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of fire in Chile

Innovation brings efficiency to helicopter operation

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keep turning… in this issue Volume 31 Number 9 | september 2013

A special section devoted to aerial firefighting and forestry

F-14 Aerial control of the ravage of fire in Chile F-17 Innovation brings efficiency to helicopter operation F-20 Jamie’s Fire Boss parts journey

23 25 Agropecuaria Maggi buys 3000th AT

3000th Air Tractor event presents new owner with milestone ag plane Air Tractor presented the 3,000th airplane to its new owners.

Air Tractor, Inc. celebrates the delivery of its 3000th Air Tractor.

29 31 August 14, 40 years ago 38 Gravity is a constant — lift is a variable

GE Aviation and CAIGA sign agreement for authorized service center in China The first Authorized Service Center for the H80 family in China

The beginning of a forty-year career in ag-aviation.

Ag planes get bigger and heavier.

6 Calendar of Events 7 From the Cockpit 8 AgAir Mail

34 Hands On Flying 40 The Hopper 42 Classifieds

On the cover - CONAF pilot, Sebástian Ramirez Prado, makes a salvo in the M18 alongside a road between Vina del Mar and Santiago, Chile. Story page 14

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calendar of events September 10-11, 2013 KsAAA Fall Fly-In Larned_Pawnee County Airport Larned, KS Rhonda McCurry 316-796-1180 kaaa@ksagaviation.org

October 29-30, 2013 SEAF Operation SAFE Airglades Airport Clewiston, FL Linda Minton 772-971-9980 FLAgAviation.org

January 12-14, 2014 ArAAA Convention Marriott Hotel (formerly Peabody) North Little Rock, AR Brenda Watts 870-644-3141 agaviation.net

September 19, 2013 OkAAA Operation SAFE Fly-In Covington Aircraft Okmulgee, OK Sandy Wells 405-341-3548 oaaa@sccglobal.net

November 3-5, 2013 PNW Convention Coeur d’Alene Resort Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Tara Brown 509-989-9098 pnwaaa.org

January 13, 2014 AzAAA PAASS program Custom Farm Service Stanfield, AZ Brittany Armstrong Tel: 520-705-9692

September 23-27, 2013 CoAAA SAFE Analyst Training La Junta Municipal Airport La Junta, CO Dennis Gardisser 501.676.1762 dgardisser@wrkofar.com

November 5-7, 2013 Mid-States Convention Isle of Capri Bettendorf, IA Don Younglove 815-538-7717 rrflightservice@yahoo.com iaagaviation.com

September 26-27, 2013 CoAAA Operation SAFE Fly-In La Junta Municipal Airport La Junta, CO Ben Sollenbarger 719-383-9007 solly@rural-com.com September 26-27, 2013 IdAAA Operation SAFE Clinic High Range Aviation Gooding, ID Katie Baker katie@agairturbines.com October 11-13, 2013 NAAA Fall Board Meeting New Orleans, LA Peggy Knizner Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org October 16-17, 2013 MiAAA Convention and PAASS University Quality Inn and Conference Center Lansing, MI Polly McKillop 248-760-0732 miagaviation@yahoo.com October 28-30, 2013 KsAAA Convention Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan, KS Rhonda McCurry 316-796-1180 kaaa@ksagaviation.org

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November 11-13, 2013 CaAAA Convention Agua Caliente Resort Rancho Mirage, CA 916-645-9747 caaa1@psyber.com November 19-21, 2013 CoAAA Convention Embassy Suites Loveland, CO Jessica Freeman 719-362-0743 coagav@gmail.com December 9-12, 2013 NAAA Annual Convention and Exposition Reno, Nevada Peggy Knizner Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org www.agaviation.org January 6-8, 2014 LaAAA Convention Hilton Layfayette, LA Edward Krielow 337-824-5007 January 8-10, 2014 TxAAA Convention Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Bastrop, TX 512-476-4405 taaa.org

January 16-18, 2014 MsAAA Convention IP Casino Resort and Spa Biloxi, MS Vicki Morgan 662-299-7836 msaaa.com January 20-22, 2014 OkAAA Convention Sheridan Hotel Reed Conference Center Midwest City, OK Sandy Wells 405-341-3548 oaaa@sccglobal.net January 29-31, 2014 MoAAA Convention Drury Inn and Suites Cape Girardeau, MO Scott Rainey 738-538-2926 February 3-5, 2014, SEAF Convention Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel Mobile, AL Linda Minton 772-971-9980 FLAgAviation.org February 14-16, 2014 NAAA Spring Board Meeting TBD Peggy Knizner Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org February 17-19, 2014 TriState Convention River’s Edge Convention Center St. Cloud, MN Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (ND) 701-642-5777 Laurie Robbennolt (SD) 605-765-2707 Theresa Stieren (MN) 952-226-5874

February 20-22, 2014 Canada AAA Convention Regina, SK Canada canadianaerialapplicators.com February 24-26, 2014 NATA Convention Ramada Inn Kearney, NE Judy McDowell nata@windstream.net May 27, 2014 International Crop Duster’s Day June 2014 Australia AAA Convention Hobart, Tasmania aerialag.com.au October 10-12, 2014 NAAA Fall Board Meeting TBD Peggy Knizner Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org December 8-11, 2014 NAAA Annual Convention and Exposition TBA Peggy Knizner Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org www.agaviation.org January 8-10, 2015 MsAAA Convention Beau Rivage Casino/Hotel Biloxi, MS Vicki Morgan 662-299-7836 msaaa.com February 13-15, 2015 NAAA Spring Board Meeting TBD Peggy Knizner Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org February 24-26, 2015 TriState Convention Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (ND) 701-642-5777 Laurie Robbennolt (SD) 605-765-2707 Theresa Stieren (MN) 952-226-5874

agair mail tragic loss Guess you and others have heard about our tragic loss here at Flying Tiger Aviation. Ed Collins and his student, Jonathan Whitacre, were both killed when their Citabria crashed in a densely wooded area near Oak Ridge, Louisiana.

Clarence “Ed” Collins was a friend; a very good friend. He was one of our instructors and a darn good one. Ed had been with us for four years and primarily taught private, commercial and instrument flying. There is definitely an empty spot at Flying Tiger Aviation.

Ed was John’s primary instructor and the two had developed a great rapport. John was personality plus. He made a lot of friends while flying with us and he, like Ed, has left an empty spot at the “Tiger Hotel” (our dormitory).

You may have already seen it, but I found another great duster video from the 60s that’s been circulating the Stearman guys, doubt it ever makes it to the folks that truly appreciate the art and work involved.

Take Care, Michael Rutledge Silver Wings Flying Company, LLC Tentino, WA Hello Mike Yes, I saw the video a couple days ago. I sent the videographer, Don Guy, an email asking some questions. We included the link in a past eEdition.

They both will be greatly missed.

Robert A. McCurdy Flying Tiger Aviation, LLC Columbia, LA

attention Hearing more grumbling on my letter, apparently was discussed at last Arkansas Dept of Aeronautics meeting. Brenda Watts is being accused of having me write the letter. Guess we are just suppose to sit quietly, pay our taxes and not question anything. We are certainly not opposed to the work and funding of the Aeronautics Dept. We operate from a municipal airport (of which we are the only source of their income), but we want a reasonable and fair tax that is hopefully not the worst in the nation!

Janice Everett E & M Flying Service Holly Grove, AR Hello Janice; Well, imagine that! I hope that in some way AAU has gotten the Arkansas Dept. of Aeronautics’ attention and fairness will prevail.— Bill

duster video I know you (and everyone else) are probably knee deep in the season by now. I’m deployed to Afghanistan until August, so day dreaming is the order of the day to pass time.

Past NAAA President Rick Richter and his son Nick Richter enjoying Disney’s Planes “Dusty” the bubble spreader!

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Dear Fellow Golfers: It is with much thought this decision has been made. The NAA Golf tournament will be postponed this year, 2013. After talking with some of our usual sponsors, it was brought up that since this is such a slow year, maybe we could take a break.

If you will remember, it is always the same faithful few that sponsor us every year, for which we are truly grateful and it is always the same 40 who show up to golf. If you feel strongly about making your annual contribution, I am sure the NAA Museum in Jackson Mississippi would love for you to send your check directly to them.

Also, on the third weekend we could not get the pavilion that we always used in the past, a Harley group has bought it out for the weekend and over 90% of the hotel and all of the suites.

I know there are other places to stay and play, but with the consciences of the allied, we felt it best to take a rest and make 2014 a bigger golf tournament.

Start thinking now on how to grow this event and let’s get together in Reno and talk it over. Please pass the word.

Regards, Lou Stokes Parkin , AR

Reno Air Races Bill, now that you are a full fledged P51 pilot you should try Reno.

It’s a great rush and ride.

Best regards Delbert Williams Wasco, CA Hello Delbert; It is always good to hear from you! I love that fantastic photo with you and the P-51. Thanks for the suggestion that I try racing at Reno. However, just because I made a few solo flights in a P-51, you as well as anyone should know, that does not make for a P-51 pilot capable of racing, much less racing at Reno.

However, I must say, soloing Toby McPherson’s P-51D “Boomer” last year was the highlight of my 40-year aviation career.

See ya my friend—Bill

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I am guessing the pilot in the video is the late Merle Gustafson from Tallula Louisiana filmed in the early 70s.

Be careful out there and thanks for what you do for us Americans!— Bill

video Wonder if you might know who this was/is from Mississippi in the 70s? Talk about how things have changed!! Watching him pour the organophosphates without gloves and then talking about overflying the flagger...wow. I remember similar circumstances in ag in Arizona when I grew up in/around it in the 70s.

Take care, Tom Wheeler Ft Worth,TX Hello Tom; I am not absolutely sure who the video is about. I have a pretty good idea. Maybe someone will come forward who does know for sure.— Bill

UAVs I read your August 2013, editorial on UAVs with interest, since I think UAVs are definitely in the future of our industry. Why? In the editorial, you asked the rhetorical question, “Why would anyone replace human pilots who are now widely available?”

There are several answers to that question: The first is the cost: Over a ten-year period, an ag pilot will cost between $500,000 and a million dollars in wages and benefits. The maintenance on an autopilot and CPU will be a tiny fraction of that number. The second is that UAVs will be able to work with nearly no down time: 24 hours per day, seven days a week, as long as the weather is fit. No vacations, no sick leave, no need to attend a wedding or a funeral. Finally, the UAV will ultimately make fewer mistakes.

I know we all think we can out fly a computer, make tighter turns, haul heavier loads and fly a straighter line. That might even be true when we are fresh and rested. But hour after hour, day after day, the UAV will make the same methodical turns, track the GPS precisely and land at the same airspeed. Their 20x magnified, optically-stabilized infrared cameras will be able to see emerging sunflowers in an adjacent crop better than any human eye, day and night, and their TCAS sensors will virtually eliminate mid-air collisions.

The accident rate will go down and the application accuracy will increase when computers are flying and everyone--from farmers to regulatory agencies--will want them in the cockpit. I know that sounds like heresy, but I believe it to be true. Let me be clear: I don’t really like this vision of the future, as I’ve spent a lifetime flying ag. But it doesn’t matter what I prefer: technology marches on, without my acquiescence.

In fact, before I started flying, I spent several summers as a flagman, walking across fields, dodging airplanes and racing down country

roads in a pickup. But, new technology made that job obsolete. So this might be the second time that I am going to be replaced by a machine. . .

The next point is this: my guess is UAVs will still need human interaction. There will be one person at a console to control several aircraft simultaneously, answering “questions” and providing go/ no-go commands when the conditions are marginal. Emergency authority will sometimes be exercised from the console, too. This console and “pilot” can be almost anywhere in the world, as long as that location has reliable,high speed internet. However, local knowledge will be an asset.

The first UAVs will be expensive to purchase and will need hightech maintenance. The crop-related paperwork requirements, along with fuel and chemical logistics, will be increased. The people best suited to provide this range of services will be presentday ag operators. So my advice--which is free and maybe worth no more than what you paid for it--is for ag operators to keep abreast of UAV technology and adopt it early, establishing themselves as experts in the field. Because if they fight the trend or ignore it, the new technology will likely take them out of business. The economics are going to be compelling.

Robert Grace Grace Flying Service, Inc. St. Francis, KS Good morning Robert; You have valid points about the cost of the pilot. I suppose pilots are like the power bill, you never get it (them) paid for, which makes insulation (UAV) a good investment. Like you, I am not too excited about this technology in our industry. Hopefully, we’ll be able to work it to our advantage. However, once you take the flying element out of the game, it is not the same.—Bill

Disney Planes movie and was instrumental in bringing the film to Oshkosh this past week (w/15,000 folks in attendance). When I mentioned to Skip there had been a lot of coverage about the film

by AAU and NAAA magazine, Skip asked if I could get him a copy of the magazines.

So the question is: Do you have any back issues of AAU that mention the movie and could you forward a copy to Skip?

If you can accommodate, Skip would appreciate it (me, too). Pretty neat guy. He also told us that Planes II is already in the works!

Thank you.

Matt Gerus, Manager Turboprop Engines Marketing GE Cincinnati, OH Hello Matt; Consider it done. No problem and glad to do it. I’ll send Skip several copies, should he need more, he can contact me and we’ll take care of it.—Bill

MET tower And so it happens again. August 5th we lose another aerial applicator to a MET tower. This one in Beaver County OK. Too close to home and the fourth pilot I know personally that has met his fate with one of these towers.

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Many Thanks Kai Haller Germany Kai Auger Dan’s contact information: Dan Whited, P.O. Box 31, Trumann, AR 72472 USA 870-578-6133, augerdantrucks@gmail.com Hope that helps—Graham Lavender

Oshkosh I hope all is well with you. Just got back from Oshkosh and it was ag-aircraft central! Along with Dusty, a Thrush (510G) and an Air Tractor (AT-802) were on display. Thrush enjoyed a lot of interest during the week.

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A big fat multi-million dollar law suit needs to be the first step. We may be able to excuse the first few accidents, but by now the word is out and these people need to be held responsible. I know we are such a minority in the issue of the problems that these things create, but we don’t need to be losing friends, husbands, fathers, and family members over a few gallons of orange and white paint, or an orange ball on a guy wire. I know this is a big issue with the NAAA and they are trying to make it so that all these towers are marked. What’s a person’s life worth?

Why can’t these companies just paint the tower orange and white?

How easy is that? I’ll donate the paint! I just don’t want to see

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another pilot or friend meet his end like this. We have enough to worry about other than this.

Jason Costanza Steggs Aerial Spraying Alva, OK Hello Jason; I am in total agreement with you on all points. I am somewhat surprised the law suit has not yet happened. —Bill

congratulations! 40 years of ag-aviation Congratulations! 40 years ago! Wow!, you must be really old then, lol, time flies. 200 hours in 90 days for your commercial hmmm... that’s a lot of flying Walt Jazun Parker, CO

proud aunt Mr. Lavender I thoroughly enjoyed reading about my nephew Darryl McCreary! We are so proud of him and his dad would be oh so proud too!!!! He took his first ride with his dad when he was just a little rug rat. It’s been in his blood ever since. Thanks again for the article!

Melody McCreary Stafford Hello Melody; Writing the article about Darryl was one of the great pleasures I have being in the AgAir Update business. However, we must give Frank Kimmel (Kimmel Insurance) credit for getting Darryl and me together. Also, I’ve known “Mooney” and “Bullet” for nearly a hundred years. Darryl could not have ended up with a better pair to mentor him. Although, 800 ag hours your first season is a bit extreme! —Bill

Thanks Walt, In 1973, the FAA only required 160 hours minimum total time for a commercial license without the IFR rating. I’d like to think that I started young, instead of being old!—Bill Good going amigo. 40 years and you never totally screwed it up! Hahahaha! I’ll have a Twisted Tea and celebrate. God bless Bill and Sandy and family.

Best regards, Ernest Eggler Superior, MT Ernie Well, maybe not totally messed up, but pretty close. I was lucky more than once while flying ag. However, my thoughts on luck are you can enhance your luck to the point it is almost not luck.

Thanks—Bill

Congratulation on your 40th aviation anniversary!

Bye, Ernesto Franzen Porto Alegre, RS Brazil

new zealand museum A photo is attached of our four ag museum aircraft and one of the old and the new spray planes together. Another aircraft I would like to get for our collection one day would be a Snow S2A. Regards Hal Griffin Griffin Ag-Air Ltd Palmerston North, New Zealand G’day Hal! Great to hear from you. Good going with the museum aircraft.

I’ll publish your letter and maybe someone will contact you with information about a Snow S2A hidden in a hangar corner somewhere.—Bill

Ola Ernesto Thank you for your kind comment. —Bill Hello Bill, I’m sure those who knew you said, “He won’t live long doing that!” The skeptics are rarely right. God blesses honest, hard work and determination. God has blessed you and your family in many, many ways. Of course that goes for all of us. Keep up the good work.

Carlin Lawrence Carnegie, OK Carlin, Thank you for your email. I have always said, “God looks after fools, drunks and Bill Lavender.” —Bill

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The ups and downs of a fickle fire season The 2013 fire season has hit its peak and activity is starting to wind down as the cooler days of September are fast approaching. As I write this I am in central Oregon where we saw a morning low temperature of 36째F. Even with the cool temps, the area is still under a fire danger rating of very high and more activity is expected for the next four to six weeks. I got a call to a fire last week that was caused by a horseshoe sparking off a rock. I have always said that there was no such thing as a normal fire season and this year has certainly reinforced that comment.

The season started in the Southwest as it normally does but an abnormally strong monsoonal flow brought wetting rains across the region and all the way up into the Eastern Great Basin and parts of Montana. The ten-year average for this time in the season is 47,918 fires for 4,309,275 acres. The 2013 season at the same time has seen 28,199 fires for 2,367,271 acres. As the statistics reflect, the activity is well below normal.

This season has seen about thirty SEATs (Single Engine Air Tankers) on Exclusive Use Contracts. The EUCs

guarantee both the contractor and flight crew a minimum of from 30 to 120 days of duty time. This in part is a move by the government to ensure experienced crews have a steady income and will remain committed to the industry. In the past, a few slow seasons such as this one would result in seasoned pilots leaving to seek another line of work. There is already a shortage of qualified SEAT pilots and we certainly do not need to lose any more. The last few seasons have been relatively safe ones for the industry and I attribute this partially to the sixtyfive or so professional pilots that are in the program. As of this morning, there had been only ten Safe-Coms filed for the entire year.

This year, like in 2012, the SEATs have been used over much longer distances than in the past. A two or three-hundred nautical mile dispatch is the norm, where historically anything over eighty miles was frowned upon. The National SEAT Program Manager, Glen Claypool, came by the base for a visit last week and informed us that he liked the idea and in fact had been promoting it. This tactic has made it possible for the type three tankers (800-gallon) to fill in the

void created by the shortage of type one air tankers.

By next season all SEATs will have been outfitted with inline gate systems. This will leave only a handful of four and five hundred-gallon aircraft as type four air tankers which carry the four-hundred series tanker designation. The type threes will have an eight hundred series tanker number.

