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Pratt & Whitney Canada expands Global Service Network appointing ABA in Brazil as its first Designated Maintenance Facility First 502XPs in Brazil and Argentina Ferrying a crop duster to South America Storm Aeronautics receives STC

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calendar of events September 14, 2017 Seminário Nacional de Aviação Agrícola - Região Sudeste Garcia Aviação Agrícola Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Altamir Gomes 51.98182-1716 altamir@aviacaoagricola.com www.aviacaoagricola.com September 25-30, 2017 SAFE Analyst Training Holiday Inn Express La Junta, CO dgardisser@wrkofar.com 501-676-1762 September 28-29, 2017 CoAAA Operation SAFE La Junta Municipal Airport La Junta, CO 719-362-0743 coagav@gmail.com October 6-8, 2017 NAAA Fall Board Meeting San Antonio, TX Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org October 11-12, 2017 MiAAA Convention TBA Lansing, Michigan Al Schiffer Al400@aol.com October 14-15, 2017 Arkansas Ag Aviation Golf Tournament Red Apple Inn Heber Springs, AR Brenda Watts 870-644-3141 kpflyingservice@gmail.com

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October 17-18, 2017 AFF Conference 2017 at Nimes Nimes-Garons Airport Nimes, France Lauran Allan 44 (0) 128 550 041 Lallen@tangentlink.com October 23-25, 2017 KsAAA Convention Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan, KS ksagaviation.org October 27, 2017 OkAAA Operation SAFE El Reno, Oklahoma Sandy Wells 405-341-3548 sandy@okaaa.org November 5-7, 2017 PNW AAA Convention Coeur d’Alene Resort Coeur d’Alene, ID Tara Lea Brown 509-989-9098 November 7-9, 2017 Mid-States Ag Aviation Conference Isle of Capri Casino Bettendorf, IA Brandon Flexsenhar 309-208-9668 agpilot79@yahoo.com www.iaagaviation.com www.agaviation.com November 13-15, 2017 CaAAA 68th Annual Convention Hyatt Regency, Monterey, CA Terry Gage 916-645-9747 terry.gage@caaa.net

November 14-16, 2017 CoAAA Convention Embassy Suites Loveland, CO 719-362-0743 coagav@gmail.com December 1, 2017 AAU Open House and Hangar Party KPXE Perry-Houston County Airport 478-987-2250 aau@agairupdate.com agairupdate.com December 4-7, 2017 NAAA’s Ag Aviation Expo Savannah, GA Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org January 3-5, 2018 LaAAA Convention Golden Nugget Casino Lake Charles, LA Ed Krielow 337-230-9952 www.laaaonline.org January 4-5, 2018 MoAAA Convention Drury Suites Cape Girardeau, MO Mike Hall 573-649-2587 aerialcropservices@sbcglobal. net January 7-9, 2018 ArAAA Convention Little Rock Marriott Little Rock, AR Kelly Conley 501-372-4500 www.araaa.org

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THE FALCO First up please send a sub to Andy Stevenson for five years. Just read Mike Feeney’s article on the FU 24 which I think needs some addition. Firstly, never forget the pilot is the captain and is responsible for the quality, volume and weight of product he takes on board and wishes to fly with. Next, apart from some Beaver, Cessna, Air Tractor, Callair, etc., time, all my 10,000 hours have been in 300 HP Fletcher up to 400 HP Fletcher FU-24s, which have a legal load just over one tonne and a VNE of 143 KIAS. And, owning over time some 10 Crescos (turbine FU-24) with 1.8 tonne legal and VNE of 176 KTS. G’day Andy; To now evolve into our conversion of a PAC XL 750 that we call a Falco. The Falco has a 3,000 litre hopper (800 gallon), everything is hydraulic and push button, legal for 2.2 tonne and a VNE of 170 KIAS. This awesome aircraft is what the 235 HP Fletcher FU24 has evolved into. The wing shape and dimension is still the same, but internally there is nothing interchangeable with Fletcher or Cresco. This is a vice-free and safe aircraft. We are very happy with our huge investment into five Falcos.

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Thanks for the subscription and the update on the FU 24. I’ve never flown one, per se, just the Cresco with the PT6A-34AG, what must have been nearly 20 years ago. I’d have to look up my notes to remember where in NZ and when for sure.

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I totally agree with you, as surely does most safety inspectors, the pilot is ultimately responsible for his aircraft.

While surfing the web I came across this site which you may have, or may not have seen. Russ Walker Du Quoin, IL

After a review of the Farmer’s Air website, what a wonderful aircraft. Now, all you need is a PT6A-140AG bolted on the front! Ha! However, I preach aerodynamics over horsepower; once achieved, it’s free, vs more fuel for more SHP. Great photos on the website. I suppose it being your off-season, would you consider compiling some of the photos and editing the text into an article with your byline? I’d really appreciate. Standing by, —Bill

Hello Russ; You are not getting bored, are you? My recollection of the Ceres is that it is heavily involved with the Transland Ag-2… but my memory fails me on details. My New Zealand contact, who is a historian on ag-aircraft in NZ, Australia and even the U.S. says a Google search for the Ceres provides lots of info. Take care, —Bill

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Hey Tim; Great photo! I’ll bet flying the Norseman was a hoot! Be sure to pen your logbook. So, your grandchildren can look at it! I bet you showed that young fellow standing with you a thing or two about tailwheel landings! Give the wife, Barb, my fondest regards! Take care and thanks for sending AAU the photo!—Bill

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and a significant number of troops to constantly reload and refuel the UAV fleet. If that sounds like a lot of labor costs, you’re right. In either instance, using a single drone or a fleet of them to treat a field instead of manned ag aircraft is going to be much more expensive for the farmer.

Dear Editors: While there is no question exciting possibilities exist for the use of drones in agriculture, in “Automating Farming from the Sky,” contributing editor Ed Darack couldn’t be more incorrect in his assertion that “Drones are increasingly replacing traditional aircraft in crop dusting.” Certainly in the United States, that’s simply not possible now or for the foreseeable future. The notion drones are superior to manned crop dusters in terms of efficiency, accuracy and costs to the farmer is also far-fetched. Mr. Darack’s statements about the perceived advantages unmanned agricultural aerial applications have over manned aerial applications don’t square with the speed, efficiency and economic benefits America’s agricultural pilots provide to their customers, nor with the size and scope of the farms they treat by air. Looking outside the U.S., Yamaha’s RMAX helicopter drones have been spraying crops in Japan for more than 20 years, but Japanese agriculture bears little correlation to agriculture in America. Japan’s 1.63 million commercial farms manage small plots-only 4.8 acres, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. In contrast, with an average size of 442 acres, U.S. farms are more than 90 times larger. In the U.S., it is not uncommon for ag pilots to cover hundreds of acres in a single load and treat thousands of acres per day. For example, a 500-gallon ag plane can treat a 100-acre field in 20 minutes or less-far faster than a drone equipped for aerial application. Researchers at UC-Davis conducted field tests using a remote-controlled RMAX helicopter that sprayed about five acres per hour. Therefore, it would take the UAV 20 hours to treat what an ag plane could do in 20 minutes. Thinking of hiring a fleet of UAVs instead? It would take 60 UAVs to complete the work in the same 20 minutes as the 500-gallon ag plane, and each UAV would need to have a separate licensed drone pilot operating it

The claim drones can apply crop protection products more precisely than professional ag pilots also is false and absent of any credible study attesting to such a benefit. Flying “lower and slower than manned crop dusters” does not give drones a leg up over manned ag aircraft or even ground rigs in terms of coverage, deposition or accuracy. All aircraft, both fixed-wing and helicopters, push air down toward the ground and away as they fly. Any wing, be it fixed or rotary, creates downwash. The amount of air pushed down is exactly proportional to the weight of the aircraft that the air is holding up. A 140-pound helicopter does not displace much air. With ag planes typically weighing around 10,000 pounds or more fully loaded, a manned ag aircraft can generate far more downward air pressure. Helicopters operate on the same principle as a rotorcraft UAV, but at a much greater weight and a corresponding increase in spray product moving down into the crop canopy, increasing plant coverage and protection. Finally, there is much more to performing aerial application work safely and effectively than UAV evangelists may think. There is no substitute for the experience, mindfulness and judgment it takes on the part of the pilot to minimize the possibility of drift. Notwithstanding the positive hype and publicity surrounding UAVs’ potential commercial uses, there is simply no comparison between the efficacy of manned aerial applications versus unmanned ones. Sincerely, Andrew D. Moore Executive Director National Agricultural Aviation Association National Agricultural Aviation Association 1440 Duke Street - Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone (202) 546-5722 - Fax (202) 546-5726 www.agaviation.org

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Managing pandemonium The 2017 fire season is in full swing here in the United States and it has been a busy one with total acres burned running about two million above the ten-year national average. The activity has been spread over all geographical areas with the states of Montana and Nevada being hit really hard. As I write this in early August from South Idaho numerous firefighting aircraft are grounded due to the dense smoke created by the enormity of the fires. On one day in August, the skies over the Snake River Plains contained twenty-two Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs), eight heavy air tankers and one Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) working three fires. There were also an uncounted number of helicopters sharing the airspace. So far, the entire season has seen days like this and there is no relief in site from the hot dry weather. As the fire season approached in early May, the prospect for an Exclusive Use SEAT Contract became completely unraveled leaving contractors and flight crews wondering whether they would work or not. All SEATs would be going out under the On Call Contract at a much greater cost to the government and in turn the American taxpayer.

As the resource orders started going out in early season, it became apparent the government was selecting solely by bid price. This meant dozens of aircraft that had been positioned had no guarantees they would get work. Some had been out for weeks in hopes of being put on a contract. In the end, many pilots and drivers gave up and moved on to find another way to make a living. When the fires did start, it left numerous aircraft sitting idle for lack of a crew. It will be interesting to see how the Department of Interior goes about rectifying these problems this winter. As the era of aircraft chasing fires across district or state lines broadens, flight crews often land at pumpkin time hundreds of miles from home base without a reservation for a room to sleep in. Across the West, hotel rooms are increasingly getting harder to secure during fire season which coincides with summer vacation. More than once this year I have found myself flying all day and not getting into a room until after midnight. In my opinion, it should be the job of dispatch to secure lodging when it becomes apparent a crew is going to overnight. We certainly cannot do it from the cockpit.

heavy crews I found out they are experiencing the same problems. It is frightening when you look around at the age of the majority of pilots and realize we are a bunch of old farts. It is disheartening to spend time and money getting them carded only to have them jump to the side when the grass appears greener. I was brought up believing loyalty was an asset. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be that way anymore. As busy as the season has been, it is often easy to let your guard down and lose the edge. Keep it sharp, safe and prosperous. I hope to see you in the mountains one day.

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Israeli Police Air Tractor AT-802s in flight over Macedonia. Photo IP (Israeli Police)

join Macedonia’s wildfire battle by Igor Bozinovski

The 2017 summer firefighting season saw many disastrous wildfires raging across the Mediterranean and on the Balkan Peninsula where Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia have been the most affected. The dry weather with weeks of extremely high temperatures caused intensive wildfires that stretched and exhausted regional civil protection systems, forcing some Balkan nations to dispatch a call for international aid in specialized aircraft for fighting wildfires. Having successfully used its three 2009-procured Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss single-seat aircraft, Macedonia’s Protection and Rescue Directorate (DZS) was quite successful in fighting Macedonian summer wildfires, a battle in which it also employed a pair of Macedonian Air Force Mi-17 transport helicopters, each equipped with a 2,000-liter Bambi Bucket system. However, with over 25 huge wildfires active across the nation in the last days of July, the Macedonian government recognized its national civil protection system needed assistance and asked friendly nations for aid in firefighting aircraft to support efforts of Macedonia’s existing aerial firefighting assets. &

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The first nation to dispatch assistance was neighboring Bulgaria on the early morning of August 2nd. A Mi-17 transport helicopter from the Bulgarian Air Force deployed to Petrovec Air Force base near Macedonia’s capital Skopje. The aircraft and its 12 personnel operated with the Bambi Bucket system from executing 81 water drops on different wildfires in the vicinity of Skopje. However, with limited resources and facing a scheduled 100-hour inspection, the Bulgarian aircraft was forced to return home in the morning of August 6th. Another country that promptly responded was Turkey. Ankara’s assistance came in the form of one Kazakhstan-registered Burundaiavia Airline Mi-8MTV-1 transport helicopter already operating under a firefighting contract in Turkey. The aircraft with Turkish inscription “ORMAN” (forest), and red identification number “22”, arrived at Petrovec on August 3rd and remained in Macedonia until August 7th, accumulating 19.5 firefighting flight hours during which 82 water drops were made with the Bambi Bucket system. The last nation that provided support to Macedonia was Israel. Their deployment

started with the arrival at Macedonia with a coordination team that landed at Petrovec the afternoon of August 7th aboard a Raytheon B200T Zufit 4 twinturboprop aircraft of the 135th “The Kings of the Air” squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF). This was followed on August 8th by the arrival of a logistical team aboard a Lockheed C-130E Hercules transporter of IAF’s 131st “The Yellow Bird” squadron. That same day, after a 6.25-hour ferry flight, a pair of Israeli Police Air Tractor AT-802 dual cockpit SEATs landed at Petrovec completing the aid composed of four different aircraft and 27 personnel.

Another country that promptly responded was Turkey. Supported by Chim-Nir and Elbit Systems of Israel with flying and ground-support personnel and in coordination with Macedonia’s DZS, the Israeli AT-802s were actively executing firefighting operations accumulating a total of 15 flight hours during which 34 firefighting missions were completed that resulted with delivery of

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over 85,000 liters of foam-enriched drops. The Israeli deployment ended on when Macedonia was again able to continue fighting wildfires on its own.

Israeli Police Air Tractor AT-802 in flight over Macedonia. Foto IP (Israeli Police).

With continuous 100% operational readiness and relying on only three pilots during 2017 summer season, Macedonia’s three AT-802 Fire Boss fleet accumulated 164 firefighting flight hours between May 3rd and August 10th. During this period, 365 drops were made delivering over 1.1 million liters of water over Macedonian wildfires. Executing their missions, the Fire Boss’s mostly used DZS’s water-filling installation at Skopje airport, although water scooping was also done over Mantovo, Ohrid, Mavrovo and Tikves lakes.

Macedonian AT-802A Fire Boss pilot, Stoje Arsovski, graduates from training in Avialsa’s AT-802 simulator in Valencia Spain on 2 August 2017.

Burundaiavia Airline Mi-8MTV-1 transport helicopter seen parked at Petrovec Air Force base. Photo PRD (Macedonia Protection and Rescue Directorate).

Macedonian Air Force Mi-17 during firefighting operations in the village of Osincani on 5 Aug 2017. Photo Igor Bozinovski.

Macedonia’s Protection and Rescue Directorate Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss seen landing at Skopje airport on 6 Aug 2017. Photo Igor Bozinovski

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Fighting Portugal’s deadly Pedrogao Grande Wildfire, the Fire Boss aspect by Igor Bozinovski

A series of 156 wildfires that erupted across central Portugal in June turned into an epic tragedy that, within hours, claimed the lives of 64 civilians and caused serious injuries to 204 others, including more than a dozen firefighters that were fighting the terrible firestorm. By the evening of June 20th, a total of 44,969 hectares of land in the mountain areas of Pedrogao Grande municipality, some 170 km north-east of Portugal’s capital Lisbon, were turned into burned ground. The tragedy saw a massive response of Portugal’s National Authority for Civil Protection (ANPC) that immediately dispatched over 1,700 firefighters, 400 fire-fighting vehicles and all available firefighting aircraft to the affected areas. Included in the aerial fleet were at least four

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A line of four Avialsa T-35 Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss single-seat fire-fighting aircraft seen at Viseu Goncalves Lobato airport in central Portugal at the beginning of the 2017 fire-fighting season. (photo Luis André Diogo)

Among the aerial fire-fighting assets that answered the call for help issued by Portugal’s authorities were the Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss amphibious fire-fighting planes operated in Portugal by the local, Tondela-based company AgroMontiar. Strategically dispersed, and operating from two central Portugal municipal airports in Viseu - Goncalves Lobato and Proenca a Nova, AgroMontiar decreased dispatch time to around 8 minutes, and a total of six Fire Boss aircraft were promptly dispatched to fight the disastrous Pedrogao Grande wildfire.

