam Gauges. $730,000 USD Contact Dave Frisch at Portage Aircraft Specialties 1-204-870-2828 sales@ portageaircraft.ca

AT-504 2017 AT-504-4033 C-GDDX, Canadian Aircraft, 137Hrs Total time since new, Factory new PT6-AG -34, New propeller, 234 gallon fuel, Reabe Gauge, Sustained ground loop, repaired by Air Tractor, No Radios, No GPS, Aluminum spray system with dual loading, and Lane brake, Aircraft shows as Brand New, MVP 50. $855,000 USD Contact Dave Frisch at Portage Aircraft Specialties 1-204-870-2828 sales@ portageaircraft.ca

2012 AT-602, N2061L, Tac reading 3686.6 hrs, TTAE 3686.6 hrs, annual inspection date - new at sale, no damage history. PT6A60AG, SN PCE-RGO179, TT 3686.6 hrs, H.S.I. new, Starter Gen. 0 hrs SMOH. Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C, SN EVA3161, TT 3686.6 hours, SATLOC Bantam w/G4 screen, comm radio, Transponder, Lane fan & brake, smoker, s/s T/W deflector, factory heat & air, drop booms, low time landing gear, 0 time FCU and HP fuel pump. Ready to Spray. $695K Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-4412964 or mail@southeasternaircraft. com 2016 AT-602 -65AG, 1950 TTAE, Good Condition, No Damage History, Fresh Annual and Hot Section. $895,000 Lane Aviation 281-3425451 or FAX 281-232-5401

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2008 AT-602 -65B. Completely rebuilt in 2008.

5550 hr since rebuild.

Fresh annual. Flow Control.

Large size propeller N11276N5, 800 since new hub & blades, Bantam w/G4 screen. W/W. Heat/ factory a/c. Wash out system. Manual tail wheel lock.

New transponder. Garmin audio panel.

Comm radio. All mounted in radio box.

SS Fasteners. New paint on leading edges. Wingman. LED strobes and nose lights. Night flight package. Factory air intake. Off set engine mount. Aileron trim. All glass good. Price reduced to $375K For sale or lease. 501-5166156

AT-802

2015 AT-802, 2880 TT on Airframe, Engine and Prop, Load Hawg, hydraulic gate, IntelliFlow, G4 GPS, Heat, A/C, Hatfield Single Point Fuel, Extensive annual. Plane is in Excellent conditional including paint. $900K Call Rod at 701-321-0767

2017 AT-802A PT-65AG, N8033N, TTAE 2055 hours, Wingman, 7 1/2” Geared Manual Transland gate, CP 11’s w/AFS check valves, 308 fuel (mid fuel), single point fuel, G4 w/ flow control, Wingman, Smoker, Night Lights, Fresh Hot and Fresh Annual at Frost Flying. $970K Call Al Patrick at 870-510-6882

2007 AT-802A, N4265D, PT6A-67AG, 5917 Hrs. TTAE, fresh HSI, 3320.6 Hrs. TSLO engine, SATLOC Bantam, radio pkg., smoker, electric fan brake, Fast Start, CP nozzles, new paint, glass & more. $625,000 Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.com

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2010 AT-802A PT6A65AG, N389LA 802A0389, 3,526 TTAE, 10” Hydraulic Gate w/Vondran Controller, Wingman, G4 w/Flow Control, CP11 Nozzle, Smoker, Electric Brake Gr Adj, Single Point Fuel & 308 Fuel. Fresh Annual. $750,000 Call Frost Flying at 870-295-6213

1999 AT-802A, N803DG, Airframe only - no engine.

TTAF 8290.9, 600 on new ignitors & O/H main fuel pump, 1025 since prop IRAN, LED nose lights, Ag Pilot X GPS w/flow control, wingman, fast start, single point fuel, A/C. $98K Negotiable Call or text 662-721-2510

1997 AT-802AF PT667AG, TT 6677, -67AG w/ Fresh Hot Section 27960 SNEW, Prop 7591 SNEW, Hydromax Fire Gate, Fresh Annual, USFS/DOI Carded, ADSB, BK KMA 24H, BK KY196, Garmin GTX 327, TDFM 136, Sky Connect AFF. $750K 575-763-4300 or email cameron@ aerotechteam.com

2006 AT-802A, PT6A-65AG, 7400 TTSN, Wingman, G4 with flow control, S.P fuel, com, CP’s. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@farmairinc.com 2010 AT-802 -67AG, N6000J, 4560 TTAF&E, -67AG 980 SHOT, Hemisphere GPS, Intelliflow, 10” Had Gate, Vondran Controller, Wingman, Fast Start, Storm Shield, Kawak, LED Strobes & Nose. $675K Call 870-995-3633

2007 AT-802A, Extensive Fresh Annual, N4170S, Last Annual Inspection: 4/20/2020, TTAF 5,060 hrs, Time Since Annual: 44Hrs, Avionics SATLOC 4, Engine -Pratt & Whitney, Model: PT6A-65AG, TTSN: 5,064, TTSLOH: 44 hrs, TT Since Annual: 44hrs, Propeller Hartzell S178. HCB5MP-3F. M11276NS, 44 Hrs SMOH. $760K Phone 520-220-6364

2010 AT-802A, N6012E, PT6A-65AG ONLY 2300 TTSN, Fire Airplane well equipped and ready to go to work or would make a great low time Ag airplane. Red and white paint scheme painted in 2015. This aircraft’s been a fire airplane all its life with all ADs and Service Letters complied with. It is also very clean and has been well maintained. Equipped as follows: FRDS Gen 2 Fire Gate, 2-Garmin SL40 Comms, Garmin 796 GPS Map, PS Engineering Audio Panel, Garmin GTX 345 Transponder w/ ADSB IN & OUT. Aircraft will be sold with fresh Hot Section Inspection. $765,000 Call Steve at AgAir Aircraft 870-236-0146 or email steve. agairaircraft@gmail.com

2019 AT-802 FireBoss Equipped as a FireBoss, Equipped with PT6A-67F engine, dual cockpit/ full dual controls. Air Tractor FRDS fire gates, rear seat instruments and avionics, 380 gallon fuel, and a very unique paint scheme. Aircraft is additionally equipped as a FireBoss with amphibious floats, ground fill option, and a WipAire rear seat redundancy control package. Available for immediate delivery. Call Mike at Valley Air Crafts 559-686-7401

2019 AT-802, Equipped with PT6A-67F engine, dual cockpit/full dual controls.

Air Tractor FRDS fire gates, rear seat instruments and avionics, 380 gallon fuel, and a very unique paint scheme. Available for immediate delivery. Call Mike at Valley Air Crafts 559-686-7401

2001 AT-802 -67AG, TT 4990, Engine SMOH 1369 Fresh Hot Section, Prop 148 SNEW, TDFM 138, KY196A, KY 196A, Garmin 345 ADSB, Fresh Paint in 2019, Hatfield Fire Gate or available with 10” Transland and booms. $925K Call 575-763-4300 or email cameron@ aerotechteam.com

2004 AT-802 -67AG USFS/ DOI CARDED, -67AG Fresh Hot Section, TT3932, STOH 2205, Prop 73 SPOH, KY 196A, KY 196A, TDFM 136A, GTX-345 Transponder, Smoker, Hydromax Fire Gate USFS/DOI Carded Fresh Annual. $800K Call 575-7634300 or Email cameron@aerotechteam. com for further details.

2005 AT-802A, 6975 TTSN, PT6A67AG, 6975 TTSN, 220 since Covington hot, 0-SIRAN prop, electric brake, smoker, CP’s, G-4 w/flow, Kawak, MVP50T, wingman, 10” gate, new wing spars, new hopper, Farm Air referb, Sept. 2018 annual, NO TRADES. Call 309-303-5161

2020 AT-802A, FTO, -65AG, LOADED, BOTTOM LOAD FUEL. $1,478,000 Call Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 2018 AT-802A -65AG, 7 ½ “ gate, Wingman, CP’s, 1400 TTSN. For pricing and more information call 309759-4646 or email farmair@farmairinc. com 2009 AT-802A -65AG, 5100 TTAE, Midwestern Aircraft, NDH, fresh annual and hot section inspection. $695,000 Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

AT-802 Single & Dual Cockpit. PT6A-67F Engine (1600hp), Full avionics and instrumentation. Computerized FRDS Gen II Fire gate. Aircraft with very low use and flight hours. Call or email: +34 667 102 184, sales@ airtractoreurope.com

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Computerized FRDS Gen II Fire gate.

Aircraft with very low use and flight hours. Call or email: +34 667 102 184, sales@airtractoreurope.com 2015 AT-802A, PT6A-65AG engine, plane available now with approx. 2000 TTSN, 308 fuel, MVP50T, S.P. fuel, G4/flow, hyd gate, wingman, CP’s, Covington hot. For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ farmairinc.com

1974 CESSNA AIRCRAFT 188 FOR SALE $75,000.

Frame: 1974 Cessna Aircraft A188B, TTAF 6271.7 hrs., Engine: Continental Motors IO-520, TSMO 1344.4 hrs., Prop: Hartzell Propeller, TSOH 307.9 hrs., Spray Equipment: Hi-Tek Atomizers, Installed 2018, GPS: Bantam GPS and IF2 Flow Control, Installed 2018. $75,000 USD Contact Chris at 204-871-0950 - Apex Aviation - Manitoba, Canada

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1972 Cessna 188B, 6596TT, 848 SFRM IO520, 524 SN McCauley 88” 3 Blade Black Mac, Bantam GPS and Flow Control, Airfoil drop booms with CP-03 Nozzles, Spreader, FL-760 Comm., Garmin 496, Freon type AC system removed in box with STC, many misc. spare parts and hardware. $120,000 Call Jay Sharp at 515-961-4026 1982 Cessna T188C Husky, TTAF 6394.14 hrs, Engine TT 0 hrs, TSIO-520-T1B, Continental factory rebuilt zero time engine, New exhaust, New hoses, New oil cooler, New Lord mounts, 0 hrs. SOH, Propeller and governor (Maxwell Aircraft) Annual inspection will be done Spring 2020.