I hope you had a safe and profitable season and that I see you in the mountains.

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of the ravage of fire in Chile

by Bill Lavender It is hard to imagine aerial firefighting with single, piston engine powered aircraft. In the U.S., a turbine engine is required for SEAT (Single Engine Air Tanker) operations. It is the accepted norm throughout most of the world. An exception is with the Chilean government and its extensive firefighting efforts.

Chile’s CONAF (Corporacion Nacional Forestal), based in Santiago and Vina del Mar, is responsible for controlling brush fires on public lands and small forests. Its aerial command base operates from the Palma airport in Vina del Mar, near the Pacific coastline. The center is manned 24 hours a day with a minimum of six people in the daytime and three at night.

Juan Atienza Hormazabal is the command

center’s Chief of Operations with 30 years of experience in firefighting.

With 22 fire brigades under the Palma-1 command, multiple ground based stations set approximately in a ninekilometer radius of each other, monitor and manage the fires. Fire towers are strategically placed approximately 50-60 kilometers apart. From this network, the fires are fought by ground, unless CONAF determines aerial support is needed.

CONAF formed its aerial division in 1969. Until 2006, when it bought its fleet of fixed wing firefighting aircraft, it had contracted with various private aerial firefighting companies. Three new 2005 M18 Dromaders with PZL-K9 piston engines were put into service.

Two of the M18s are based at Palma-1, the command center. The third M18 is based about 500 km south under the command of the Pino Uno Station on the Carriel Sur Airport in Concepción. A maintenance shop is based in Curacavi, about halfway between Vina del Mar and Santiago.

In 2010, a 2009 model Sokol helicopter (Polish built) with a Bambi bucket was bought by CONAF. It is based at the Roble Uno station near Santiago and used for specialized drops. It can carry 1,500 liters, or a 1,500-kilogram payload.

It performs well in the high mountainous regions. Seven more privately owned helicopters are under contract with CONAF for on-demand use.

Raul Ramirez is Chief of Aerial Operations. Under his guidance, a rigid flight protocol is followed to insure the safety of the six M18 pilots and the public, as well as assuring all aircraft are flown within the rules and regulations of the DGAC, the Chilean FAA. Raul’s role as Chief of Aerial Operations includes training pilots.

Five pilots, plus Raul, are required during the main fire season months, which is from December through February.

Additionally, two helicopter pilots are required for the Sokol. Pilots are not allowed to be on base for more than 10 days at a time. After that, five days are required to be off base. No more than 10hour days are permitted for duty time. In some cases, this can be extended to 12 hours, but that triggers 15 hours of off duty time.

(L-R) CONAF M18 pilots Sebastian Ramirez and Louis Basso with Chief of Aerial Operations Raul Ramirez and one of the CONAF M18 Dromaders at the Palma-1 base in Vina del Mar, Chile.

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Each pilot is required to file a calculated and signed Weight and Balance (W&B) report before the beginning of flight ops.

The report must show the aircraft will be operated within a range of W&Bs plotted on a graph that meet the standards of the aircraft’s Pilot Operating Handbook (POH). The aircraft is limited to a gross weight of 5,300 kilos for takeoff. This equates to about 1,700 liters of water with 700 liters of fuel. As fuel is used, the water quantity is increased. To exceed the gross weight of the aircraft in Chile is illegal and punishable by a fine or imprisonment.

Fire inspectors travel by ground to the fire and decide if aerial support will be required. Recently, a C-172 and PA-28 were added to the fleet to patrol and monitor a certain flight path where there is a high risk for fire.

No formation flights are permitted, but have priority with other air traffic. Using a Garmin Aera for GPS guidance and a

Juan Atienza Hormazabal is Chief of Operations for CONAF’s Palma-1 base in Vina del Mar. He has over 30 years of fire fighting experience.

comm radio, the M18s arrive at the fire, circle to check for terrain, other obstacles and the extent of the fire. An escape route must be devised by the pilot before he can make the drop. This is a standard operation procedure for CONAF.

The M18’s PZL-K9 engine is rated at a maximum continuous 1,100 horsepower using 2,200 RPM and 1,150 mm of manifold pressure. Pilots use about 80% power when loaded and en route to the fire. Once the load is released, the power

The fire emblems seen here are fires mapped since April 2012 to January 2013. The red box represents a perimeter of 4.49 miles and encompasses 99.9 hectares.

CONAF uses Google Earth Pro to create mapping for fire sites. With Google Earth Pro, fire areas are prioritized based on fuels and the local population of the urban interface. All fires are caused by humans, either by accident or arson.

The CONAF M18s are outfitted with the Mielec-built fire gate. It is actuated by a hydraulic cylinder and works well over small brush and grass fires. For larger fires, the gate is manually operated by the pilot, which gives a larger opening for a greater release.

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is reduced to about 60%, or 1,700 RPM and 750 mm MP. The M18s have an average fuel burn of 200 liters per hour. During this time, the engine will also use 6-10 liters of oil, depending on the condition and hours on the engine. However, this is within factory limits for the PZL-K9 engine.

The oil is never changed, just added.

Each M18 logs about 100-150 hours during a fire season. The engines have to be started at least once every three days. For CONAF’s use, the engines last about six to seven years. A mandatory engine change is required at 1,400 hours.

Engines are replaced with new, not overhauled, engines.

The aerial division of CONAF is a very important key to its success in controlling fires on Chilean public land and small forests. Diligent attention to safety, maintenance and a rigid protocol allow CONAF to use the M18 Dromader in very challenging terrain and conditions.

The CONAF Palma-1 Command Center in Vina del Mar, Chile with Chief of Aerial Operations Raul Ramirez looking on.

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by Bill Lavender Aerial forestry work can be challenging, not only by its very nature but its financial limitations as well. This can be compounded when contract work in forestry is with a helicopter. As a rule, the helicopter is more expensive to operate than fixed-wing aircraft, increasing application costs. Let the price of fertilizer rise and a down turn in the lumber business occur and a helicopter forestry company can find itself in a dilemma. Not too many years ago, Provine Helicopter Service found itself in this very situation.

Provine Helicopter Service has been based in Greenwood, Mississippi for 28 years. It was founded by Greenwood native Bob Provine in 1985 when he bought his first helicopter, a piston-

powered Bell 47 G3B1. Since then, Provine Helicopter Service has treated over 7.5 million acres of forest, plus rightof-ways, row crops and other aerial work not measured in acres.

In 2002, Provine Helicopter built a specially designed facility at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport. There are offices for administration, as well as crew quarters that allow for sleeping and eating. The facility helps manage more than 30 employees during the peak operating season that has evolved to almost 12 months out of the year.

PartofProvineHelicopter’sbusinessmodel includes recurrent and safety training, along with pesticide recertification of its pilots at the Greenwood offices. This

training has been ongoing since 1990.

The Greenwood offices are aptly set up to provide training with its classrooms.

Training programs consist of a wide range of topics, including three days of recurrent pilot training seminars for helicopter accident prevention, safe chemical handling and application, as well as having speakers from EPA and various chemical companies.

“A few years ago, I saw the ‘cheese running out’,” is Bob’s way of explaining his realization that Provine Helicopter needed to reinvent itself. The glory days of helicopter work in forestry were changing. Then, with eleven helicopters, the company needed a stronger business plan. Bob saw a gradual decline in forestry work and decided the company needed to start doing business differently.

Even earlier, Provine Helicopter was feeling the trickle down effect of the turmoil of the early 2000s and the aftermath of September 11. “I realized we needed to diversify, while remaining focused on an industry (ag) where we have expertise. We had pilots and helicopters - which had originally been built for people carrying - so we started a Part 135 charter service certified to run an unlimited number of aircraft and pilots,” describes Bob.

(L-R) Top row, Beverley Lee / Comptroller, Jeannie Haddon / Assistant Manager, Mandy Carroll / Recptionist; Second row, Scott Stagner / General Manager, Bob Provine / founder, Michael McCool / President and Milton Hancock / Custodian - with one of Provine Helicopter Service’s Bell Jet Rangers at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport.

“At Provine, we do anything helicopter.

We are a helicopter spraying business, whether it be for forestry, right-a-ways, or row crops. We also conduct aerial surveying, charter flights and external load work,” says Bob. “We had to find more ways to use our ships. Now, we can be found working in 12 or more states.

We created a speciality, if the fixedwing aircraft couldn’t do it, that’s where we focused.”

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Bob Provine is looking forward to flying his wife, Paula, around in his newly acquired Schweizer 300C. The helicopter had only one owner since new in 2002 and logged only 250 hours.

(L-R) Michael McCool, Provine Helicopter Service’s president, Bob Provine, founder and Scott Stagner, General Manager, in Bob’s office planning the next day’s activities in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Provine Helicopter can be found treating rangeland in New Mexico and Texas, or aquatic spraying to eradicate salt cedar in Nebraska. The company also contracts for gypsy moth applications in the Northeast, that have included applications around the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Provine Helicopter has been working the “corn run” before there was one, more than eight years ago spraying corn fields fixed-wing aircraft could not treat.

Helicopters did to reinvent itself. “We found that by using two nurse trucks per helicopter our efficiency went up by 50%,” explains Bob. “We can now do the work of one and a half helicopters with twelve nurse trucks for six helicopters compared to when we had eleven nurse trucks and eleven helicopters.”

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Provine Helicopter exclusively use Bell Jet Rangers. This simplifies logistics with a commonality of parts and ease of pilots transitioning from one helicopter to another. Each of the helicopters are set up for multipurpose-use and operate under FAA Part 135, Part 137, or Part 133 (external load). Maintenance is outsourced to B&M Aircraft that is located on the ramp at Provine Helicopter’s home base in Greenwood.

Bob Provine says his aviation career started while still in high school. “I grew up watching crop dusters and learned to fly while in my teens.” He graduated high school and attended Mississippi State. However, his interests were more about flying than college.

A flight instructor of his, Gilmore Sims, ran into Bob’s father one day and pointed this out. With his father’s blessings, Bob started spending time with Gilmore flying all over the country in single and multi-engine, fixed-wing aircraft.

In 1969, Bob took a job with Kyle-Walker Flying service, a small crop dusting outfit in the Delta, flying a Piper 235 Pawnee in Phillip, Mississippi. The following year an opportunity presented itself and Bob signed on with Leflore Flying Service to spray and dust with a 450 hp Stearman.

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In 1973, Bob started a flying service with a Cessna C-188 AgWagon. He was one of the first operators to use the Ag-Wagon.

Nine years later, with an expanding flying service that was now operating two AT-301s, Bob got the urge to fly helicopters. He saw a Hughes 269B advertised for sale and bought it before he knew how to fly it. He had it shipped on a trailer from Arizona to Tupelo, Mississippi, where he took helicopter flying lessons and ultimately flew it back to Greenwood.

For three years, Bob built up his helicopter flight time while still spraying with fixed-wing aircraft. “I found local events in the area — air shows, fairs, festivals and such — and contacted them to ask

if I could attend the event and offer helicopter rides. I would give the event a part of my take. I’ve always been a people person and enjoyed getting to meet all kinds of folks at these events. Many of them had never flown and it was a privilege to give them their first flying experience.”

In the fall of 1984, Bob was contacted by a business associate who had recently bought into a chemical distribution company.

This businessman had been meeting with various firms about doing chemical spraying, but needed a good applicator capable of making very precise applications of non-selective herbicides.

“I bought a Bell helicopter in January 1985, outfitted it for spraying and that’s how I got started in the helicopter spraying business.

Over the years, Bob has been active within Mississippi’s ag-aviation serving as a member and chairman of the state’s agricultural aviation board (now abolished). In the 1970s, he served as a pilot director and officer of the Mississippi AAA. Four years ago he served as vice-president for two consecutive years and for the past two years, president of the Association. In 46 years, he has only missed two of the Association’s annual conventions to be a pallbearer.

Bob also serves his community. He has been a past director of the Boys Club of Leflore County. He has led book readings at the Delta Correctional Prison.

He is a member and past president of the Greenwood Investment Club that was founded in 1955. Equally important to Bob is his membership in the Church of Nativity (Episcopal) having served on the vestry, Capital Campaign co-chairman and Stewardship Chairman.

“The Lord has blessed me with faith, love and hope.

It is my duty to spread the “Word” as much as I can,” professes Bob.

Bob recently bought for his wife, Paula (so he can fly it for her) a pristine, one owner, 2002 Schweizer 300C helicopter with less than 250 hours total time. At the end of 2013, Bob will turn the reins of Provine Helicopter Service over to its president, Michael McCool, who has been with the company for 15 years. Bob will stay on as a director and enjoy retirement on his farm beside the muddy Tallahatchie River. “I have lived a blessed life in many ways. Heck, I have already formed a small company for my 300C. I got wild hogs to kill, recon work, pictures to take, aerial photography, you name it,” smiles Bob Provine about the next stage of his life.

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Jamie’s Fire Boss parts journey

by Bobbi Jo Otte Office Manager, Aero Spray My name is Bobbi Jo, and I am the office manager for Aero Spray, Inc. in Minnesota. I have a cute little story of a parts delivery for a Fire Boss working in Alaska.

Within 20 minutes and a half a dozen quick cell phone calls back and forth between our boss John Schwenk, Bob Wiplinger - the President of Wipaire (his friends call him Wip), one of our computer savvy ground crew, Zach Jensen, and myself, we had a plan!

I asked John Schwenk, my boss, if I could do this story and he said ok, citing the pilots always get most of the attention, so it might be good to acknowledge the efforts of some of the rest of the cast for a change!

I was actually 50 miles away from the office shopping with my younger sister, Jamie Otte who is brand new to our team. Zach was hanging around the office waiting to see if the wind was going to calm down. John was in town grabbing a bite to eat. Bob Wiplinger was evidently reasonably close to his factory/facility.

Consider these logistics: Our office in Appleton, Minnesota is a three-hour drive/165 miles to MSP (Minneapolis International), shopping mall in Willmar, Minnesota is 50 miles from Appleton, the Wipaire factory is 20-minute drive to MSP, MSP is 2466 miles/6+ hour flight to Fairbanks, Alaska and McGrath, Alaska is almost another 300 miles from Fairbanks.

It started out on a Saturday night in June close to 6:00 PM CDT with Jesse Weaver calling our office on a satellite phone from a remote Airstrip at McGrath to tell us they inevitably will need to shut down one of the Fire Bosses until a specific replacement part is available.

Goal: Parts installed before next shift in the morning.

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They inevitably will need to shut down one of the Fire Bosses until a specific replacement part is available.

So, simultaneously this is what we did: Zach books a ticket for my sister Jamie on a Delta flight that leaves for Fairbanks in three hours, it was actually the last available seat on the only available flight. Bob dropped whatever he was doing and drove to his facility at South St. Paul, Minnesota airport and located the

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needed part. Then, he and Chap, his assistant, prepared the part for the trip by boxing it up with a handle like a suitcase. Jamie prepares herself for the impromptu trip by buying a toothbrush and toothpaste and I drive her to the airport in the town we are shopping. John picks her up in the Mooney and flies her to the Wipaire facilities where Wip and Chap were putting the finishing touches on the packing. They then drove her to MSP with less than an hour to spare to catch her flight to Fairbanks.

Jamie arrives a little after midnight Alaska time with the large cardboard suitcase and hands it off to Lee Roberts, our service truck driver, who procured a local charter Cessna to fly the part to the McGrath location. The part was installed before duty time that morning!

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Jamie and I had finished up our work in the office and John insisted we should leave early from work because he wanted to look like a good boss. He was joking, right? Luckily for everyone it did not affect this parts delivery mission.

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3000th Air Tractor event presents new owner with milestone ag plane OLNEY, TX — An international gathering of dignitaries were on hand as Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch, presented the company’s 3,000th Air Tractor airplane to its new owners from Brazil. The Air Tractor AT-502B rolled off the Olney Texas company’s production line in mid July and recently returned from being on display at EAA’s AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh Wisconsin.

“This is a big milestone for Air Tractor,” says Hirsch. “I wish Air Tractor’s founder Leland Snow could be here to enjoy this moment. The model 502B is the most popular, best flying ag plane in the world, and Leland Snow designed it himself.” The 500-gallon capacity AT-502B is powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG turbine engine, which generates 750 SHP at 2200 RPM. The powerplant and the airplane’s 52-foot wingspan, allow the 502B to carry over two tons of liquid or dry material. Among agricultural pilots around the world, the airplane is considered a safe, comfortable airplane to fly, light on the controls and a reliable workhorse.

Left - Pedro Valente, general manager of Agropecuaria Maggi, accepts delivery of the 3000th Air Tractor from Jim Hirsch, president of Air Tractor, far right.

1000-gallon aircraft, the AT-1002, an aerial firefighting AT802F, Walt Disney Studio’s “Dusty” AT-400 and an AT-802A ag plane were parked next to Air Tractor AT-300 S/N 0002, the

Air Tractor number 3,000 was purchased by Agropecuaria Maggi Ltda., an agribusiness subsidiary of the André Maggi Group, a Brazilian agricultural conglomerate and the largest private producer of soybeans in the world. Agropecuaria Maggi is based in Sapezal in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Itamar Locks, a partner in Agropecuaria Maggi, and Pedro Valente, Agro Division Director, were on hand for the Air Tractor celebration.

The company also operates three other Air Tractor AT-502B aircraft for spraying crops of soybeans, cotton and corn.

Pratt & Whitney Canada President John Saabas travelled from Canada to be part of the festivities and to express his appreciation for Air Tractor’s four-decade use of Pratt & Whitney engines.

All current Air Tractor aircraft are powered by the Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engine series. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic engine.

Randy Neugebauer, U.S. Representative, Texas District 19; Texas State Senator Craig Estes and representatives for Texas State Representative Drew Springer were also in attendance, along with Air Tractor employees and Air Tractor/AeroGlobo dealers Grant Lane and Fabiano Zaccarelli Cunha, who facilitated the 3,000th Air Tractor sale to Agropecuaria Maggi.

The Air Tractor #3000 AT-502B was on display inside Plant 2A. Given the typical 100+ degree west Texas summer temperature outside, most guests attending the event were inclined to remain inside the air-conditioned Plant 2A hangar for the Texas barbecue luncheon and guided tour of Air Tractor manufacturing facilities.

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Jim Hirsch remarked that Air Tractor has come a long way since its early days, when in 1975 the company celebrated its annual production of 25 airplanes. “Today, we produce more ag airplanes in a year than all our competitors combined. Last year Air Tractor produced and sold 180 aircraft, an all-time company record,” says Hirsch. “Just over half of our aircraft sales are exports, which reflects the strong market presence our global dealer network has in key markets.” Hirsch adds, “It’s a pleasure to deliver Air Tractor #3,000 to Agropecuaria Maggi; and my congratulations also go to Air Tractor dealer Lane Aviation and Aeroglobo Aeronaves who sold this historic airplane.”