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helicopters, six Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Bosses and two Canadairs. The assistance in manpower and aerial means also came from neighboring Spain that dispatched four CL415 Canadairs as well as from France and Italy, each providing a pair of Canadairs. In total, over 2,000 firefighters supported by two battalions of Portugal Army soldiers and a significant number of law enforcement and civil protection personnel fought the blazes actively supported from the air by a mixed fleet of aerial fire-fighting aircraft.

Equipped with computer-controlled “set it and forget it” FRDS (Fire Retardant Dispersal System) firegate system, the AT-802 has ability to attack the fire with unsurpassed precision and in different “bombing” modes. (photo Luis André Diogo)

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The statistics show that the average drop was slightly over 3,000 liters every six minutes and 40 seconds, Operating under the command of Carlos Creveiro, AgroMontiar chief of flight operations, the AT-802 Fire Boss fleet scooped water from nearby Cabril Dam Reservoir maintaining 100% fleet operational readiness in the critical period during which a total of 189 flight hours have been accumulated; out of which 140 flight hours in direct fire-fighting operations that resulted with 1,261 aerial water drops, delivering over 3,783,000 liters of water.

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The sole Agro-Montiar single-seat AT-802A Fire Boss is seen here landing on a water surface to scoop 820 US Gallons (3.104 liters) of water before delivering that load over the wildfire visible in the background (photo Luis André Diogo)

The statistics show that the average drop of each Fire Boss was slightly over 3,000 liters every six minutes and 40 seconds, achieving an impressive nine drops per hour that equals over 27,000 liters of water dropped by each Agro-Montiar aircraft per hour, for a cumulative total of over 162,000 liters per hour by the engaged fleet of six Fire Boss aircraft.

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Avialsa T-35 pilot has taken this photo from his Fire Boss cockpit during June 2017 operations for extinguishing the deadly Pedrogao Grande wildfire. Seen on this photo are six Fire Bosses with three Fire Bosses already scooping water at the Cabril Dam accumulation with three more heading to land on that water surface, including the camera-ship aircraft (photo Avialsa T-35)

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At close to 4,100 square miles, Los Angeles County, California is one of the largest counties in the United States. The Los Angeles County Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to over 10 million residents who reside in the unincorporated sections of Los Angeles County. That are includes 88 cities, and close to 80 miles of coastline of the Pacific Ocean and the nearby islands of Santa Catalina and San Clemente. This territory accounts for almost 30 percent of the regions residents. L.A. County Fire, which numbers close to 5000 total personnel utilizes a wide array of advanced fire apparatus and lifesaving equipment to protect and serve its citizens, including eight helicopters as part of the Departments Air Operations Section that are available 24/7 for missions including aerial firefighting and search and rescue.

HISTORY

L.A. County’s Air Operations Section was formed in 1957 with a single pilot and mechanic. The early operation flew one Bell 47 helicopter capable of dropping 100 gallons of water. Today’s Air Operations Section is headquartered and located at Barton Heliport at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, California. Air Operations is headed by a Battalion Chief, and three Fire Captains that support day to day operations. The unit is staffed by 12 pilots that are augmented on duty in the air by 18 qualified aircrew Firefighter/Paramedics. The L.A. County Barton Heliport is staffed by 17 full time mechanics that maintain the Departments fleet of helicopters which currently consists of three Sikorsky S-70 Firehawks, (Copters 15, 16 and 19), and five Bell 412’s, (Copters 11, 12, 14, 17 and 18).

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missions as needed. Each are equipped with fixed water drop tanks for aerial firefighting and hoists for search and rescue operations as well as provisions to carry swift water rescue teams and their associated equipment. Additionally, all of the Air Operations helicopters utilize 30 million candle power Spectrolab SX-16 Nite Sun searchlights no assist in night operations. The helicopters are equipped with specialized infrared scanning devices and monitors which to allow crews to find hot spots during a fire from the air that are not able to be seen with the naked eye. These devices are used to direct target water or retardant drops on fires and also assist in strategic direction for fire crews on the ground to make sure hot spots do not reignite or spread. Capable of transporting up to 13 (3 crew and 10 passengers) and fitted with a 1,000 US gallon (3,800 L) tank, the S-70 Firehawk is arguably one of the most effective aerial firefighting and rescue tools available anywhere in the world. Los Angeles County took delivery of its first two Firehawk helicopters in 2001 to better serve the emergency needs in the sprawling metro area. The County was the first local government agency in the world to purchase this type aircraft.

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L.A County Fire acquired their third S-70 in 2005. A fast and highly maneuverable derivate of the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter found in service with various militaries around the world, these helicopters provide Los Angeles County with advanced technology fire-fighting and paramedic capabilities. The Firehawk derivative includes specific firefighting and EMS support equipment, specialized medical service interiors for evacuation of patients, multi mission capable avionics, night vision device capable avionics and is fitted with landing gear extensions to clear the added belly tank underneath the helicopter.

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The Firehawk has the ability to drop water or fire suppressant material accurately over a target area. Once at a water source the aircrew have flexible options for refilling the water tank. The helicopter can land next to the source while water is pumped aboard via a connector on the side of the tank or it can hover directly over any water source, and water can be pumped aboard through a 3.6m-long snorkel hose, both options at a rate of 1000 gallons a minute. The tank also contains a 115 litre foam reservoir. Foam can be mixed with the water during flight at whatever concentration is required. With its powerful twin General Electric (GE) T700 engines it can rapidly transit to and from a water source and back to the fire area in mere minutes. Additionally, because of the immense power provided by the GE engines the helicopter is capable of doing very heavy long line hoists, even at higher altitudes where most helicopters would struggle.

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and features an average fill time for 360-gallon onboard tank of only one minute, making the average turn-around time on drops a quick five minutes, including fill time, making the 412 a strong asset during a firefight with each of the county’s Bell 412 helicopters able to deliver over 4,000 gallons of fire suppression material per hour, which in many cases exceeds the performance of larger, fixed-wing air tankers. In addition to its own fleet of aircraft, the county leases at least two Bombardier CL-415 air tankers, commonly known as Super Scoopers, from Quebec, Canada during the active wildfire season in Southern California, typically September through January. The amphibious aircraft are capable of landing in the nearby Pacific Ocean or any large body of water and “scooping” up to 1,600 gallons of water from the surface giving them the ability to stay airborne and relatively close the scene of the wildfire for an extended period of time providing there is a large enough water source nearby. Most of the bodies of water used by the amphibious aircraft have been predetermined as adequate to be used by the aircrews well ahead of fire season and are strategically located throughout the County, however the aircraft provides the flexibility to use any water source as long as it has the required room to land and then take off. The County also leases at least one Erickson Air-Crane S-64F that can hold 2,650 gallons of water or retardant, also based at Van Nuys, to augment its fleet of helicopters.

COUNTY OPERATIONS

The mission of covering such a large area, from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the highest mountains in the Angeles National Forest at over 10,000 feet, out to the remotest parts of the local Southern California desert in the east provides Air Operations with a multitude of calls on a daily basis that range anywhere from vehicle accidents that require an aeromedical evacuation flight to a local trauma center, to lost or injured hikers in the hills all the way to fighting the largest brushfires. Because of the vast distances involved the unit forward deploys a minimum two helicopters and aircrew daily to locations strategically spread across the county. These locations are the North Operations (NCAS) at Fire Station 129 in Lancaster, the East Operations (ECAS) at Bracket Air Field, in LaVerne, and depending on fire conditions a third location, the Central Operations (WCAS) at Fire Camp 8 in Malibu is used. These forward deployed locations are designed to provide expedited EMS and Firefighting service in remote locations and areas without available nearby Trauma Centers. By using these

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forward deployed locations, once dispatched, helicopters typically arrive on scene within 10-15 minutes. L.A. County Fire also utilize over 100 pre-determined helispot landing areas spread throughout the county that hold a water supply, typically a hydrant, so that a team on the ground can forward deploy to the helispot, set up for the helicopter, where the pilot can then land, refill and quickly be airborne and back on the fire line.

HIRING AND TRAINING

With the demanding and varied missions flown by the county, to be accepted for employment by the Air Operations Section is no easy task. Pilots who apply typically will have thousands of hours of experience in rotorcraft. The department will only consider pilots that have experience flying in all types of environments and conditions, given what they will likely experience flying for Los Angeles County. If a prospective pilot’s application is accepted, the department will then send applicants through a six-month probation/training period, this includes initial training at Flight Safety International on the Bell 412. If an applicant has prior Sikorsky S-70/UH-60 military experience, those applicants may also attend the S-70 initial course also at Flight Safety during that first six months. If they do not have prior UH-60 experience, the initial transition training will take place in that aircraft after the six-month probation is completed. The first six months are typically devoted to transitioning the new pilot to the department’s multi-mission roles of firefighting, search and rescue, and emergency medical calls. This transition includes each pilot obtaining an EMT-I certificate, Incident Command System training, wildland fire behavior training, night vision goggle training, and training specific to the County Fire Department. As the department hires only experienced pilots, the initial transition period flights are mostly designed to introduce new pilots to the agency to the surrounding area, airspace, mission specific requirements with the existing flight crews, maintenance, and support personnel. Finally, an evaluation flight with one of the unit’s senior pilots is the final step in the probation period before the new hire pilot becomes a permanent employee. Once the probation period is complete, the pilot then will receive further training, including more advanced training in EMT skills and annual 412 and S-70 refresher training. Pilots also receive mission training in hoist, short-haul, and swift-water and blue water rescues as well as external load, large animal rescue, helitorch, and unaided/ aided (NVG) flight training. Consistent and continual training, even for

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the most veteran pilot and aircrews is paramount at Air Operations, as many of the pilots expressed that they will see things on flights every week that they may have not seen before. A snapshot look into some of the statistical data from the unit bears out the diversity of calls, as last year Air Operations responded to over 1000 emergency medical service calls, and over 280 fire calls alone resulting in over 700,000 gallons of water and foam dropped. The aircrews also conducted close to 100 hoist rescues throughout the County.

MUTUAL AID

The assets of LA County Air are also routinely called by other agencies in the local area for support on various calls, especially on large brush fires as part of the mutual aid system in place. The mutual aid system was established to provide assistance to jurisdictions in nearby counties and throughout the state, when the size of a major emergency exceeds the control capabilities of a local fire department. This system can be activated for such things as major wild fires, earthquakes, and large scale hazardous materials emergencies. The air assets from LA County Fire are always in high demand and requested by mutual aid incident commanders and the air unit may respond several times per month during fire season as part of this system. All of this makes Los Angeles Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Air Operations the largest, and busiest multi-mission Fire Department aviation program in the United States.

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Today, Aero Spray is the largest Fire Boss operator in the United States , operating nine Fire Bosses and one wheeled AT-802 SEAT. For leading aerial firefighting operator Aero Spray, one AT-802 evolution stood out among the rest. When the AT-802 Fire Boss was equipped with Wipaire amphibious water scooping floats in 2003, it took the aircraft’s firefighting capability to the next level. While it was initially deployed in Canada and Europe, it was clear that the Fire Boss could also make an immediate impact in firefighting operations in the United States. So, in 2007, Aero Spray jumped at the opportunity to become the first Fire Boss operator in the country. Today, Aero Spray is the largest Fire Boss operator in the United States, operating nine Fire Bosses and one wheeled AT-802 SEAT on exclusive use and on-call contracts with the Federal Bureaus of Indian Affairs and Land Management and the states of Minnesota, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and California. The contracts include inter-agency use by the US Forest Service, State of Florida and the City of San Diego. The productivity and cost effectiveness of the combined Air Tractor AT-802 and Wipaire’s Fire Boss technologies have been a game-changer in aerial firefighting and continue to attract the attention of state and federal entities tasked with protecting US land and forests.

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I have chronic back and sciatica pain. I had a L 4-5 fusion 7 years ago. My doctors say Gabapentin would help my neuropathy. I have tried it and it helped tremendously with no side effects at all. I know it was made for seizures which I never have had, but I don’t understand why someone like me can’t use it? Also, if I did occasionally use it, would I be able to fly if I waited “X” amount of days and if so what would “X” be? Same question if you took a pain killer like Vicodin or a half of Percocet? Is there a time period that would allow a pilot to occasionally use a restricted medicine but not fly until after so many hours/days after use? I would think after a surgery a pilot would be given pain killers, but eventually fly again after a certain amount of time? Thank you.

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We must always consider the reason a medication is being taken and not just the medication itself. If you have chronic back pain and neuropathy, it may not be in your best interest to take medications episodically.

Nor would it be wise to fly with distracting back pain and neuropathic symptoms. All three of these medications depress the central nervous system. If you and your treating doctor find that rare use of these medications are in your best interest, the minimum wait times are 24 hours for Vicodin, 36 hours for gabapentin, and 72 hours for Percocet.

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Without knowing your specific case, I cannot answer this question. Visual field testing can be very important with some eye diseases such as glaucoma where peripheral vision is gradually lost.

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A long hot summer It’s been a long hot summer. Hot. Just plain old hot! Density altitude has been stratospheric in most places of the country. Runways shrink during the day, power slacks off and things just become drudgery after a while. To my knowledge, everyone adapted well to the struggle and kept it as safe as possible. I don’t know, however, if I’ll ever get to the point of accepting 98°F at midnight. Like they say back home, ‘That just ain’t right.’ We always talk about loading and takeoff performance on hot and humid days. Do we also consider the difference in landings? I am sure we do in a subconscious way as we are coming over the threshold. Our ground speed is noticeably increased and a little tailwind always exacerbates the situation. I notice this often and try to plan for it. An airplane flies on airspeed but is subject to ground speed. Especially when landing. I recall a time when I was quite inexperienced flying my little 7ECA landing at a remote strip on a hot day. My airspeed indicator

read all the right numbers, but I slowed it down to just above the stall. The ground was whizzing by to my perspective. I raised the nose to try to avoid landing too fast on a short and rough runway. The airplane plunked down hard scattering dirt and gravel. I got real busy, We always talk about loading and takeoff performance on hot and humid days. Do we also consider the difference in landings? I am sure we do in a subconscious way as we are coming over the threshold. Our ground speed is noticeably increased and a little tailwind always exacerbates the situation. I notice this often and try to plan for it. An airplane flies on airspeed but is subject to ground speed. Especially when landing. I recall a time when I was quite inexperienced flying my little 7ECA landing at a remote strip on a hot day. My airspeed indicator read all the right numbers, but I slowed it down to just above the stall. The ground was whizzing by to my perspective. I raised the nose to try to avoid landing too fast on a short and rough runway. The airplane plunked down hard scattering dirt and gravel. I got real busy, real quick

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I bring up this old story because I know when we get in a hurry and we are working off less than textbook runways, things can go awry in an eye blink. As the day wears on the, air gets hotter and thinner. Before you know it you’re still on the ground but flying as if a mile high up in the air. For pilots who work regularly in higher elevations this stuff is all second nature. Mundane, regular airplane flying stuff. But to those of us who are flatlanders, these are seasonal things that we all have to adapt to when they come around. Without exception this always catches some of us by surprise. I think we make so many landings throughout the season that we sometimes don’t consider how much work we really put into them. Something to keep in the thought process. There’s been a few times when I have cut the load to make three instead of two. It kind of goes against the grain to do so. We’ve all been taught and the information hammered in to get it done in as few cycles as possible. “That’s how you make money, son!”. Nursing the airplane off the end of the runway, scratching for a few feet of altitude with all the power in you can get, staggering through wide, shallow turns in order to just keep the thing in the air is not making money. It’s courting disaster. I’ll never

understand why so many guys insist on doing things that only increase their chances of being smashed in a crumpled up airplane. The time it takes to stagger around in an overloaded bird for conditions compared to the time it takes to make another load the airplane can handle efficiently isn’t that much. Certainly not enough to justify sacrificing a hot section, or blown cylinder, a ton more fuel, a smashed airplane or a memorial service. Fortunately, fall is right around the corner now and we can start to think about loosening our pack straps up a little. It’s been a long one. That’s how we pay the bills and that’s how we live our lives. I don’t know any of us who would have it any other way. I’ll be honest though, the first thing I do when fall arrives is start missing summer. Out here on the left coast we’re still plugging along good and steady. Long nights. One day runs into another. Tomato harvest has been well underway here. It is a huge obstacle to work around. Every time I see a tomato truck I have an urge to fly circles as it goes by, even if I’m not spraying. Yesterday, while driving into work I drove around the block a couple times just to avoid sitting at the same stop sign. You never know.... We spray tomatoes all summer long, but once they get in the truck, you’d better stay way clear of them. I wonder how many peer over the side of the trailer while we circle and stick their tongues out at us as they pass. Yep, it’s been a long one, but a real good one. I have to keep the door open a little when I walk in the house these days to give my butt enough time to drag in behind me. I think there’s been a few times I might have forgotten and left it outside. Such is the life a crop duster pilot. I hope you all have a fantastic September! Fly well, and stay safe!