Equipment: SATLOC Intellistar GPS, Intelliflow flow control, right boom shut off, drop booms, hydraulic/ manual spray system, Stainless hopper shut-off valve, smoker, flagger, electric tachometer, King KY-96A comm. radio/ Bus Band ready/ANR/LEMO jack, Vortex generators, Kevlar leading edges, 22x8.0 tires, pulsing LED nose lights. $130K 605-350-4536

1977 Cessna A188B Ag Truck, 3500 TTSN, 10 Since Major Overhaul, 3 bladed prop, SATLOC, fresh annual, delivery available. $95,000 Texas, Ron 806-662-5823

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Annual accomplished July 2020. Workhorse airplane with stainless steel spray booms and stainless steel spreader. Has high time engine with good compression; needs paint, but is mechanically sound. Aircraft has no accident nor damage history, and all logbooks are available. VREF retail is over $56,000 Priced for quick sale at $48,000. Call 919-608-3231 Chris@ t3acftconsulting.com

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1969 Cessna Ag-Wagon A188 (super clean) Registration: C-GZNI Serial #1880034 Location: Trois-Rivieres, QC, TTAF 5882 hr, Engine : Continental IO-520D Engine Time: 185hr/1200hr, Propeller: Hartzell 3 blades, Paint/overhaul: 2004 Equipment: VHF, Transponder/encoder, AgNav II, Spreader and spray kit. $79,000 USD Call Richard 819-3803333

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1975 A188B Ag Truck, TT 9300, IO-720 400hp, Roberson STOHL, 3 Blade w/ 0.0 SPOH, Winglets, Ag Nav w/ Flow Control, Radio and Transponder, Smoker, Droop Booms w/ CP’s, Spreader, Fresh Annual. $135,000 Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-995-1323 nights and weekends

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1972 Cessna 188 Ag Wagon, N21883, TT6350, 1740 SMOH, Prop165, stainless steel booms, SATLOC Lite 2, new leading edges, refurbished hopper, CP nozzles, owner flown since new. Good flying and fast!

Current annual with sale. Call Kevin at 785-386-8875

1964 Cessna 310I, TT 5253, Continental IO-470U engines TSMOH LH 573 RH 249, McCauley props TSPOH LH 573 RH 670. Nice twin, true 6 seater & heavy hauler. It’s a clean northern airplane with no corrosion, new tires, new heater & fresh annual. Paint and interior are both prob a 5 out of 10. Basic radios. Would be interested in trade for Piper Cherokee 6, Saratoga, or Lance. $55,000 Call Tanner Sotvik at 701-520-0229 or 701-662-4416

1968 Cessna Ag Wagon, S/N 188-0360, NDH. Always been a Clean Northern plane in excellent condition. TT 3607 -0-470R, 309 SMOH engine and prop, Super-Booms, SATLOC Lite, Smoker, Flagger. Great flying plane. A good plane to start that new pilot. 701-799-8629 2011 Cessna T-206, 850 Hours Total Time Since New! G1000 with synthetic vision, ADSB, Factory Air, all options.

This airplane is like new. $495,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation, 956-421-4545

1978 Cessna Ag Truck, 5832 TTAF, 625 TTE, 550 TT on prop, 8.50X10 Clevelands, GPS, field ready. Price reduced to $112,000. Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. Call 850-336-0552 Best Classified Buy In The Industry.

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1995 Dromader, REF. 200501-19, Engine 0 hours from factory. Brakes.

Several new and used parts. Engine with 20 hours, it is necessary to check and replace the cylinders. 20/25 cylinders, rings. Original and other adapted spraying equipment. Fire gate and original sower. $250,000 Spare Parts $50,000 PelĂłpidas Bernardi phone/whats: +1-954-278 0939

Aircraft - Piper

1969 Piper Pawnee PA25260 C Model w/Hutch metal wings. N4385Y. Fully restored by the leading Pawnee authority Aerial Banners, Inc. 0.0 SMOH Lycoming O-540-G1A5, new: Hartzell const spd prop, Stits fabric/paint, batt, tires, wheel bearings, nuts/bolts, glass, exhaust, alternator, starter, mags, regulator, gauges, cables, fuel bladder, STC Solutions permanent wing attach STC SA01154AT, brakes, rotors, all new Ag equipment. This aircraft was completely disassembled.

The frame was inspected & overhauled in our factory jig. 25 years of Pawnee experience. Can be set up for banner/ glider towing. $99K 954-893-0099 or email milo@aerialbanners.com

1981 Piper PA-36-375 Turbine Brave, PT6A-20 662 SMOH, 232 SHS, Prop TSO 542, TTAF 5722, 2382 remaining on wing spar, fresh annual, new SATLOC Bantam w/ IntelliFlow, Lane adjustable fan & brake, smoker, CP check valve nozzles, Nav/ Strobe Instrument/Landing and taxi lights. Very clean, great flying, great transition airplane. $310K OBO For more information call 318-339-4747 or email lowgoflyers@gmail.com

1974 Piper Pawnee D PA25-235, Lycoming 0-540, TT 2403, SMOH TT 295, SPOH TT 46, Aeronautics electric brake pump, spreader. Very good airplane! $72,000 OBO Call Jared Horne at 334-740-4609

1965 Piper Pawnee, 1565TT, 0-540 110SMOH

by Bolduc Aviation, new muffler, alternator, starter, oil lines, bungees, tail spring, seat.

AFS check valves with CP nozzles. No fertilizer. $78,000 218-779-1678

1976 PA36 400 Brave (400-HP) JAS Conversion -7299 TTAF, 168 SMOH

by Lycoming Factory 168 SOH Prop. WeathAero fan CP Nozzles, Crophawk flow meter, AirStar 98 GPS. Always Hangared. $155.000 OBO. North Eastern Oregon. Wayne 541-9805731 awseitz2@gmail.com

Pawnee 235 C, 5021 TT, 507 SMOH, 120 SPOH, New fabric and paint in 2002, always hangared when not in use. Wings and ailerons extended 2002 also. New Dakota wing tips last year. Strobes, recent windshield, SATLOC lite GPS, recent bungee cords, new spray valve and load valve, SS booms, all new AFS check valves and CP swivels and nozzles, new fuel bladder in 2002, always stored full of fuel over winter, smoker and flagger. $78K, 701-739-2618 1982 Piper Super Cub. Lowest time Piper built Cub on the planet, 650 hours TTSN, 0 SMOH, Stits Fabric, beautiful paint, Com Radio, L3 Lynx transponder with ADSB in-out with touchscreen weather, traffic. $150,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation 956-421-4545

1965 Piper Pawnee PA 25260 with hutch wings, new struts, TTAF 7597 TSMOH 1332.0 Hartzell c/s prop, TSPOH 296.9, Fabric replaced and control surfaces overhauled 2015, New tires main & rear, CP nozzles, currently working, times will change. All A/D complied with. $78,000 Call Tommy Newkirk 910-385-8427

1966 Pawnee PA-25-235, N4494Y, S/N 4161, Tach and TT 2739.4, Lycoming O-540-B2B5 SMOH 433.2, Prop TT 2739.4, Annual completed 6/24/20, New spray pump and electric brake 6/24/20, SS Booms, M3 GPS w/key pad, screen not touch screen. $80,000 Ready For Immediate Sale!

See spec sheet for details. Email Aaron at aaron@advantageagair.us

1977 PA-36-300, 4880.6hrs TTAF, 388.5hrs SMOH, 303hrs prop SNEW, 139.3hrs SNEW Lycoming cylinder kit all 6 cyl. new starter in 2020. Hartzell 86 inch prop, 24 volt system, a very clean airframe, no rust or corrosion. 1753hrs left on spars, Johnston leading edge kit, VGS, Lee wing tips, strobes, Lane pump fan brake, L/R side load, L/R steps, super booms w/CP flat fans, spreader, SATLOC Bantam GPS, Crophawk-7, comm radio, flagger and smoker.701 290-4735

1969 Piper Pawnee PA-25235 (250HP), Upgraded engine, droop tips, and leading edge lift STC (fill it up and fly it! - 150 gallons). SATLOC M3, Agrinautics pump, Electric Lane brake, Lane Fan, CP-03s. New fabric/ paint in 2015, 682 since IRAN by Poplar Grove. Complete Logs, always hangared, northern airplane. Will not disappoint! Price reduced to $67,000 Scott 765-418-3933

1975 Piper Pawnee PA25-235 D Model, TTAE 4092.29, SMOH 144.5 by Gann Aviation, Lycoming 0-540 B2C5 engine, Fresh Annual, Agrinautics pump, Weathaero Fan, Dropped airfoil SS beams, CP check body & Tips w/J tubes. All Ads complied with SATLOC Lite 2, owner/operator always hangared. $90K Call Jamie at 256-557-2882

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1974 Piper Brave PA 36-400 IO-720 (400 HP) 3975 TT, 1875 SMOH, Wing Spar AD Complete, SATLOC Litestar III, Dyna Nav Flow Control, Superbooms with Davidon Rotary Atomizers. Price reduced to $110,000 or make reasonable offer.