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Agropecuaria Maggi buys 3000th Air Tractor

by Bill Lavender August 7, 2013 Air Tractor, Inc. celebrated the delivery of its 3000th Air Tractor, an AT-502B with a PT6A-34AG engine. The aircraft was sold to Agropecuaria Maggi, a division of Grupo André Maggi, which is a family owned farming conglomerate based in Sapezal, Mato Grosso Brazil. The sale was made by AeroGlobo Aeronaves, a representative of Air Tractor dealer Lane Aviation. AeroGlobo is based in Botucatu Brazil, owned

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AeroGlobo invited Agropecuaria Maggi representatives, Itamar Locks, a director for Grupo André Maggi and past president of Agropecuaria Maggi, as well as Pedro Valente, General Manger of Agropecuaria Maggi to attend the event. The company owns four AT-502B aircraft, of which all were bought from AeroGlobo.

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Grupo André Maggi was formed 36 years ago by André Maggi. Today, with over 5,000 employees, it is operated by the second generation of Maggi’s. The company has five farms totaling over 220,000 hectares (550,000 acres). In 2013/2014, the company planted over 250,000 hectares in corn, soybeans and cotton; 84,000 hectares of corn, 136,000 hectares of soybeans and 30,000 hectares of cotton. Using the double crop method of planting, the first crop was planted on 146,000 hectares and the second crop on 104,000 hectares.

Grupo André Maggi is the world’s largest private soybean producer. The company has annual revenues of $5.5 billion USDs and produces annually over 1 million metric tons of corn and soybeans.

The first of five farms was bought in Mato Grosso in 1978. Since, the company has expanded into four divisions; farming, trading, energy and logistics.

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Brazil would not support his plans for the future. The company expanded into areas that would provide the support the farms needed. Under Maggi’s direction five PCHs were built, small hydroelectric companies. These energy plants use water to produce 80 megawatts of electricity per hour.

The company realized it needed a reliable way to move its commodities to the world market. It built three ports to accommodate water transportation and is building three more for a total of six ports.

The logistics division of Grupo André Maggi owns barges and tug boats. These boats move the company’s commodities from the production site to the ports for world delivery.

The trades division of Grupo André Maggi sells its commodities worldwide with offices in Argentina, Norway, Switzerland and Brazil. It buys and sells annually more than eight million tons of corn and soybeans. The company has

over two million tons storage capacity for soybeans and corn and can receive commodities at 44 stations.

After the 3000th Air Tractor delivery celebration at the Air Tractor factory in Olney Texas, the AT-502B, Serial Number 502B-2919, will be flown to Brazil.

Agropecuaria Maggi bought its first agaircraft in 1979, a Cessna Ag-Wagon.

Today, it has three Ipanemas and four AT-502Bs. Each aircraft logs about 500 hours per year. Due to high heat and humidity in Mato Grosso, the aircraft primarily apply fungicides and insecticides. The first AT-502B was bought in 2008. The company calculated the operating costs of

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Each of the five farms has a manager and an agronomist. The agronomist reports to the manager the condition and needs of the crops. The farm manager decides when to use the aircraft. Each farm has aircraft assigned to it as needed. The aircraft fly from six or seven airstrips on each farm.

After the 3000th Air Tractor delivery celebration at the Air Tractor factory in Olney Texas, the AT-502B, Serial Number 502B-2919, will be flown to Brazil. According to Agropecuaria Maggi General Manager Pedro Valente, the company plans to add more AT502B aircraft to its fleet. “It fits our operation very well. We have looked at its operating costs and have found it is the best aircraft for us. After visiting the Air Tractor factory for the 3000th Air Tractor celebration and meeting the people who build this aircraft, we are convinced the Air Tractor is the best agaircraft in the world.”

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you with an informative, and hopefully interesting, viewing experience on a range of topics. They are all free; all we ask is that you spread the word.

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video covers some of the basic underlying concepts of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and how the theories behind it were developed. It also addresses what caused its urgent need by highlighting the critical accidents that helped advance CRM from academic theory in the 1970s to a way of life in today’s air carrier world. As the video points out, unfortunately, most of those lessons are paid for in blood. Even something as trivial as a light bulb can and has cost human lives. But through these losses we’ve developed the system we have today, which, while not perfect, is much better than what we had before.

The second video I want to talk about is “Risk Management.” Now, before you roll your eyes, remember that risk management has become a vitally important tool for pilots. Through the history of aviation we’ve continually improved our safety record by focusing on key aspects. First it was the machines themselves.

Early airplanes were notoriously unreliable, and unreliable in more than just an inconvenient way. They had a tendency to have catastrophic mechanical failures. By the 1950s it was our Air Traffic Control system that needed immediate attention. In the 1970s it was our cockpit culture that needed the help of CRM. Risk management is a systematic approach to identifying risk, assessing its probability and severity, and determining a mitigation strategy.

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As the video points out, this is a particularly difficult task in general aviation because you don’t have a safety or operations department to lean on for an independent risk assessment. You also don’t have a dispatcher reviewing weather and preparing a flight plan. Instead, the pilot must perform all these roles.

Please check out these videos and all the others as well, and let us know what you think. Is there a topic we haven’t covered that you’d like to see? Please let us know. We’re always looking for feedback.

Frederick Tilton, M.D., M.P.H., received both an M.S. and an M.D. degree from the University of New Mexico and an M.P.H. from the University of Texas. During a 26-year career with the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Tilton logged more than 4,000 hours as a command pilot and senior flight surgeon flying a variety of aircraft. He currently flies the Cessna Citation 560 XL.

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NAAA’s busy season is underway As aerial applicators’ busy season winds down, NAAA and NAAREF’s busy period is ramping up. From hosting the world’s largest agricultural aviation trade show, to putting on the PAASS Program at multiple state conventions, to deliberating on pressing issues of the day at NAAA’s board meetings, the six-month stretch between Labor Day and President’s Day is filled with a whirlwind series of events. The fact that NAAA’s busy season coincides with what many aerial applicators would classify as their “offseason” is by design. The schedule works because members have more flexibility to travel and attend state and national association meetings. This includes NAAA and NAAREF’s volunteer leaders and the PAASS presenters who deliver the industry’s premiere safety education program around the country. That’s essentially what NAAA’s busy season is all about: making the most of the opportunities the offseason provides to help prepare aerial applicators so they can have a safe and productive upcoming season. Here’s a closer look at the ways we do that.

2013–2014 PAASS PROGRAM The PAASS Program will embark on its 16th year of educating pilots on key safety, security and drift minimization issues important to flying, modern agriculture and crop protection when its 2013–2014 campaign kicks off in mid-October. The new program modules will focus on the following topics: Airfield Watch: The Airfield Watch Module will stress the importance of maintaining vigilance over your operational equipment and chemicals. An aircraft theft that occurred during 2013 demonstrated to NAAA the lack of coordination between government law enforcement and security agencies which delayed actions we could have taken. Once a state organization was asked to make their members aware of the incident, the pilot and aircraft were located within hours. Working with the FBI and TSA, NAAA will attempt to implement a new notification system to make the Association aware of stolen equipment.

Human Factors: The Human Factors Module will capitalize on a unique opportunity to study an aircraft accident which occurred in 2012. With the assistance of the operator and the pilot involved, the program will analyze the entire occurrence and pinpoint how the accident chain could have been broken to prevent the accident.

Spray Drift: For the new Spray Drift Module, PAASS investigated the claims paid by insurance underwriters for crop damages made on behalf of operators and sought out details of some of these claims. Many dollars were paid out for claims other than

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drift caused by adverse weather conditions such as wind and inversion conditions. Some claims resulted from contaminated chemical being applied for various reasons. A major problem now is improper crop identification of susceptible crops adjacent to the target field. PAASS will present some thoughts to head off some of these potential problems.

Hangar Flying: The Hangar Flying Module will document ag accidents that occur during the 2013 season. Information on the aircraft type, location, cause of the accident when known and a comparison of accidents in prior years will be presented. In addition, NAAREF will present “Are You Smarter than a Student Pilot?” using audience response clickers to stimulate interest in increasing your knowledge of agricultural aviation. The module also will brief attendees on any late-breaking happenings that influence ag pilots and operators.

The PAASS Program Development Committee is confident you will learn something new at this year’s PAASS Program. Consult the NAAA website calendar at www.agaviation.org/events for the date and location of a presentation near you.

NAAA CONVENTION The NAAA Convention & Exposition is agricultural aviation’s premiere event, and this year is no exception. Join your ag aviation peers for the 47th Annual NAAA Convention & Exposition in Reno, Nev., Dec. 9–12 and reap the benefits of agricultural aviation’s highest-yielding show. With more than 20 hours of educational programming, 100 booths and 1,000 attendees, there’s no better place to network, socialize and hear from industry experts than NAAA’s Annual Convention.

This year NAAA has upped the ante by adding two new marquee programs to the slate. Both events are scheduled for Dec. 12 beginning in the early afternoon.

For the first time ever, NAAREF is presenting the hour-long NAAREF Safety Session. This is a must-see session for all attendees, regardless of experience level, and will provide an overview on understanding human factors and how to eliminate stall/ spin accidents. You can never

learn enough about safety as an operator and pilot in the aerial application industry.

If you’ve been in the industry less than five years, don’t miss the “Ask the Expert Speed Mentoring Session,” which will be a series of 10-minute speed mentoring sessions with experienced operators and pilots, insurance and regulatory representatives and ag schools. This is your chance to pose questions to industry experts in a much smaller group setting than the Compaass Rose sessions and builds on that popular program. Come to speed mentoring immediately following Compaass Rose to get your questions answered and make connections with industry experts.

All of these programs are made possible thanks to the support of NAAA’s members. If you aren’t a member already, we invite you to become one. It only takes a few minutes to join NAAA and is one of the best investments you can make for yourself and your business. To join, call 202-546-5722 or visit www.agaviation.org/ content/membership.

We encourage you to stay through Thursday evening to take advantage of these exciting new professional growth opportunities. Of course, there’s much, much more in store for attendees. Check out everything that is being offered at the 2013 NAAA Convention at www.agaviation.org. Pre-registration is open until Nov. 20; you’ll save $50 if you register for the convention by that date. Register online at NAAA’s website, www.agaviation.org.

BOARD MEETINGS When the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) holds its fall board meeting in New Orleans next month, almost 100 members from across the country will gather to discuss a wide range of association business and address issues of importance to agricultural aviation. Both the WNAAA and NAAREF boards, with all their committees, meet in conjunction with the NAAA Board of Directors meeting, as does the NAAA/Syngenta Leadership Training Program. More than 120 individuals currently volunteer their time and effort to support the aerial application industry in this way, mostly on their own dime. Board members travel three times per year to attend board meetings held in October, December and February.

NAAA is a member-driven organization, and all NAAA board and committee meetings are open to NAAA members. Decisions made there will determine the course of action on a variety of issues pertaining to government policy, public relation actions to take to promote the industry and other broad areas affecting agricultural aviation as a whole.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM One of NAAA’s most valuable and rewarding initiatives is the NAAA/Syngenta Leadership Training Program (LTP), which Syngenta Crop Protection has generously sponsored since its inception in 1995. The leadership program has greatly benefitted NAAA, our members and the agricultural aviation industry by helping individual members strengthen their professionalism, increase their confidence and augment their leadership skills.

LTP provides useful instruction in the areas of public affairs, media relations, government affairs, association programs, team building and other skills vital to leadership within the aerial application industry and trainees’ own communities. More than 250 participants have benefited from this invaluable training in the 18 years it has been offered. The 2013–2014 leadership program kicks off next month with 16 new leadership training candidates.

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“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him” (Romans 10:12). God has always been consistent about what He demands to get into His heaven, and that is by faith— not works. All of our righteous works are filthy rags in God’s sight (Isaiah 64:6).

Paul wrote, “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one” (Romans 3:1012). All men are sinful in God’s sight, we have no righteousness of our own that can get us into God’s heaven. God so loved humanity that He has given His only Son, Jesus Christ, to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins (Hebrews 7:27, 10:12) so that anyone who calls

on Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior can have God’s riches and blessings for all eternity.

will make—because Jesus Christ is the only Savior for this lost world of sinners like you and me!

For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13). The word “Lord” implies king, ruler and authority. The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes (Romans 1:16).

The simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ that God has set before humans makes it very plain that God’s eternal riches and blessing are accessible to all humans, without any difference being made because of race, gender, wealth, social status or intellect. Eternal life in God’s heaven is so easy that no one will ever be able to use any excuse for why they didn’t believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord. Everything that humans need for all eternity, material and spiritual, is controlled by Jesus Christ, our God and Savior (2 Peter 1:1). We become holy and blameless in God’s sight when we believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord (Ephesians 1:4). The choice we make about Jesus Christ is the most important choice we

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I had began my spraying runs on the side of the field where the drainage ditch was about one-half the way down the field length and it angled back toward the ending side of the field to about one-eighth of the field length close to the end where I entered the field to began spraying. The farmer had placed one flagger on the ditch road and the other flagger outside the field on the far end. This was fine with me for the flagger could stair-

step down the little road, and as I lined up on my run, would have time to move out of my way and out of the spray as I flew past him spraying and flying under the cross-country wires.

This was safer than having to climb a heavy loaded airplane up over the wires.

Everything went good for the first nine loads. As I began each of my swath runs, the flagger would take his pre-calculated steps and get out of the way of the low flying airplane.

Then, as I entered the field on my last load, (by now the ditch had angled close to my entry point) beginning my run, heavily loaded with 300 gallons of spray mix and quickly bearing down on the flagger, he started to take his steps out of my way when he stopped, turned his back to me and looked at something down in the drain ditch.

I realized things were suddenly going from an okay situation to an escalating critical decision I was now facing. Flying the heavy loaded airplane and the quickly approaching proximity to the flagger and the fast approaching cross-country high lines, I was at the point of no return where I knew I could not climb over the wires without hitting them. I made my decision to pop the control stick back in an effort not to hit the flagger, then just as quickly pop the stick forward and attempt to get under the wires without hitting them.

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At 120 miles per hour, two feet above the ground, approaching a flagger who seems to be standing very tall and immediately past him low hanging wires, things get very interesting very fast.

Just as I got to the flagger, I popped the stick back, climbing 3-4 feet trying to avoid hitting the flagger, then popped the stick forward in an attempt to get under the wires. As I started under the wires, the rudder of the airplane hit the lowest hanging wire, which immediately pushed the airplane down and I hit the ground with a hard thud and bounced back into the air.

Applying full power, easing back on the stick, the heavy spring steel of the landing gear held firm and I managed to stagger back into the air trying to recover from the wire strike and not lose control of the airplane which would have ended with a severe crash. Gaining altitude after my contact with the ground, I pulled up and away from my spray run and looked back to see if I had indeed missed hitting the flagger. I felt a sigh of relief as I saw the boy running down the ditch bank road and out of the field. Then my attention turned back toward the struggling airplane .

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on the flagger. As I reached the field, the boy was standing at the edge of the field, scared out of his wits. After making sure he was okau, I asked him why he had turned his back to my fast approaching airplane instead of taking his steps and getting out of the way. He replied he had seen a large snake swimming toward him in the drainage ditch. He continued, “When you went over me, I felt the wind from the propeller and the whoosh of the wheels. I saw the airplane hit the wires that forced you to the ground. I was scared because I had almost got hit and almost caused you to crash”.

I assured him we both were lucky and how quickly not paying attention could lead to a very dangerous situation. He agreed

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and offered his meek apology for causing the incident.

I had him go back into the field to where he had dropped his flag, get back in place and I would return shortly and finish the spray job.

Returning to the airstrip, my A&P mechanic had repaired the top of the my airplanes rudder and I took off from the landing strip and finished spraying the field.

Sometimes, just hearing the sound of a crop dusting airplane or seeing it fly by can cause such an instant “reflection” of some old memories of being a crop duster pilot.

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The total depreciation is the same.

A new aircraft may reduce your current tax obligation by using accelerated depreciation.

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FAA issues proposed AD that will cost aircraft owners $83 million SAN ANTONIO, TX. — The FAA proposed an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to limit the allowable time-in-service of more than 30,000 TITAN brand 520- and 550-series cylinder assemblies installed on about 6,000 Continental IO-520, TSIO-520, IO-550 and IOF-550 engines. The proposed AD affects a broad serial number range of cylinder assemblies (p/n AEC631397), and would require that these cylinders be removed from service at 1,000 hours time-in-service.

In addition, about half the affected cylinders would be required to be removed from service within 25 hours if their time-in-service is less than 500 hours. Cylinders permitted to continue in service would be subject to repetitive 50-hour inspections until they are retired. The FAA estimates cost of compliance to be $82,620,000.

Engine Components International (ECi) believes that the FAA’s proposed AD is unwarranted, inappropriate and unnecessarily punitive for the owners of the affected aircraft. The FAA’s action was prompted by 30 instances (out of 30,000 installed) of head-to-barrel junction failures in TITAN® cylinders, but none of these failures resulted in an accident or injury. Such failures result in a loss of 20% of engine power, leaving ample power to make a safe landing, which is exactly what happened in every case. In fact, FAA regulation requires that engines must be designed to operate safely with one cylinder not functioning. A substantial number of the failures occurred in twinengine aircraft, where the safety consequences were even less significant. In fact, there have been more than 1,200 similar head-to-barrel

failures in 520/550 cylinders manufactured by other Production Approval Holders for which the FAA has taken no action.

Airmotive Engineering Corp (AEC) provided the FAA with a detailed analysis of such failures from the FAA’s own Service Difficulty Report (SDR) database showing that the failure rate of TITAN cylinders is the lowest in the industry.

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The FAA’s action arose out of a February 2012 safety recommendation by the NTSB (A-12-7). However, in a move that is almost unprecedented, the FAA’s proposed AD goes far beyond what the NTSB recommended. The NTSB’s recommendation was to remove the cylinders from service when they reached Continental’s recommended engine TBO (typically 1,600 to 2,200 hours), but the FAA is proposing to remove them from service at 1,000 hours, and in addition to remove a substantial number of under 500-hour cylinders immediately.

On February 14, 2013, top executives of AEC met with representatives of the FAA and NTSB to present results of extensive research performed by the company—including test-cell runs, torture testing of head-to-barrel junctions, and mathematical finite element modeling—which demonstrated conclusively that the head-to-barrel junctions in these cylinders would not fail if the cylinder was operated within its design temperature limits.

AEC explained to the FAA and NTSB that the few separations suffered were due to operation of the cylinders with CHTs well above the maximum allowable operating limit of 460⁰F. In some cases, the failures were caused by improper leaning and powerplant management by the pilot; in other cases, they were caused by abnormal combustion events such as heavy detonation and pre-ignition that can cause thermal runaway and rapidly increase CHT to temperatures of 650⁰F or more.

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There is no empirical or theoretical evidence that life-limiting the cylinders will reduce the incidence of head-to-barrel separations.

To the contrary, industry experience demonstrates that the FAA’s proposed AD would actually degrade safety rather than improve it.