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trying to salvage as much control as I could. Me and that poor little bird skidded and squirreled down the runway like a drunk sailor running up a gangplank! I got it stopped before what would have become a real crash, but not by much. I flew the thing back to the airport and borrowed as much time as I could from an AI friend to have a look at it and make sure I didn’t crack anything other than my own dreams of someday being a ‘real pilot’. Fortunately, my little bird was no worse for wear from the incident. I’m sure if that airplane could have talked she would have chewed me out pretty good. I would have had it coming.

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Low & Slow An Insider’s History of Agricultural Aviation

The Southern and Midwestern spread Chapter 4 Despite the fact that Charles “Slim” Lindbergh popularized flying m the Midwest, particularly around Lincoln, Nebraska, and in his home state of Minnesota in the 1920s, agricultural flying or crop dusting was a bit late arriving there. This is somewhat peculiar, because the magnificent, far-flung fields of the great belt of superb farm land between Illinois and Montana were and are a crop duster’s dream. But the time for agricultural aviation had not arrived. Commercial chemical firms and government experimental agencies simply hadn’t come up with materials suitable for the control of most of the Midwestern insects or weeds that plagued farmers in that region. As a result, agricultural flying was generally confined to the South, Southwest, California.

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This is not to say that agricultural flying was not done at all. Sporadic flights were made by barnstorming dusters at scattered locations and, as early as 1929, at least one attempt at aerial seeding was made in Nebraska. Harold Wickersham, who still resides in Seward, Nebraska, and pilot friend Don Wright, also of Seward, made a successful attempt at sowing rape seed on a com field in July 1929. According to Wickersham, “July of 1929 was very hot and dry, typical of the summers of that era. I had been out of high school four years and remained home to help with the farming. We lived one mile north of Seward on what was then called the ‘Wake Section.’ My uncle and cousin farmed the north half and we farmed the south. Most of the work was done with horses and a few hired men.

“At that time, there was a turnip-like plant called rape that was often planted by farmers as pasture for hogs. Rape had very small, very hard seed that could be broadcast on top of the ground. A little rain would germinate it and it would take root. Rape seed produced a plant with broad, green leaves something like cabbage, and made very good pasture. “My dad had a field of com that he wanted to seed with rape, but the com was then about five feet high, so he didn’t know how to do it. Don and I conceived the idea of scattering it from the plane. I well remember that bushel sack of seed that I tried to hold between my knees and a pre-filled gallon bucket of seed that I planned to throw out.

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“We took off and sailed down over the com field at about 30 feet off the ground, and I began trying to scatter the seed out from my gallon bucket. The first gallon was thrown out, but then I found that I couldn’t fill the bucket from the sack. As we circled around for another pass, I just threw the bucket over the side of the cockpit and laid the end of the open sack over the side and waited! Once over the field, I began dumping it. It scattered pretty well and, after a nice rain a few days later, it all came up. My dad and our hogs had a great pasture!”

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“Among the many friends who I went to school with was Don Wright. Don was an exception. He was destined for higher things, so he went to Chicago, bought a used Waco biplane, learned to fly it while there, and then flew it back to Nebraska. A plane was a rare sight in those days, especially one piloted by a local boy, so everyone in the community regularly visited our pasture where Don kept the plane tied down.

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The Seward Journal, the county newspaper, duly reported this incident in its July 18, 1929, issue.

him an engineer’s cap and coveralls, and allowed him to ride in the engine cab while the crew switched the cars or took on coal and water.

At this time, in Timmonsville, South Carolina, pioneer airman M.B. “Dusty” Huggins was entering the flying game. Before his career was completed, Dusty would play a major role in spreading agricultural flying to all comers of the Midwest.

One day Dusty overstepped his authority, slipped aboard the engine while the engineer was out of the cab, reached over and released the brake handle. The big freight train lurched forward, frightening Dusty considerably. With remarkable reflexes, he grabbed the brake handle, yanked it back violently, and stopped the train so suddenly that the pursuing firemen rammed into the train and tumbled head-over-heels into the coal car! This incident brought an end to Dusty’s railroad career. As he grew older, he decided to take up something easier, like flying!

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Paul Redfern, a prominent barnstorming pilot who disappeared over the Atlantic in 1927 while flying from Sea Island, Georgia, to Rio de Janeiro, flew to Timmonsville in the early 1920s. Young Dusty was hooked! Redfern landed in a com field that had been freshly cleared and for several days hauled passengers and put on an air show. Young Dusty never rode with Paul. His chance came later, when Timmonsville was visited by another barnstormer, Eric Williams of Greenville. Then Dusty not only got his ride, but also managed to scrape up a few bucks and actually received some dual instruction from Williams.

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barnstorming pilot disappeared over the Atlantic in 1927. Dusty had an older brother who was a West Point graduate and an Air Corps pilot. Somehow his brother managed to “requisition” an Army trainer almost every weekend and would tum up in the Pee Dee area to give his younger brother flying instructions. Dusty was an apt pupil and soon became a proficient pilot. After that,

From the beginning, Dusty believed that flying could be profitable as well as pleasurable, provided an airplane was available. His first such purchase was a $400 surplus war bird, that he was never able to fly to Timmonsville! Later, he did manage to procure a new light plane by trading off his wife’s brand new Model T Ford in an even swap! Apparently things were not too pleasant around the Huggins home for quite some time. Dusty’s red-headed wife did finally manage to get another car and Dusty never ran out of airplanes! To express just how things were handled in the Huggins family, Mrs. Huggins installed a wall plaque in the kitchen that read: “The opinions expressed by the husband are not necessarily those of the management!” Dusty was lured into crop dusting by the legendary Delta Air Service and went to work for the firm in 1937 with absolutely no training. That summer, he completed his first dusting job over a huge Mississippi Delta cotton farm, in sight of the Mississippi River. The farmer, suspicious of Dusty’s qualifications, stood by during the entire operation, waving his arms as farmers are wont to do. But, according to Dusty, when the five-load job was done, the farmer congratulated him and commented on his skill. After several seasons with Delta, Dusty wound up back in Timmonsville, where he operated the local airport and organized his own crop dusting firm. Like most of the early aerial applicators, he migrated with the seasons, particularly to the Midwest.

Dusty Huggins is credited with having introduced aircraft work in many spots throughout the Midwest, especially in the fertile Red River Valley of the Dakota country. He traveled regularly to that area before and during World War II, making applications on wheat and other crops with whatever chemicals were available at the time. However, it was not until after the war that Dusty really came into his own in the Valley. The miracle chemical 2,4-D had made the scene and Dow Chemical Company, which was promoting the product, contracted with Dusty to do extensive experimental work with it on Red River Valley wheat. According to Dow technical man Larry Southwick, Dusty did all of the early 2,4-D experiments and the work was a howling success. Dusty Huggins became a folk hero in the Midwest and fledgling pilots watched him with awe. Richard Reade of Mid-Continent Aircraft recalls Dusty fondly: “Dusty was my first crop dusting hero. I used to watch him work and I swore that one day I’d be sitting up there doing the same thing. Well, it finally happened, but I doubt that I ever quite managed to approach his skill. He was a natural and there just aren’t many of them around!” Like most early ag pilots, Dusty had his share of accidents and destroyed a few planes. Fortunately, he was never seriously injured in an accident, even though he plowed into power lines, struck flocks of ducks in flight, and even collided with a huge bald eagle. The only time he was ever injured in his business, he slipped and fell from the center section while fueling a biplane. This little mishap broke several ribs and laid him up for a day or two.

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Dusty was a yam spinner and told once of an incident that occurred while working in the Midwest. “It was during the war,” he said, “and shoes were rationed. I had bought myself a brand new pair in South Carolina, but my feet got hot while flying. So I took them off in the open cockpit and when I did, I noticed something like a tag in one of them. Without thinking, I held the shoe up in the slipstream and of course the wind snatched it away and blew it half way across North Dakota. So there I was, a thousand miles from home with just one shoe and no ration book! Luckily a kindly shoe clerk in a little town out there believed my story and let me have a new pair.”

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Dusty spent his lifetime flying, not all of it in agricultural aviation. He was also a pilot and lieutenant for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. In this capacity, he looked for illicit moonshine stills, chased runaway felons, and searched for missing or lost in the dense South Carolina woodlands and marshes. At least nine such lost individuals, who might have died had it not been for Dusty, are eternally grateful to him and his little Aeronca Champ for appearing at the right place at the right time. Surely he was one of nature’s noblemen and a credit to the agricultural flying industry, which he did so much to foster and perpetuate.

As a result of this aircraft shortage, dust hoppers were installed in almost anything able to fly. Included were Pitcairns, DeHaviland Moths, Spartans, K-R Challengers, Douglas M-2s, and even such unlikely ag birds as the Curtiss Robin mono, the classic Fairchild 24, Alliance Aircraft’s “Argo,” Fleet Biplanes, the Buhl-Vernille J4 Airmaster, the Stampe SV- 4, and other rare homebuilts that probably were never produced more than once or twice.

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They all had a superb airfoil and were ruggedly built. Wing loading was extremely low and their take-off performance was amazing. Barney Root, an old-timer with Delta, Finklea Brothers, and later his own business, took off on a dare in his Waco ASO with the aircraft pointed directly at a 40-foot tall hangar only 370 feet away. He cleared that hangar with at least I 00 feet to spare, something that most modem machines just cannot do.

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Through the years, farmers, particularly in the South, had negligently allowed much of their cropland to erode and the use of fertilizers and soil-building legumes was virtually unknown. The federal government, backed to the hilt by President Roosevelt’s New Deal, instituted land reclamation programs throughout America’s farm areas and actually taught farmers how to improve and care for their land. Government-sponsored soil building programs were initiated where nitrogen-fixing legumes such as hairy vetch, wild winter peas, Austrian peas, and burr clover were sowed on the worn out land to increase fertility and to build up humus. With the exception of burr clover, these crops were a natural for the crop dusting industry, and the pilots of the 1930s quickly learned to seed by air.

calcium cyanamid, a 16 percent, non-acid forming nitrogen fertilizer, produced in large quantities by American Cyanamid Corporation. Calcium cyanamid was a dirty black material, sold in great volume to the farming community in pelletized form. It was, and is, an excellent fertilizer. Diligent research and numerous inquiries directly to American Cyanamid Corporation have failed to turn up exactly when this material was discovered to be a cotton defoliant, but pilot interviews prove conclusively that it was being used a few years before World War II. Cotton Carnahan, a veteran Mississippi operator, who flew for Raymond Brezeale at Natchitoches, Louisiana, applied Black Annie to cotton in Louisiana and Mississippi as early as 1941. Continuing next month with Chapter Four The Southern and Midwestern Spread

Learning who performed the first of these seeding jobs is impossible, but, by the mid-l 930s, every crop duster in the country was planting such seed by air. This was convenient for both farmer and pilot, since it was usually done in early autumn after the growing season was over. It was fast, efficient, and economical-perhaps too economical, because the flying firms undercharged for this work and it was never really profitable. Most seeding of this nature was charged at only two or three cents a pound. 20 to 40 pounds were required per acre. It did, however, give the operators something to do and helped increase their gross revenues slightly. Perhaps the most significant advance in the area of chemical farming by air that occurred before World War II was the “discovery” of “Black Annie,” the world’s first, and for many years only, cotton defoliant. Properly, “Black Annie” was known as

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Crop dusting became widely accepted during this period, but the agricultural chemical industry lagged far, far behind. Calcium arsenate was virtually the only effective insecticide available, which limited the growth of aerial application drastically. This was during the Great Depression, but, oddly enough, the Depression contributed significantly to the development of agricultural aviation.

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Those darn difficult-to-control drought-stressed weeds by John Garr and Jerry Green, GarrCo Products

If crops look stressed, it’s hot and sunny, there hasn’t been a decent rain for a while and the radio announcers are talking about drought, then you need to do things differently when you apply herbicides. Research shows it takes higher herbicide rates and more potent adjuvant treatments to control drought-stressed weeds. Weeds toughen up when they face moisture stress, high temperatures, low humidity and bright sunny conditions. Growth slows down, so does weed metabolism and translocation. Even more importantly, the weeds develop a thick waxy cuticle barrier on their leaves to reduce water loss and that thicker cuticle makes it more difficult for herbicides to penetrate. Under drought conditions, it usually requires using the higher labeled rates of the herbicides and adjuvants to control weeds. We see a big effect from adding more of an appropriate surfactant to glyphosate applications even when the herbicide manufacturer claims its formulation is ‘fully loaded.’ We rarely see foliar herbicides work well

without adjuvants, even when the weeds have thin cuticles. The risk of not using an adjuvant with a foliar herbicide is not worth it, always use adjuvants if the label allows. Some labels address tough drought conditions with language such as “best results are obtained when applications are made to actively growing weeds.” If realistic, waiting for the next rain event and the plant to restart growing can help, although earlier is usually better in weed control. When water is scarce, the crop and weeds are competing for the last drops of water in the soil and the damaging effect of weeds on yield will be the greatest. Spraying when humidity is high usually helps a little and may be very significant with a herbicide such as glufosinate. The key is keeping the spray deposits moist. A humectant helps keep the spray deposit moist so the herbicide can penetrate into the weeds over a longer time. We suggest using a polymer drift mitigation adjuvant and a surfactant with humectant properties. Lastly, follow the weed stage

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God creates His new heaven and earth “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea” (Revelation 21:1). The millennial earth isn’t perfect, so God, “uncreated the old heaven and earth” it passed away! The psalmist said the earth and heavens will grow old like a garment; and God will change them (Psalm 102:25-26). This fulfilled the words of Jesus about the permanence of God’s Word, “I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from

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overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name” (Revelation 3:12). The New Jerusalem is the dwelling place for all of God’s people, enjoying a personal and intimate communion with God. The psalmist wrote, “Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You…God is my portion forever… it is good for me to draw near to God” (Psalm 73:25-26, 28). “And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God” (Revelation

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Can you fly high? Change, the defining characteristic of history, is inevitable. Sometimes change creates conflict between state and federal laws, as is the case now that some jurisdictions around the United States approve medicinal and even recreational use of marijuana. As far as the federal government’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is concerned, marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug and, as such, is strictly illegal. The debate about who’s right and who’s wrong about marijuana is beyond the scope of this column. My point is that even if

legality was not an issue, marijuana remains a disqualifying drug. Let me be perfectly clear: If you are flying while under the influence of marijuana, you are flying impaired. If you are flying with marijuana or its metabolites detectable in your body, you are flying illegally. You should also be aware that marijuana, or its metabolites, may remain in the body for as long as 30 days after use.