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1976 PA 36 SUPER BRAVE 400 HP - 3965 Total Time, 66 since Overhaul engine, 66 since IRAN Prop, 4040 hours remaining on wing spar caps, 275 gal hopper, Agrinautics pump and fan, dropped streamlined booms with CP nozzles and check valves, 2” left side load, extended wings, 90 gal fuel with new fuel cells, crop hawk, automatic flagger, pistol grip, nav/ strobe/instrument/landing/taxi and night working lights, left entry step, good paint, tires and glass. Price reduced to $185K or OBO. Contact Johnston Aircraft Service at 559-686-1794, info@johnstonaircraft.com or www. johnstonaircraft.com

1976 PA 36 Turbine Brave 550SHP - 6450TT, 3097 since P&W O/H PT6A-20A engine with 0 since HSI and A.D.2014-11-05 was performed, 0 SOH 3 Blade Hartzell Prop, 275 gallon hopper, JAS gate, Agrinautics pump, electric brake, dropped streamlined booms with CP nozzles, 2” left side load, improved hopper lid, JAS High Lift Wing Leading Edges, 90 gal fuel, CommRadio, Crophawk, electric turn and bank, clock, nav/strobe/instrument/landing and taxi lights, Del Norte GPS, pistol grip, left entry step, very good tires/glass and paint, 1739 hours remaining on wing spar caps. This aircraft was imported from Australia, and has just had an extensive annual inspection of the engine, prop, and airframe, along with a NEW Airworthiness Certificate. This aircraft is in very good condition! Need a very reasonably priced, nimble turbine that will get a lot done for small $$$? This is it!! $275,000! Or Best Reasonable Offer. Call 559-686-1794, Email info@johnstonaircraft.com or www.johnstonaircraft.com

Low time 1979 Piper Brave 400, 3426TT, Eng304 SMOH, Bantam w/Intelliflow, smoker,270gallon hopper, fan brake, SS booms, aero flow check valves,CP11 nozzles, egt/cht, external jump, dual side load, good paint, excellent interior, good seat, spray on/off switch and flaps on stick. Great flying fuel efficient plane for smaller jobs! One of the nicest well equipped Braves with low hours! $115K Arnold 806-435-0599 arnoldterhune@yahoo.com Order your Clipped J3 Cub Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

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2004 Thrush 550, TTAF 8093, with PT6-60AG 0 shot, 0 time fuel control, Bleed valve, and High pressure pump, 0 SMOH prop, Hyd. gate box, SATLOC G4, booms and spreader. Sale with fresh annual. $420,000 Call 979-257-6695

2020 Thrush 510P - DC, 120 hours Since NEW (Approx.) Engine/Propeller: PT6A-34AGHartzell 3 blade prop, Equipment: 510 Gallon Hopper, Garmin G5 EFIS Artificial Horizon, MVP-50T Glass panel color display, 228 gallon (useable) fuel capacity, 2 inch stainless steel spray system, 41 inch stainless steel gate box, 4340 chrome-moly steel spar caps (29,000 hour life), Stainless steel bottom fuselage skins, Alodine Chromicoat L25 for corrosion resistance, Massive overturn structures, 3 – in. left side loader, Quick detach fuselage skins, 28 – volt electrical system, Dual 24 – volt batteries, 250 amp Starter generator, Solid-state generator control unit, Wire deflector cable, Cockpit wire deflectors, Stainless steel rudder cables, Outside air temperature gauge, Spring steel tail wheel assembly, All metal Empennage, Zee Systems electric air conditioner/ cabin heat, High flotation 29-in. tires, Cleveland dual caliper disc brakes, Wing root fairings, Upper and lower hopper windows, 4130 chrome-moly tubular steel fuselage, Aileron servo tabs, Adjustable mesh (cool) seats, Dual inertia reels, Hooker harness (Certified to 5,000lbs), Sealed cockpit enclosure, Windshield wiper and washer, Adjustable rudder pedals, Navigation and instrument lights, Wing tip navigation & strobe lights, Cockpit lighting, K&N barrier filter system, Polyurethane Finish, Powder coating (Airframe, engine mounts, and Landing gear). Additional Options: AG Pilot X GPS w/Flow control, Single point re-fuel with auto shut-off (Hatfield) Vortex Generators, Smoker, Electric fan brake Model 111F , Hopper Rinse , LED leading edge lights, Garmin 225 Comm. ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information!

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1995 -6 Garret powered Thrush. Fresh spar caps.

Very clean Northern airplane. TT 5800 currently working. $300,000 Call Brady Fast at 605-461-1823

2008 550 Dual Cockpit Thrush w/P&W -60AG. TTAE: 5465, TSHOT: 888.

This aircraft has the factory 29,000 hour wing spars! Has a fresh Starter Gen, fresh tach gen, and fresh Bleed Valve. This airplane is ready to work! New Paint job in 2019! Extras include: Single Point Fuel, VG’s, Smoker, Shadin, AC/Heat, Lane Fan/Brake and Reabe Hopper Gauge. It currently has an Ag Pilot X GPS w/Flow Control installed, but I am a GPS dealer so that can be arranged to your preference. $550K Call/Text Kameron at 712-8992017 with any questions. Will consider a 510 Thrush w/-34 as partial trade.

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2004 710 Thrush w/P&W -67AG. TTAF: 5255, TTE: 6689, TSHOT: 173, PSOH: 1550. Over $100,000 was put into the Power Section at Covington 173 hours ago including all new Second Stage PT Blades. A fresh hot section was performed as well at this time. This airplane is ready to work! New Paint job in 2017! Extras include: Cascade Cowling with alternating avoidance lights, Hatfield Single Point Fuel System, Kawak Quadrant, Smoker, Shadin, Hopper Rinse, Lane Fan/Brake and Reabe Hopper Gauge. $675K Call/Text Kameron at 712-8992017 with any questions. Will consider a 510 Thrush w/ -34 as partial trade.

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1977 Thrush S2R, C-FXMG, Serial#2366R, Gross weight 6000 pounds, 1340 P&W engine, Engine overhaul by Aero Engines Los Angeles, TTE 50 hours, TT Prop 50 hours, TTAF 7778 hours. $120,000 Canadian funds. Call Ron at 306-861-0177

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1996 510 Thrush W/-10 Garrett, TTAF: 9142, TTE: 3454, Engine SMOH: 897, PSIRAN: 157, PSOH: 900.

Century 60,000 Hour Spars & Freshly Rebuilt Rudder installed on this aircraft 157 hours ago! This airplane is ready to work! Extensive work done at Johnston Aircraft in 2013 including: Hopper Refurbishment, Brand New Harbor A/C, New Stainless Phillip Head Fasteners and New Paint! Extras include: Single Point Fuel, Smoker, Kawak 4 Truck Battery STC, HiTek GCU, Hopper Rinse, Lane Fan/Brake, AmSafe Airbag Belts and Reabe Hopper Gauge. $425K Call/ Text Kameron at 712-899-2017 with any questions.

1977 Thrush S2R Turbine, 11,063 hours Total Time Airframe, Johnson Conversion and rebuild in 2007 (ME601E-11 with Avia Prop) Walters ME601E-11 engine with 3 hours Since IRAN (1560 SMOH) 400 gallon Hopper, AG Pilot X GPS with Flow Control (or SATLOC Bantam if you prefer), MVP-50 Engine display, Electric Fan Brake, Bottom load fuel, Smoker, Air Conditioning, Metal Tail, KAWAK Throttle quadrant, Fiberglass belly, Winglets, Nav lights, Polished Spinner. Fresh Thrush Service Center Annual! Primed and Repainted Engine cowl, leading edges, vertical stab, and winglets. Rebuilt the tailwheel and primed and painted. She’s very clean and ready to go! Bring offers and trades! All specifications are subject to verification upon inspection by buyer. ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information!

1975 Thrush S2R, P&W R1340, N4954X, TTAF 6874, SATLOC LightStar 2, A/C, Tulsa Engine TTE 573, Prop 2D406101A-12, 500 hrs. on Prop, Smoker, Cool Seat, Extended Wing, $45,000 For sale or will trade for passenger plane. Motivated Seller! $45,000 918-223-5122

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2012 Thrush S2R-T34, N986MM, TTAE:5100, PT6S-34AG, 400 hrs.

SHI, Hartzell 4 blade prop, 900 hrs.SNEW, Cascade, MVT-50 glass panel, Load Hawg, Bantam GPS, IntelliFlow, Leading Edge lights, Vortex generators, Smoker, Bottom load fuel.

Very clean aircraft, well maintained and no damage history. See spec sheet for more details. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www. midcont.net

1996 Ayres S2R-T34, N2243J, TTAF 8929.6, PT6A-41 Engine Time 16,645, TTSHI 934.0, SATLOC G4 w/IntelliFlow, A/C & Heat, Bottom Load Fuel, Lane Electric Brake, Load Hawg, Cool Seat, Hopper Rinse Tank, SS Boom, Fuel Cap 192 Gallon.