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The FAA’s action would result in thousands of premature “top overhauls” where all six cylinders are removed and replaced in hundreds of general maintenance shops by A&P mechanics who are not engine specialists. Industry experience shows that there is a substantial risk of catastrophic engine failure following such top overhauls. All eight throughbolts that clamp the crankcase halves together are un-torqued, opening the door for main bearing displacement and other potentially catastrophic issues. In addition, the replacement cylinders are then broken in “in the field” rather than on the test stand in an engine shop, which often leads to improper breakin and excessive blow-by that can overheat and compromise the integrity of the head-to-barrel junction of the replaced cylinder.

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ntsb reports NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA293* Date: May 23, 2013 Location: Longview, TX Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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The airplane was loaded with chemicals and topped off with fuel for the final load of the day. The pilot planned to spray the field and then refuel in Longview, Texas, before continuing to Garland, Arkansas. He circled Longview for about 15 minutes looking for KGGG but could not locate it. He spotted an airport about 5 miles south and noticed it had a control tower. He flew over midfield and rocked the airplane’s wings in attempt to receive a light signal from the control tower. The engine experienced

a total loss of power and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field about 1 mile southeast of KGGG. Examination of the wreckage by a FAA inspector revealed that both wings sustained leading edge damage during impact and no evidence of fuel was observed in the fuel tanks. Additionally, the propeller blades exhibited little to no rotational damage. The inspector did not find any evidence of preaccident mechanical malfunctions.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA384* Date: June 28, 2013 Location: Heth, AR Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

On June 28, 2013, at 1210 central daylight time an Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 single engine airplane, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain during landing. The pilot was not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan had not been filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight.

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Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local aerial application flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137.

At the conclusion of the aerial application flight, the pilot was returning to the departure airport. The pilot touched

town on runway 2 at MKL utilizing a full-stall landing technique, and shortly thereafter, the airplane began drifting to the right. The pilot responded by applying left aileron, rudder, and brake; and as the airplane returned to the centerline, the pilot attempted to realign the airplane’s direction of travel with the runway. The control inputs were ineffective, and the pilot next applied full reverse thrust and attempted to apply the brakes. The pilot noted that the application of left brake

The pilot stated that control was lost shortly after touchdown when the airplane began an uncommanded drift to the right. The right main landing gear partially collapsed and the right wing and the propeller impacted terrain.

The airplane came to rest upright in a ditch on the side of the runway. The operator reported they suspect there was a structural failure of the right main landing gear.

NTSB Identification: *ERA13LA312* Date: June 29, 2013 Location: Jackson, TN Aircraft: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA402* Date: July 03, 2013 NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA391* Location: Tillar, AR Date: July 02, 2013 Aircraft: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B Location: Ipswich, SD Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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NTSB Identification: *WPR13LA308* Date: July 03, 2013 Location: Caldwell, ID Aircraft: WSK PZL MIELEC M-18A Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

On July 3, 2013, at about 0605 mountain daylight time, a WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (Dromader) was substantially damaged during a takeoff attempt at Hubler Field Airport, Caldwell, Idaho. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight, which was originating at the time of the accident. A flight plan had not been filed.

The pilot stated that he was on takeoff roll with a load of applicant when the airplane seemed to stop accelerating. The pilot jettisoned his load and pulled back on the stick. The airplane impacted a fence at the end of the runway and went into a river about 300 feet from the fence. The airplane’s engine separated from its mount and both wings were badly damaged.

NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA394* Date: July 04, 2013 Location: Colfax, LA Aircraft: GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B Injuries: 1 Minor.

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According to the pilot, the airplane "clipped" a tree during a pass while applying chemical to the field. The airplane flipped and came to rest inverted in the field. The upper and lower wings separated from the airframe, the right elevator was broken, and the engine separated from the fuselage.

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NTSB Identification: *ERA13LA318* Date: July 08, 2013 Location: Beaufort, NC Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG CORSCHWEIZER G-164B, Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

On July 8, 2013, about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Grumman Aircraft G-164B was substantially damaged when it impacted crops and terrain while landing at a private airstrip near Beaufort, North Carolina. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.

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The private airstrip included a paved runway that was about 25-feet-wide and 2,000-feet-long. In addition, the crops were planted about 20 feet from the edge of the runway.

The airplane was scheduled for recovery and subsequent examination by a FAA inspector at a later date.

NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA414* Date: July 10, 2013 Location: Coy, AR Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

On July 10, 2013, about 1430 central daylight time, an Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 airplane was substantially damaged while landing near Coy, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured.

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The local flight originated approximately 1425.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA422* Date: July 17, 2013 Location: Elmira, MI Aircraft: Grumman G-164A Injuries: 1 Serious.

On July 17, 2013, about 1625 eastern daylight time, a Grumman Aircraft CorScweizer G-164A impacted trees and terrain during an aerial application of an agricultural field. The airplane was consumed by a post impact fire and sustained substantial damage. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The local flight originated from Gaylord Regional Airport, Gaylord, Michigan, about 1555.

NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA447* Date: July 19, 2013 Location: Tamaroa, IL Aircraft: BELL 206B Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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The pilot reported no injuries. The helicopter was substantially damaged.

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from a private helipad near the accident site about 0928.

The pilot reported that he was approaching his turning point to reverse course after an initial spray pass. However, he did not remember anything related to the accident itself. He noted that the accident site was located about onequarter mile south of the point he had intended to begin the turn to reverse course for the next spray pass. He noted that the helicopter was preforming “great” immediately prior to the accident.

According to witnesses, the airplane struck two suspended power lines and subsequently impacted terrain about 1 ½ miles east of KHNB. After the airplane impacted terrain, it continued towards and came to rest in a group of trees located next to a lake.

The automated weather reporting station located at KHNB reported at 1035: wind from 230 degrees at 11 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 82 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point 72 degrees F, and a barometric pressure of 30.07 inches of mercury.

Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the scene and retained the wreckage for further examination. The inspectors noted that the power lines ran north-south across the flight path on the east side of the field.

NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA426* Date: July 20, 2013 Location: Shannon, IL Aircraft: Air Tractor Inc. AT-502 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA424* Date: July 19, 2013 Location: Huntingburg, IN Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A Injuries: 1 Serious.

On July 19, 2013, about 1030 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-802A airplane impacted terrain after striking a pair of suspended power lines during low altitude maneuvering near the Huntingburg Airport (KHNB), Huntingburg, Indiana. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from KHNB at an unknown time.

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time, an Air Tractor model AT-502 airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the runway 18 (2,640 feet by 125 feet, turf) at Sneek Airport (2IL0), Shannon, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight that was departing at the time of the accident.

According to the operator, the pilot had flown several uneventful aerial application flights earlier that morning in the accident airplane. On the accident flight, after achieving liftoff, the airplane was unable to maintain a climb outside the region of ground effect and collided with the tall corn crop located off the departure end of the runway 18 (2,640 feet by 125 feet, turf).

The right main landing gear collapsed during the landing. The airplane came to rest upright and the pilot extracted himself from the airplane uninjured. The aft fuselage and wings were substantially damaged during accident impact sequence. The operator reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the accident airplane during the accident flight.

The nearest aviation weather reporting station was located at Albertus Airport (KFEP), Freeport, Illinois, about 6.5 miles northeast of the accident site. At 0935, the KFEP automated surface observing system reported the following weather conditions: wind 320 degrees true at 3 knots, visibility 10 miles, sky clear, temperature 26 degrees Celsius, dew point 19 degrees Celsius, altimeter setting 29.95 inches of mercury.

A postaccident meteorological review of available wind data indicated that calm wind conditions prevailed throughout the morning. However, within 10-minutes of the accident, at 0935, the wind was reported to be from the northwest at 3 knots.

NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA436* Date: July 24, 2013 Location: Champaign, IL Aircraft: OH-13E/M74 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

On July 24, 2013, about 1130 central daylight time, a Texas Helicopter OH-13E collided with the terrain following what the pilot described as a loss of main rotor effectiveness during an aerial application flight in Champaign, Illinois. The air transport rated pilot was not injured. The helicopter received substantial damage to the airframe. Visual flight rules prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from the operators facility in Mansfield, Illinois, at 0730.

NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA448* Date: July 28, 2013 Location: Capron, IL Aircraft: ROBINSON R44 Injuries: 1 Serious.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA443* Date: July 29, 2013 Location: Monte Vista, CO Aircraft: GRUMMAN G-164A Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

On July 29, 2013, at 0735 mountain daylight time, a Grumman model G-164A was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Monte Vista, Colorado. The pilot was not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight that.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA442* Date: July 29, 2013 Location: Streator, IL Aircraft: TEXAS HELICOPTER CORP OH-13H/M74A Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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NTSB Identification: *CEN13LA444* Date: July 29, 2013 Location: Eagle Lake, MN Aircraft: EAGLE DW-1 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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August 14, 40 years ago Earlier this month, I took a moment to pause; August 14, forty years ago, I soloed a C-150 after a week of preparation. It was the beginning of a forty-year career in ag-aviation for which I have no regrets.

It was summertime in Fort Valley Georgia, only 10 miles from where I live today. My roommate was a crop duster. I was a 20-year old optician. My roommate kept throwing his $1,000 weekly pay checks on the kitchen table, knowing I would see them. I was earning less than a fifth of that amount. Obviously, if he could be a crop duster, I could, too. Never mind I had never flown a day in my life, except for a single one-way trip in an airliner to Cleveland, Ohio.

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Much of the good fortune of these forty years is the direct result of my wife of 38 years, Sandy. Without her, God only knows what would have become of me. However, my good fortune extends even beyond her. Both my son, Graham, and my daughter, Casey, work with Sandy and me at AgAir Update .

It is a blessing that only a few enjoy.

What is to follow in the next 40 years? In all likelihood, I won’t be around to see all of it. However, Graham has made great strides in helping Sandy and me with managing AgAir Update . I imagine Casey will become an important part of the picture, as well. My plan is to never quit this career, just not be at it quite as hard. Besides, quitting would entail giving up many lifelong friends in this business and lead me into a life of boredom.

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I never stop being amazed at the cycle of a growing season. Some of these are fields that I planted, fertilized, sprayed and worried over. Like a farmer who isn’t, I can’t claim these fields “as my own” but I can sure enough claim the work and just like every other ag-pilot, I like to take pride in the work I’ve done.

the topic of conversation is the one you screwed up. That’s just the nature of the business. I’m not bashful about admitting my mistakes, although I certainly don’t brag about them. It’s a rare man that never makes an error and those that make a claim to that effect are not being honest with themselves or anyone else.

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Thankfully they are few, but they are still there. Lessons learned about conditions and techniques, the difference between “thinking” I got it and “knowing” I got it, pushing a turn or pushing myself too much. Every ag-pilot knows; you can fly millions of acres, but the one that is

As the last spray job gets closer there is a lot of talk about planned hunting trips and well earned vacations. Pilots are pulling out their bows and rifles, dusting off the camo’ and exercising dogs. Fall is on the horizon and after the sweltering heat of the 2013 season, I believe that everybody is ready for some cooler weather and leisure time in the

outdoors. Some have plans to take the cruise the wife has yearned for, while others of us will move on to another seat in another place.

It’s been a long tough season. Not all of us have made it through unscathed and across the country sad news has traveled too many times about the loss of a brother aviator. I know there are many who are eager to close the book on this season and pray for a better season to come.

You can sure count me in on that one.

Fortunately, the rice we planted has grown into a superb crop. Mother Nature has been kind, even if Lady Luck has sometimes shunned us. Of course that can all change in a minute, but so far we’ve been blessed. “Knock on wood”, as the saying goes.

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harvesters will begin crawling through the fields. We all hope for an abundant yield because we know the better the farmer does, the better we all do. It’s a lot easier to convince a farmer to spend his money when he has money to spend.

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go out there every day, hang it on the edge and give it all they got. We are the soldiers of the sky in a battle we are born to fight. Through the tough times and the good times season after season, agpilots like you and me continue to carry on and strive to keep the crops growing.

The work we do is imperative to the success of modern farming operations.

When I look out over the endless fields of flowing green, I am reminded that none of this would be even remotely possible if it weren’t for the pilots in the airplanes and all the hard working people who keep these machines and pilots flying.

cockpits on dusty air strips, with burning eyes and sore backs, the guys just like me who go out there every day, hang it on the edge and give it all they got.

When I write these articles I think of all the pilots I know and those I hope to know. All those guys in hot cockpits on dusty air strips, with burning eyes and sore backs, the guys just like me who

It’s not an easy job and there are times when it seems we just can’t win. There are times when it seems the whole world is watching every move you make and is poised to pounce with the slightest excuse. But it’s a life we chose and one we love, so we press on and come through. We look back now and again, taking stock of where we are and where we’ve been — the sweat, blood and tears

— the comrades lost and at times the parts of ourselves we sacrificed for a calling that takes us beyond what others could only imagine.

We also revel in our profession; we do a job that can’t be done unless the person doing it loves what he does. That’s the reason we keep going. When ag-pilots hang up our helmets as the end of the season comes upon us, we are glad to do so… for a little while.

It’s been a tough season that’s for sure and I sure hope that all my fellow agpilots are ready next season to go do what we do. I’m off to other flying adventures in the Southwest. I look forward to reporting from there. Take care and fly well.

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Oshkosh b’gosh!

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by Terry Humphrey The AirVenture Show, at EAA Headquarters in Whitman Field, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with over 10,000 aircraft and 500,000 attendees from all over the world, is the largest example of the love people have for aviation. From warbirds and antiques, homebuilts and ultralights, to the most advanced examples of general aviation manufacturers - all were represented.

Few active ag pilots ever get to attend Oshkosh, because it the event takes place in the busiest part of the season. This year, however, agricultural aviation was prominently represented at show center. Five aircraft were on display in or near Air Show Central and three ag aircraft actually flew demonstrations.

Thrush Aircraft had an 510G at the General Electric Pavilion and another dual cockpit 510G that flew performances in the show. Air Tractor had their 3,000th built aircraft, an AT-502, on display in the Phillips 66 Plaza adjacent to Air Show Central.

“Dusty”, the central character in the Disney Movie “Planes”, was on display and flew at various times during the show. The great Gene Soucy flew spectacular day and night exhibitions in his highly modified 450 Ag Cat. Through the efforts of Thrush Aircraft, General Electric and the Experimental Aircraft Association, I was very fortunate to be a representative of agricultural aviation and perform at the 2013 AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

It all started earlier this year, when Dave Dickerson, our public relations representative, told me that there was some interests in having an agricultural aircraft perform an application exhibition at the show. We wanted to show in an artistic manner, what agricultural aircraft do and how they do it. We began to develop a plan which included a series of non-aerobatic flight maneuvers and a narration. The narration was a most important aspect of the performance. While describing the various maneuvers, it also highlighted many aspects of our industry and the contributions aerial applicators make to agriculture and food production around the world.

In developing our flight routine, Dave brought in veteran show pilot, Ed Hammell. Ed is a former U.S. Air Force F-16 instructor, veteran aerobatics competitor and well known performer on the air show circuit. His expertise, experience and guidance were

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the key elements to receiving the approval of our exhibition by the EAA officials and FAA. Ed, Dave and I worked together for two days flying the 510G and worked out a seven minute routine that exhibited the performance in a manner that was safe, fluid and hopefully, interesting enough to hold the crowd’s attention. We included spray passes and made sure all ag turns and approaches were away from the crowd. We also included a 250 gallon dump, a figure 8 turn, a photo pass, and, a short field landing that terminated the performance with the aircraft backing up on the runway before turning into show central.

After we established the elements and sequences of the performance, Ed told me, “OK, go out and practice that at least fifty times.” When I asked why fifty he said, “When you do the routine in the show, it has to be so natural to you that you’ll do it automatically, without thinking. Because, when you get in front of that crowd, you don’t want to have to think about anything!”

All the practice was done at Dawson Municipal Airport in Georgia and I got all my water from the loading system of my friend, J.D. Scarborough. I estimate that we hauled at least 20,000 gallons out of that airport during the practice sessions.

Arrival Oshkosh – Paul Pearson, of Souther Field Aviation, and I, flew the two 510Gs from the Thrush factory in Albany to Oshkosh. My son, Patrick, rode along in the back seat of my aircraft. We arrived as a flight of two on the Saturday, the day before the opening of the Air Show.

The arrival is one of the most interesting aspects of the show, and can be quite daunting to someone who has never experienced it.

There are several different arrivals that funnel the thousands of arriving VFR and IFR aircraft of virtually every level of approach speed and performance on to the final approaches of the two main runways at Oshkosh, with sequencing of less than a half a mile on final. On short final, each pilot is instructed to touch down at various colored circular marks on the runways in order to give the pilot behind the space needed to make his approach and landing. After landing, the aircraft are literally hustled off the runway and a dedicated team of volunteers guide the aircraft to their various parking spots on the field. All in all, it is a very delicate ballet of pilots, air traffic controllers and volunteers that get aircraft into, and out of, Oshkosh efficiently and, above all, safely. It is an amazing activity to witness and experience.

The key aspects of the approach is to know the arrival you’re using, fly the aircraft, follow the guy in front of you (closely), keep quiet on the radio, listen to the controllers and do exactly as you’re told. Paul and I managed to do the arrival relatively uneventfully with the help of Patrick; he had studied the procedures religiously and kept a running narration to me over the intercom as to what to expect, and what to do.

“It’s Oshkosh Baby!!” Those were the words I heard from Sean Tucker when I met him for the first time at the performers briefing at Air Show Central, where all the Performers and their aircraft were gathered for each daily show. He is one of the most enthusiastic and energetic people I’ve ever met, and that enthusiasm was shared by all the performers, EAA staff and volunteers.

When we arrived for our first briefing, I was, to say the least, apprehensive. Ed Hammill was there, and did a great job providing guidance and assurance. I was performing in my very first air show, at Oshkosh, rubbing elbows with the greatest pilots and air show performers in the world. Patty Wagstaff, Sean Tucker, Matt Younkin, Gene Soucy, Kirby Chamblis, and the members of Team Aeroshell were just a few of the great performers assembled for seven days of fantastic day and night flying. But the professionalism of the group, along with that of the show staff and volunteers made me feel right at home, and my experiences ended up being just lot of fun!

I was really happy to have Paul Pearson along during the show.

The first thing I was asked by the flight line leader before the briefing was who my Crew Chief was going to be. Paul, being an experienced Thrush pilot and I.A. fit the bill perfect. He could have even flown the routine.

We performed two exhibitions at the show. Both went well, just as Ed said they would, and the crowd seemed to enjoy them, judging by the applause and reactions as I shut down the engine at show central. I also received the convertible ride up and down the show line at the end of the performance that every performer gets. I never realized it before, but that ride,

in Oshkosh, to receive the applause and adoration of over one hundred thousand aviation enthusiasts, becomes very personal to the performer. There were so many smiles, waves and double thumbs up from the people in the crowd. It has to be one of greatest experiences of a performer’s career.

Speaking of the crowd, I believe participating in gatherings such as Oshkosh is one of the best ways for us in aerial application to communicate to the world. When not participating in the show, we all spent a lot of time at the GE exhibition next to our other 510G, and the crowds were, at time, overwhelming, with people waiting in line to see the aircraft and ask questions.