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In 2014, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a long-term study of pilot impairment (go.usa.gov/x56Ky), which

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Additionally, 14 CFR part 67 (medical standards) defines substance dependence, including marijuana dependence, as a specifically disqualifying condition for all classes of medical certificates (sections 67.107, 67.207, and 67.307). This means that both the use of marijuana, and dependence upon it, are disqualifying. The DOT states that: “Marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safetysensitive employee subject to drug testing under the Department of Transportation’s drug testing regulations to use marijuana.” (See go.usa.gov).

The FAA policy is clear: No flying on marijuana. If you are not a pilot subject to drug testing, you are still risking your safety. If you are subject to drug testing, you are also jeopardizing your employment, regardless of any prescription or recreational use laws. If you do live in a state that approves medical/ recreation use of marijuana, please exercise great care, and remember how long marijuana and its metabolites remain in the body, when deciding if you are ready to return to flight. Bottom line: I recommend avoiding marijuana if you want to fly.

While DOT drug testing (random and preemployment) regulations don’t apply to many general aviation pilots, the same safety sensitivity does. As I noted earlier, marijuana is a significantly impairing drug. The qualities that make it so attractive to some users are the same ones that make it particularly dangerous for an airman. It results in significant performance degradation of the executive functions of the brain (e.g., decision-making, multitasking, and situational awareness), which are absolutely critical to safe piloting.

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From six to Cessna — the Dale Bittner story Dale Bittner and his Ag Truck make a pass over Nebraska soybean field.

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The Dale’s Flying Service lineup of Cessna 188 Ag Trucks in Norfolk, Nebraska. fourteen years ago when Dale purchased a 235 Pawnee. He admits the odds were against him, “I knew that I would have a tough time getting to spray for somebody because a lot of guys won’t let you fly their airplane. I elected to buy my own airplane and be a free-lance ag pilot.” He traveled around a bit and two years later, the local aerial applicator passed away. Dale stepped-in to take over.

Dale’s business quickly outgrew his Pawnee. Dale purchased an Ag Truck and has been a devoted Cessna man ever since. To him the Cessna was an obvious choice because of speed, safety and load-hauling capabilities. He now operates three Cessnas and he tells why they’ve worked so well for his operation. “They’re very economical on a per acre basis. You can create a lot of revenue without hardly any down time.”

Dale’s Cessnas cover a forty-mile radius out of Norfolk and satellite strips extend the reach another fifty miles. Northeast Nebraska has a good mix of crops including corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, and grassland; Dale sprays them all with a concentration on corn and grass. The spraying season in northeast Nebraska runs from April until soil-freeze in late November. About 65% of the work is for corn insects with first generation European corn borer granulating comprising the biggest chunk. Pasture and grassland spraying is a strong portion of his business ringing in at 25%. Insecticides on soybeans, fungicide on corn, municipal mosquito control and feedlot fly control account for the rest of Dale’s acres.

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Most Cessna188s in the field are now pushing birthdays of twenty years or more. After four, five, six thousand hours, parts are bound to break and Dale shares what he claims is the key to operating these Cessnas successfully and safely. “As long as you fix the problem right with new parts and don’t cobble, you can usually finish the season without repeat problems.”

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Recent trends in agriculture have demanded high gallonage work out of the ag aviation industry. Some of Dale’s customers began requesting high gallonage two years ago. Since then, he has sprayed progressively more each year so this season five gallon work was a substantial portion of his corn spraying business. Those of us accustomed to one and two-gallon work cringe at the thought of putting out five. Yet, this trend has ended up a blessing for Dale’s Flying Service. Dale has begun to make headway in the battle to win back acres lost to chemigation. Fifteen years ago the farmers and seed corn companies began pumping insecticides through the center pivot to save a few dollars but they’re now realizing in cold, hard economics that they are better off leaving the chemicals to the fly-boys. One of Dale’s best customers recently relayed what he learned from his agronomist, “The five gallon work is doing better than chemigation.” We hate to say ‘I told you so’, but... Fifteen years ago, aerial applicators were a little nervous about chemigation. Once

again, the aerial applicators in corn country are threatened, but this time by genetically altered corn. Like cotton and grain sorghum, Bt corn is designed to kill one of its worst pests: European corn borer. Growers are still experimenting with Bt corn by planting a few acres here and there. It’s still too soon for a verdict on Bt corn; we will get a better glimpse of the future as yield reports come back this fall. Dale says that his business hasn’t been hurt by Bt corn. If anything, Bt has helped with education; “Genetically altered corn has made growers aware of how European corn borer can damage yields.” He’s not overly concerned at this point that he’ll lose acres to Bt corn. He notes that the principle behind the system is flawed. “Corn borer will not be at treatable levels every year. When you buy Bt corn your really buying the treatment whether you need it or not.” He is concerned that he’ll lose effective chemicals to resistant offspring one day. He wonders, “Are there corn borer that are escaping and building resistance?”

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Dale Bittner prepares a solution in stainless mix tank. The crop diversity of his region affords him some security— more so than regions with a single crop. For Dale, part of that security is grassland. He says, “There will always be pasture. There will always be weeds.” Musk thistle is the main target of the grass work and

Nearly every corn acre planted in this part of Nebraska is rotated back into soybeans. This rotation makes applying Tordon 22K especially difficult because fall-applied Tordon 22K can kill beans in June of the following year. For pasture, Dale runs Raindrop nozzles; he’s been successful in eliminating off-target applications by running less than 20 psi. But there’s always thistles that escape along susceptible crops and powerlines. Dale has equipped an old Chevy 4x4 1/2 ton pickup for spot-spraying those hard-to-reach thistles. His customers appreciate his dedication to a good job, “They really like it when I come out and follow up.” This year, after holding out for so long, Dale finally gave in to satellite guidance. “I couldn’t bring myself to by one because I didn’t think they were worth the price. Then I flew a plane that had one. I bought one. After I had one, I had to have another.” With Satloc Airstars on two of his Cessnas, he wonders how he ever got along without them.

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the majority of thistle spraying is done with Tordon 22K in the fall before the soil freezes.

In the fourteen years Dale has been in the business, he’s picked up the gumption and the know-how to utilize resources and technology that work well for his operation. This year, tired of replacing broken plastic inductors and rusted stands, Dale upgraded his pumping facility to a custom-built Arkfeld stainless steel pumping station with built-in container rinse. He claims that editions like the pumping station and the Satlocs make life in the spraying business a lot easier. “I’ve made myself much more efficient.” Dale is a firm believer in promoting his business. He calls his embroidered logo caps, “Walking billboards,” and nearly every customer leaves the airport with at least two. Each fall after harvest he hosts a growers meeting just to say, Thanks.’ The way he describes the spread of food and the open bar makes the meeting sound like a king’s feast. At the end of the night’s festivities, Dale gives away two trips to Las Vegas! According to Dale, part of the recipe for success in this industry is old-fashioned

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NTSB Identification: GAA17CA359 Date: June 14, 2017 Location: Salem, OR Aircraft: CESSNA A188 Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during an aerial application flight, approximately 800 ft. into the takeoff roll on a gravel airstrip, he veered the airplane to the right to avoid hay bales that were stacked on the left side of the runway. He added that as the airplane veered right, the right-wing spray boom encountered tall wheat, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest nose down.

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll for an agricultural flight, the airplane drifted left of the runway center, and the left wing and spray boom encountered tall grass. Subsequently, the airplane spun approximately 270°.

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NTSB Identification: CEN17LA272 Date: July 18, 2017 Location: Pierce, NE Aircraft: PIPER PA 25-235 Injuries: 1 Serious.

An Air Tractor AT-802A sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Reyno, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial-application flight that departed at 1750 from a private airstrip near Reyno, Arkansas.

A Piper PA-25-235 collided with terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude about seven nautical miles (nm) northwest of Pierce, Nebraska. The pilot was seriously injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions

The pilot reported that he was unable to control engine torque or propeller speed as he maneuvered to land after completing an aerial-application flight. The pilot stated that the engine torque exceeded 6,000 ft·lbf with a propeller speed of about 700 rpm. The right aileron and right elevator were substantially damaged during the forced landing in a soybean field.

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A Grumman G164 airplane was substantially damaged when it struck power lines and impacted a soybean field near Marydel, Delaware. The commercial pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 137 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Airport (DE09), Magnolia, Delaware, about 0910. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the accident occurred on the first pass of the pilotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third leg of the day. The airplane clipped a set of 40-foot-tall power lines at the completion of the first pass. The airplane then descended and impacted a field. Postaccident examination revealed the airplane came to rest upright and both wings were displaced forward and partially separated. There was no postimpact fire.

NTSB Identification: WPR17LA177 Date: July 31, 2017 Location: Wells, NV Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

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“Carlinhos Pasarinho” Gomes can fly during the best time of the day when applications work the best; early mornings and late afternoons. His AT-502B could spray 300 hectares per hour and flew about 600 hours a year from three airstrips ranging 800 to 1,000 meters long. With the new XP, Mr. Machado expects the aircraft to log less hours during a year. Hector Fain, owner of Fain Hermanos Servicios in Argentina is ready to work in his new 502XP.

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Editors Note: Last month, the first part of “Ferrying a crop duster to South America” was featured. Read along as we continue to follow Matt’s journey flying an AT-401 from Texas into the depths of Colombia. by Matt Morrissey

Part two I was heading to Turbo, Colombia, a small military airport only about a two-hour flight from Panama City. I couldn’t land there directly and had to fly two hours past to Bucaramanga at the base of the Andes. I was scheduled to meet two government representatives to help me clear customs, immigration and officially import the aircraft in country.

their family and we had very nice dinner. They never asked me about my departure from Panama City. Later that night, they drove me to my hotel, checked me in and walked me to my room. They introduced me to a guard who would be standing

Not long after takeoff, I lost my GPS reception. I pulled out my charts and was now dead reckoning through the mountains and jungles of Colombia in a big, bright yellow cropduster. It was a beautiful flight. I was flying down in the valleys, following rivers and roads. Fortunately my GPS came back online and I was able to climb to altitude and head directly for Turbo. I wanted to fly over Turbo to see what I would be up against the next day when I was scheduled to deliver the plane to its final destination. The runway is about 2300 feet long and 25 feet wide, cut right into the middle of the jungle. It sits on a peninsula, ocean on three sides and a 12,000 foot mountain on the other. I landed in Bucaramanga several hours later. The two officials were patiently waiting. After a brief introduction and an exchange of paperwork, they began to negotiate my arrival with a Colombian customs agent. There was much conversation going on and then they would all look at me from time to time shaking their heads back and forth. I was pretty sure I knew what they were discussing. Finally, one of my guys came over and asked me if I had had any problems in Panama. I assured him there had been no problems at all. The two officials turned out to be brothers and very nice guys. They took me to their home, introduced me to

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think we were going to depart. The only clear sky I could see was above the airport. They did not seem to mind and were preparing to go. I got in the Air Tractor and started to warm up my motor. I didn’t have a good feeling about this. I strapped on my chute and pulled out my charts. I guess we were going. The plan was for me to take off behind them and climb directly over the airport, get on top of the overcast and proceed to Turbo. I really, really did not want to do this. I figured I would at least take off, have a look at the weather from above then circle back down and land. If nothing else, at least I could say I tried. As far as I could see, it was overcast. I could detect isolated thunderstorms toward Turbo. Mountains and volcano peaks were penetrating out of the undercast. The sky was a brilliant blue above.

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outside my room all night. I was told if I needed anything to ask him. And, don’t leave the room. I did end up going for a walk around the city that night. The next morning, I was to fly alongside their Piper Warrior to Turbo. The two brothers were going to lead the flight of two to deliver the plane to the base commander. The weather was not good and I didn’t

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I approached Turbo for landing. I could see the grass and reeds along the runway edge were long, wet and thick. They pulled and tugged on my wings, slapping the aluminum leading edges as I rolled out. As I taxied up to a random empty spot on the grass and dirt field, I saw old Russian aircraft and engines just piled like junk in various places. It looked like a junkyard. Mean looking shirtless dudes were working on other Air Tractors in the thick tropical air, rifles stacked nearby. After shutting down the motor, I climbed out of the cockpit and noticed my guys in the Warrior were not there. I sat on the wing of my Air Tractor and lit a cigar. Nobody approached me. Finally the Warrior arrived and, after a few calls, a car showed up and took us deeper into the jungle to meet the comandante. It was a very basic hut with few amenities. After a few long hours, I was glad to get out of there and back to the Warrior. The weather had improved and we were able to depart for Bogata. Once again I was escorted to my hotel room and told not leave. The next morning, a driver took me to the Bogota airport to catch my flight to Miami. I was escorted onto the aircraft. On that flight home, I was approached by a very beautiful stranger. She didn’t say much to me, just this: “We know who you are and we know what you are doing here. I recommend that you do not return.”

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Turbo, out over the bay. From time to time, I could look straight down through multiple cloud layers and see the ocean. It was dark, drizzly and intimidating. I started a circling descent down through holes in the overcast. I would get between layers and lose one hole only to find another. Finally, I broke out at 200 feet.

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We liked our Thrush 510G so much,

we bought another one. “The GE-powered 510G is a perfect combination of power and capability. The faster ferry speeds and bigger loads mean a lot more gets done in a day, and our operating cost per acre has dropped significantly. And besides, my brother had one, so I had to get one too!”

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Storm Aeronautics receives STC (SA01845WI) on the Storm Shield™ from the FAA by Jared Storm

During the 2015 NAAA convention, I was approached by Brain Rau, an operator from North Dakota, who at that time was the President of (NAAREF) National Agricultural Aviation Research and Education Foundation. He challenged Storm Aeronautics to figure out a way to protect ag pilots from the ever increasing number of drones that would be sharing the airspace with us. The most vulnerable point of the cockpit for a drone/ bird strike is the center windshield, directly in front of the pilot’s face and chest. The goal was to bring current glass technology to ag aviation and that is what we set out to do. After a year of research and design, we were ready to test our prototypes at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) lab in Wichita, KS. We had four pieces of glass tested against an OEM Air Tractor windshield. The results were tremendous, as the fourth sample (ironically the one we thought would perform the worst) did the best. The Storm Shield ™ withstood 240 in-lb of energy before breaking. The Air Tractor window showed damage at the lowest setting of 30 inlb. The engineers concluded that the Storm Shield™ is eight times stronger than the factory Air Tractor window. Not only is the Storm Shield ™ stronger, it also has greater clarity, which will work better in lower light conditions such as spraying at dawn, dusk, or night. The glass also has better scratch and chemical resistant.

the factory windshields and is 3/8 inch thick. Installation procedures for the Storm Shield™ will be similar to the existing maintenance manuals. The commercial jet industry has long tried to have the latest technology in cockpit protection for their pilots. Ag aviation hasn’t

IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT THIS,

The STC covers all Air Tractor models that have a center windshield, which would be the 400-800 series. The 504 would not be included since it has a single piece windshield. All Thrush models will also be included. The Storm Shield™ has the same dimensions as

kept up the pace and the existing windshields installed in new ag aircraft are 1970s technology. Now, we have the Storm Shield™, the latest advancement in drone/bird strike protection technology. We are currently taking orders and hope to have a run finished by the 2017 NAAA convention in Savannah.

LOOK INTO THE NEW STORM SHIELD™ The Storm Shield™ is the latest advancement in bird/drone strike protection technology for general aviation. The Storm Shield™ is: • 8 Times Stronger than Factory (OEM) Air Tractor Windshield. Impact tested at National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) lab at Wichita State University • Scratch Resistant with Greater Clarity • Advancing Safety for the Aviation Industry

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Upon completion of certification through the FAA, this new technology will be available for all Air Tractor and Thrush models (Center Windshield).