See spec sheet for more details. MidContinent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-3250885 www.midcont.net

1979 Thrush S2R-T34, PT6A -34AG, TSO 0.0, 4 Blade Propeller STC SA03439CH TSN: 247.2, Pitot type engine air intake with quick change filter STC SA4374NM. Extended engine mount, Vortex Generators, Strakes and delta wings, Wing tip extensions, Bantam GPS and IntelliFlow, 500 gal hopper, Load Hawg, Bottom L/R Fuel Loading, Current annual. $375,000. Turbines Inc. 812-8772587 www.turbinesinc.com

1998 Ayres S2R-T15, TT 7101, P&W PT6A-15AG TSNEW 7101, TSHSI 30 hrs, Hartzell HC-B3TN-3D TSMOH 30 hrs. Century Wing Spars, 220 gal fuel, 400 gallon hopper, Zee Air Conditioning, CP09 Nozzles, SATLOC M3 GPS, Stainless Steel Booms. Last annual inspection November 2018. $330,000 Contact Stephanie Williams at 229-924-2813

PT6A-41 850 SHP Thrush. N2249U, has been completely rebuilt from the spinner to the end of the rudder. We put the fuselage in our jig and replaced all the tubing from the cockpit back and upgraded to the later stronger longeron sizes. We installed all the factory beef up kits to the forward fuselage. We rebuilt the wings and installed new spar caps, rebuilt the factory metal tail, made new fuselage side panels and installed with crosspoint s.s. fasteners, we painted the aircraft with high solids Alumigrip polyurethane paint, we replaced windows, we installed a dropped stainless spray system we installed a cool seat with new covers and a Hooker harness, We installed the Cascade front end conversion kit with the 14� longer mount, we installed the MVP50T glass panel in the new upper center instrument panel, we installed a new Dyna Nav Vektor Max GPS, we installed a new KAWAK throttle quadrant, it has a radio and Harbour air conditioning, it has vortex generators, 192 gallon fuel capacity with bottom loading, it has nav/strobe/landing and taxi lights, and a 525 gal hopper. The engine is a King Air takeoff with approximately 4000 hours since P&W factory overhaul and 10 hours since hot section and test cell run. The High Performance 4 bladed Hartzell prop has 10 hours since new.

The aircraft is fast, hauls a full hopper load, gets off the ground quickly, turns extremely well, and is a delight to fly.

It should out perform an AT-502XP. We have over $700,000 USD in the aircraft, and we are asking $650,000 USD with a $2500 allowance for spray nozzles. We will entertain reasonable offers. Call 559-686-1794, Email info@johnstonaircraft.com or www. johnstonaircraft.com

1999 Thrush S2R-T34, N23034, AFTT 11,048 hrs., Current Annual, Avenger Wing Spar 38,391 hrs. remaining, Extensions and Winglets, PT6A-34AG TSO: 0.0, Four Blade Hartzell Propeller STC SA04302CH, HC-B4TN-3C/T10702NS TSN: 0.0, New Tires, New Brakes and Rotors, Zee A/C System w/Heat, Single Point Fueling System, Fuel Quantity Indicator, Refurbished Hopper with new gate box, New Booms. See spec sheet for details. Turbines Inc. 812-877-2587 www.turbinesinc.com

1979 Thrush S2R-T34, TSN: 18,464.1, Annual 5/1/20, TTAF 22,209.6, Wing Spar Caps: 25,131.0 hrs. (2,921.4 hours remaining), Vortex Generators, Strakes and Delta Wings, Wing Tip Extensions, Tail: Fabric New July 2014, SATLOC Bantam GPS and Intelliflow, 500 Gal Hopper, Load Hawg, 198 Gal w/Bottom L/R Fuel Loading, Electric Fan Brake, Ground Adj. Spray System: Dropped CP Nozzles and Check Valves, Tail Wheel: Serv-Aero Engr Spring Type, 500 X 5 tire , Windows: New July 2013, A/C New September 2013. See spec sheet for details. $375K Turbines Inc. 812877-2587 www.turbinesinc.com

2001 Thrush 660 -65, Airframe: Approx. 7030 hours TT, Engine/Propeller: PT6A - 65AG, Approx.

1135 SMOH, FCU 120 hrs. Since OH, 5-blade Hartzell 1135 SMOH. Equipment: SATLOC Bantam GPS w/Intelliflow, Comm radio, Bottom Load Fuel, Shadin fuel flow meter, Smoker, Load, Hawg System, Lane Electric Fan Brake, Super Booms with CP nozzles, Right boom shutoff, Fast Start System, Landing lights, Air Conditioning, Cockpit fire Extinguisher.

ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information!

1999 Thrush S2R-T34, SN G10-161, Frame off conversion. Like new.

TTAF 5,350. Engine PT6A -34AG. TSO 0.0. Century Wings with 115 gal fuel per side, extensions and winglets. New 4 Blade Propeller STC SA04302CH. New 510 gal Hopper.

New tires, brakes and rotors. ZEE AC with heat. Single point fueling system.

Fuel Quantity Indicator. Hopper quantity gauge. New pump and stainless steel booms. Heavy duty landing gear. Cool seat. New paint. Current annual.

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2015 Thrush 510G, Airframe: 1130 hours TT (Times are approx.)

Engine: 1130 Hours TT - (415 hours Since Gearbox overhaul, Exhaust outlet AD and Service Bulletin compliance!) Propeller 415 SMOH, Equipment: 510 Gallon Hopper, MVP50T Glass panel color display, 228 gallon (useable) fuel capacity, 2 inch stainless steel spray system, 41 inch stainless steel gate box, 4340 chromemoly steel spar caps (60,000 hour life!)

Stainless steel bottom fuselage skins, Alodine Chromicoat L25 for corrosion resistance, Massive overturn structures, Quick detach fuselage skins, 28 – volt electrical system, 24 – volt battery, Wire deflector cable, Cockpit wire deflectors, Stainless steel rudder cables, Outside air temperature gauge, All metal Empennage, Air conditioning/cabin heat, High flotation 29-in. tires, Cleveland dual caliper disc brakes, Wing root fairings, Windshield wiper and washer, Front Baggage compartment. Additional Options:SATLOC Bantam (Big Screen) with Intelliflow flow control, RCA2600-3 Artificial horizon, Garmin 225 Comm radio, Hopper Rinse System, Single Point(bottom load) fuel, Electric fan brake Model 111F, Smoker, Vortex Generators, Leading edge LED lights. All specifications are subject to verification upon inspection by buyer. ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor.

Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952941-6255 for more information!

1997 Ayres S2R-G10, N773CC, AFTT 6500, Engine: 1813.0 SHOT/ CAM1813, Propeller O/H Conrad Maxwell on 4/5/12, Cool start system, Hatfield single point fueling, ATS-VG’s, AG-TIPS-MARBURGER, Kawak hydraulic system, SATLOC G4, Load hawg, Max weight 7900, Empty weight 4718, Useful load 3182. $420K Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800325-0885 www.midcont.net Order your Radial Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 Order your Thrush 660 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

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1995 Ayres S2R-G6 Thrush, N3160M, AFTT 11024, Bantam w/9” Screen and flow control, Stainless booms, Transland slim line spreader, Load Hawg, 2” load valve, Pump w/4 blade electric brake, 63 T-Jet check valves and CP09-3P nozzles.

Price reduced to $250K Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

1998 Thrush S2R/400G -1 Super, Airframe: Approx. 4980 hours TT (Sold with factory Wing Spar cap kit installed) Engine: Garrett -1 (Super conversion) with 380 hours Since EXTENSIVE Hot Section (Arkansas Turbines) Propeller: Hartzell 3 blade 0 SMOH. Equipment: SATLOC Bantam GPS with Intelliflow, 400 Gallon Hopper, Large fuel (Approx.

190 Gallons), Single Point bottom load Fuel, Shadin Fuel Flow Meter, Air conditioning, Smoker, Hopper Rinse, Vortex Generators, Five Blade Weath Aero fan, Aluminum Booms, Comm Radio, Dual Landing light, NAV / Strobe lights, Windshield wiper/washer, NEW Tinted windows installed, Mesh seat and MORE!Overhauled Ignitor box 6/17. ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information!

2013 Thrush S2R-H80, N3046N, TTAF 2700, Fresh annual, load hawg, VG’S, bottom fuel/dual load, IntelliFlow w/Smart pump, Leading Edge lights, SS booms, hopper rinse, Bantam, smoker, spreader w/kick plate, radio, CP’s, G4 IntelliFlow. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www. midcont.net

Aircraft - Weatherly Order your Weatherly Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250

1995 Weatherly 620B, 4855 TT, 300 SMOH, 1430 PROP, Tulsa Engine, M3 SATLOC, Right Boom Shutoff, VG’S, A200 ICom Radio, Smoker, May consider trades. $105,000 Call Monte at 406-8520067 or 406-232-6048

1993 Weatherly 620B, 5000 TT, 600 SMOH Covington, new wing brackets. 137 available. $105,000. Call 256-708-5966

1995 Weatherly 620B, TTAF 7344, Pratt & Whitney R985 TSOH 66 hrs, Hartzell HC-B3R30-4B 1661 TSOH, Crop Hawk Flow Meter, VG’s, CP’s, Lane pump fan and electric brake, Smoker, LED Landing Lights, 70 Amp Alternator. March 2020 Annual. $135,000 Call Stephanie Williams at Souther Field Aviation, Inc. 229-9242813

Aircraft - Other 2006 Beech G-36 Bonanza, 880 Hours since new, Garmin 1000/WAAS, Factory Air, Leather. This airplane is like new.

Price reduced to $475,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation, 956-421-4545

B1-A Callair Manufacturing Rights. Available now is the type certificate, drawings, jigs, tooling, aircraft parts, and property associated with this 300 gal Pratt and Whitney 985 powered sprayer. Start your own aircraft company or expand your line.

Call for details. Airplane Services Inc. 850-675-1252, 850-380-7268, 850380-6091.

Order your The AgOp Collage Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

2012 R22 Beta, Maroon, G-420 GPS/Radio, GTX320 Transponder, Heater, 1484 hours. $130,000. 361781-4175 Dan

1976 Hiller UH 12 E4, N64741, 4 seats, good times remaining, Fresh annual 7/20, cargo hook wench, TT 4147.1, Engine 620 TT V0540, 2 auxiliary 20 USG fuel tanks, belly tank spray system with booms, M rotor blades-04, White with orange trim, has spray system: UH 12. tank, booms, pump. Hiller located near Mineral Wells, Texas. $89,000. Contact Carl for details at 979 219-9351

Bell 206 Spray Helicopters For Sale or Lease! Bell 206 B’s or 206 L’s turnkey spray ready with Simplex System.