Payne Hughes – Senior and Junior, Paul and Patrick, along with all the great GE folks, spent many hours talking to people about the aircraft, engine and agricultural aviation in general. All of the people who visited by were very interested in agricultural aviation, and I never heard a bad question. Many had only seen agricultural aircraft at a distance, working over cropland and forests, and this was their first opportunity to see one up close before. Most had no idea of the complexity of modern agricultural aircraft and operations.

Also, many young pilots in various stages of beginning their aviation careers also visited with us. Many were considering, even planning, careers in agricultural aviation.

We spent many hours showing and describing the spray systems, GPS guidance and flow control systems to people, and discussed at length the different services ag operators provide to growers. I believe that everyone who visited with us went away as ambassadors for our industry, and will pass on to the world good words about agricultural aviation.

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Gravity is a constant — lift is a variable working hard enough. That was my poor man’s AOA.

by Wayne Handley As an old ag pilot, I find myself flying more by feel than by the use of instruments, as I have been often reminded of when the flapper on my Cessna 180 pitot tube would stick down and I wouldn’t notice that I didn’t have an airspeed reading until I had climbed through several hundred feet.

I spent my first four years ag flying in a Stearman with no windshield, because anything that deflected the wind blast also created a low pressure area in the cockpit, which in turn sucked in the chemicals. It obviously wasn’t a comfortable ride, but I’ve never developed a better feel for an airplane than I did with my dumb head sticking out in the slipstream with the related sounds and my cheeks buffeting.

Before the Stearman, I flew a Navy fighter with all the creature comforts imaginable and gadgets to help feel the airplane, one of which was an angle of attack (AOA) indicator. I couldn’t imagine landing on a carrier without an AOA. This was before the days of “Head Up Displays”.

The AOA was mounted on the left side of the windscreen so the pilot could see it and the “meatball” on the carrier in the same view area to maintain glide slope and the proper angle of attack. I say angle of attack rather than airspeed because that is all that was important. When you use airspeed on final to land you are using it to get somewhat close to the proper AOA, which is what really counts.

In my ag flying career, I transitioned from the Stearman to a Weatherly that had an amber stall warning light in the center of the instrument panel. The Weatherly had a docile stall and the stall warning was set very conservatively, so in the deep part of the turn, if the stall light wasn’t on I didn’t feel like I was

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As today’s ag planes get bigger and heavier, I have to wonder how much feel is lost and how close I could fly one to its optimum without the use of an AOA. Considering the cost of the aircraft and the cost of an AOA, the economics are a no brainer.

I’ve heard an argument against AOAs that they may be a distraction, but I don’t see that anymore than a turn-skid ball being a distraction. It is simply a tool to be referenced occasionally to confirm where you are relative to the edge of the flight envelope. Are you too close to the edge, or could you be more productive?

I suspect that if a company flying five aircraft installed AOAs and calibrated them exactly the same and the pilots were trained to the same standards, the production of the pilots would be more standardized and a degree of safety would be improved.

Most companies producing AOAs have an audio feature that alerts the pilot of an impending stall, so constant vigilance of the indicator isn’t necessary. I have the audio of the AOA in my Extra 300L

set up with the first warning I hear is a door chime, followed by “Bitching Betty” saying “Getting Slow”, then “Too Slow”, if I let it go right up to the stall. In the ag environment I would probably go with just the chime as a wake-up call.

A couple of situations where an AOA would be a big help would be when returning with a load that you must land with. Another instance would be when you pull up and turn down wind in one of those unforeseen cases where the wind is ten or fifteen knots more at one hundred feet than it was on the deck. When that nice cushion of airspeed starts dropping quickly, the door chime warning might be quicker than the seat of your pants, but I’m sure your sphincter will catch up.

Not being an expert on AOAs I have shied away from the technical jargon, but because you were interested enough to read this far, I suggest that you go online and Google “angle of attack indicators”.

There is a wealth of information available, as well as a list of manufacturers.

Fly smart and remember that gravity is a constant and lift is a variable that cannot be taken for granted.

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Contact Rod at 701-321-0767 (09-13) 1998 AT-402 PT-15, 6100 TTAF&E, loaded ready to go to work. Banham, flow control, CP3 nozzles, wingman, hopper rinse, comm radio, VG’s. Call Stan Fergueson 501-516-6156 (09-13) 2006 Air Tractor 502, 3417 total AF & engine, April annual, a/c electric brake, M3 8 in screen, shadin, dropped booms, cps, shadin, wingman, new main gear & tail wheel. Special price. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 TFN

1991 AT402-34 10,650TT, PT6-34 TT 7,750 hrs, 360 hrs since IRAN gearbox, prop TSOH 850 hrs, main gear changed @ 5,781 hrs, big gear, wing spar due @ 17,378 hrs, single point fuel, hopper quantity indicator, new SATLOC Bantam GPS, new Inteliflow Flowmeter, AC,low fuel warning system, smoker, fresh hot section inspection with sale, $375,000.

Call 229-881-1253.

(09-13) 2008 AT-602, 2900 hrs TT, -60, hydraulic gate w/Vondran controller, Intellistar w/ flowcontrol, load hawg, laser altimeter, fast start, single point fuel, 84 CP 09, fresh HSI & annual, call 870-930-6556 $825,000 tfn

1997 AT-602-60AG N602KP S/N6020421 TT 14018.3 0 Time Since Factory wing SPAR replacement 0 time since hot section/major repair LT Blades/Vane ring prop 950 SMOH. Satloc Bantan unit.

Wingman Lane electrical, brake/fan well maintained/spray ready. COM Radio w/ transponder/ELT. $530,000 Call 409-6565998 or 409-656-4036 (09-13) 1992 Air Tractor AT-401, 4,500 horas desde nuevo, 150 horas desde reparación mayor en el motor (R1340, 600hp), freno eléctrico con abanico variable “Lane”, aire acondicionado, boquillas CP, radio comunicador. Disponible en Septiembre.

Muy buenas condiciones. $225,000 Sun Valley Dusting, 956-399-5323, Fax 956399-2320 tfn

October 2010 AT-802-67 1600 TT AF&E, hydraulic gate, del norte controller, CP 11 nozzles, G4 W/ flow control, smoker, single point fuel, 254 fuel, wingman, fast start, Reabe hopper gauge, Lane fan & brake. $1.2 million. Available Oct/Nov. Call 573-649-2587 (09-13) 2 0 1 1 AT- 8 0 2 1 2 0 0 T T - 6 5 , 3 0 8 gl.fuel,smoker, Amsafe restraints, ac/ heat, Lane electric brake/fan, 10” Trans hyd gate w/ Vonderant controller, shadin, night working lights,G-4 w/flow control, single point fuel, load hawg, no damage, 3” side load + spray system, hopper rinse Call 573-421-2573 (09-13) 1989 Turbine AT-400-28, Also available: Garrett-1 Turbine AgCat, Eagle, and -10 Turbine Dromader w/out engine and propeller. For more information call David 815-451-0621 (09-13) 1992 AT-402, N1532H ser. no. 402-0852, TTAF 9101. PT6A-28 ser. no. PCE-51331, TTE 35,790 TSMOH 4925.9, since HSI 1000 hrs. Prop since new 1820.4 Fresh annual, fresh paint. M3, Crophawk, Weathaero fan, spreader. 2000 hrs. since factory spar caps. Call 870-479-3737 or email fbfsllc@gmail.com or raider.rider@ att.net.

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2001 AT-602. Aircraft TT 6,032; Propeller TSO 0.0; Engine PT6A- 45 w/TSHSI 0.0 and OH CT Blades; Fuel Control, Engine Driven Fuel Pump, and Prop Governor all TSO 0.0. Includes: Fuel Capacity 218 gal; Hopper w/Rinse; Smoker; Bottom Loader; Flow Meter; Lane Electric Pump Brake; GPS (Del Norte); Flagger; Load Hog; Wingman; KY96 VHF; Shadin Fuel Flow; Air Conditioner (Engine Driven); New Batteries; Cockpit Heater; Night Lights; Windshield Washer; Fresh Annual; Fresh Paint. Price Reduced to $495,000. Jim Mills 812-877-2587 or jim@turbinesinc.com (09-13) 2006 AT-802A-0233 PT6A-65AG 4288 hours TT. 0 hrs HSI and prop reseal, new landing gear, Satloc Bantam, Lane elect brake and fan, A/C, heat $735,000 Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 Air Tractor Dealer t f n

19 76 AT- 3 01 75 8 5 T T, 7 9 0 S M O H Covington, Extensive work/annual @ George’s Aircraft 9/12, 126 gals fuel, wings done 500 hrs ago, $125,000For more info Cavanaugh Flying Service 308 832-1966 or email mikepcavanaugh@ hotmail.com (09-13)

2009 Air Tractor 602-60 5 inch Hyd. Gate, intelliflow and dry gate controller, 2 sets of booms, Gps equipped,available in Oct. with fresh hot/annual. 3200 hrs TTE/ AF very clean. $795,000 Call Chuck 662207-6682 or emailcottonwingair@yahoo. com (09-13)

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2006 Air Tractor AT-401B, 1,180 Horas desde nuevo, Pratt & Whitney R1340, 18 horas desde overhaul mayor (Covington).

Hélice Hydromática de tres palas, 800 hora s desde overhaul mayor. GPS SATLOC M3 con control de flujo, Aire Acondicionado, Radio comunicador, Transponder. Este avión se encuentra en muy buenas condiciones, listo para trabajar. $315,000 Sun Valley Dusting, 956-399-5323, Fax 956-399-2320 tfn

1990 Air Tractor 401 Total Time 5610 696 SMOH Tulsa 22D40 AG200 2nd year on AD inspection. WAG Flagger I, Crophawk. Lane Electric Brake. CP on Stainless boom. 188.5 hrs to go on Eddie current inspection. Been in Colorado for 23 years. spare wag with airplane. Art Jones 719-852-3241 (09-13) 1992 AT-502A-45 TT 6900 Engine 0SHOT Airplane is very clean, well maintained & ready to go to work.

Contact Wilbur Ellis Air 605-350-4536 gkrech@wilburellis.com for spec sheet and list of upgrades.

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1981 AT-301, Super Clean, Excellent Condition, 7512 TT, 940 hrs SMOH Cov., 3 Blade counter weight prop 52 hrs SMOH, New spar caps, Std fuel cap, 2 Retractable wing lights, SS Booms, CP Nozzles, Crophawk, Flagger, Smoker, 29” Tires, 2012 Satloc Lite Star II, Excellent paint and panels. Always hangared, never left outside. Call for references and more pics. $140,000 Roger Myers, Kootenai Valley Flying Service Inc. 208-290-2598 (09-13)

2005 AT 402B -15 P & W engine, 3225 TT, Windshield washer, New Bantham GPS with large screen,smoker, tank rinser, single point fuel, 1 owner, bought new. $575,000. Call 256-426-7242 or 256-2475694 (09-13) 1991 AT-401 - 5160TT/ 811 since O/H engine/ 38 since O/H Hydromatic prop: 400 gal hopper, Lane fan and electric brake, dropped stainless booms, CP nozzles, 2” left bottom load, spreader, 126 gal fuel, aileron servos, vortex generators, nav/strobe/instrument and landing lights, electronic tach, Satloc Airstar 99 GPS, very good condition. $165,000 559-6861794 / Email info@johnstonaircraft.com www.johnstonaircraft.com tfn 1976 AT-301 SN 0030. 4736 hrsTT. 1322 engine SOH. Prop 1101 hrs SO. 126 Gals Fuel, flagger, smoker, Satloc litestar 2, Have 0 time since overhaul engine and prop available.

Make an offer. bha2@wavecom.net call Robert Eisele 307-672-3421 (09-13) 2013 AT-502B and 802-A Available, see at queenbeeair.com or call 800-736-7654 tfn 2011 AT-802, 1100 TTAF&E, -65, smoker, Wingman, 10” hydraulic gate, fresh annual, fresh HSI. $1,130,000 Frost Flying Inc. 870-295-6213 TFN

1983 AT-400, PT6A-34AG, 25” gate, Stainless Steel Booms with CP Nozzles, 4 blade Lane fan with electric brake, Harbour A/C. M3 Satloc. For more information call Darryl Riddell 870-572-9011 days or 870995-1323 nights and weekends (09-13)

Don’t miss a great deal on these beautiful models, great addition to your growing collection. Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com t f n

2010 AT-802, 1910 TTAF&E, -67, smoker, elec brake gr. adj, load hog, 10” hydraulic gate, fresh annual, fresh HSI. $1,100,000 Frost Flying Inc. 870-295-6213 tfn Air Tractor 402 for more information and price call Darryl or Bill 870-5729011 (09-13)

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1998 AT-602, 8420 TT, -60, 0 hrs since HSI, 0 hrs since power section inspection, hydraulic gate system, single point fuel, M3, Wingman. $465,000.00 Call Frost Flying Inc. 870-295-6213 tfn

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2010 AT-802, -67, 2600 hrs TT, 0 since HSI, hydraulic gate w/Del Norte controller, elec. brake gr. adj., Del Norte w/flowcontrol, smoker, dual single point fuel, Wingman, fresh annual ................................................................... $1,025,000 2010 AT-802, N422BR, 1910 TTAF&E, -67, smoker, elec. brake gr. adj., air, heat, 10” hydraulic gate w/Del Norte controller, Del Norte w/flow control, single point, Wingman, fresh annual, fresh HSI ................................................. $1,100,000 1998 AT-602, 8420 TT, -60, 0 hrs since HSI, 0 hrs since power section inspection, hydraulic spray system, single point fuel, M3, Wingman..........................$465,000 Unlimited Racer Project: 85% complete Yak 11, 3350 turbo compound with many spare parts including engine. Will also consider trade. For pictures and details ......................................................................................................... $150,000

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1976- Cessna Bonair,-A188B, 3227.0TT, ENGINE TIME: 456.0, New Tail Wheel Assembly, S.S. Boom, Satloc Lite Star II, Smoker, Locking Tail Wheel,Nozzles 42 Ea Tee Jets, NEW MOTOR IN HYDRAULIC MANUAL PUMP W/NEW HOUSING Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573359-0500 tfn

2002 Air Tractor AT-802A -65, 4153 TT. single place, 308 gallon fuel. See @ queenbeeair.com TFN

Order your AT-502 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN 2013 AIR TRACTORS, RESERVE YOUR POSITION NOW $CALL$ 2012 AT-502B, 250 TTAF&E, SATLOC, SS system, heater, NDH, like new $825,000 2006 AT-401B, 1,231 TTAF, 70 SMOH, A/C, SATLOC W/FLOW, LANE BRAKE $300,000 2011 AT-504, FTO - NEW, Lane brake and fan, Garmin comm, Garmin transponder $849,450.00 2013 AT-802A/67AG, FTO, Lane Brake & Fan, SS CAMLOCS, SMOKER $1,353,900 2013 AT-502B, DEC. DELIVERY, SPEC’D TO ORDER $817,500.00 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE 281-3425451 or FAX: 281-232-5401. tfn

AT- 4 02B: Go turbo. The AT- 4 02B, with the time-proven Pratt & Whitney PT6A-15AG turbine engine, of fers impressive climb rates and overall per formance. The AT- 4 02B’s light handling characteristics help reduce pilot fatigue – while delivering the payload, speed and productivity that helps create profits. Visit your Air Tractor dealer and learn how Wells Fargo’s financing options for qualified buyers make owning an Air Tractor more affordable than you might think. TFN 2013 Air Tractor AT-502B, PT6A-34AG 750HP, Nuevo para entregar en Agosto de 2013. Equipado con freno eléctrico y abanico variable “Lane”, sistema de riego de dos pulgadas con 44 boquilllas, aire acondicionado, horizonte artificial, radio comunicador Garmin, certificado de aeronavigabilidad de exportación $815,000.00 Sun Valley Dusting, 956399-5323, Fax 956-399-2320 tfn

Order your AT-802 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN AT-401B: Power and payload at the right price. Step up to a highly productive, low maintenance piston engine ag plane for a price that makes solid business sense.

The economical 400-gallon capacity AT- 401B has a piston- engine price tag, plus all the reliability, durability, safety features and flying ease that make Air Tractor the industry leader.

For qualified buyers, Wells Fargo has attractive and flexible terms available.

Call your Air Tractor dealer.

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Order your Turbine AT-402 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN

Order your AT-602 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN Large inventory or Air Tractor Parts.

Surplus to our needs. Call for list. Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-8430811 sales@airrepairinc.com tfn

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AT-802: Capacity that creates profits. An 800-gallon hopper, zippy 190 mph ferry speeds, and greater working capacity than any other ag aircraft on the market - the AT-802 is simply a hoss. With the AT-802 you’ll ferry faster, spray more fields and do bigger jobs all in one load. That’s production that only Air Tractor can offer you. Visit with your Air Tractor dealer about the AT-802. And ask about special Air Tractor financing now available from Wells Fargo for qualified buyers. T F N Save money. Buy used. Parting out several Air Tractor 402, 502, 602, and 802, Thrush and , Ag Cats. Call Chad Stuart. Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091 tfn

WE have the largest NEW inventory of Cessna 188 AG Truck & Ag Wagon parts in the USA. Parting out many other air crafts as well. J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc 800-542-8565 or Email Sid or Jerry at jcaviation@pldi.net Atfn 1982 - N9996J - Cessna Husky, 5100TT, 130 STOH, 1250 SMOH, new cylinders, air, Satloc, smoker. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 tfn Cessna airframe parts, Continental and Lycoming engine parts, and a few spray system parts, new surplus, big discounts!

Please have part numbers when contacting us. Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com tfn J & C enterprises Aviation Inc. Wants to buy your Cessna aircraft, New & Used part of any kind. Call Jerry 800-542-8565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net Atfn

AT-602: Trim your overhead. You’ll reduce costs and increase profit margins when you scale a multi-plane operation down to a single-plane operation. Air Tractor’s AT-602 makes it an easy choice. The big 630-gallon payload moves you up to high volume production, reduces loads, saves time and helps trim operating expenses compared with two smaller planes. The AT-602 is the ideal solution for 5-gallon work on center-pivot circles. Step it up with an AT-602. Visit your Air Tractor dealer.

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Will trade nice 1972 Super Viking for flying Ag Truck or Pawnee. Will consider projects. Call Jerry at J & C Enterprises Aviation, Inc. 1-800-542-8565 Atfn

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AT-502B: More performance; more profit potential. With Air Tractor’s AT-502B there’s plenty of power and a big, 500gallon payload to please both pilot and operator. The Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG turbine engine delivers efficient and effective performance that shortens ferry times and reduces takeoffs and landings. Since 1987 the AT-502 series has set the standard as the industry’s most popular ag plane. You can own one with attractive financing options from Wells Fargo. Talk to your Air Tractor dealer.