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A Model Ag Cat project for sale. Includes data tag. Complete project disassembled. Frame, wings, tail surfaces repaired. Call for more details and pricing. Location in Hershey, NE at Storm Aeronautics 308368-5556

1989 Super B Fat Cat 11,166 TT, 1189 since Hot, 188 IRAN, hydraulic spray & A/C, wing ext., night lights, E/I gauges. $325,000 Call 509-520-8267 Col. Joe Kittinger’s “Show Cat”, unique G164A+, 3945 TT, Sky-Writer / BannerTower, Less E&P $39K, as is haul-away, or 0-SIRAN A&E&P (270-SMOH R985) for $139K Call 870-759-1692 or email frank. kelly@ag-cat.com

1985 Ag Cat G-164B, ATT 6450, Garrett 331-2 Turbine Engine with Fresh Hot Section, Fresh Gear Box and Compressor inspection, First & Second wheels new, third wheel 4078 Cycles remaining, Overhauled Dash 3 Torque sensor, Overhauled prop new blades, Hobbs 2138 since complete Hershey Rebuild, Raised Wing, FP-5 Electronics International Fuel Flow, Aileron & Elevator Servo Tabs, Smoker Kit, 115 Gallon Fuel Kit, Zee System A/C, Heavy Gear & Tail Spring, Approved Bottom Load fuel Kit, SATLOC M3 Touch Screen, 400 Gallon Hopper & A Frame. $375,000 Call Ward at 402-8710039 or email wacii@prestox.com

Sky Tractor LLC is proud to present the completion of the SN1B Ag Cat! You will not find another like it! Satloc Bantam w/Intelliflow, 114g Long Range Fuel, All new fabric tail and wings, ANR Hardwire Hookup, Custom Seat, Electric Brake, Raised Wing Kit, Chip Detector. So much to list so make sure to check out the spec sheet! Call Sky Tractor LLC at 1-800437-5319

1972 G164A Ag Model Ag Cat, with B Model mods, N100F, 10,000 TT, 1000 R1340 Covington, Locking TW, stainless valve, chip light, CP nozzles, 120g fuel, Hershey metalized wings, stainless belly, stainless airfoil booms, Smoker, com radio, sealed cockpit, B Model windshield, flat custom panel, centerline short tail, Hershey tips, Rudder/Aileron/Elevator Servos.. REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE! For more information contact Sky Tractor LLC at 800-437-5319, www.skytractor. com, email@skytractor.com or Fax 701636-5881

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1969 G-164A, 6590 TT, P&W R-985-AN14B, 5083.07 TT, 822 SMOH, Prop was overhauled on 5-10-04 with AG-100-2 blades, Locking Tail Wheel, Ceconite, Hershey Tips, Airwolf Oil Filter, Metalized Wings, Brackett Air Filter, Weathero Fan and Trailing Edge Booms. Go to http:// classifieds.agairupdate.com/details. php?id=1180 to see spec sheet for more details. $65,000 Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870995-1323 nights and weekends

1976 Turbine Cat A Model, *PRICE REDUCED* 10,000 TTAF, PT6-20, 200 since IRAN and hot section, all B model updates, Satloc 99.5 w/flow control, bottom load fuel 335 hopper, right boom shut off, CP11s with swivels, clean northern plane! $200,000 Call Ryan 701360-7926

1984 Ag Cat Super B, N3627G, Airframe TT: 14,336.0, Engine TT: 10,849.0 PT6A -15AG, Equipment: Big Fuel – 120 gallons – Side Load, Wing Extensions – Hershey Tips, Hershey Heavy Tail Spring, Bantam w/ G4 plus Flow Control, Mills Conversion FWF, 400 Gallon Hopper, A/C, Bleed Air Heat, 38” Transland Gate, Agronautics Ground Adjustable Fan, Elevator Servo, Goosefeet Aileron Servo’s, CP Nozzles w/ Drop Airfoil (DAF) Booms. Go to http:// classifieds.agairupdate.com/details. php?id=1055 to see spec sheet for more details. $345,000 Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-995-1323 nights and weekends SB+ Turbo-Cat, TPE331-1 Work horse! Deluxe Equipment, A AI -Annual, M3 w/TC, HV TL Combo, 218-SHSI/GBI, 5525/5210/1586 RC’s. $339K *PRICE REDUCED* (AgCat trades welcome) For more information contact AmAg: 870-886-2418/2489FAX or Email frank. kelley@ag-cat.com

Mint G164A -450HP, 0-IRAN AF, E&P, DAF Combo, SAFE, Economic Start-up, $119K For more information contact AmAg: 870-886-2418/2489FAX or Email frank. kelley@ag-cat.com

1976 Ag Cat G164A, N48555, SN 1671, R1340 1171 SMOH, 12D40 Prop, SS drop booms, CP Flat Fan w/swivels, Airstar 99 w/flow control, Smoker, Wing extensions & Hershey Tips, Aileron & Elevator Servos, 80g fuel w/bottom load, 1” main gear, Hershey tail gear, Sealed cockpit/ 1pc windshield, metalized wings, Tall tail - centerline, Flagger, Speed Ring. For more information contact Sky Tractor LLC at 800-437-5319, www.skytractor. com, email@skytractor.com or Fax 701636-5881 1976 G164A, 7632 TTAF, 870 TSMOH engine Covington, 618 TSOH Prop AG1002, 80 Gallon Fuel, 24” ext. Hershey tips, SATLOC LiteStar II, Crophawk 7B, Bottom Load Fuel, Smoker, Flagger, Tank heater, WeathAero fan, Shutter door, 500-5T/W. Call 405-263-7271 (2) 2017 Super A+600 Queen Cats! 350gal H-V TL Combos, B-Cabins, T.S.Tails, 0-SMOH AF/E/P. See to believe! Bank on Four Wings. Fly SAFER, CHEAPER & Do Better Work! For more information contact AmAg: 870-886-2418/2489FAX or Email frank.kelley@ag-cat.com

1996 502B -34AG COVER GIRL, 9331 TTAE, Wings done @ 7386 next due @17,186, Fresh Annual, Prop Iran, Starter Generator overhaul, Ex tensive Hot Section, Fuel control and engine accessory gear box done year before last, SATLOC M3 w/flow control, New gear @ 8816.6 TT, Factory heat and air, PAR 200 Com/ Audio Panel, Smoker, Hopper Rinse, CP 09’s. This airplane was on the cover of the November issue of AAU!!! Make offer! Call 970-595-0946

2005 AT-602 -60, N85239, TT 5030, TT remaining spars 1470, TT remaining landing gear 1763, 16 hrs power section inspection, 1236 hrs full IRAN engine, 30 new FCU, 430.9 since new prop, SATLOC G4, Lane fan brake, Fast Start, CP Nozzles. $575K for AT or $700K for AT & business w/40 yr customer list. ronniebooker@ ymail.com

1995 AT-502B 10,336 TTAF, Wing Spar Replaced 1-3-2012 7886 hours, Engine PT6-15AG S/N 14265, 10,336 TT, Prop o/h 7-13-2013, M-3 w/ Flow Control, Load Hawg, CP, Smoker, Heat & AC, Led light Spreader, Electric fan Brake, Hydraulic flaps, PRICE REDUCED to $275K OR WILL TAKE TRADE Call Gary at 662-299-8095

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2013 AT-502B -34AG, HAS TO GO! 2350 TTAE, 700 since hot, Wingman, 3 inch bottom load, single point fuel, G4 with flow control, heat and AC, drop booms with CP 11 and swivels, 25 inch gate with Swathmaster spreader, hot section inspection with sale. Call Brent at 662719-7519

Two Hole Ag Cat project for sale. Call Storm Aeronautics for more details. 308368-5556

2011 AT-502B, 2800 TTSN. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net

2011 AT-502A -60, 1653 TT, 44.3 SHSI, 1653 TT prop, Hopper Rinse, Smoker, Bantam SATLOC with G4 Screen and Flow Control, Garmin 510 Par 200 Radio, Lane Brake, Heat and A/C, RT Boom shut-off, single point fuel, CP- 09-3P nozzles. Motivated Seller - Make Offer! Call 605870-2697

NEW 2017 AT-802A -65 Dual Cockpit. Just Delivered from Factory. SATLOC Bantam, G4 screen, Intelliflow, bottom load fuel, 308 gal. fuel, CPs, Elec Fan brake, Steam Gauges, Comm/ANR. Selling due to severe drought in my region. $1,418,700 Call Rod: 701-321-0767

2000 AT-502B, 9100 TTIS AF&E. Spars done at 7988 hours. 1100 hours SGBI and prop O/H. Factory heat & air. Lowered booms. Hemisphere G4 w/flow control. Smoker. Hopper rinse. CP-11’s, WeathAero. Wingman. Breckenridge 12 vane spreader. Sold with fresh annual and HSI. No major damage history $360,000 *PRICE REDUCED* 662-822-3204.

2006 AT-802A -67AG, 4730 hrs. TTSN E&A, 10” Transland gate, single point fuel, M3 SATLOC, new landing gear, red and white, working now. $685,000 Call Steve 239-860-2028

1985 AT-301, AFTT 7756, P&W 1340 w/330 SMOH, Propeller is a hydromatic 22D40 AD81-13-06R2, 5yr recurrent inspection on prop just completed, 6400 hrs. left on wing spars, Touchscreen Satloc M3, A/C, VG’S, 126 gal. single point fuel, 350 gal. Hopper, Smoker, Electric Fan Brake, CP09 Nozzles & Overhauled Transland 10” Vane Spreader w/cart. Around 450 hrs. ago plane had an extensive ground up refurb & paint. Fresh annual just completed. Ready to go to work! Very nice Air Tractor! $155K PRICE REDUCED! 229-425-8277

1998 AT-602-60, N5192T SN: 602-0527. Fresh annual and $36K Factory New Fuel Control installed, 7911 TT Engine and Airframe, Night work lights, LED nose lights, Smoker, Single point fuel, Wingman, Factory heat & AC, SATLOC M3, Intelliflow, Factory dropped booms, CP11TT’s, Lane brake and fan, Right boom shutoff, SSF 13 Vane Spreader, Garmin SL 40, Motorola business band radio. See NEW SPEC SHEET for more info. Selling for the Chad Frei family. $375,000 PRICE REDUCED! 208-431-4795 or timshamblin@gmail.com

2001 AT-602-60 Still working, will have about 7660 hrs TT. Wings done at 5919. Completely gone through at that time with new panels, new paint, light overhaul from Covington and overhauled propeller. Hatfield single point fuel system, Bantam w/Flow Control, Lane brake, stainless steel camlocks, Reabe Hopper gauge, smoker, heat and AC. Well taken care of, always hangared. $529,000 Hot section at time of sale. Contact Don at R&R Flight Service 815-303-7717

1988 AT-502 N1004B, Available For SALE OR LEASE! S/N: 501- 0022, TT 7816.4, P&W PT6A-34AG, s/n: PCE57182, TT 13,834.5, SHOT 1.1, Hartzell Prop HC-B3TN-3D, s/n: BUA-30202, SOH 1121.4, (Aircraft converted from 501 to 502 on 10-31-05 by Frost Flying Service) Hot Section Inspection performed by Prime Turbines., Has new 9800 hour spar cap’s, by Air Tractor. Annual due 4/1/18. Go to http://classifieds.agairupdate.com/ details.php?id=686 to see spec sheet for details. Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-9951323 nights & weekends

1992 AT-401, Geared 401, 509 SMOH by Covington, 5619 TTAF, approx. 100 hrs. added to aircraft this season, 1301 SOH on 23d40 Hydromatic prop, Clean Midwest aircraft, Touch screen M3 w/Intelliflow. 32 CP11s with Afs checks, Single point fuel, smoker, chip light, SL40 com radio, 402 wheels and brakes, Am safe restraints, oil cooler with shutter door and cold air intake. Great airplane! Price reduced to $135,000 Thomas 402-322-0338

2017 AT-502XP, N411BF, 502A-0382, -140AG, 400-500 hrs TT, Hatfield single point fuel, stainless steel cam locks, smoker, elec. brake, Wingman, G4 w/Flow Control. $975,000 For more information call Frost Flying Inc. at 870-295-6213

2001 AT-502B, TT 11228, hot section 1384, No damage history. Wings, Paint, New Landing Gear, Partial refurb in 2012. 3240 hours since wings done. VG’s, AFS check valves CP 11’s, SATLOC Bantam W/ Intelliflow, Load Hawg, Smoker, Heater, and AC. Always Hangared! $250K OBO Call 662-873-7125 1984 AT-400, N3169A, PT6-28, TTE 11662 TSOH 4761, TSHOT 1094, TTAF 5151.9, 1096 on SPAR, 400 gal hopper flow control, Bantam SATLOC, right boom shutoff, drop boom, single point fuel, painted in 2015, Reabe gauge, AC, VGs, Kawak throttle quadrant, PAR200a comms. $320,000 Will consider trade for larger airplane. Call Ryan at 701-370-9710

2001 AT-802A, 802A-0111, N91398, - 65AG, 11,350 hrs TT, G4 without Flowcontrol, 10” hydraulic gate with Vondran controller, Reabe hopper qty system, Wingman, Single Point Fuel, LED nose lights, LED strobe/nav lights. $625,000 For more information call Frost Flying Inc. at 870-295-6213

Work wanted for (2) AT-802’s. Looking to put both my AT-802’s to work due to severe drought in my home area. Call Rod at 701-321-0767 or email me at m_aviation@live.com

2012 AT-802 -65AG, N363BG, 2585 hrs TT, dual cockpit, smoker, elec. brake gr. adj., G4 w/Flowcontrol, CP nozzles, spreader, hydraulic gate and Wingman....$892,000 For more information call 870-945-1383

1981 AT-400 –15 AG, NDH no fertilizer, 9624 hr TTA, 2455 hr Spar Remaining, 1977 hr SPOH, 7749 hr TTE, 207 hr HSI, 539 hr FCU OH, 2591 hr new CT Blades, 1977 hr new gear, Metal Tail, Reabe Gauge, Reabe Canopy, VG’s, Air Bags, Single Point Fuel, AC & Heat, Dual Fuel, Gauges, Low Fuel Lights, Smoker, Rinse Tank, Lane Fan Brake, Aleron Servos, January Annual. In Reabe Fleet since 1985 $325,000 Contact Jeff Reabe at 715-335-6810

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.