AgNav or SATLOC GPS systems. Ready for you to chose your paint colors. Good component times remaining. Fresh annual with sale. Call Brian 561-7231911

Engine - Piston R1340-AN2 Airmotive Overhaul, New Pistons, mags, harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 Pratt and Whitney overhauled 1340 cylinders, carburetor, Ag cat spreader call Terry at 870-536-1348 or David at 870-550-1664 R-1340, Zero Time Since Overhaul By Covington, $67,500.00 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 0-Time Super 600 Geared Nose Engine For Sale (R-1340-59-5-600) Completely overhauled by Tulsa Aircraft in March 2020. Brass Magneto Gears, New Pistons and New Main Bearings, Mags, Carb and Flexport Box. $73,500 Outright. FOB California. Call Sun Air Parts 661-257-7708, Fax 661-2577710 or email info@sunairparts.com

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2012 Air Tractor AT602-1216 N2061L PT6A-60AG 3686 Hrs TTAE, fresh HSI, Satloc Bantam w/ G4 screen, Lane fan & brake, smoker,s/s T/W deflector, drop booms, low time landing gear, 0 time FCU and HP fuel pump. ...................................................................................................................................$650,000.00 2007 Air Tractor AT802A N4265D PT6A-67AG 5917 Hrs. TTAE, fresh HSI, Satloc Bantam, radio pkg., smoker, electric fan brake, Fast Start, CP nozzles, new paint, glass & more ......................................$625,000 PT6A-34AG S/N PCE-PH0187 TTSN 8131.1 Hrs. TSLO 1259.0 Hrs. TSHSI, test cell and long term preservation 0.0 Hrs. ....................................................................................................................... $195,000

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Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 Pratt & Whitney Piston Engines, Parts and Accessories in stock. 0-Time R-985 / R-1340 / R-1830-92 & -94 / R-2000-7M2 / R2800CB engines ready to go. Complete stock of engine parts.

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Engine - Turbine PT6A-60A PCE-95428, TTE 6307.9, TCE 5775, TSOH 2608.5, TCSOH 2817, TSHSI 882.2. Last OH by PWC. Removed from King Air for double engine change. Preserved, crated and ready to ship. Email al@isturbine.com for log’s. $275K Call 843-554-9191 Jetset Airmotive - PT6A-34 For Sale - PCE-RBO167, TTSN:5392.7, TCSN:6981, TSO:1394.5, CSO:1846 See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@jsamiami.com Jetset Airmotive - PT6A-34 For Sale - PCE-RBO219, TTSN:5125.8, TCSN:7303, TSO;1214.9, CSO:1614 See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@jsamiami.com Jetset Airmotive - PT6A-28 For Sale Serial Number: PCE-52074, TSN:5901.9, CSN:6033, TSHSI:0, TSO:2375.9, CSO:2507 See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@ jsamiami.com Jetset Airmotive - PT6A-28 For Sale Serial Number: PCE-42579, TSN:15648.0, CSN:31446, TSHSI:42, TSO:1317.9, CSO:2537 See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@ jsamiami.com Walters 601E-11 OSIRAN, Engine 2250 TT, 1300 hrs sense factory overhaul. Complete with overhauled prop hub, and a set of blades, 99 in dia. $95,000 Memphis, TX. 940-585-6176 Jetset Airmotive - PT6A-28 For Sale Serial Number: PCE-50440, TSN:8068.8, CSN:7168, TSHSI: 0, TSO:1021.8, CSO:687 See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@ jsamiami.com

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Zero TSO PT6A-34AG. Overhauled by EOS. Please call us at (561) 745-6150 for more infomation.

PT6-15AG For Sale, Fresh gear box, overhaul, 0 since hot section. Call Bill Kingrey for cycle times and price. 979257-6695 PT6 Starter Generator #23046-28 OHC S&T, $3990, trade for 23046-007. Call 870-886-2418/2489F, 759-1692 Cell frank.kelley@ag-cat.com PT6-34AG, PCE-PH0187, TTSN 8131.1 hrs. TSLO 1259.0 hrs. TSHSI, Test cell and long term preservation 0.0 hrs. $195,000. Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.com Turbo Cat Kit ready for installation this winter. Kit includes new firewall forward, Hartzell propeller, EI-MVP, custom built fiberglass cowlings and much more. We can supply a new PT6A-15AG or -34AG for a great price with the kit. Includes a “Fly Safe Transition Program” Contact ann@ turbineconversions.com for pricing and additional details.

PT6A-34 For Sale - Serial Number: PCE:56577, TSN:20869.5, TSO:3345.8, CSN:23005, CSO:4046.

See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@jsamiami.com PT6A-34 For Sale - Serial Number: PCE:50949, TSN:7778, TSO:2165, CSN:6895, CSO:1282, HSI:434.2.

See spec sheet for details. For pricing call Paul at 817-354-2002 or email preeves@jsamiami.com PT6A-15AG, 7920 TT Engine. Good times remaining. 1925 since CT Blades.

Cycle Sheet available. $125,000. Call Darryl 479-935-4891 Complete Engine Package! TPE331-6 Engine, 537 Since Cam, CD Aviation Hartzell Propeller HC-B3TN-5M/ 537 Since New, Starter Generator 23047007, 25 Hours Since Overhaul, Beta Tube Included. $177,000 Call Lynn Johnson at 701-360-5966 or 701352-3700 (3) PT6A-34AG Engines For Sale, TSO’s 0.0 PT6A-45R TSO 1259.9. Visit our website for spec sheets. Or call or email Jay Streb at 812-877-2587, jay@ turbinesinc.com PT6A-60AG, 6500 hours TT, Fresh Hot Section, O/H Fuel Control Unit, O/H Bleed Valve, O/H Starter Generator. $295,000 For more information call Bill Kingrey at 979-257-6695 Get Serious About Selling 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

Equipment - Booms Tsla Center Boom 59105 (AT401-402) $1200. Please call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319 For Sale - High quality Stainless Steel booms, pumps and nozzles! On the shelf and ready to ship. Contact mark@ turbineconversions.com SUPERBOOMS, Thrush Servos; Maintenance on Ag & G.A. Aircraft Including Heavy Structural Repairs; Robinson Helicopter Service Center; Machining, Fabricating & Sheet Metal Gurus; Tri-State Aviation, ND 800642-5777 or tsa@tri-stateaviation.com www.tri-stateaviation.com

Equipment - Nozzles New Zanoni Equipment Atomizers in stock and ready to ship at Turbine Conversions, Ltd. High quality, all stainless steel, tested, proven and US operators are loving these atomizers.

Contact Mark@turbineconversions.com for more info. turbineconversions.com Used Spectrum Electrostatic spray system complete with boos & nozzles for 402 or 502. $20,000 Call Don 830-275-1127 Used Apollo spray system for Robinson R22 Helicopter. Very little use. $15,000 Call Don 830-275-1127 CP09-3P nozzles (59) $50 each, CP04 Poly Check valve (68) $26 each, CP02 SS check valve (76) $80 each, CP09-3E (67) $80 each, 7” SS drops (30) $5.50 each. Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319 AU3000 MICRONAIR (7) Available for sale with accessories. New Condition $800 Plus Shipping or we accept offers.

Pictures Available. Contact Global Aviation LLC 816-447-2226. www. globalaviation.global Newberg Electrostatic Spraying LLC is the exclusive distributor for Spectrum Electrostatic Spray Systems. Do more acres with better performance. Call Ed Newberg 320-848-2745. Serving northern US and Canada. Now STC’d for all 400 and 500 series Air Tractors.

Equipment - Parts AT-802 Hatfield Fire Gate - New Production ready to ship! Original Hydraulic Clam Shell Design, STC, BLM & IATB Approved. Proven reliable design, currently fighting fires in North & South America. Built tough, lighter weight and affordable pricing available options. Other aircraft models available - STC on All models of AT, Thrush and M18 Dromader with short lead time. www.turbineconversions.com Contact ann@turbineconversions.com

We have an overstock of the large Lane Fan, 111FLT offering special below list pricing to reduce stock. Call Transland at 940-687-1100 or email sales@ translandllc.com for more information.

Equipment - Pumps 502B spray pump Agrinautics 38” Gate Strut Assembly and complete bottom installation ready to go (Electric brake) second 502B spray pump with all bottom installations (electric motor for fam feather) see pictures of both pumps.

Note: they are used pumps. You have to pick it up. $3,900 870-930-5729

Equipment - Spreaders 25” Stainless Steel Spreader, Like new, 9 Vanes for low volume applications. $1,500 Call Bill at 863-467-4000 Used Swathmaster spreader for 25” gate. $2,500. Call Don 830-275-1127 New Swathmaster Stainless Steel Spreader (steel 304) for Air Tractor gate box, 38 inches. Ready for use $5,500.

Call 954-278-0939 or email wwt. pba@gmail.com (2)Transland SS 22274 38” to 25” gate box adapters & 21966 Gate Boxes. $2500 Eachor $4000 for both plus shipping. Call 620-525-6712 TRANSLAND SS SWATHMASTER 25in, has brackets for 402B, Spreader Quick attach 23507, comes w/2 more center sections & 4 wings. $3000 OBO plus shipping. 620-525-6712 New SWATHMASTER Stainless Steel Spreader (steel 308) for CESSNA 188 gate box, 25 inches. Ready for use. $4,000. Also available NEW SWATHMASTER’S for THRUSH, AIR TRACTOR, PIPER, etc. Ask for price.