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AT-504: Learn and earn. With side-by-side cockpit seating and 485-gallon capacity, the AT-504 is a great way to train new ag pilots and earn while they learn. Powered by the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG turbine engine, you’ll get working speeds and performance like the tried and true AT-502B. And when the training day is done, you’ll see that it was productive workday, too. Wells Fargo financing for qualified buyers is available; just visit with your Air Tractor dealer.

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1982 Cessna Husky, 5175 TT, 1100 SMOH, 814 SPOH, SATLOC 99.5 and flow control, A/C, Spreader, 3 owner northern aircraft, clean NDH. All logs. Will consider AT-402 for partial trade. For more information call 308-224-6720 (09-13)

1976 CESSNA - A188B – s/n 18802657T Esta aeronave tem sido mantida com todos os boletins de Serviços, DA’s e Ad’s cumpridas. Aeronave de um produtor agrícola que adquiriu um Air Tractor.

M oto r 820 T S O H é lice : 95 0 T S O US$115,000 (cento e quinze mil dólares).

Equipamentos: DGPS Satloc M3 Bomba eólica Barra de Pulverização Email olavo@ aeroglobo.com.br or visit www.aeroglobo. com.br (09-13)

1994 Dash 10 Garrett Turbine Dromader, M18 A. Airframe TT 4300; -10 Engine 4380 TT, 2100 SMOH, 0 SHSI; Satloc M3 with Intelliflo, Hatfield single point re-fuel system, CP’s, Lane brake and fan, electric air conditioner, smoker, servo’s, Electronics International gauges. Recent paint and glass! $475k Call ASI JET AG Division for additional pictures and details.

952.941.6255 ASI JET AG Division is an authorized Thrush Dealer! Selling NEW and Used aircraft ASIJET-AG.COM (01-14)

Order your M18 Dromader Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN

1974 Cessna AG Truck, 8100 TT, 500 TTEOH, 400 hours on new landing gear.

Satloc GPS, Stainless Steel low booms, Speed Mod, smoker, hydraulic spray pump, manual spray valve, recent paint, new tac & tac cable, 662-803-5102 (09-13) 1975 – N9482R - Cessna Ag Truck, 3500 3600TT, 300 SMOH, NEW Crankshaft, Bantam, SL40. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 tfn

Order your Flying Dromader Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN

1978 PA -36 3 0 0 B r ave 5 4 65T TA F 1246SMOHE 1365SPOH 645hr since hopper refurb 1365hrs since spar caps painted in 2012 SS Booms CP nozzles Lane elec brake Satloc Bantam crop hawk & Fuel cells and foams new with spar caps Owned since new Always been a Northern Aircraft $149,000 email shaun@ kinniburghspray.com or call 403-2238245 or 403-795-8245 (09-13) J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. Wants to buy your Piper, Pawnee or Brave aircraft. We are also looking for parts inventory, or derelict aircraft as well call Jerry at 800-542-8565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net At fn

1993 Ayers Thrush N6018T, ser. no. T41192, TTAF 8131. PT6A-41 S/N PCE-80243, TTE 11,057, 1265 SHSI. TSOH on prop 169. 1415 hrs. since spar caps replaced.

Annual Jan. 2013, Bantam with Intelliflow control, Weathaero fan, SSF spreader, Load Hawg, CP’s. Call 870-479-3737 or email raider.rider@att.net (09-13) The 660 Thrush with its innovative wing design and 54 foot wing span and over 400 square foot wing area ensures unmatched stability and control during Ag maneuvers.

The combination of a solid airframe and powerful engine creates an airplane that outperforms the competition. Thrush is known for their structural durability and excellent performance under extreme conditions. www.thrushaircraft.com tfn

1995 Thrush 510 -10, 8000 TT, 700 Since New factory spars, 4550 since o-haul, 500 SHOT and gearbox, Turbo M a x Cros s ove r, 20 0 o n p ro p w i th new blades, Cool Start, Leading edge lights, Bantam GPS, We just finished refurbishment including new paint, Extensive list of new parts. This plane is ready to work. Asking $375,000. 318559-1617 or 318-282-9263 (09-13)

1996 Ayres Thrush, N3299P ser. # T42213, PT6A-42 S/N PCE93532. TTAF 7688, TT engine 9741, 820 hrs. since HSI ( 1st and 2nd stage PT blades replaced). TSOH on prop 222 hrs. Recent paint and belly skins. Bantam GPS with flow control,SSF spreader, Weathaero fan. May annual. Call 870-479-3737 or email fbfsllc@gmail. com (09-13)

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Order your Piper Pawnee Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN Piper airframe parts, continental and Lycoming engine parts and a few spray system parts, new surplus, big discounts!

Please have part numbers when contacting us. Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com tfn 1982 Pip e r PA -18 -15 0 S u p e r Cu b, 500 horas desde nuevo!!, Tela nueva, pintura nueva, micas nuevas, recién inspeccionado, GPS, Comm, Transponder.

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1974, Thrush w/1820 Wright, Stewart D av i s co nve r s i o n , (h i n g e d e n g i n e mount). TT 8800 hrs. with 700plus h r s , S M O H . (A n d e r s o n A i r m o t i ve) Available end of September (2013) $150,000, contact Jock @ 509 346 2417 or hootsmonjock@smwireless. net (09 -13) 1995 Thrush 510 S2R-G6, 9100 TT, Air, M3 smoke, spreader, electric fan brakes, one owner, no damage, current annual.

Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 TFN 1995 Thrush –6 and 2008 Thrush –10 your choice, very clean aircraft. Ready to go. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 tfn

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Thrush spar replacement, annuals. MidContinent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO 800325-0885 tfn

2011 – N70060, Thrush S2R-T34, 1080 TT SNEW, 228 GAL FUEL, WEATHAERO FAN, 60 CP’S NOZZLES, S.S.BOOM, FAN BRAKE, LOAD HAWG, VG’S, SMOKER, LED LIGHT, BANTAM GPS W/INTELLIFLOW, MVP-50, 3” SIDE L. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp 573-359-0500 (tfn) 2010 Thrush 510P, 60 0 T T, engine warranty remaining, MVP-50, Single point fuel, Smoker, VG’s, cool start, fresh annual, and More! Call ASI JET AG Division for price, pictures, and details. ASI JET AG Division is an authorized Thrush Dealer!

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1989 Thrush S2R T34, N3098C, PT6A34AG, TT 13,880.1. Aluminum booms, CP nozzles, smoker, Air Conditioner, 4 blade Lane fan, electric Brake. For more information call Darryl Riddell 870-5729011 days or 870-995-1323 nights and weekends (09-13) Ay re s Th r us h Co m m an d e r - G re at Opportunity, I’m selling because the company closed, the engine is newly overhauled with only 30m flytime and cost me more than I’m asking for the plane. The plane also includes a tail ready to receive turbine engines. Giving some material for free too. gustavo.fialho@ gmail.com (09 -13) 1974 1820 Thrush super doer conversion, 11085tt,664 engine,fresh prop. 1973 1820 Thrush super doer conversion 10938tt, 691 engine,fresh prop, Both aircraf t excellent condition with all updates. email Mrsmith@Wilburellis. com or call 509-988-0075 (09 -13) 2009 – 5301W, Thrush S2R-T34, 1785.6 TT, Smoker, Shadin Fuel Flow, S.S. Boom, Satloc M3, 5 Blades Weathaero Fan, Smoker, Air condition/heat, 228 gallon fuel system, VG’s, Load Hawg. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 (t f n) 1992 DC Thrush model S2R-T34, ser. no.

T34-171DC, N95GP. Airframe T.T. 8594, engine T.T. 10,030, SMOH 3687. SOH on prop 2127. Bantam GPS, Intellistar flow control, CP’s, SSF 13 vane spreader, Weathaero fan, Load Hawg. $335,000 Call 870-479-3737 or email raider.rider@att. net (09-13) 2011 – N7008M, Thrush S2R-T34, 490 TT SNEW, weathaero fan, 66 cp’s nozzles, s.S. Drop boom, led lights, air/heat, bantam gps w/intelliflow, bottom load fuel, vg’s, winglets, smoker, load hawg Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 (tfn) 1974 S2RG5/525(Goering conv.-750 SHP) - 12,624 TT/ 94 since IRAN engine/ 2704 since new 4 blade prop: 525 gal hopper, Simplex pump and electric fan brake, stainless booms, 2” left side load, extended wings, droop tips, aileron servos, vortex generators, 192 gal fuel, bottom load fueling, nav/strobe/instrument and landing lights, spring steel tailwhl gear w/ 5.00x5 tire, air cond., Satloc M3 GPS with Raven flow control, Big butterfly wing splice plate with new factory lower SPAR caps, good paint/tires/glass/fabric. fresh annual 559686-1794 / Email info@johnstonaircraft. com www.johnstonaircraft.com tfn

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2000 S2RT65/660(1300 SHP) - 5895 TT/ 0 since O/H engine and 5 blade prop: 660 gal hopper, factory spray system, Lane fan and electric brake, stainless booms, 3” left side load, 26,000 hour life wing, 230 gal fuel, bottom load fueling, aileron servos, quick start system, nav/ strobe/instrument and landing lights, air cond., Load Hawg, good paint and glass, new tires and brakes. 559-686-1794 / Email info@johnstonaircraft.com www. johnstonaircraft.com tfn

Order your Thrush 660 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN 2000 660 Thrush 5000 TT 0 time PT6A65 Zero time prop. New blades, load hot fast start, bottom fuel, new batteries, new tires and brakes. Spray system. Fresh Annual 812-877-2587 jim@turbinesinc. com (09-13)

weatherly The 550 Thrush of fers new sturdy hopper and innovative large hopper door to improve access when loading dry chemicals, while providing a 550 gallon capacity. Fuel economy, low acquisition cost and proven performance makes the 550 Thrush a great option for operators. The 550 Thrush offers a choice of power plants, allowing you to tailor the aircraft to meet the demands of your particular operating environment. www. thrushaircraft.com TFN

Order your Weatherly Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN The 510 Thrush has sent the standard in Ag Aviation for dependability. With rugged construction, simplified system and low maintenance, the 510 Thrush is the aircraft any operator can depend upon. Low maintenance, maximum loads, superior pattern makes the 510 Thrush a profit machine. All Thrush Aircraft models provide superb visibility, light control forces, and unmatched speed and maneuverability. www.thrushaircraft.com tfn

2000 – N4081P, Thrush S2R-T660, 7506 TTA, 6825 TT SNEW 0.0 SINCE HSI, 4150 TT SNEW ,0.0 SIRAN, 660 GAL, 66 CP’S NOZZLES, S.S. BOOM, WEATHAERO FAN, 3” TRANSLAND PUMP, M-3 SATLOC W/FLOW C Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 (tfn) 2010 – N7023B - Thrush T34, 510 gal, 795 1365 Total, all options, dual cockpit, winglets, priced to sell. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp 573-359-0500 tfn Refurbished Thrush 1974-2012 7560 TT Engine M-601-E-11 GE O-SMOH by GE New Avia prop, New air, booms, side panels, glass, belly skins, tires, brakes, batteries, Refurbished 450 gallon hopper, extended fuel, new lower spar cap, new leading edges, new paint, EI glass panel.

Call Johnson Airspray, Home of the Johnson Sidewinder 218-437-6415 or cell 218-201-1450 or visit our wesbsite johnsonairspray.com (09-13)

New 2013 Thrush 510P with a PT6A34AG or GE H80 engines available, 2013 Deliveries available now. ASI JET AG Division is an authorized Thrush Dealer for North America! We specialize in NEW and Used aircraft sales. ASI JET-AG.COM or Give us a call! 952-941-6255 01-14

Order your 510 Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN

bell - hiller (3) Hiller 12E--4500 Spray Systems, Satlocs, etc. Parts & Tools Inventory Available Also. Phone 612-751-0864; Email:Mstier3@aol.com (09-13) Bell OH-58C Garlic Conversion, certified in restricted use category only. N139RD, S/N: 71-20396. Helicopter has 11689.1 total flight time and 8454.1 total engine time. VFR with Car ter Engineering Audio Panel, 804D -20, Garmin GNC 250XL GPS/Com, Garmin GTX-320 Transponder, FDC Aerofilter Kit, Facet external oil filter kit, wire strike kit, and Isolair belly mounted tank and spray system with Kawak hydraulic drive. This ship has been used for ag spraying. An additional set of new Bell main rotor blades (not surplus) are available for purchase with purchase of helicopter. Contact Bart Alexander at 318-424-8395 for information. (09-13)

WORLD WIDE U.S. Dealer New/Used Ag Thrush, 34-510, 550-60, *FINANCING AVAILABLE* Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net t fn

2013- N30620, Thrush, S2R-T34, Factory NEW call for information. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp 573-359-0500 tfn 2012 - N30538 – Thrush –S2R-T34 -2012 PT6-34 Ag 510, FTO only 210TT, SMOKER, VG’S, MVP-50T, AIR/HEAT, LED LIGHTS, SPRAYER, MID CONTINENT BOTTOM LOADER. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573-359-0500 tfn

1995 Weatherly 620-B, 2203TT, 464 SMOH, 3 blade HArtell prop, Satloc Lite Star 2 with Crophawk, com radio.

Stainless Steel spray system with CP nozzles, currently working but available anytime. Call 970-522-1941 or email aero@aeroapplicators.com (09-13)

Order your Bell 206 Helicopter Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN Order your Radial Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN

Order your Dual Cockpit Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com T F N

misc. aircraft

WH4-Harpoon Turboprop. 220 knot cruise at altitude. Less than 200 since IRAN on Walters M601D. $295,000. Not interested in trades. Email: buzzardair@hotmail.com for spec sheet or more information. Or call 937-218-7769 (09-13)

Order your Boy and AgCat Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com t f n

Order your Stearman Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com TFN 1964 450 S-2C Snow. Very Clean,satloc,flow control,modern hopper(270 gal),hyd.prop. Ready to go to work. $125,000. For more information call 308775-3034 (09-13) 2009 R44 II 600 TT Since New, Updated Fuel Bladders. Farm Air Inc. 877-715-8476. t fn

Order your AT-802F Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com tfn

Order your Clipped J3 Cub Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-9872250 or order online at agairupdate.com COMMANDER ROCKWELL 112TCA 1977- S/N 13194 TT: 800 hours, fresh annual, all paper work updated new paint, tires, windscreen and windows green tinted, always hangared.- All ADs complied with.- All instruments inspected.- Radio Nav/Com OK Engine: Lycoming TO -360 - C1A6D; T T 80 0 hours TSOVH: 22 hours (TBO calendar) New three blade propeller (STC); new governor Asking U$S 140.000.- Airplane is in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Owner: Verly Valdez Please email to: retamosa@adinet.com.uy (tfn) Unlimited Racer Project: 85% complete Yak 11, 3350 turbo compound with many spare parts including engine. $150,000, Will also consider trade. For pictures and details 870-295-6213 tfn

bargains Use this category for your items that will sell under $500. Place the classified of one item, one time at $40.00 and the classified will continue running until you sell the item and cancel the ad. Call 478987-2250 to place your classified today.

engines Brand New Ag plane for sale with Lycoming IO-540-K1J5 Straight off the assemblyline. www.planair.com.br/en/projeto. php Contact me with any questions. Caio Villares email caio.villares@agroair.com or call 1-305-395-7814 (09-13)

Dromader USA LLC Factory NEW and Overhauled engines ASz62IR for the Dromader M18, AN2, and Otter. All engines come with FACTORY warranty and Accessories. Zero time overhauls in stock. Call Jeff at 317-579-6666 ext 18 or jhammer@bycan-selen.net (09-13) (2)TPE 331-6-251M engines with recent hot sections and GB inspections by service center...about 3600 SMOH, (2)TPE3315-252M engines ...Dave 561-241-6111 or anacondads@aol.com (09-13)

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, 850-380-6091. tfn

new Air Tractor in your future.

YOUR #1 AIR TRACTOR DISTRIBUTOR IN SALES AND SERVICE

Order your In-Formation Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com T F N

Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG. 10,064 TT engine, 81 SHOT, good cycle times remaining, Fresh Hot Section with sale. $155,000. South Delta Aviation - 870572-9011 days or 870-995-1323 nights and weekends (09-13) WALTER E11 750HP Engine. Has run 3300 Hours. Runs well. All history, trends and Oil Analysis available CONACT: griffair@ inspire.net.nz (09-13)

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AIRCRAFT 2013 AIR TRACTORS , reserve your position now ............................................................................$CALL$ 2012 AT-502B, 250 TTAF&E, SATLOC, SS System, Heater, NDH, Like New .................................$825,000 2006 AT-401B, 1,231 TTAF, 70 SMOH, A/C, Satloc W/Flow, Lane Brake ......................................$300,000 2011 AT-504, FTO - NEW, Lane brake and fan, Garmin comm, Garmin transponder ....................$849,450 2013 AT-802A/67AG, FTO, LANE BRAKE & FAN, SS CAMLOCS, SMOKER ............................ $1,353,900 2013 AT-502B, DEC. DELIVERY, SPEC’D TO ORDER .....................................................................$817,500 ENGINES R-1340, ZERO TIME SINCE OVERHAUL BY COVINGTON ............................................... $63,500 PT6A-34AG, 6,434 TTSN, P/S LIGHT OVERHAUL, NEW CT BLADES, O/H VAIN .......... $260,000 NEW PT6 -11, 15, 34, 60, 65, 67 OUTRIGHT OR EXCHANGE ..........................................$CALL$ PROPELLERS HARTZELL 3 BLADE AND 5 BLADED PROPS – New And Used ........................................$CALL$ DISPERSAL EQUIPMENT TRANSLAND 10 VAIN SPREADER FOR 38” GATE, NEW .................................................... $9,500 AGRINAUTICS, ROOT, CROPHAWK, TRANSLAND, OTHERS ............................................$CALL$

Lane Aviation, Inc. “Specializing in Turbine and Piston Air Tractors”

888-995-5263

281-342-5451 TEL • 281-232-5401 FAX e-mail: glane@laneav.com • www.laneav.com P.O. Box 432 • Rosenberg, Texas 77471

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PT6A-41. TTSN 9,262. CSN 9,989, TSO 3,249, CSO 2,865. Replaced entire set of CT blades, OVH small exit duct, install CT vane ring, new shroud segments, OVH combustion liner. Engine is prepared for shipping. Removed from King Air 200.

Trades considered. 501-207-2301. (09-13) Walter M601, inspected, run on test stand, preserved. Prop hub & spinner also available. Call 701-454-6588 (09-13) Honeywell TPE331-1-151A, 2 engines available Contact Rick Forbes or David Finley for details. 972-248-3108 (09-13) Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67AG Engine. 1054 TSO, 1266 CSO. Call Grant Wallace at Wipaire for Details 651-414-6828 Email: gwallace@wipaire.com 01-14

Honeywell TPE331-6-252M 1 Ea engine available. 0 Time since Hot section overhaul by Honeywell service center and 0 hours since gearbox overhaul $175,000.00 Will consider partial trade credit. Contact Rick Forbes or David Finley.