Super Clean Northern Minnesota Trade-in! 2013 AT- 402, 1200 TTAF & Engine (PT6A-15AG) SATLOC Bantam GPS with flow control, Shadin Fuel flow, Bottom load fuel, Electric Fan Brake, Vortex Generator’s, Smoker, Air Conditioning, Comm radio, Landing/working lights , Aluminum booms and MORE!!! $599,950 **Aircraft specifications are subject to inspection and verification by the purchaser. We specialize in NEW and Used aircraft sales. ASIJET.COM or Give us a call at 952-941-6255

2001 AT-602, N9145H, 5857.8 hrs TT, smoker, elec. brake gr. adj., dual bottom load, Crophawk, Wingman. $425,000 For more information call Frost Flying Inc. at 870-295-6213

1991 AT-402 PT6-34, 11,650 TT, Engine 9,800 TT, 1,400 SIRAN Gear Box, 600 SIRAN Prop, 1,200 SOH Prop (times are approx. still working) WW, Bantam, Flow Control, Smoker, AC 1 yr. old, Digital Hopper Gauge, SS Booms & SS Spreader, PT 111 Tips, AFS Nozzles, Stripped & Painted 3/2016, 3 pc. Windshield, Wings due at 17,378 hrs., Annual & Hot Section at Sale, Very Well Maintained. $310,000. Call Michael 229-881-1253

LIKE NEW! 2016 AT-802A -65. Delivered NEW in April 2017. 75hrs.TT, SATLOC Bantam with G4 screen, Intelliflow, Hatfield Fuel, 308 gal fuel, Steam Gauges, CP’s, Electric Fan brake. SS Camlocks, Comm/ANR . Selling due to severe drought in region. $1,400,000 Call Chris at 701-866-2647

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2011 AT-502B Ready To Go To Work! TT 3270 Very clean and well optioned aircraft available immediately. $575,000 Email Field Air Sales at airtractor@fieldair.com. au or call +61 437 394272

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2017 AT-502B, FERRY TIME ONLY, IN STOCK, SPEC TO YOUR NEEDS $893,400 Call Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401 2017 AT-802-0802 -65AG, F.T.O., dual cockpit, 308 gallon fuel, smoker, SATLOC Bantam with Intelliflow and G4 screen, single point fuel, Garmin 225 com, Garmin GTX transponder, antennas, Bose jack. Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 772-461-8924 or mail@southeasternaircraft.com

1991 AT-401, 3267 TSN, 782 SMOHE, M3 SATLOC, Intelliflow, Very clean northern airplane! $235,000 Call Donnie Ripley at 830-275-1127 2017 Slots Available Call Frost Flying Inc. 870-295-6213

2004 502B -34AG, 4185 TTAE, 1179 SHOT, Heat, A/C, Lane fan and Brake, Single point fuel, Bantam with G4 screen, Intelliflow, Smoker, 164gal. fuel, CP-11TT nozzles, Comm transponder. Light hail damage, new paint. $475K. Selling due to severe drought in region. Call Rod at 701-321-0767

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

2013 AT-602 -65AG, 1400 hrs. TT, Engine under warranty until 2500 hrs. $925,000 Will possibly consider a partial trade for SuperB Ag Cat w/PT6. Call for more information 662-588-0519

1989 AT-502 N10126, 14,012 TT, PT6A -34AG 16,683 TT, 1223 SHOT, 3583 since Light Overhaul by RT Turbines w/ new CT Blades, 2775 hours since last gear box inspection, Fuel Pump and Fuel Control replaced May 2016. Equipment: Cascade inlet, LED nose lights, Aluminum booms, CP nozzles, G4 GPS w/Intelliflow flowmeter, Air Repair hydraulic gate system w/smart cylinder. Go to http:// classifieds.agairupdate.com/details. php?id=1181 to see spec sheet for details. $280,000 Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-9951323 nights and weekends

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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. 2014 AT-502B, PT6A -34AG, 850 TTSN, Loaded! NDH. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net

1999 AT-502B, TT A&E 7786, Engine: PT6 -34AG, SMOH 3050, Since Hot Section 643, Prop SMOH 2033, 2 owner aircraft, AC, cockpit heat, 1 Comm Radio with bluetooth capability, Garmin transponder, M3 Satloc with flow control, digital hopper gauge and pressure gauge, new booms with CP nozzles, fan and brake, all stainless steel. $335,000 Call David at 806-777-1892

2012 AT-402B, 1,500 TTAF&E, Bantam/ Flow, H eater, N o damage his tor y. $550,000 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401 2014 AT-402B, 1,750 TTAF&E, 3 Piece W/S, Smoker, Heater, Lane Brake/Fan $570,000 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401

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2013 AT-802A PT6A -67AG, 2900 TT, Full fire configuration, set up for spray, fertilizer or SEAT, Vondron hyd gate, Wingman, Ag Nav GPS, single point fuel, CommRadio, smoker, Lane electric brake and fan, white/red paint, 308 gallon fuel. PRICE REDUCED to $850,000. Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 772-461-8924 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.com

1993 AT-502, PT6A -34AG, N198LA, Available For SALE OR LEASE! Airframe TT: 10,065.2, Engine TT: 10,708.2 Cascade inlet, G4 Satloc, New paint, Smoker, WAG A/C, Hopper Rinse, 38” gate, Wingman, CP Nozzles. Go to http://classifieds. agairupdate.com/details.php?id=1054 to see spec sheet for more details. $445,000 Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-995-1323 nights and weekends

2005 AT-802A, PT6 -67AG, 6500 TTSN, Wingman, 10” Gate, G4/Flow Control, SP Fuel. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ mymctc.net

1994 AT-502B, N6017E, -34AG, approx. 11,040 hrs TT, AFS check valves w/CP 11’s, Satloc G4 w/Intelliflow and smoker. $400,000 For more information call Frost Flying Inc. at 870-295-6213 1979 AT-301, N8764S, R-1340 -AN1, approx. 9770 hrs TT, short tail w/good fabric, Ag Nav Guia w/Flowcontrol, new aluminum booms, CP-03, smoker and 126 gallon fuel. $80,000 For more information call Frost Flying Inc. at 870-295-6213

2007 AT-402B, 3,870 TTAF&E, -34AG, G4, Hatfield fuel, VG’s Heater. $470,000 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401

1994 AT-402A, PT6A-15AG, AF: 7960 T TSNE W, Eng: 4 690 T TSUH, 1166 TTSHSI, Fresh Spar Caps, A/C, V.G.’s, Comm Radio, Satloc Bantam with Flow Control, 170 Gallon Fuel, Fresh Annual, Clean Northern Airplane! $375,000 PRICE REDUCED! Call Craig Bair Cell: 605-8504729 Work: 602-532-3462

2012 AT-602-1216, N2061L, -60AG, 2920 Hrs. TTAE since new, New landing gear, Satloc Bantam with M4 screen, CommRadio, transponder, Lane electric brake & fan, S/S T/W deflector, factory heat & air, drop booms. $795,000 Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 772-461-8924 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.com

Air Tractor 502XP: Go to work hauling a full 500 gallons all day, every day. Even when temperatures soar, the 502XP can power you through more acres in less time, with less effort. Quiet 4-blade prop. 867 horsepower PT6A-140AG engine. Rebalanced airframe. Larger fin and rudder. From nose to tail, it is a remarkable combination of power, stability and productivity. Visit with your Air Tractor dealer about the 502XP. Ask about special Air Tractor financing available from Wells Fargo for qualified buyers.

1980 AT-400, 7700 TTAF, 5500 TTE, 0 SHOT, 1500 Hrs on wing spar, New Prop, Overhauled Prop Gov, Overhauled Overspeed Gov, Overhauled Fuel Control Unit, New Landing Gear, New Paint, New Windshield, Satloc, Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091

1979 AT-301 PRICE DR A STIC ALLY REDUCED & SELLER IS VERY MOTIVATED! 9234 TTAF, 364 SMOH, 926 SMOH prop, Satloc Lite, new paint in 2011. 4600 hours remaining on wing spar. Great flying airplane! Will consider trade for a 402 or 502. Call Gary or Kevin 785-626-3344

1988 AT-502, W-34AG, Fresh Annual & Hot Section, 13,000 AFTT, Engine 14,278, TT 3633 SIRAN, 0.0 SHSI, Prop Hartzell HC-B3TN-D 630 hrs SOH, Spar Caps 5300 hrs remaining. Good Hopper & Glass, Wingman, Landing Lights, Alum Booms, CP’s 38” Gate, Lane Adj Fan w/ Electric Brake, Satloc G4 w/Flow Control, VG’s, Hopper Rinse, Paint is 2 years old. $325,000 Contact Frankie Williams at Souther Field Aviation, Inc., 229-924-2813

1997 AT-602, PT6A -60AG, 8800 TTSN, Wing Spar Replacement done, GPS/Flow Control, SP Fuel. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net

AT-402B: Go turbo. The AT-402B, with the time-proven Pratt & Whitney PT6A15AG turbine engine, offers impressive climb rates and overall performance. The AT-402B’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.

2007 AT802A- 0259 N2465D - 67AG, 4986.77 T.T. Satloc Bantam, radio pkg, smoker, electric fan brake, Fast Start, dual A/C cond., new landing gear, factory heat & air, fresh hot & annual, T.T. since gearbox and light O/H 2390.1 hrs. PRICE REDUCED to $795,000. For more details call Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service at 800-441-2964

2010 AT-502B, 2380 TT, 600 SHOT, PT634AG, 170 Fuel, Heat and Air, 3” Side Loader, SATLOC M3 with 7L Light Bar, Turn and Bank IND, Large Lane fan and ELE brake, Garmin Transponder, Encoding Altimeter, Bendix King Transceiver, Shadin Fuel Computer, LED Landing Lights, Wire Cutters, No Dry Fertilizer. 863-467-7777 sunniland@wildblue.net 1995 AT-802A, PT6A -65AG, 7600 TTSN, 10” gate, G4/Flow, New wing spar….No Trade…$790K For more information call 309-759-4646 or farmair@mymctc.net

1994 AT-802A -65AG well maintained aircraft with lots of good years remaining. New G-4 with Intelliflow and Vondran Dry Flow Control. No Major Damage History. Call for Details. 870-897-4548

1993 AT-402. N9165C. 8480.1 TTAF, PT6A-14AG w/ 8239.8 TTE and 0 SHOT by LD Blake, Hartzell prop, 9800 hr spar caps by AT installed at 7323.5 by AT, rep. due at 17,123.5 TTA, new hopper installed by AT at 7323.5 TTA, new main gear legs and axles installed at Hobbs: 1107.6, new tail gear installed at Hobbs: 1568, five blade fan, electric brake, Aluminum booms, SATLOC M3, flow control, A/C, single point fuel. New Paint! Annual inspection due 11/1/17. Go to http://classifieds. agairupdate.com/details.php?id=262 to see spec sheet for details. $345,000. “Sale Pending” Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-9951323 nights and weekends

2017 AIR TRACTORS , RESERVE YOUR POSITION NOW, $CALL$, Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE 281-342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401 1997 AT-602, PT6A -65AG, 6500 TTSN, New Wings, GPS/Flow Control, SP Fuel. For pricing and more information call 309759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net

1 9 9 9 AT- 8 0 2 A - 6 7A G , F a c t o r y refurbished, new panels, skins and much more at Air Tractor! N804DG, TT 7910.8 hrs.,0 Hrs. since prop O/H, New spar caps and landing gear. Kawak hydraulic spray system, Satloc M3, Wingman, Auto-Cal, single point fuel, 254 gallon fuel, recent hot section inspection.2913 Hrs since IRAN. New annual at sale. Go to http://classifieds.agairupdate.com/ details.php?id=994 to see spec sheet for additional information. Available now. PRICE REDUCED to $625,000. For more details call Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service at 800-441-2964

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Several 2010-2013 AT-802 -67F, wheels configuration, full avionics, FRDS Gen II, 380 USG, full lightning protection, airbag. Detailed maintenance. Contactl: +34667102184, sales@airtractoreurope. com.

1993 AT- 402, 6402 TT PT6A-15AG engine 8671.7 TT 1254 SHSI Prop 1254 SOH SATLOC Light GPS, Lane pump brake, standard spray system, Transland spreader. Ready to go to work. Price reduced to $275,000. Call Mike @ Valley Air Craf ts 559- 686 -7401 or mike@ thevalleyaircrafts.com 2017 Air Trac tors, all models, call Southeastern Aircraft Sales at 800-4412964 to reserve your slot!

1989 AT-401, 9665TT, Younkin Engine w/2 new extra cyls. & parts 973TTSMOH, JPI Engine Monitor, Hamilton standard hydro prop 0 SMOH, Wing spar caps done 1501 hrs ago, Main gear has 292 hrs, SATLOC LiteStar II, Collins A/C, WeathAero pump, Stainless steel booms, New paint in 2013, Fresh Annual $130K 601-201-9497 2005 AT-802 -65. 8,800 TTA&E. 400 hrs SIRAN prop, Completely refurbished 2015. SATLOC G4, Wingman, FastStart. Call for price. 318-439-0710. snoano@ gmail.com

2015 AT-502B -3024 N3076W -34AG, 300 hrs approx. Satloc Bantam with Intelliflow, cockpit heater, A/C, Lane electric brake & fan, 3A” bottom load, S/S camlocs, S/S spray valve, RCA attitude gyro. PRICE REDUCED to $745,000. For more details call Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service at 800-441-2964 2009 AT-802 -67. 6,800 TTE&A, 300 hrs SIRAN on prop, hydraulic flaps, hydraulic air conditioning, hydraulic spray pump, hydraulic spray valve, hydraulic gate, Air Repair variable rate gate controller, SATLOC G4, Wingman, FastStart. Comes with fresh annual and HSI. Call for price. 318-439-0710, snoano@gmail.com 2013 AT-502B Firewall forward parts: Engine mount, cowling and Ram Air filter system. All parts with less than 1400 hours total time. Very clean and well maintained AT-502B. Call Cascade Aircraft Conversions 1-509-635-1212

Several 2006-2012 AT-802A -67F on floats “Fire Boss”, full avionics, yellow and blue paint scheme, 1600 shp, computer gate, 380 USG, NAV/COM/GPS, audio box, radio, ELT, from 200 to 1600 hours TT, extremely careful maintenance. Call or email: +34667102184, sales@ airtractoreurope.com.

Order your AT-502 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478987-2250 or order online at w w w. agairupdatemarketplace.com 2006 AT-802A, PT6A -65AG, 6500 TTSN, Wingman, 10” Gate, G4/Flow Control, SP Fuel, 308 Gallon Fuel. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net

1997 AT-602 N50738, s/n: 602-0448, TT 11,055.0, Pratt & Whitney PT6A - 45R s/n: PCE-84148, TT 30,424.0, SOH 15,445.3, SHOT 713.8, Hartzell Prop HC-B5MP-3, s/n: EVA-2147, TT 6300.0, SOH 2444.7, SIRAN 494.5, Annual inspection due 4/1/18, Eddy current inspection due at TTA of 13,055.0, Spar cap replacement due at TTA of 13,569.0, Since power section IRAN: 0.0 (by ProTurbines) Has upper aft longeron kit installed, Has heavy horizontal brace tube assemblies Has Concord sealed batteries. Go to http://classifieds.agairupdate.com/ details.php?id=685 to see Spec Sheet for equipment. Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870995-1323 nights and weekends

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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1999 AT-802, 8065 TTAF, -67AG with 6195 TTE, 280 since hot, FCU and flow dividers, 800 since prop IRAN, new motor mounts, 150 on new mains, SATLOC M3, single point fuel, Wingman, would consider 400 or 500 gallon airplane in trade. $599K Call Donald Dierks at 870673-1821

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2012 AT-502B, PT6A-34AG (750hp) 3,000 horas desde nuevo, 750 horas desde sección caliente y reparación mayor del hélice. Aire Acondicionado, SATLOC G4 con INtelliflow, boquillas CP, Radio VHF, Transponder, Horizonte Artificial, Freno Eléctrico con Abanico Variable (Lane), Generadores de Vortice, 170 galones de combustible, broches de acero inoxidable. Este avión se encuentra en buenas condiciones, un solo dueño desde nuevo, nunca accidentado, con su certificado de Aeronavigabilidad de Exportación. Disponible en Agosto, 2017. $630,000 Sun Valley Aviation, 956-421-4545

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 PWC PT6A-34AG turbine engine delivers efficient and effective performance that shortens ferry times and reduces takeoffs and landings. 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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CESSNA

1979 Cessna 188 Ag Husky, T188C, TTAF 5137hrs, Engine TSO 1257hrs, Prop TSO 563hrs, SATLOC 99.5, VHF/ Transponder and ELT, Stainless steel booms with CP nozzles, 5 Point harness, Vortex generators, Ag tips included. Very clean aircraft, we don’t need it as we are running turbines now. We can pack into your container and organize all necessary paperwork for export at no extra cost. Please email at toby@farmlandaviation. com or call +254722220100

1974 Cessna Ag-Truck A188B, 5689.8 TT, Eng 1213.8 TSMOH, 206.9 STOH, 106.9 TTSN Prop, Hyd Liquid Gear, Spreader, GPS, Crop Hawk, Horton, New Tires. $115,000 Call Kurt at 616-291-5808

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1970 Cessna 188 Ag Wagon, TTA 7388, TTSN 221, SATLOC. Currently flying. $79,000 Call Gary or Kevin at 785-6263344