954-278-0939 wwt.pba@gmail.com 25 Inch Gate Swathmaster Spreader Price reduced to $2,500 Call Colton at 804-387-3825 Transland 10 vane spreader for 38” gate, new, $9,900; Lane Aviation 281342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

GPS - AgPilotX Helicopter light bar now available with the new iPad based guidance system AgPilotX. Entire system with helicopter light bar is 13 lbs. Call Anthony Fay with Insero for details 480-285-4367

GPS - DynaNav Like new factory reconditioned DynaFlight-AirAg-Pro system complete with new wiring harness, new GNSS Antenna and new display. Only the processor box is reconditioned, Special Price: $8,900 Call 604-465-0009

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GPS - Garmin Garmin GTN 750 COMM NAV - Some of the features of this system include: Touch screen display, 6.9” diagonal TFT display, Safe Taxi, Terrain, GPS WAAS certified, GAMMA 3 approach capability, built in GPS/GS/VOR & LOC converters, 760 Channel COM 8.33 or 25 KHZ Spacing, 10 Watt Transmitter, MFD capabilities, Integrated controls for remote transponder & audio panel, optional XM weather & satellite radio, 14 or 28 VOLTS. $8,000 775-3918377

GPS - SATLOC Used SATLOC M3 as removed for upgrade. $2,000 Call Don 830-2751127 2 Year Old SATLOC G4 GPS System for sale, like new. Also have various used GPS systems. AG PILOTX DEALER. $13,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701520-0229 or 701-662-4416 (2) SATLOC G4 GPS w/IntelliFlow. $14,000 each. Call Ed at 361-9477891 or 361-387-9090

Help Wanted Driver/Support crew needed for Wildland Fire Suppression Aircraft.

Looking for a motivated individual to travel and assist pilots with aircraft for fire suppression duties. Temporary position with long term possibilities dependent on performance. CDL Class A with Hazmat and tanker endorsement required to apply. Duties include: driving pickup truck and gooseneck trailer set up to different bases as needed. transporting crew to the fire bases from the hotel and back, loading/fueling aircraft, making sure equipment is clean and well taken care of. For further questions you can contact Chrissy/Kyle at the Fort Morgan Airport. 970-8678414. Please send resumes to cofireaviation@gmail.com Looking for Ag & King Air Simulator Instructors. Instructors are 1099 contractors. Work is on a per student basis. 1-3 day courses and paid by the day. Work one on one with the students. Classroom and simulator instruction. Days are 9-5 with no weekends. Lodging fees are covered for instructors that travel in to our location to teach. Flight instructor certificate not needed. Looking for someone who has an Ag pilot background/experience.

Turbine experience is a must. Could be active or retired. Must have an interest in teaching and passing on their knowledge to others in the industry. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2710

FROST FLYING INC.

Highly Productive 802 Seat Available.

Only Seasoned Drivers Need Apply.

Long Standing Mississippi Delta Operation. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2926 Helicopter Loader wanted for Aerial Operator in SW. Must have CDL. Call 866-627-8292 or email Trirotoraz@ gmail.com North Dakota aviation operation looking for an Experienced and “PASSIONATE” A&P/IA and pilot to fly/maintain/rebuild turbine Thrush and North American AT6 aircraft. Flying season runs from June through August. TPE-331 and sheet metal experience preferred. If you do not love aviation, and enjoy maintaining and flying airplanes, please do not apply.

Email resume and references to Luke at luke@ltenterprisesnd.com Wanted - Loader/Driver for Helicopter Spray Operation, A&P would be helpful.

Could work into pilot position. Call 641821-0015 Full service FBO serving West Central MN, is looking to add an Experienced A/P Mechanic. Prairie Air Inc. is located in Elbow Lake MN which is in the heart of MN’s best agricultural & resort areas. Elbow Lake offers small town living at its best, while located conveniently to several metropolitan areas. Pay DOE Full benefits available including profit sharing. Requirements: Must be a US citizen and high school diploma or equivalent. Must be able to read, write and understand the English language. Have a current FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate.

Must have minimum Five (5) years recent experience working full time as an aircraft mechanic. Must provide own quality set of tools. Must have leadership skills. Working Knowledge of computer usage to include Microsoft Windows based programs. Call 218685-6594 Experienced turbine pilot wanted for Midwest crop season in June-August.

Primary work is in IL and WI. Please e-mail resume, references, and qualifications to diggerdougsservices@ gmail.com or call Doug Gust at 262620-1010.

Level 1 or 2 relief pilot needed to service 1-3 aircraft for the upcoming summer. Call 970-571-0871 Operator looking for AT-502 pilot.

Multiple locations - Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Email resume and references to jim@ agrimaxllc.com Looking for banner pilot and loader for spray operation. Possible advancement to our spray operation. Housing provided. Call Bob at 410-251-6224

www.frostflying.com 2020 Slots Available ..................................................... Call 2010 AT -802A PT6A-65AG N389LA 802A-0389 3,526 TT, 10” Hydraulic Gate w/Vondran Controller, Wingman, G4 w/ Flowcontrol, CP 11 Nozzle, Smoker, Electric Brake Gr Adj, Single Point Fuel & 308 Fuel, Fresh Annual ..$750,000.00

Complete Air Tractor Parts And Accessories Dealer For Every Major Ag Aviation Parts and Supplies Large Selection of PT6 Accessories New Turbine Props and Blades S/S Pumps, Booms and Center Boom for Air Tractor Weath-Aero

Compro Target Spray Variable Rate Nozzles

Jack Frost jack@frostflying.com Frost Flying Inc Office 870-295-6213 Maintenance 870-295-3776 Fax 870-295-6674

Garrett Frost garrett@frostflying.com Parts 870-295-6218 Fax 870-295-6237 parts@frostflying.com

Large inventory of PT6 and Air Tractor parts • Financing Available Call for Wingman installation For AgAv Parts & Accessories Call Matt Ashburn

IA and A&P mechanics needed

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CLASSIFIEDS Looking for the right pilot. Wilbur-Ellis is looking for a Bell 47 Pilot with row crop spray experience to work in King City California. King City is located in the south end of the Salinas Valley, 150 miles south of San Francisco, 60 miles south east of Monterey. I have a full-time position available for the right applicant. You must be stable and accident/violation free. Wilbur-Ellis has excellent benefits, including company provided transportation. The season runs from the middle of March through the middle of November. The work is difficult and challenging but rewarding.

Pilots are expected to be in the office in the afternoon to prepare for the following days work. This is a full time position for an experienced Bell 47 pilot with row crop experience. If this is something you are interested in, please send me a resume. Mark Plaskett 831594-2430 mplaskett@wilburellis.com

Wanted: Level 1 or Level 2 SEAT Fire Pilots, Good Pay, Workers Comp, Travel Time, Early Fire Season. Call George Mitchell at M&M Air Service 409656-5998 / 409-794-2352 or email mmairgeorge@msn.com

Canadian Turbine Pilot Wanted Kinniburgh Spray Service LTD, based in Taber, AB is a proactive organization with 67 years of service, requires a Professional Agriculture Aerial Applicators to fly our Air Tractors 502/602/802. Job duties: Fly fixed wing Turbine Air Tractor safely and efficiently. Work with customers and ground crew in a professional manner. Be available when conditions are optimum. Perform elementary maintenance and servicing of aircraft and maintain journey logs following Transport Canada guidelines. Certificates Required: Canadian Commercial pilot’s license, Alberta and Saskatchewan Aerial Pesticide, Applicator License, Valid Category One Medical license.

Skills Required: Min 2500 Hrs Ag Turbine of which 1000 hrs must be turbine Air Tractor, Proficient in speaking, reading and writing English, Capable of operating Satloc GPS systems, Clean Flight Record, Insurable through our insurance provider.

Wages/Salary: $60/Hr based on 40hr/ week, overtime with remuneration.

Wages based on acres sprayed, acres sprayed in season depend upon weather and farm economy. Workers compensation provided. Benefits and relocation expenses provided. Email resume including references to info@ kinniburghspray.com. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Opening for full time A&P mechanic/ director of maintenance in Northern California. IA is preferred and experience with PT6 engine is preferred, but not required. Aircraft: Turbine Ag-Cats and Radial Ag-Cats. Benefits are: profit sharing, matching 401k, health insurance, dental, vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay. Willing to help with relocation cost. Contact Alex at 530882-4286

California Crop Duster - Long term pilot job. Call 209-948-9345 Looking for an experienced UH-1 helicopter mechanic. Ag experience preferred but not required. We have a large operation. 3+ ships to maintain.

All the spray machines are UH1-B’s.

No depot level maintenance. Only intermediate and phase maintenance is done in house. You will be required to oversee and direct maintenance operations and complete all associated paperwork for the helicopters. Please send resumes to TIGERJONES204@ YAHOO.COM

Trump Shirts “Keeping Ag Aviation Great”. Three different designs featuring an Ag Cat, Air Tractor and Thrush.

Colors are Gray, Black, and Red. Sizes Range from Youth medium through 4XL. Shirts cost $25. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3213 or send email to parts@stormaeronatuics.com to place an order.

Due to expansion opportunities we are looking for experienced 502 and 802 pilots. Must have knowledge of the latest GPS units. This is a full time turbine position in the Upper Midwest.

Historically from May to October. We spray a large variety of row crops.

Mostly fungicides, insecticides and micro nutrients no herbicide work. We also do dry fertilizer and cover crops.