972-248-3108 or rforbes@turbineair.com / dfinley@turbineair.com (09-13) R-1340 Engine, 0 SMOH by Aero, $54,000 OBO 12D40 -211 Propeller, 0 SMOH. $12,500 OBO bha2@wavecom.net call Robert Eisele 307-672-3421 (09-13) R985-AN14B 792-SMOH (API)......$10,500 R985-AN14B 1045 SMOH (Cov)....$15,500 R1340-AN2 1114 SMOH (Cov).......$23,500 AmAg 870-886-2418 (2489F) agcat@ bscn.com *AgCat Sales/Parts/Service since ‘71* tfn

J & C ENTERPRISES AVIATION INC.

800-542-8565 SPECIALISTS IN CESSNA 188

EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT

Cessna 180-185-188, PiPer Brave & Pawnee, CitaBria, DromaDer, aero CommanDer Lark & Darter, sCott & XPm taiLwheeL Parts, ContinentaL, LyComing, ChamPion, mCFarLane, anD a Lot more.

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THOSE DIFFICULT PARTS?

Jet Set Airmotive PT6A-21 TSO 0 PT6A-28 TSO 0 Email preeves@jsamiami.com Email krod@jsamiami.com

(09-13)

Universal Turbine Parts has the following engines for sale: 12 ea PT6A-27/28 TSO 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1015, 1015,1458, 2243, 3602, 4933 2 ea PT6A-114A TSO 0, 0 2 ea PT6A-135A TSN 653, 653 2 ea PT6A-34 TSO 0, 0 1 ea PT6A-34AG TSO 0 1 ea PT6A-60 TSO 0 1 ea PT6A-65 TSO 275 2 ea PT6A-67D TSO 0, 0 We also buy PT6 engines in all conditions.

Please call Bill or Joel at 334-361-7853 or email bmershon@UTPparts.com or jplake@UTPparts.com

Aircraft Hardware

WE BUY SALVAGE & NEW PARTS INVENTORIES

Se Habla Español Airport Road #14 • Thomas, OK 73669

800-542-8565 • 580-661-3591 (OK) • 580-661-3783 (FAX) www.JCAVIATION.com • email address: jcaviation@pldi.net

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PT6-67AG engine outright sale, also PT6114A disassembled wip@wipaire.com 612-867-6160 01-14

dispersal equip

Garrett TPE-331-10 -511M 2 engines available with lots of time and cycles remaining. Call for info. 979-532-1718, 979-533-1720 Day or night A4-14 Covington Turbine Engines Available.

PT6A-15AG 32 TSO PT6A-21 0 TSO PT6A-135A NEW PT6A-34AG NEW PT6A-34AG 94.5 TSN PT6A-34AG 0 Time Since Covington Light Overhaul PT6A-34AG 0 TSO PT6A-34 2309 TSO PT6A-34 1908 TSO PT6A-41 3196 TSO PT6A-41 3511 TSO PT6A-42 2107 TSO PT6A-42 2066 PT6A-60A NEW PT6A-65AG 89 TSN PT6A-67AG 2788 TSN Contact us for New Engine prices. We are interested in buying or exchanging for any core you may have regardless of condition.

Contact: David Hamilton at 918-756-7862 or davidh@covingtonaircraft.com

J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. has the larges t selec tion of Lycoming and Continental engine cores in stock. Over 100 to choose from. Call Sid or Jerry for your parts or engines needs. 800-5428565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net Atfn

Your Authorized Transland Dealer

Pratt and Whitney overhauled 1340 cylinders call Terry at 870-536-1348 or David at 870-550-1664 (09-13)

R985 O/H engine is at covington $53000 no core, with fire wall for ward for AgcatFor more info Email repettis1@ yahoo.com or call 573-692-2160 (09-13)

Pr at t & W h i tn ey R- 985 & R-13 4 0 Overhauled Engines in stock. Props, carburetors, magnetos, alternators, & accessories for above engines. Call Ches ter Rober t s Supply Company, Collinsville, TX Tel: 903-429-6805 Fax: 903-429-6047 crs5r@aol.com 10 -13

LET OUR STAFF FIND THAT PART FOR YOU.

Available Immediately! PT6A-67AG This engine has recently been removed from and Air Tractor 802 and is ready for sale. This engine has been maintained in accordance with Pratt & Whitney standards and is in great condition. (TSO: 1054.2 CSO: 1266) All information is available for review by contacting Grant Wallace at Wipaire. Please call 651-4146828 (01-14)

R-1340, Zero Time Since Overhaul By Covington $63,500.00 PT6A-34AG, 6,434 TTSN, P/S LIGHT OVERHAUL, NEW CT BLADES, O/H VAIN $260,000.00 NEW PT6 -11, 15, 34, 60, 65, 67 Outright Or Exchange $CALL$ Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE 281-3425451 or FAX 281-232-5401 TFN

Huey/205/412/212 spray tank brand new never been used, fitted with gas engine on skid, 42 foot s/steel/carbon fiber boom, many extras over other models. Also new high skids available , contact us for details helitractor@vodamail.co.za (09-13) New Breckenridge 41” stainless steel spreader, unused. For more information email garrettflying@yahoo.com (09-13) Spreader Pan 13 Vane Stainless Steel Fabrication, 38 inch gate, good condition, $3,750. In AR Call 501-516-5874 ( 09-13) Hi-Tek Rotary Atomizer - Rotary atomizer Nozzle delivering Uniform Droplet Spectrum, Low Drag, Low Maintenance, Dependable performance. Made In USA. Davidon, Inc. 229 - 6 45 -3605 w w w. davidononline.com tfn Boom Clamps - The Davidon Boom Clamp was designed with simple form and workmanship for ease of use and ease of mind about function. Aluminum construction for 2” and 3” inch airfoil booms. The one you’ve been looking for. Made in USA. Davidon Inc. 229645-3605. www.davidononline.com tfn Tr i - S e t H yd r au l i c N oz z l e - T h re e Deflection angles, Three Orifice sizes, Quick Easy Adjustment, USDA Performance Tested and data Available.

Made in USA. Davidon, Inc. 229-6453605. www.davidononline.com tfn Custom Boom Systems – Specializing in 2” and 3” Airfoil Aluminum Booms custom built to your specifications. Length, Nozzle Spacing, Attachment ends, all tailored to your specific needs. Stainless Steel Available also. Made in USA. Davidon Inc. 229-645-3605. www.davidononline. com tfn

10,000 P/N of Continental & Lycoming parts, 50% discount on most new! Please have part numbers when contacting us.

Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com tfn

D R P - 9 5 5 D R I F T R E TA R D E N T PENETRATOR-SPREADER/STICKER-UV Protectant For drift reduction, deposition increase, University tested. Big Gun in the war on Drift! Made in USA. Davidon, Inc. 229-645-3605. www.davidononline. com tfn

Geared 1340 Tulsa engine for sell only 95 hours since Major. Continental 220 radial engine core. Call Hershey Flying Service 308-368-5556 (01-14)

CP NOZZLES AND CHECK VALVES. Distribuidor en Argentina: ArAvia S.A. - Venado Tuerto (Sta Fe) T.E. 54-3462433540 - FAX: 438344 tfn

Gulf Coast aG airCraft sales & serviCe

CP N OZ ZLE S AND CH ECK VALVE S “The Drift fighters”. Plus they improve your spray pattern. Contact Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-6861794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@ johnstonaircraft.com web site: www. johnstonaircraft.com tfn

Thrush S2R aircraft.

Lifetime Spar (60,000 Hr) without inspections.

It is economical and easy to install.

A SC Rotar y Atomizers - See w w w. dynafog.com/asc results and April 2009 issue of AAU, A. McCracken. Made in USA. asc@dynafog.com, 317-896-2561 A01-14

Call Eugene For Details at 979-533-1720

St ai n l e s s Ste e l Fa b r i c ato r s , I n c .- Spreaders and Accessories. Satisfying customers coast to coast for over 30 years.

Manufacturer of “original” 10 vane, 12 vane & “the 13 vane” spreaders plus many more. Repairs on all makes and models including Transland and Swathmaster. Call us for all of your spreader needs 800-7363433 or 870-217-9232.

(09-13)

Agrinautics, Inc. Best spray pumps, valves, and strainers in the business! For service w/ a smile,call us at 435-586 -1200. e-mail:agrinaut@cedarcity.net tfn

The “Century” Wing Spar is now in HERE! FIRST KITS NOW IN STOCK

Transland and Agrinautics, overstock sale. Call Danny for listing 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-843-0811 sales@airrepairinc. com tfn

Call today to purchase your kit!!!

D i s p e r s a l E q u i p m e n t : We a t h a e r o Feathering Fans, Crophawks, Smokers, F l a g g e r s , N o z z l e s , Tr a n s l a n d , Breckenridge Spreaders, Airfoil Booms, Dry Breaks, Load Hawgs All Aircraft Styles.

Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800325-0885 www.midcont.net. tfn

TRANSLAND 10 vane spreader for 38” gate, new $9,500.00 AGRINAUTICS, ROOT, CROPHAWK, TRANSLAND, OTHERS $CALL$ Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-2325401. t f n

Garrett TPE-331-10-511M 1 engine available with lots of time and cycles remaining. Call for info.

ASC Rotary Atomizers - Consistent droplets, large flow openings, easy to mount without changing your existing pump, boom and flow control method.

Made in USA. asc@dynafog.com, 317896-2561 A 01-14

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR FIXED WING OR HELICOPTER JAS 559-6861794, FA X 559 - 6 86 - 936 0, e - m ail: info@johnstonaircraft.com web site: www,johnstonaircraft.com t f n

Used Thrush Parts for Sale

Several sets of late model wings • Metal Thrush tails • Many other items

CALL EUGENE DAY OR NIGHT

979-532-1718 • 979-533-1720

Souther Field Aviation, Inc.

FOR ALL YOUR MAINTENANCE & PARTS NEEDS Export Experts Authorized Turbine Brave Conversion • Transland • Covington Engines • Ag Nav • Turbine Conversions • Single Point Fueling

• Agrinautics Pumps & Valves • Wag • Cascade Conversions • TracMap

AUTHORIZED THRUSH SALES AND SERVICE CENTER AND PARTS DISTRIBUTOR

And So Much More…

Frankie Williams - President—frankie@southerfield.com Paul Pearson - Parts & Maintenance—parts@southerfield.com Stephanie Williams - Exports—stephanie@southerfield.com

223 Airport Road, Americus, GA 31709 Phone: 229-924-2813 Fax: 229-924-4356 www.southerfield.com

STATE OFFICE OF THE GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION September 2013

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ASC Rotary Atomizers - Why use old hydraulic nozzle technology? Rotary Atomizers are proven a s the most accurate method to apply both low & high volume formulations. Made in USA. asc@dynafog.com, 317-896-2561 A01-14

Multiple spray systems for sale that fit 206Bs, OH-58s, and 47Gs. Multiple systems including Simplex belly tanks, various booms, and all components.

All equipment is in good to excellent condition, we are simply reducing our surplus inventory from 40+ years of spraying operations. Hydraulic and electric systems available. Call Bart with any questions at 318-424-8395. (09-13)

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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. (09-13)

Tools for reaming attach bolts Wing Main (Centerwing to Outboard wing) attachment joints for Dromader M -18 p e r r e p a i r s e r v i c e b u l l e t i n #e/02.170/2000 Available for rent.

Contact Nancy at Turbine Conversions 616-837-9428 12-14

Transland and Agrinautics authorized distributor – Call us with your needs. Sid or Jerry @ J & C Enterprises 1-800-542-8565 or e-mail jcaviation@pldi.net At fn

Cockpit adjustable flow control kit.

Manual control or GPS variable rate ready Integrates into existing hydraulic systems. More info at Kawak Aviation Technologies 5 41-385 -5051 w w w. kawakaviation.com (09-14)

gps Used Satloc M3 GPS System 4 yrs old. For more information please email dave@ jonair.com or call 204-870-2828 ( 09-13) Satloc, Intelliflow The leading edge Satloc Level III Service repair center.

Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, Mo 800-325-0885. tfn Intelliflow Flow Controls -in stock, now shipping! Sky Tractor Supply 1-800-4375319 tfn Satloc G4, M3, and Bantam. Air Repair inc, is the worldwide leader in sales and service. Call Danny (sales) or Dallas (service) 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-8430811 sales@airrepairinc.com tfn Hemisphere GPS systems in stock, Bantam, G4, Intellistar, M3, Intelliflow, and Litestar2. We did it again, leading Level 3 Service Center/Dealer 2012.

Why buy anywhere else, we’ve got what you need, and service after the sale! Call now 800-437-5319 Sky-Tractor Supply Company tfn Hemisphere GPS & Flow Control Dealer Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr.

Tel 559-686-1794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft.com web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com. tfn

parts Dromader USA LLC for all of your Dromader M18 engine and airframe parts. Spark plugs, fuel and air filters, brake pads and more. STC’s for VG’s, remote Mount Oil Filter, MTOW. Call Jeff or Corey at 317-579-6666 or dromader@ bycan-sellen.net (09-13) Hamiliton Standard, Single propeller blade for sale 6101-12. $5000. Contact Harold Griffith at 580.445.7013 (09-13)

Thrush S2R STC battery retrofit kit. 300% longer battery service life. 200% faster starts. Battery replacement cost 25% of original. Kawak Aviation Technologies 541385-5051 kawakaviation.com (09-14) New Piper tailwheel springs. Call Hershey Flying Service 308-368-5556 (01-14) Air Tractor auxiliary hydraulic system.

20lbs/hr LESS fuel burn, improved spray pattern, reduced maintenance cost, cockpit adjustable flow controls.

Inquires call 541-385-5051 or www. kawakaviation.com (09-14) 25 inch Breckinridge Spreader. $1500.

Call Chad Stuart. Airplane Services Inc. 850-380-6091. tfn Let us help you meet increasingly stringent precision application demands.

Our systems meet those demands, lower operating costs, and increase your profits. Call 541-385-5051 or www. kawakaviation.com (09-14) Superbooms for Cessna, Piper, Thrush, Air Tractor and custom manufacture; THRUSH AILERON SERVOS-STC’d kits. TSA 800642-5777 or tsa@702com.net (TFN) Cessna Authorized Parts Center: Prompt, World-Wide Parts Service, Engines, Bonaire 550 Conversions, Wings. MidContinent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-3250885 www.midcont.net. tfn A i r Tr a c to r P a r t s N e w a n d U s e d (Associate dealer for Lane Aviation).

FWF cowlings 402, 502, 602 many to chose from, removed for Factory and Cascade P-cowl conversions. New and used (Factory Rebuilt) Aileron, Flaps, Elevators, Rudders, Horz/Vert stabs in stock and ready to sale or trade. Call Steve @ North Star Aviation 620-356-4528 srice@pld.com tfn Call Bruce’s Flying Service for all of your Thrush parts needs! 229-725-4150, fax 229-725-5135. E-mail bruceandrews62@ gmail.com.

09-13 LOAD HAWG-The modern, efficient, safe, perfect way to improve your solids application. Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp.

Hayti, MO 800-325-0885 TFN

Satloc IntelliStar for sale. Includes CPU, Display, Lightbar, antenna, all cables, manuals, and installation hardware. Only used on the bench and ready for install.

Asking $12000, If interested call 877-9235832 ext 703 or email tom@agsync.com for more information.

(12-13) Remember J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. Is a Transland, Black Steel Brake and McFarlane dealer. We have a large amount of these brands inventory in stock as well as Cleveland. GE Lighting, Cessna, Piper etc. give us a call for all your parts needs at 800-542-8565 or email us at jcaviation@ pldi.net Atfn

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Accessories & Parts! 100’s of new and OHC accessories, parts for just about everything. Big discounts! Please have par t numbers when contacting us.

Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com tfn O/H’D THRUSH 29” LANDING GEAR & WE CAN REPAIR / REBUILD YOURS. JOHNSTON AIRCRAFT SERVICE, INC. 559686-1794 / Email info@johnstonaircraft. com www.johnstonaircraft.com tfn PARTS, PARTS, PARTS. For all your ag aviation needs, please call Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 Air Tractor Dealer tfn

Um par de asas estendida 95% completa do Thrush S2R . A pair of extended wings 95% complete Thrush S2R. Brazil. g arci av i ag r i co l a @ u o l .co m . b r / 16 36274879 (tfn)

Accessories & Parts! 100’s of new and OHC accessories, parts for just about everything. Big discounts! Please have par t numbers when contacting us.

Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com tfn The mid-west Air tractor dealer, Farm Air Inc. has expanded its parts department.

Call Carrie or Randy for all your Air Tractor parts needs at 877-715-8476. tfn

Pressure Cowls for all PT6 Air Tractor and Thrush. Reduce ITT 35 to 70 degrees.

Reduce fuel consumption. Save on Hot Section Inspections. Easy access to fuel nozzle & air filter. Reduce NG 1 to 3%. Make your -15 perform like a -34. ELIMINATE ONGOING AIR FILTER PURCHASES! Now taking deposits and scheduling deliveries for mid-late 2011 and early 2012. Please contact Cascade Aircraft Conversions at 509-635-1212 or tom@cascadeaircraftconversions. com (08-14) Thrush parts - Wings, props, tail feathers, batteries, tires - we have the inventory.

Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr.

Tel 559-686-1794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft.com web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com. tfn 8 Million new surplus parts for Cessna, Piper, and other aircraft; Continental and Lycoming engines; and a few spray system parts, big discounts. Please have part numbers when contacting us. Preferred Airparts, 800 -433- 0814 US/Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www. preferredairparts.com tfn Serviceable S2R wings, Engine Mount Ayres 45-60 Series, short extension wing tip assy, seat assy, strut assy, left engine exhaust stack, control sticks, steps, splice blocks, throttle quadrants, control quadrants, and MANY various other parts. For more information call Bruce’s Flying Service 229-725-4150, fax 229-725-5135. E-mail bruceandrews62@gmail.com. (09-13)

Cascade Aircraft Conversions Barrier Filter System for the Soloy Turbine Converted Bell 47/Hiller 12 Helicopters.

See decreased TOT by up to 38 degrees C. Pull full torque at lower TOT temps, burn less fuel, extend the life of critical turbine parts. Contact Cascade Aircraft Conversions at 509-635-1212 or tom@ cascadeaircraftconversions.com . ( 09-13) Replacement parts. New and used for all Ag Cat models. Also carry New Piper tailwheel springs and Transland Dealer. Call Hershey Flying Service 308-368-5556 (01-14) J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc ha s purchased a large new inventory of Citabria GCBC part in late 1977-79 rnge.