1975 A188B Ag Truck, TT 9300, IO-720 400hp, Roberson STOHL, 3 Blade w/ 0.0 SPOH, Winglets, Ag Nav w/ Flow Control, Radio and Transponder, Smoker, Droop Booms w/ CP’s, Spreader, Fresh Annual. $135,000 Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870-9951323 nights and weekends

1969 Cessna 188A AgWagon 300, IO 520D 300 HP, TTAE 6220 hrs, TSMOH 240, TSPOH 65, Annual due April 2018, LiteStar II GPS, STOL leading edge cuffs, Super Wing Tips, Air Foil Booms, CP Nozzles, Transland Pump, Smoker, Auto Flagman, Light s, E xcellent airplane. Everything works. Working plane now. Price: $105,000 Call 256759-3597 or email topturfsodfarm@ gmail.com

1966 Cessna A188, N8000V, IO-520, Transland gate box, pump and mount. Super booms, Davidon nozzles, Air Star 99.5 GPS, Weath Aero fan, Electric spray valve, Com and transponder. Without spraying gear, $20,000. With spraying gear $30,000. Needs Annual. Located at Johnston Regional Airport JNX, Smithfield, NC. Email muranopy@gmail.com

1975 Cessna A188B, Ag Truck Airframe TT 9300, Engine IO-720 400 HP Robertson Stohl Kit, 1200 TSMOH 3 blade prop 0 AMOH winglet, all cylinder EGT, Ag Nav Guia w/flow control, CommRadio and Transponder, W/S Washer, Smoker, Drop Booms, CP11 Nozzles and Spreader. Fresh Annual. $140K Contact Frankie Williams at Souther Field Aviation, Inc., 229-924-2813

1972 Cessna 188 Ag Wagon, N21883, TT6350, 1740 SMOH, Prop165, stainless steel booms, SATLOC Lite 2, new leading edges, refurbished hopper, CP nozzles, owner flown since new. Good flying and fast! Current annual with sale. $120,000 Call Kevin at 785-386-8875

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1966 Cessna Ag Wagon A188, 4184 Total time with 1130 SMOH and 574 SPOH. Aero fan, CP11 nozzles, SATLOC lite, smoker and automatic flagman. Call Rex Kelley 308-214-1516

1973 CESSNA 188B, N5647G, A/F TT 4020, Continental O-470R Engine, 230 HP, Prop Time 394.8, SEE SPEC SHEET FOR DETAILS, Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont. net

PIPER 1976 PA 36 SUPER BRAVE 400 HP - 3965 Total Time, 66 since Overhaul engine, 66 since IRAN Prop, 4040 hours remaining on wing spar caps, 275 gal hopper, Agrinautics pump and fan, dropped streamlined booms with CP nozzles and check valves, 2” left side load, extended wings, 90 gal fuel with new fuel cells, crop hawk, automatic flagger, pistol grip, nav/strobe/instrument/landing/taxi and night working lights, left entry step, good paint, tires and glass. $210K or OBO. Contact Johnston Aircraft Service at 559686-1794, info@johnstonaircraft.com or www.johnstonaircraft.com

1976 PA 36 SUPER BRAVE 400 HP - 7642 Total Time, 388 since Overhaul engine, 0 since Overhaul 3 blade Propeller: 275 gal hopper, JAS Gate, Agrinautics pump and fan, electric brake, dropped streamlined booms with AFC check valves and CP nozzles, 2” left side load, improved hopper lid, 90 gal fuel with new fuel cells, com radio, electric turn and bank, pistol grip, nav/strobe/instrument/landing and taxi and retractable night working lights, NEW Dyna Nav VEKTOR GPS, left entry step, good paint, tires & glass. Annual at sale. This aircraft is one of the best flying and performing Super Braves we have ever experienced! PRICE REDUCED to $150K. Contact Johnston Aircraft Service at 559686-1794, info@johnstonaircraft.com or www.johnstonaircraft.com

1978 Cessna Ag Truck, 6000 TTAF, 625 TTeng, 550 TTprop, 8.50X10 Clevelands, GPS, field ready. $125,000 Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-3806091

DROMADER Piper PA-25-235, 6919Z, 7606TT, 725 SMOH, Full hutch conversion, SS sprayer, CP nozzles, weath aero fan, Crophawk, smoker, flagger, low time prop, 250 hp. Email rickh@ruraltel.net or call 785282-0218

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1976 PA 36 Turbine Brave 550SHP - 6450TT, 3097 since P&W O/H PT6A20A engine with 362 since HSI, 0 SOH 3 Blade Hartzell Prop, 275 gallon hopper, JAS gate, Agrinautics pump, electric brake, dropped streamlined booms with CP nozzles, 2” lef t side load, improved hopper lid, JAS High Lift Wing Leading Edges, 90 gal fuel, CommRadio, Crophawk, electric turn and bank, clock, nav/strobe/instrument/landing and taxi lights, Del Norte GPS, pistol grip, left entry step, very good tires/ glass and paint, 1739 hours remaining on wing spar caps. This aircraft was imported from Australia, and has just had an extensive annual inspection of the engine, prop, and airframe, along with a NEW Airworthiness Certificate. This aircraft is in very good condition! Need a very reasonably priced, nimble turbine that will get a lot done for small $$$? This is it!! PRICE REDUCED to $265,000! Or Best Reasonable Offer. Call 559-6861794, Email info@johnstonaircraft.com or www.johnstonaircraft.com

1964 PA-25 -250 Pawnee, TT 7281, engine 509 SMOH, 509 on new Stits Poly-Fiber, Satloc Lite, stainless booms, new Agrinautics pump, spreader, all AD’s complied with. Selling because upgrade turbine fleet. Clean northern airplane! $74,000 PRICE REDUCED! Call Joe at 308695-0551 or 308-697-3677

2000 660 Thrush -65 Pratt, 8600hrs. TTAF, Engine: 0hrs. since light overhaul - EXTENSIVE WORK DONE TO ENGINE! Prop: 0hrs. since IRAN, Fuel Control Unit: 0hrs. since IRAN, Starter Generator: 0hrs. since over haul, Load hog, fast start, flow control, heat/air, side fuel w/ auto shut off, hopper rinse, no damage history, low component times. Fresh annual & fresh hot. 318-237-7088

2015 Thrush 510G Airframe: 600 hours TTSNEW, Engine/Propeller: 600 Hours TTSNEW, ENGINE MODEL: GE– H80, Propeller: 600 Hours TTSNEW. Equipment: 510 Gallon Hopper, MVP-50T Glass panel color display, 228 gallon (useable) fuel capacity, 2 inch stainless steel spray system, 41 inch stainless steel gate box, 4340 chrome-moly steel spar caps, Stainless steel bottom fuselage skins, Alodine Chromicoat L25 for corrosion resistance, Massive over turn structures, Quick detach fuselage skins, 28 – volt electrical system, Dual 24 – volt batteries, Wire deflector cable, Cockpit wire deflectors, Stainless steel rudder cables, Outside air temperature gauge, All metal Empennage, Zee Systems electric air conditioner/ cabin heat, High flotation 29-inch tires, Cleveland dual caliper disc brakes, Wing root fairings, Windshield wiper and washer, Front Baggage compartment. Additional Options: SATLOC Bantam with big Screen, and Intelliflow flow control, Hatfield Single Point fuel, Electric fan brake Model 111F, Smoker, Vortex Generators, Leading edge LED lights, Night working lights/Landing lights, LED NAV/Strobes, Hopper Rinse system, GTR-225 Garmin Com Radio, RCA 2600-3 Artificial Horizon, Reabe Hopper level indicator, *STC Approval for Night Vision (NVG) **All specifications are subject to verification upon inspection by buyer. We specialize in NEW and Used aircraft sales. ASIJET.COM or Give us a call at 952-941-6255

www.frostflying.com 2017 Slots Available ....................................................................................................Call 2017 AT-502XP N411BF 502A-0382, -140AG, ~400-500 hrs TT, Hatfield single point fuel, stainless steel cam locks, smoker, elec. brake, Wingman, G4 w/flow control ................................................................................................................. $975,000.00 2001 AT-802A, 802A-0111, N91398, -65AG, 11,350 hrs TT, G4 without Flowcontrol, 10” hydraulic gate with Vondran controller, Reabe hopper qty system, Wingman, Single Point Fuel, LED nose lights, LED strobe/nav lights .................................... .$625,000.00 2001 AT-602, N9145H, 5857.8 hrs TT, smoker, elec. brake gr. adj., dual bottom load, crophawk, Wingman ................................................................................ $425,000.00 1994 AT-502B, N6017E, -34AG, approx. 11,040 hrs TT, AFS check valves w/CP 11’s, Satloc G4 w/Intelliflow and smoker ............................................................... $400,000 1979 AT-301, N8764S, R-1340-AN1, approx. 9770 hrs TT, short tail w/good fabric, Ag Nav Guia w/flow control, new aluminum booms, CP-03, smoker and 126 gallon fuel ........................................................................................................................ $80,000 Complete Air Tractor Parts And Accessories

Weath-Aero

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THRUSH WE DO CENTURY 60,000 HR. SPAR CAPS FOR THRUSH AIRCRAFT. CALL FOR AFTER-SEASON SLOT. JOHNSON AIRSPRAY INC 218-437-6415, CELL 218201-1450 LINDLEY WORLD WIDE U.S. Dealer New/Used Ag Thrush, 34-510, 550-60, *FINANCING AVAILABLE* Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO Call 800-325-0885 or visit www.midcont.net

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1982 Pip e r PA -18 -150 S up e r Cub, 620 horas desde nuevo!!, Tela nueva, pintura nueva, micas nuevas, recién inspecionado, GPS, Comm, Transponder. El PA-18 más nuevo y bonito en el mercado, $135,000 Sun Valley Aviation 956-421-4545

Compro

Large Selection of PT6 Accessories New Turbine Props and Blades 0 SMOH 1340 Younkin 1975 S2R Thrush, Totally Renovated, All New Paint – White with New Thrush paint scheme, New Stainless Belly Skins, New Panels, New Zero Time Spars, New 850SHP Extended Engine Mount, PT6A-41 850SHP turbine, New 106” 3 Blade AVIA Prop, New Firewall Forward including the Cascade Pressure Cowl, New LED Landing/Taxi Pulsing light system, New Upper Instrument Panel with Electronics International MVP-50T Glass Panel display, New 525 Gallon, Hopper, Spray System, Booms and nozzles, Bottom Load Fuel, Heat and Air Conditioning, Air Seat, KAWAK Throttle Quadrant, 192 Gallon Fuel. $525,000 Contact: Cascade Aircraft Conversions 903 Grinnell Rd. Garfield, WA 99130 509-635-1212

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

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September 2017

A-49

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1974 Geared Thrush 1340 AN2, TTAF 11,300, Engine 740 SOH (Tulsa), Prop 150 SOH, fresh lower spar inspection and ag-39 (big butterfly), refurbished hopper, A/C, metal tail, custom air 500x5, SATLOC GPS, fresh paint and annual inspection. May consider aircraft trades. $99,000 OBO This Thrush needs to be working, not sitting here! Call Randy at 541-388-1323

1979 S2R-T34, N455JM, Total Time: 13,688.6, LoadMaster 4 Blade Prop, Wings: Vor tex Generators, Strakes and Delta Wings, Wing Tip Extensions, SATLOC Bantam GPS and Intelliflow, Hopper: 500 Gal, Load Hawg, Record Inlet, Harbour Air Conditioning, TSO: 757.4 GG / 757.4 PS, $460,000 Contact: Turbines Inc. at 812-877-2587 or turbines@ turbinesinc.com

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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

1999 S2R-T34, N524SL, Model Number: PT6A-34, TSO: 0.00, Total Time: 12,195.3, Wings: Avenger Spar Enhancement Kit, LoadMaster 4 Blade Propeller , Single Point Fueling System, AG-NAV 2 GPS, Air Conditioning. $550,000 Contact: Turbines Inc. at 812-877-2587 or turbines@ turbinesinc.com

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2015 Thrush 510G Airframe: 700 hours TTSNEW, Engine/Propeller: 700 Hours TTSNEW, ENGINE MODEL: GE– H80, Propeller: 700 Hours TTSNEW. Equipment: 510 Gallon Hopper, MVP-50T Glass panel color display, 228 gallon (useable) fuel capacity, 2 inch stainless steel spray system, 41 inch stainless steel gate box, 4340 chrome-moly steel spar caps, Stainless steel bottom fuselage skins, Alodine Chromicoat L25 for corrosion resistance, Massive over turn structures, Quick detach fuselage skins, 28 – volt electrical system, Dual 24 – volt batteries, Wire deflector cable, Cockpit wire deflectors, Stainless steel rudder cables, Outside air temperature gauge, All metal Empennage, Zee Systems electric air conditioner/ cabin heat, High flotation 29-inch tires, Cleveland dual caliper disc brakes, Wing root fairings, Windshield wiper and washer, Front Baggage compartment. Additional Options: SATLOC Bantam with Intelliflow flow control, Load Hawg, Single Point fuel, Electric fan brake Model 111F, Smoker, Vortex Generators, Leading edge LED lights. **All specifications are subject to verification upon inspection by buyerWe specialize in NEW and Used aircraft sales. ASIJET.COM or Give us a call 952-941-6255

1993 Thrush S2R-T34, N6099T, Serial: T34-194, PT6A-34, TTAF: 7,947.8 hrs., SATLOC GPS M3, Stainless Steel Booms, Lane Fan Brake, Flow Control, A/C (Zee system/works but needs compressor), Motorola CM200 radio, 33 CP-11 TT flat fan nozzles, 33 AFS check valves, ICOM IC-A210 Communication Radio. Go to http://classifieds.agairupdate.com/ details.php?id=1197 to see spec sheet for details. $350,000 Call 956-202-2094

1974 Thrush S2R, N4205X, Serial: 1968R, TTAF: 11,213.7 hrs., TPE331-6-252M, SATLOC 99.5, Stainless Steel Booms, Crophawk, Lane Fan Brake, A/C (Harbor Air), 36 CP3 Nozzles. Go to http:// classifieds.agairupdate.com/details. php?id=1196 to see spec sheet for more details. $175,000 Call 956-202-2094

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New 2017 Thrush 510P or 510G. All options are available! Call for Pricing! ASI JET AG Division is an authorized Thrush Dealer for North America! We specialize in NEW and Used aircraft sales. ASIJET.COM or Give us a call! 952-941-6255

1978 S2RT34/400 THRUSH (750 SHP) 8900TT/3843 since O/H, 360 since IRAN and 28 since HSI & FCU O/H/ 512 since O/H propeller with new blades: 400 gallon hopper, factory spray system, Lane fan and electric brake, TJet nozzles, S.S. 10 vane spreader, 2” left side load, extended wings, 192 gal fuel, Cascade pressure cowl, 29” tires, spring steel tailwheel gear with 5.00x5 tire, nav/strobe/instrument/ landing and night working lights, air conditioning, smoker, SATLOC LiteStar II GPS, good tires/fabric/glass/paint. Fresh annual. 1200 hours remaining on wing spar caps. $287,500 Contact: Cascade Aircraft Conversions 509.635.1212 or info@cascadeaircraftconversions.com

1974 S2RG5/525, Goering Garrett-5 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 and fabric, NEW Serv Aero Tail MODIFICATION with NEW FABRIC and PAINT! PRICE REDUCED TO $290K OBO. JAS 559-686-1794, Email info@johnstonaircraft.com or www. johnstonaircraft.com

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

1999 Thrush S2R-G6, N4002U, Serial: G6 -151DC [FULL DUAL CONTROLS IN REAR COCKPIT] TTAF: 3,927.4 hrs., TPE331-6-252M, SATLOC GPS 99.5, 18 ft. Stainless Steel Booms, Crophawk, PM1000II two place intercom, New A/C, KT 76A Transponder, 32 CP-11 TT flat fan nozzles, 32 AFS check valves, KY96A Comm Radio, Lane Fan Brake. Go to http://classifieds.agairupdate.com/ details.php?id=1199 to see spec sheet for more details. $325,000 Call 956-202-2094