We are looking for team players willing to grow with us. A pilot with a strong work ethic is desired. Please reply with a resume to Agpilot502802@gmail. com

Crop Duster Video - “The Crop Dusters The Early Years 1921-1955”; the era of Stearmans and Cubs flying the fields will never be seen again. Available in VHS or DVD. Only $20.00, plus S&H. MC and Visa accepted. Call 478-987-2250 Historical Video Productions.

Looking for experienced AT-802 and turbine Thrush pilots for the season 2019-2021. Must have experience in fire fighting on Air tractor 802 or Thrush. The pilots will be based in Cyprus for 6 months contract per year. Please send your resume to: aviators@hotmail.gr attention to Mr. Nicolas

Helicopter Pilot - Position available spraying in South Texas. April thru November. Room and Board provided with excellent pay. Call Cameron Hendrickson at 815-739-6813 or 815384-5151

Full time, year around position, A&P required, IA a plus. Busy shop servicing Air Tractor, King Air and light jets.

Location in NW Iowa. Top pay for right individual. Come to the Iowa Great Lakes! 712-262-0070

Oklahoma Based Ag Helicopter Company in need of an Agricultural Pilot, permanent position, March through October. Bell Jet Ranger, Robinson R-44, SATLOC G4. Send Resume to elyhelicopters@yahoo.com

IA and A&P mechanics needed. Call 870-295-6213 Salary depending on qualifications and experience.

Immediate Midwest position open for an Aerial Helicopter Ag Pilot. Family business seeking experienced Bell 47 pilot for upcoming 2019 season. Ag spraying experience preferred. Great opportunity for the right person. Email rbauer2965@gmail.com or call 815383-9378

Need a couple of batch truck drivers for a helicopter spray crew. Must have at least a class B cdl license with hazmat.

Good driving record. Will be traveling a lot. We pay salary, pre diem, and commission. Contact Danny at 662453-9406 for details

Large midwest aerial application business looking for A&P and IA mechanics. Must have Air Tractor and PT6A experience. Starting salary is 7080K if qualified. Must supply a resume and three references. Send resume and references to blindads@agairupdate. com, Subject: ID#2234 or fax to 478352-0025

Ground Crew/Loader member wanted for a diversified Colorado based ag aviation company. Searching for a capable person that is a team player.

Please email references to patrick@ aeroseat.com or call 970-522-1941

Looking for agriculture pilot with S2R-T34 experience in seeding, fertilizing and spraying to work in Guyana, South America. For more information email hr@aslgy.com or call 592-222-1234 ext. 239/226

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Help Wanted - Ground Crew position & Mix Truck Operator for helicopter crew.

CDL a plus. We will help get CDL. Full time & part time position. Must be willing to travel May thru October. Low time pilots wanted. Guaranteed flight time. For more information contact Caleb Harvey at (706) 577-4220 or email caleb@bsairinc.com.

Miscellaneous PRAETOR FLYING HELMETS, IMPROVED DESIGN! BEST VALUE FOR THE MONEY! Use your own headset, Lightweight (under 1kg without your headset!) Carbon fiber aramid shell, Impact absorbing liner, Hard coated PC visor. www.praetorflyinghelmets.com +972 58778 5377 Portable containment tarp for loading, like new - used 1 time. 15’x50’. $2500 or best offer. 785-263-3037 Used 250 AMP Wet Spline Starter Generator. $3500 Call Chad Stuart at Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091 Ag Cat tail spring A1590-1 $1200.

Please call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800437-5319 Christmas Trump Shirt - Short and Long Sleeve. Youth small through 4XL. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402367-3213 or send email to parts@ stormaeronatuics.com to place an order.

Toy plastic model Air Tractor. 12” wingspan, removable stand. Great toy for the kids or desktop model. $15 + s/h order online at www.takeofftoys.com or e-mail trevoredwards@sw.rr.com New from our DeSpain Collection, Pen and Ink Thirsty Stone Coasters. These high quality coasters will look great on any desktop or table. Set of 4. $29.99 plus S&H Makes a great gift! For more information call 478-987-2250 DeSpain Collection Customizable Note Cards featuring your favorite Pen and Ink drawing. $19.99 plus S&H For more information call 478-987-2250

Operations For Sale or Wanted For Sale - Aerial Ag Spraying Business in the heartland of Saskatchewan irrigation region. Turn key operation with or without airplanes. Saskatchewan government announced 500,000 acre, 4-billion dollar irrigation expansion over the next 10 years. Emails only to rolandjenson@hotmail.com AGRICULTURAL OPERATION FOR SALE in sunny BRAZIL: 20 years of operation, customers, 04 IPANEMA EMBRAER 201/A AIRCRAFT, 01 CESSNA 188 AG TRUCK, trucks, equipments, spreaders, booms, hangar, 20 acres private runway, 3 homes for up to 10 people, etc. The nicest place to operate and make money in BRAZIL. Fly soybean, rice, corn, forest etc. The area worked can be improved with work hard. Call 954-278-0939 or email wwt. pba@gmail.com

Parts - Airframe 1999 AT-602 S/N 0561 Complete Airframe, In 40 Ft. container. Use for parts or reassemble. All parts are good, no corrosion, all logs 6899H TSNEW. Used on fungicide last 10 years. Two M3 systems w/Flow Control with many spares. Wings need modification. Ready to sell and pickup in SW LA. Make Offer. Also overhauled starter/generator.

Contact Denis at guillemd@bellsouth. net 337-453-0793. Leave message

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As well as being a certified FAA repair station, we also have our own H80 Specialist, Lubus Hrdina. Contact us today for all your maintenance, repair, and warranty work. tom@midcont.com lubos@midcont.com / 800-325-0085.

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850 SHP Turbine Thrush for Sale We FINALLY Got the 108” 4-Blade High Performance Prop Approved Some aircraft specs are: 10 hrs since complete rebuild from spinner thru rudder. PT6A-41 engine 10hrs since HSI and test cell run. 10 hrs since new prop. 525 gallon hopper, SS drop spray system, new wing spar caps, 192 gallon fuel, VGs. Rebuilt Factory metal tail. Air Cond. COM radio, New Vector Max GPS, new E.I. MVP50T glass panel, Cascade engine conversion kit, new side panels with SS fasteners. Lights, new polyurethane paint, $650,000 or best reasonable offer. Call for more info.

We can completely rebuild refurbish / modify / service YOUR Thrush / Brave We Rebuild & Stock 230 gal Thrush Wings with NEW Spar Caps We Rebuild & Stock Brave Wings with NEW Spar Caps Heavy Duty Leading Edge Skin and Nose Rib Installation | Fuel Capacity Increase We Rebuild/Repair Thrush and Brave Fuselages | We Rebuild/Repair & Stock 29” Thrush Landing Gear | We Stock Brave Landing Gear

Buckeye we O/H too!

550SHP PT6 Turbine Brave for sale 0 since rebuilt 3-bladed prop JAS High lift wing leading edges.

Loaded with equipment.

Beautiful flying aircraft.

Annual at sale.

See ad in classified section for details. $275,000 or best reasonable offer

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24 HR. PHONES: 559-686-1794 or 686-2161 CHECK OUT OUR AG FAX: 559-686-9360 AIRCRAFT FOR SALE P.O. Box 1457, Tulare, CA 93275 SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE. info@johnstonaircraft.com parts@johnstonaircraft.com Se Habla Español www.johnstonaircraft.com agairupdate.com | A 55

CLASSIFIEDS Ag-Cat: N-Strut for A Model or Standard B Model Airplane P/N:A1180-1 – New. Priced at $1,000 Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3213 or send email to parts@stormaeronatuics.com Weatherly Tail Spring P/N: H50857, Priced at $1,950 Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3213 or send email to parts@stormaeronatuics.com Titanium Full Swivel Tail Wheel Now approved and available for S2R 660 Thrush - full swivel tailwheel with Titanium Tail Spring. Durable, long life span, lighter weight option for Thrush owners. Contact ann@ turbineconvesions.com for information and to reserve your production slot for this winter. www.turbineconversions. com Reinforced Thrush Leading Edges - Send your leading edges to us and we will reinforce them with durable custom extruded aluminum reinforcements. Available directly from Turbine Conversions,Ltd ann@ turbineconversions.com or contact our favorite Thrush dealer for more information. www.turbineconversions. com Ag Cat Factory Frameworks, All 4130 weld assys “fixture” per­fect, ready to install, Also, upgrades, hoppers, long fuel, hi-wings, struts/wires, canopy’s, components, special hardware and much more. AgCat Sales & Service since 1971. 870-886-2418/2489F, 7591692 Cell, frank.kelley@ag-cat.com For Sale: Solid Diffuser for Air Tractor, already tested and endorsed, highest quality, produced with stainless steel plate and rivet, uniform distribution.

Manufactured by PBA Aviation. $5,500 Contact Pelopidas Bernardi fone/whats: +1-954-278-0939 1960 Piper Comanche Wings Complete with Gear, Paint Fair, No Hail damage.

Also have fuselage. $9,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701-520-0229 or 701-6624416 Super “B” Ag-Cat Wings, fresh paint, metalized, big fuel. $50,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979-257-6695 AT-402 airframe sandblasted, primed and painted. Comes with belly skin and Turtle deck. Also includes tail spring and tires. Includes tail but needs left elevator. $35,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979-257-6695 Upper Left Wing Less Wing Tip, Fuselage Frame, 3-1in. Landing Gears, 2 Struts For Wings, New Leading Edge For Aileron, 1 Fuel Tank, Elevators.

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Cascade inlet and cowling for AT-602. $12,000 Call Chad Stuart at Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091 Brand new windshield for an AT-400 or AT-301. $350 Call Colton at 804387-3825 Rudder and Elevator off of an AT-301 for sale. $1,000 Call Mike for details at 352-494-3978.