Lots of common everyday parts. Landing gear, wheels 7 brakes, engine parts etc. call Jerry or Sid today 800-542-8565 or email jcaviaiton@pldi.net At fn S & T Aircraft Accessories, Inc. specializes in the overhaul of Radial and Turbine engine accessories. We have most items in stock ready to ship for exchange. Give us a call @ 830-625-7923 or fax 830-625-4138. t fn

Agrinautics, Angel Flight Assistant, Automatic Flagman, Aero Engines, Arrow prop, Air Tractor (Associate dealer Queen Bee Air Specialties) CP Nozzles, Compro Smoker, Crophawk, Covington Aircraft Engine, Collins Air Conditioner, Cleveland, Chip Detector, Hemisphere GPS, Hot Stuff, Nieto Products, New and used aircraft, (large) Parts Inventory, ServAero, Spraying Systems, Co., Superbugs, SPH-4 Helmet, Simplex, Tires, Transland, WeathAero. Sky Tractor Supply 800437-5319, www.skytractor.com, email@ skytractor.com, 701-636-5881 (fax) TFN Cessna Par t s - Engine, propellers, authorized service center. Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-6861794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@ johnstonaircraft.com web site: www. johnstonaircraft.com tfn We have all fibreglass parts for Weatherly and Ag-Cat (A, B and Super B). Call for prices. Professional Fibreglass Repair.

530-735-6264 tfn Spend your time doing what you do best “SPRAYING” and let us find those parts for you. Part numbers are really important. Call Jerry or Sid 800-542-8565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net At fn Large inventory of Thrush parts surplus to our needs. Call for list. Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-843-0811 sales@airrepairinc.com tfn 10,000 P/N of Continental & Lycoming parts, 50% discount on most new! Please have part numbers when contacting us.

Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com tfn Brave and Pawnee parts - engines, props, spar kits, fuel cells and foam kits, and much more. Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-686-1794, FAX 559-6869360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft.com web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com. t fn Angel Personal Flight Assistant - in stock, shipping today. Premium quality Bluetooth interface for the cockpit. Noise free cell phone use without fumbling for your phone. Caller ID, direct dial, redial, voice dial, download phonebook and call list entries, dial direct., Stream bluetooth music and control, E6B flight computer, Stopwatch, fuel and approach timer.

Large full color easy to read backlit screen, intuitive menus, automatic cut out with radio transmissions, ambient light sensor.

Sky Tractor Supply 1-800-437-5319 A tfn Air Repair Inc. is the source for the Fast Start Kit to get yours today call Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-8430811 sales@airrepairinc.com tfn J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. has 29” wheel sets. We will accept your 10” wheel and brakes in exchange. Call Jerry or Sid 800-5428565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net At fn NEW! CP11TT/w-3 Tips & Shutoff in stock ready to ship today.1-800-437-5319 SkyTractor Supply Company tfn

Retrofit Hopper Door for AT-502 and AT-602. Now available for fall and winter installation Professional Fibreglass Repair.

530-735-6264 tfn COMPLETE THRUSH FACTORY METAL TA I L W / U P DAT E S . J O H N S TO N AIRCRAFT SERVICE, INC. 559-686-1794 / Email info@johnstonaircraft.com www. johnstonaircraft.com tfn Jasco Alternator kits in stock. Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-8430811 sales@airrepairinc.com tfn J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. still has one of the largest Cessna, and Piper Ag Aircraft inventories in the USA and has a huge inventory of Lighting and wheel and brake inventory. Let us be your total part provider. Call in your needs - Sid or Jerry 800-542-8565 or jcaviation@pldi. net At fn Cessna Ag Parts. Air Repair, Inc. Phone.

662-846-0228 Fax. 662-843-0811 sales@ airrepairinc.com tfn Remember J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. Is a Transland, Black Steel Brake and McFarlane dealer. We have a large amount of these brands inventory in stock as well as Cleveland. GE Lighting, Cessna, Piper etc. Give us a call for all your parts needs at 800-542-8565 or email us at jcaviation@ pldi.net At fn Emco Wheaton/Buckeye Dr y Break Couplers and adapters, Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-686-1794, FA X 559 - 686 -936 0, e - mail: info @ johnstonaircraft.com web site: www. johnstonaircraft.com tfn

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McCauley model 2D36C14-F, S/n 737538.

For more information email Chucao@tie. cl (09-13)

For sale Hamilton Standard 12D40-403 0-since IRAN. Email: vsi@polarcomm.com or call 701-284-6755 (09-13) H ar t ze ll m o d e l H C- C 2Y K-1B F, s/n CH-16579E. For more information email Chucao@tie.cl (09-13) 2D30-6101A20,A/R....................... 4,500 2D30-6101A12,0/Iran..................10,500 22D30-6533A12,OHC ................... 5,500 AmAg 870-886-2418 (89F) agcatbscn. com. *AgCat Sales/Parts/Service since ‘71*

Props for Sale: 2D30-6101A-18, 22D30-6533A-12 12D40-6101A-12, 12D40-AG100-2 22D40-6533A-12, 23D40-6533A-18 23D 4 0 -70 05A-12, Call PropWork s, Winnipeg, Canada Tel: 888-679-2965 email: propwork@mts.net 12-13 J & C Enterprises has a Cessna 188 props in Stock Y.T. Also offer some STC’d propellers. Call Jerry or Sid 800-542-8565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net Atfn

12D40-AG100-4, OHC ................15,500 22D40-AG200-2, 1200-SOH, 60-SIRAN & ADCW.........................................20,500 22D40-6533A-12,852 SOH (beautiful).. ........................................................ 19,500 AmAg 870-886-2418 (89F) agcatbscn. com. *AgCat Sales/Parts/Service since ‘71* 12D40-6101A12, 175-SIRAN......11,500 12D40-AG100-4S, 375 SOH, 0-IRAN..... ........................................................14,500 HC-B3TN-3D/5M,OHC w/new +4 Blades ........................................................23,000 AmAg 870-886-2418 (89F) agcatbscn. com. *AgCat Sales/Parts/Service since ‘71* H ar t ze ll m o d e l H C- C 2Y K-1B F, s/n CH-41802B. For more information email Chucao@tie.cl (09-13) 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 210924-5561. sales@dixieair.com. (09-13)

GE M601- E11 751 HP TURBOPROP C o n v e r s i o n s f o r A i r Tr a c t o r a n d Thrush. Increased Reliability. No Hot Section Inspections. No Nozzles to S e r v i ce . C a s c ad e Pre s s u re Cow l – St andard Equipment with Life time Serviceable Air Filter System! 3,000 HR Engine TBO. Auto Start Systems.

Lower Operating/Maintenance Costs.

Improved Safety. Ease of Maintenance Access. Warranty: 1,000 Hr / 1,100 Cy c l e s o r 2 Ye a r s . N o w t a k i n g deposit s and scheduling deliveries for mid - late 2011 and ear ly 2012.

Please contact Cascade Aircraf t C o n v e r s i o n s a t 5 0 9 - 6 3 5 -1 2 1 2 o r to m @ c a s c ad e a i rc r af tco nve r s i o n s . com . tfn

Hartzell 3 Blade and 5 blade Props, new & used $CALL Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401. TFN

finance/lease Aircraft for Lease: AT 502, AT 602, Thrush -34/510, & Turbine AgCat. Inquire- South Delta Aviation. Darryl Riddell 870-5729011 days or 870-995-1323 nights & weekends.

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Air Tractor financing can put an Air Tractor in your hangar. Air Tractor offers competitive financing options in the U.S. and Canada from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance. Fly now and take seven years to pay, 10 years to amortize and have a fixed interest rate for the life of the loan. Other attractive term periods are available, too.

These financing options are available on both new and used Air Tractors purchased through Air Tractor dealers.

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vehicles Auger Trucks For Sale (Trade-Ins) Also list of customer trucks. Call Auger Dan Office: 870-578-6133 Cell: 870-919-2317 A09-13

Trade with members of NAAA

2013 all models available

800-441-2964 Ask for Rick or Chuck Stone F O B Fort Pierce, FL

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We build loader trucks to your specifications. Stainless Steel Straight and Fold Up. Mild Steel Straight and Fold Up. Mild Steel Hopper w/Stainless Steel Tube.

Been in loader truck business since 1980.

Get these photo mats before they fly off the shelve. A great way to display your favorite photos. Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate. com tfn

Fight rodent infestation with Cascade’s i n n ov a t i ve a n d e x t r e m e l y s i m p l e solution, Mouse Pants! Hand crafted from the highest quality 2024-T3 aircraft aluminum (lighter and not as likely to carve up an operator like galvanized steel). Quick action Wing nut CAMLOC aircraft grade fasteners. Rubber trimmed to protect your aircraft’s finish and the flooring surface. Order your set of three for only $599.00 plus shipping and handling. Please contact Cascade Aircraft Conversions at 509-635-1212 or tom@ cascadeaircraftconversions.com (08-14)

Call Pat Ballard Office:870-697-2004 Fax:870-697-3568 185 Hwy. 42 West , Hickory Ridge, AR. 1500 gal Jet A refueler; Nissan UD 3300 truck; epoxy lined steel tank: Liquid Control counter with predetermining counter (new 2003); single point and over the wing nozzles: automatic reel. Truck and pump work well; good rubber $13,900 or Will consider trades for auto, truck, or aircraft Call 501-985-1484 AR location. tfn

NE W to the DeSpain Collection, Customized Note Cards featuring your favorite Pen and Ink drawing. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com tfn

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 tfn

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Help your little pilot fly high in dream world with these Bi-Plane PJ’s... Assorted sizes available. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com tfn

iPhone 5 bumpers, Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com t f n Fly through your mail with our Airplane Letter Opener! Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or vist our Market Place at agairupdate.com t f n

miscellaneous SUPERBUGS A safe and economical way to speed up Mother nature! Dispose of hazardous waste in loading and spill areas, ponds and ditches. SUPERBUGS disposes of insecticides, Fungicides, herbicides, and petroleum products Such as waste oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, solvent or anything of organic nature. Blue Stripe Distributing Toll Free 877-924-5025 tfn

Specialty belt buckles, show your pride in style. Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com tfn

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. Makes a great gift! For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com tfn

PC SPRAY Dedicated Application Software, Version 3. Fully-functional program. Buy it once, use it forever! No annual fees.

Technical support for the life of the product. Call or email for demo today. Sky Tractor Supply 1-800-437-5319 tfn Reduce Drift, Increase Deposition and Retention use Control™ FREE SAMPLE www.GARRCO.com/freesample Call 765395-3441, mrfoam1@garrco.com t f n

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 Fax 478-9871836 Historical Video Productions. tfn

Order your The AgOp Collage Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $60 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdate.com t f n HOTSTUFF AG AIRCRAFT CLEANER Call to order the # 1 Ag Aircraft cleaner in the country, Used by over 400 operators Coast to Coast. Blue Stripe Distributing 877-924-5025 Atfn w w w. Aircr af tCost Analysis.com AG Aviator Backpack and matching coin purse (sold separately). Available in blue and pink. For more information call 478987-2250 or visit our Market Place at agairupdate.com tfn HELMET with slide up visor $850. Deluxe Kevlar Helmet with ANR, Softskins, Oregon seals $1200. Sky Tractor Supply 1-800-437-5319 At fn J & C Enterprises Aviation Inc. Is always looking for all types of derelict aircraft, parts inventory, both new and used. We will buy small or a shop full. Contact Jerry Buster 800 -542-8565 or email jcaviation@pldi.net At fn

English to Spanish Technical Translations Fo r m e r A &P a n d Ag - Pi l o t, C a r l o s Retamosa Specializing in translating: • Aviation technical manuals • Airworthiness Directives (ADs) • Service Bulletins (SBs) Contact info 598-53-24376 retamosa@ adinet.com.uy tfn 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. $35,000 OBO. 478.987.2250 t f n

insurance DOUG DAVIDSON, aircraft owner and commercial pilot, has served the unique insurance needs of the agricultural aviation community since 1982. He founded Davidson Solid Rock Ins. in 1995 on Christian principles, honesty, integrity, and the commitment to provide insurance products as solid as our name! One call is all it takes to shop all available markets for your specialized aviation insurance needs. We welcome the opportunity to talk with you at 800-358-8079. Or visit our website at www.dsrockin.com. tfn “Insurance from a name you can trust, at a price you can afford”, is what we do and it’s our motto. Hardy Aviation Insurance, Inc, is centrally located in Wichita Kansas and has been servicing the aerial application market for years now. RANDY HARDY established Hardy Aviation Insurance in 1995 with aerial application as his main focus. Prompt courteous service from a staff dedicated and knowledgeable includes Angie Banz, Tim Wiebe, Dick Russell and Rita Ethridge, whom have years of experience servicing the aerial application business. Give us a try, you might be surprised. Call 1 800 721-6733 or fax us at 316-945-2330.

Get an online quote from our web site at www.hardyaviationins.com or e-mail us at hardy@hardyaviationins.com. tfn INSURANCE from the Leading Ag Aviation Brokers. 64 Years Risk Management, Low time Pilot Coverage. Mid-Continent Aircraft, 800-325-0885 midcont.net. t fn

DeSpain Collection Stone Coasters $29.99 DeSpain set of four stone coasters.

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services !!Attention Thrush Owners!! North Star Aviation Inc is now the new STC holder of the Thrush Reinforce Leading Edge Skins. If you are getting ready to rebuild your Thrush wings due to AD09-26-11 or tired of bird strikes and ugly leading edges!! Now is the time to install North Star Aviations new Thrush heavy duty reinforced leading edge skins fully STC’d SA03518AT no Field approval required.

For more Info contact Wendel or Steve @ North Star Aviation Inc. 620-356-4528 wlambert@pld.com tfn

Jeffries Airworks Dynamic Propeller Balancing with Chadwick Helmuth engine printout equipment.

Jeffries Airworks, Dynamic Balancing, Vibration Analysis.

Much more than just a balance.

Call Jim Jeffries, A&P/IA, 985-507-9981, Nationwide service on your location.

Cascade Conversion for Thrush and Air Tractor. Fuel Saving, Cooler running, more power available. Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO 800-325-0885 tfn

We rebuild and refinish any fibreglass part for Weatherly, Cessna, Piper and Ag-Cat (A, B and Super B,C and D). Call for prices. Professional Fibreglass Repair.

530-735-6264 tfn Jeffries Airworks Dynamic Propeller Balancing with Chadwick Helmuth engine printout equipment. Jeffries Airworks, Dynamic Balancing, Vibration Analysis.

Much more than just a balance. Call Jim Jef fries, A&P/IA, 985-507-9981, Nationwide service on your location. t f n Let us sell your Ag plane! Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. 1601 Hwy 84 East Hayti, MO 63851 800-325-0885 tfn !!Attention Thrush Owners!! North Star Aviation Inc is now the new STC holder of the Thrush Reinforce Leading Edge Skins.

If you are getting ready to rebuild your Thrush wings due to AD09-26-11 or tired of bird strikes and ugly leading edges!! Now is the time to install North Star Aviations new Thrush heavy duty reinforced leading edge skins fully STC’d SA03518AT no Field approval required. For more Info contact Steve @ North Star Aviation Inc. 620-3564528 srice@pld.com tfn

wanted to buy We buy 450hp single and dual cockpit AgCats,Cessna 152,Cessna 172 For more information, email aerowurkz_aviation@ yahoo.com.ph or call Hannah +630822348843 / +639088725840 (09 -13) WANTED: S2R 600 radial Thrush. Any year, any condition. Engine optional. Call Bruce’s Flying Service 229-725-4150, fax 229-7255135. bruceandrews62@gmail.com (09-13)

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Operators can calculate your break even, % investment return, profit potential, and produce annual & monthly cash flows. Project your financials without spending hours of your time. All reports are produced automatically and accurately af ter you provide your cost inputs and gross application fees. Types of analyses performed include: Company/ Individual Ownership, Managed with/ without Leaseback, Commercial Operation, Agricultural/Fire/Ambulance Operations, Joint Ownership, Fractional Ownership, and Charter/Rental. AG sales organizations can provide prospects with customized & professional ownership cost analysis. This program is a great sales aid and management tool. FREE sample reports. Click REQUEST INFORMATION on the website or call 281-419-7443 t f n

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EXHAUST Wanted: R-1340 and R-985 Exhaust Send Old Exhaust segments for exchange or Sell them! Call Daryl @ 940-9020797 or evans.daryl@sbcglobal.net t fn Ag Aircraft Wanted: Immediate cash for Ag planes - All considered - Contact Darryl Riddell at 870-572-9011 (09-13)

seat wanted 3rd Generation pilot, 2nd Generation crop duster looking for a seat. Flying Tiger Graduate w/ Turbine Transition in Thrush S2R-T15. 898TT, 608TW, 309Ag. Multiengine Instrument rated Commercial pilot.

PAASS attendance, references available call 863-557-3480 or email marcus. hinshaw@chaletsuzanne.com (09-13)

Pilot with Thrush 510 - 45 available immediately 1202 hrs AG: 943hrs Turbine: 141hrs Looking For Work for remainder of this season. 3rd Season of ag but have loaded for my dad for 8 yrs prior. Easy to work with. Spent most of my time in Thrush 1820 and some time in a Thrush - 45. S atloc M3 savy. Also have a some time in a AIR Tractor Walters 400. Call Mike 509-432-4349 or mikemeines@gmail. com (09-13) Pilot w/ 3000 Hours 2800 ag time 2600 turbine 12 Piston looking for seat. All ag time was in Arkansas rice & Iowa corn.

Lic. Tx, AR, KS, NB, MO, IL and IA, PASS cert. Hard working and capable free to travel wherever the season takes me.

Email Arkansasagpilot@live.com or call 870-215-2481 (09-13)

1600+hrs helicopter, 400+ hrs Ag. Able to travel as needed, Certified applicator K a n s a s w i t h r e c i p r o c i t y. C o n t a c t Ken at 316-209-8466 rkshack@cox. net (09-13)

help wanted Fall/ Winter Work. Ground suppor t position with SE fixed wing operator available. HazMat license required, CDL a plus. Must also be able to pass DOT physical and drug screening. Please call 229-838-6733.

(09-13) Aircraft Sales position for experience Ag, Turbine, CR II, super salary and benefits.

Call: Richard Reade 800-325-0885 @ Mid Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO tfn

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Back-up Pilot wanted. Ag-Cat with a Garrett TPE331-6 engine. Please send your resume to repettis1@yahoo.com. (09-13) Seeking pilot(s) for the upcoming 2013 season and beyond, May - Sept. in the Midwest (MN, IA, IL, etc.) For a turbine Thrush. Preferred 1000 hrs AG and 250 hours Turbine time. Also have a piston seat, min 250 hours AG time.

Looking for long term employees and team players, A&P a plus! Send resume to blindads@agairupdate.com or mail to A & P c/o AgAir Update PO Box 850 Perry Ga 31069 (01-14) Wanted: Cessna C188 and 450 Ag Cat pilot for the corn run in July in Iowa must have 1000hrs Ag and REFERENCES send information to REPettis1@yahoo. com (09-13) Seeking an A&P for a central Minnesota Maintenance operation. Ag experience a must, general aviation experience is a plus. Looking for long term employees and team players, IA’s and Pilots are a plus!

Send resume to blindads@agairupdate. com or mail to A & P c/o AgAir Update PO Box 850 Perry Ga 31069 (01-14) Immediate full time positions for entry level A&P mechanics. Please send resumes to North Star Aviation, Inc. Fax 620-3563864 or email srice@pld.com (09-13) Immediate full time positions for entry level or experienced A&P/IA mechanics.

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