Front seat for a Citabria 7 series and a Maule tail wheel, tire size 8x3.00x4 single arm in fair condition with good bearings and race. Both for $175 Call Don at 402-841-5144 or email flyagrp@cableone.net Smokers/Driftfinders - Minimize your off target drift risk. FAA/PMA’d and STC’d for installation on most Agricultural aircraft. 44 years in business and over 6,200 units in service. For more information Please call Compro Aviation, Inc. 785-899-2294 or visit us on the web at www.comproaviation. com Fresh refurbished AT-402 hopper with lid. $7,500 Call 620-285-5609 B-Model Ag Cat Wings. Long range fuel.

Good paint. $10k each, $35k for the set. Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091 REBUILT 29” THRUSH LANDING GEAR IN STOCK & we can REPAIR / REBUILD yours to LIKE NEW STATUS. Johnston Aircraft Service, INC. 559-686-1794 / Email parts@johnstonaircraft.com / www.johnstonaircraft.com Tools for reaming attach bolts Wing Main (Centerwing to Outboard wing) attachment joints for Dromader M-18 per repair service bulletin #e/02.170/2000 Available for rent.

Contact Ann at Turbine Conversions 616-837-9428 or email ann@ turbineconversions.com

Parts - Engine Ag-Cat 21” Engine Mount P/N: A15361 – New. Priced at $2,750 We have 2 of them in stock. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3213 or send email to parts@stormaeronatuics.com Radial Parts: 2 Fiberglass AT Speed Rings, 1 THRUSH Speed Ring, 1 Radial engine mount with ring. Make offer.

Cascade Aircraft Conversions. 509-6351212. info@cacaircraft.com Ground Support Engine Driven Transfer Pump, Zanoni Equipment’s all stainless steel construction paired with a Honda 13 HP motor. Special introductory pricing orders received

by January 31, 2020. Contact Mark@turbineconversions.com for more info.

-34 Cascade Inlet System. Firewall FWD for S2R Thrush. $35,000 Call Bruce’s Flying Service at 229-7254150

Parts - Other 602 Wingman System. Call for Price: 870-672-2089 Air Tractor Gen 2 Firegate, Complete system, Fairings, wire-harness. Call For Price: 870-672-2089

QUALITY Propellers For Sale 33D50-6601A18 OHC........$29K 23D40-6601A19 OHO........$28K 22D40-6533A12 OHO........$25K 22D40AG200-2 418-SOH..$22K 12D4DAG100-4S 375-SOH.$19K 12D40AG100-2 828-SOH...$18K 2D30AG100-2 OHC............$23K HCB3TN-5M/T10282N+4. Call AmAg, 870-886-2418/2489F frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com

Collins Dynamics A/C unit for a Thrush, new inbox, $4999 OBO Call 337-2247803 for details.

Hartzell Prop HC-B3T10-3D, Blades T10282N +4, Prop Assy, Buckhead, Spinner, OSTMOH Prop. $28,000 Call Bruce’s Flying Service at 229-7254150

2013 AT-502B Firewall forward parts: Engine mount, cowling and Ram Air filter system. All parts with less than 1400 hours total time. Very clean and well maintained AT-502B. Call Cascade Aircraft Conversions for more details 1-509-635-1212

For Outright Sale: Overhauled 5-Blade Prop. Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C. Fits AT-502A, AT-503, AT-602, AT-802, Thrush S-2R-T65 & S-2RHG-T65.’06 Hartzell Overhaul. TSN: 1379.5 (TSO:0). Call Steve or Gary at 210924-5561 or email sales@dixieair.com

Cockpit adjustable flow control kit.

Manual control or GPS variable rate ready. Integrates into existing hydraulic systems. More info at Kawak Aviation Technologies 541-385-5051 www. kawakaviation.com

Used 5 Blade Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C, 572 hrs since overhaul $15,000 Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091

Thrush S2R STC battery retrofit kit. 300% longer battery service life. 200% faster starts. Battery replacement cost 25% of original.

For more information call Kawak Aviation Technologies at 541-3855051 or visit www.kawakaviation. com

Lot for sale: One-acre-square house lot for sale in new Plane Living Sky Park neighborhood with 2,000 s.f., all brick, covenants. Lot is one of 13 directly on new sod runway. Taxi out of your hangar, directly onto the runway.

Located in Peach County, Georgia.

Public water, septic sewer, paved streets, curb and gutter, street lights.

Less than five miles west of I-75, Exit 142, approximately five miles to Fort Valley, GA and approximately 10 miles to Warner Robins, GA. Google It! South side of Hwy 96 at 50 Lane Rd., Fort Valley, Georgia 31030 (Google photo before development). Save thousands and buy from owner. $25,000 OBO. 478.987.2250

Position Wanted Completed seat 1,2, & 3 courses including hazmat courses. Looking for Aerial Fire sponsorship and long lasting relationship with company. Please call or text Hale 678-779-4726

Propellers 12D40-6101-12 Propeller, Overhauled with 8130 Form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 Hamilton Standard Propeller 23D40 with 6511-12S Blades Overhauled Completely includes 8130-3 form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 Hamilton Standard 22D40 Hydromatic Propeller 6533 blades overhauled complete with distributor valve and prop, Governor. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 23D40 with New Blades 6511A-9 installed. Completely Overhauled Propeller. With 8130-3 form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805

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Seat Wanted Pilot Looking for seat for the 2021 season. Bell 206, Bell407, AS350, H500, Bell 47. High time, Bell Factory School, Euro-Copter Factory School. 53 years old, single, no accidents no violations. Steve at 901378-6724 I’m looking to put my self and or myself and my plane to work this winter. I have well maintained Lycoming powered Cessna Ag wagon that’s ready to go.

I have experience in everything from Pawnee’s to 802’s doin herbicide, fungicide, row crop as well as fruits and vegetables, as well as timber and rice experience. Clean insurance records, no insurance drift claims or accidents ever. Available from November until mid March. Agpilot1984@yahoo.com 252-214-3509

CLASSIFIEDS Looking for Winter 2020 Seat or a Commitment to 2021 Season. Currently working at a great operation. Folks here are great and I would need time to make sure I leave them in a good situation.

This has been a great stop for my career, just really need a more steady seat with more acres. I am licensed and insured for Herbicide. Also CFI etc. Actively but confidentially searching for a good fit for us. Team player, long days and nights no problem. Easy to get along with etc. Relocation not an issue; only time constraint is helping my current outfit replace me. Please respond to the email listed Agpilot2020@gmail.com and we can discuss your needs and my qualifications/references to see if we’re a good fit. Cheers Pilot Looking For Heli Seat - Bell 212, UH, Rangers, 500s, 133, 137, 135 AG. OAS Cardable, Extensive experience with mosquito Vector control. 40 years of ag pilot experience. Call Andy at 850686-2020 Pilot/A&P Please read the attached resume. I am a pilot with an A&P looking to break into the Ag field. 10,000+ total time 500 hrs AgNav experience. 600+ Turbine, 100+ tailwheel. Previous check airman. Willing to visit your operation to see if it’s a good fit for possible relocation. Email nathanrdunkley@ gmail.com or call 801-696-5720

Pilot Available For 2021 - Licensed in LA, AR & MS. Looking for 2021 seat preferably around Northeast LA, Southeast AR or in the area but will entertain other locations. Liquid, fertilize, seeding and rice herbicide experience. Time in 4,5,6&802 also thrush 400&510 . For more info please send text or leave voicemail if no answer at 318-376-6993.

Looking for long term seat in the US. I have an interesting combination of Aviation Engineering, Flight Training and Flight Experience, both Rotary Wing and Fixed Wing. Currently flying Thrush 510, Robinson 44, Robinson 66 and King Air C90. Experience in liquid application, aerial seeding and aerial fertilization. I am also URT (Upset Recovery Training) and aerobatics flight instructor giving instruction for more than 80 pilots already including AG pilots on how to recover airplanes form upset attitudes. Pilot Licenses: ATP, IFR Helicopter, CFI, TT Rotary Wing 1,500 hours. Resume and references are attached. For more information email cerionidiego@gmail.com From 188 to 802 and everything in between, 5000hr Ag. Zero accidents or drifts. Wanting full time position that’s worth relocating for 5-10+ years. For more information, feel free to send an email at aerialprofessional@gmail.com

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CLASSIFIEDS Experienced turbine pilot looking for a seat for the 2020 season and beyond.

5000+ hours ag time. Experience flying Air Tractor and Thrush. Call 318-6695351.

Seat Wanted - 4000 hours TT, 2000 hours in Thrush 510, 500 hours in an AT-802. Call Gary at 806-685-3463.

Agricultural pilot seeks long-term position in Midwest or other states.

Corn run is fine. A definite team player.

Looking for a professional operation with well maintained equipment. Willing to relocate to any state. 7,800 hours AG time, most in 500 gallon turbines: row crop, tree crop, and some herbicide.

Thank you for your consideration. Please email all inquiries to 1spraypilot724@ gmail.com I’m a first year ag pilot looking for a 2020 Seat and beyond. I have 220 tailwheel hrs., 20 AT-301 hrs., 45 ag hrs. I went to Eagle Vistas’s Ag Aviation school and hold a commercial pilot license. I am willing to relocate and invest myself in your operation.

If your interested or want more information call Reed at 806-7360567 or email me at reedakoehn@ gmail.com Thanks!

Previous owner/operator available short term or possibly long term for a good turbine Air Tractor operation. Extensive history of subcontract work around the country. Highly productive and efficient. No accidents or violations.

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Ag Pilot Seeking a Seat . 1093 TT, 779 Ag, 85 Turbine. Herbicide Experience.

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