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

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1977 THRUSH SR2, $395,000, 400 Gal with PT6-34 converted to Turbine 350 hours ago by Valley Aircraft. Airframe TT 5086.2, Engine 2800 SIRAN/Light OVH, 350 on Prop SNEW. 4800 hrs remaining on wing spars. MVP-50 Digital Instruments, M3 Satloc with flow control and touch screen, Air Conditioning an Electric Heater. Will be sold with Fresh Annual. Aircraft located in Yuma Arizona, Contact Frankie Williams at Souther Field Aviation, Inc., 229-924-2813

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Bell 47 Tomcat MK6C, 175 hrs out of 1200, T/r blades 175 hrs since new, M/r blades 3500 hrs remaining, Hydraulic spray system, AgNav Guia GPS installed, Dry system included, Trailer available. Call 870-886-1999 or 870-926-9313

Award Winning Militar y Stearman! New Stearman Restoration! Will consider tr ade in credit for a late model AT- 4 02/502B. Coolest f ield checker out there, Original 1943 A-75, N2S-3 SN: 75-3999. 65 TSMOH 2015 restoration. McCauley prop, Redline brakes, wood seats, aluminum sticks and floor boards. Parking brake, new belts, overhauled instruments. Inertia starter, full electrical, lights, radio, intercom, ELT and transponder. Al Holloway R-670-6N with roller bearing, Airwolf remote oil filter. New Big Sky wings, assembled with all new AN hardware. Randolph Butyrate finish, correct AN color with authentic markings and stencils. Bruce’s cockpit, canopy and engine cover included. Restoration photos and logs available upon request. Located in Buffalo, MN, ferry and dual instruction available. $145,000 Contact Michael Rutledge, telephone: 360 485 -7207 or email: stearmann4@msn.com Turbo Prop Ag Planes - Take advantage of our biggest inventory of Turbo prop ag planes. Special buys and trades welcome. PT6, Garrett, GE even Walters. Mid Continent Aircraft Corp Hayti, MO 573359-0500

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1992 S2R-T34 DC TT 7200 hrs., PT6A-41 TT 7200 hrs., 2200 SMOH, 700 SHSI Prop 0.0 SMOH. Dual cockpit with observer seat, quick star t A/C, SATLOC M3, KY196A Comm, Crophawk 7B, Converter, 30,000 Wing Spars installed 900 hrs. ago. Fresh annual. Contact Frankie Williams at Souther Field Aviation, Inc., 229-9242813

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20 03 G l a s a i r S u p e r I I - S RG W i t h Lycoming IO 360 B1E, Propeller: Hartzell HC-FZYR-1F, Tach 307.7, Airframe 307.7, Vision Microsystems Inc. VM 10 00 Engine Management System, Vision Microsystems Inc. Chronometer, Vision Microsystems Inc. Air Temperature, Vision Microsystems Inc. Fuel Level Monitoring System, GNC 250 GPS Com, Garmin 496, ZAON XRX Collision Avoidance System, Amera King AK-451 406 MHZ ELT. Call Chip or Joy at 800-736-7654 for more information on this aircraft.

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1964 Piper Comanche 250, $95,000 spent on airplane over the last 6 years, recent paint and camel leather interior, approx. 400 hrs. on engine, 200 since new 3-blade conversion, auto pilot heading, 90 gallon fuel, approx. 9000 TT, extensive annual just completed. $69,000 Call 870-6832283 or 903-748-9579

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Eagle DW-1 4556 TT, 1101 SMOH, Last annual June 2017. Ready to go to work immediately. Will finance! $75,000 OBO. Would trade for passenger plane. Call Ron at 641-325-0261

R985-AN1-14B Tulsa Overhaul, New Pistons, Bosch mags. Ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 R1340 Engine Overhauled, New Pistons, New Bearings, mags. Ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805

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B1-A Callair Manufacturing Rights. Available now is the type certificate, drawings, jigs, tooling, aircraft parts, and property associated with this 300 gal Pratt and Whitney 985 powered sprayer. Start your own aircraft company or expand your line. Call for details. Airplane Services Inc. 850-675-1252, 850-380-7268, 850380-6091.

ENGINE - PISTON Lycoming 540 Narrow Deck Crankcase repaired and certified. Good thickness! For a PA25 235 or 250 $2,800 Call Sandy Ullrich at 918-245-6092 R985-AN1-14B Tulsa Overhaul, New Pistons, mags. Ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 Super Nice R1340 Ag Cat FWF Installation. Just removed for Turbine Conversion. Running great & dry, 1025 SMOH, 40 STOH, Beautiful 12D40AG100 -2 w/ 29-SOH. Call for prices AmAg: 870-8862418/2489FAX or Email frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com Pratt and Whitney overhauled 1340 cylinders, carburetor, Ag cat spreader call Terry at 870-536-1348 or David at 870-550-1664 R985 AN 1/14B OHC new pistons, chrome cylinders, new bearings, Bosch mags warranty outright or exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-4296805 R985-14B, $39,000 PRICE REDUCED! 270SMOH, 0-SIRAN Convington. For more information contact AmAg: 870-8862418 (2489)FAX or Email frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com Pratt & Whitney Piston Engines, Parts and Accessories in stock. 0-Time R-985 / R-1340 / R-1830-92 & -94 / R-2000-7M2 / R2800CB engines ready to go. Complete stock of engine parts. We stock complete OHC cylinder assys. Ready to install. Call Sun Air Parts 661-257-7708, Fax 661-2577710 or email info@sunairparts.com R-1340, Zero Time Since Overhaul By Covington, $66,500.00 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

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R1340-AN2 Airmotive Overhaul, New Pistons, mags. harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 Pr at t & W h i t n e y R- 985 Fo r S a l e ! *FIREWALL FORWARD FOR Ag Cat* Engine has 1068.8 SMOH, Prop has 2078.8 SMOH, Includes all accessories; cowling, engine, prop, logbooks and paperwork. Located in Hershey, NE at Storm Aeronautics. Asking $30,000. Please call 308-368-5556 for details Pr at t & W hi tn ey R- 985 & R-13 4 0 Overhauled Engines in stock. Props, carburetors, magnetos, alternators & accessories for above engines. Call Chester Rober t s Supply Company, Collinsville, TX Tel: 903-429-6805, Fax: 903-429-6047 or email crs5r@aol.com.

ENGINE - TURBINE Used PT6A-34 engine. Currently running on Air Tractor 502. $125,000 Call Darryl at South Delta Aviation, Inc. 479-935-4891 PT6A-45R for Sale, 4049 TSN, 1059 TSR. $145,000 Call 262-353-8550 for more information. Jetset Airmotive: PT6A-67AG, TSN 2897. For pricing call Paul at 817-354-2002 or email preeves@jsamiami.com PT6A-15AG, Approximately 4000 hrs TT, Fresh Hot Section, 0 time since IRAN on Gear Box. Great cycle times remaining! $170,000 For more information call Bill at 979-257-6695 PT6A-60AG, 6500 hours TT, Fresh Hot Section, O/H Fuel Control Unit, O/H Bleed Valve, O/H Starter Generator. $295,000 For more information call Bill at 979-257-6695 Blue Diamond Turbine Services TPE331 Engines - TPE331-10-511M, “0” SMOH $225K USD;TPE331-10UA-511G, 7000 TBO, TSO-3920, TSHSI-624, TSGBI-624, Reduced to $105K USD;TPE331-10UA511G, 7000 TBO, TSO-4303.6, TSHSI989.4, TSGBI-989.4, Reduced to $95K USD; TPE331-1-151G, S/N: P-91081C, TSO-2869.7, TSHSI-624, $42.5K; TPE3311-151G, S/N: P-92091C, TSO-3046.7, TSHI-946.7, $42.5K; TPE331-1-201A, TSO-3500, TSHS-1700, TSGBI-209, $29K USD. Go to http://classifieds.agairupdate. com/details.php?id=1174 to see spec sheet for details. Please contact us at 772913-5225 or turbgrp@aol.com A.E.R.O. Turbine Parts: Call for the bes t pricing on your PT6A Engine Par t s & Rot ables. Cont ac t s ales @ aeroturbineparts.com or call (877) 8425640 Ext. 381. FOR SALE PT6A-20, TSN: 12705, TSO: 0.00 $145,000 Go to http://classifieds. agairupdate.com/details.php?id=1083 to see spec sheet for details. Full Turbines Inc. Warranty and Unlimited Technical Support. Contact Jim at 812-877-2587 or 812-249-6417 turbines@turbinesinc.com

Jetset Airmotive: PT6A-34 TSO 0. For pricing call Paul at 817-354-2002 or email preeves@jsamiami.com PT6A-34AG, Serial Number: PCE PH0173, TSO: 0.0, CSO: 0, TSN: 4324.0, CSN: 4378, TSHSI: 0.0 See spec sheet for more information or call United Turbine at 305-885-3900 850SHP PT6A-41/42 Thrush FWF kits for sale. New balanced mount/Pressure Cowl included. Contact: Cascade Aircraft Conversions 509.635.1212 or email info@ cascadeaircraftconversions.com P&W PT6A-20 550SHP Turbine Engine For Sale - Perfect for a Turbine Brave Conversion! 4521 Since overhaul, 0 since extensive hot section inspection and update, has fuel control, fuel pump, primar y governor, ignition exciter box and nozzles plus complete logs. PRICE REDUCED to $55,000. Includes accessories and exhaust stacks. USA FOB Tulare, CA Call 559-686-1794 www. johnstonaircraft.com TPE331-1-151A: *PRICE REDUCED* P-92092C, 1521 HSI, Fresh L3-GBI / CB / SBG / PG / Nozzles, RCs 46344179-3755. Reduced to $111K For more information contact AmAg: 870-8862418/2489FAX or Email frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com United Turbine PT6 Center of Excellence since 1991!! PT6A Overhaul, Repair & Test Capability. Component & Accessory Overhaul, Repair & Test. Part Sales & Purchases. Onsite, P&W correlated test cell. Call 305-885-3900 www. UnitedTurbine.com N E W PT6 -11, 15, 3 4, 6 0, 65, 67 OUTRIGHT OR EXCHANGE, $CALL$; Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-3425451 or FAX 281-232-5401 Garrett TPE-331-10-511M , 2 engines available with lots of time and cycles remaining. Call for info. 979-532-1718 or 979-533-1720 Day or night Jetset Airmotive can take care of all of your PT6A engine needs with engines, parts, accessories, and a knowledgeable staff. We have engines for sale or exchange. Quality work with a quick turnaround. Call us today for your PT6A engine needs at 305-825-2001. Visit us at www. jsamiami.com. Universal Turbine Parts 4 ea PT6A-21 TSN 3366(2), TSO 2996(2); 5 ea PT6A-27/-28 TSO 0(4), 2687; 1 ea PT6A-34AG TSO 0; 3 ea PT6A-34 TSO 0(2), TSN 29; 1 ea PT6A-35 TSN 2849; 7 ea PT6A-41 TSO 0(3), 239, 384, 482, 1601; 12 ea PT6A-42 TSO 0(6), 826, 2631, 2660, 3090(2),3729; 3 ea PT6A-60A TSO 0(2), 2022; 2 ea 65AR TSN: 422, 1457; 3 ea PT6A-67D TSO 0(2), 2997. We also buy PT6, JT15D, PW100 & PW500 ENGINES in any condition. Call Stacy Hollis Phone: (334) 315-3517 Fax: (334) 361-0290 or e-mail shollis@ utpparts.com or sales@utpparts.com Jetset Airmotive: PT6A-27, P-50935, TSO 0, Ready to ship! For pricing call Paul at 817-354-2002 or email preeves@ jsamiami.com PT6A-15AG Engines: Need an engine replacement or upgrade for your Ag aircraft? Pratt & Whitney Canada has some 0 TSO PT6A-15AG PT6A-15AG PT6SMART(SM) engines available. Fly with the Eagle. Explore the available options for new and used engines and make your business “PT6SMART (SM)”. mike.lee@pwca.ca or 450-647-3682.

850SHP PT6-42 Turboprop FWF Power Upgrade for the Air Tractor AT502/502B aircraft. Complete new FWF package ready to bolt on your aircraft. 850SHP continuous up to 106° F OAT. This power upgrade package includes engine, new engine mount, all accessories, MVP-50T glass panel engine analyzer, Cascade Pressure Cowl including the new Par 46 LED pulsing light system and field proven serviceable air filtration system providing superior protection and maximum air availability to the engine. Power up your productivity with this new STC from Cascade Aircraft Conversions. Now scheduling production and receiving deposits. Contact Cascade at 509.635.1212 or tom@ cascadeaircraftconversions.com Covington Aircraft - Turbine Engines Av a i l a b l e P T6 A -21 0 T S O ; P T6 A 135A NEW; PT6A-34AG NEW; PT6A34AG 0 TS Covington Light Overhaul; PT6A- 41 3196 TSO; PT6A- 41 3511 TSOPT6A-42 2107 TSO; PT6A-42 2066 TSO; PT6A - 65AG 314 TSN; PT6A 65AG 5916 TSN/ 0 TS Covington Light Overhaul; PT6A-65AG 3998 TSN/ 0 TS Covington Light Overhaul; PT6A-67AG 2851 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

EQUIPMENT - BOOMS SUPERBOOMS, Thrush Servos; Maintenance on Ag & G.A. Aircraft Including Heavy Structural Repairs; Robinson Helicopter Service Center; Machining, Fabricating & Sheet Metal Gurus; Tri-State Aviation, ND 800-6425777 or tsa@tri-stateaviation.com www. tri-stateaviation.com 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. 229-645-3605. www.davidononline.com 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

EQUIPMENT - NOZZLES Rotary nozzle set for sale. Great condition! Only used 3 months. Versatile with any boom. Lost spraying contract and need to sale. Call Davidon, Inc. 229-645-3605 CP nozzles and check valves. Distribuidor en Argentina: ArAvia S.A. -Venado Tuerto (Sta Fe) T.E. 54-3462-433540 - FAX: 438344 CP NOZZLES and CHECK VALVES THE DRIFT FIGHTERS! - We carry a VERY LARGE INVENTORY and we have KNOWLEDGE ABLE SALE S PEOPLE! Improve your spray pattern and CUT DOWN ON YOUR HEADACHES! Contact Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-686-1794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: parts@johnstonaircraft.com /web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com

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. Tri-Set Hydraulic Nozzle-Three Deflection angles, Three Orifice sizes, Quick Easy Adjustment, USDA Performance Tested and data Available. Made in USA. Davidon, Inc. 229-645-3605. davidononline.com Rotar y atomizer Nozzle delivering Uniform Droplet Spectrum, Low Drag, Low Maintenance, Dependable performance. Made In USA. Davidon, Inc. 229-645-3605 www.davidononline.com

EQUIPMENT - PARTS Agrinautics, Root, Crop Hawk, Transland, others, $CALL$; Lane Aviation 281-3425451 or FAX 281-232-5401 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 Let us help you meet increa singly stringent precision application demands. Our systems meet those demands, lower operating costs, and increase your profits. Call 541-385-5051 or www. kawakaviation.com E V ERY TH I N G yo u n e e d fo r YO U R Aircraft-PARTS, ENGINE OVERHAULS, REPAIRS/REBUILDS/MODIFICATIONSSPECIALIZING in THRUSH and BRAVE! JAS 559-686-1794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft.com /web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com 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 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, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net.

EQUIPMENT - SPREADERS TRANSLAND PARTS AND EQUIPMENT - WE ARE A TRANSLAND DISTRIBUTOR A N D H AV E B E E N H E L P I N G A G OPERATORS WITH THEIR NEEDS FOR 60 PLUS YEARS! CALL AND LET OUR VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE SALES PEOPLE H EL P YO U !!! E XCEL L EN T PR I CE S , KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVICE. Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 559-686-1794, parts@johnstonaircraft.com, fax 559686-9360 or www.johnstonaircraft.com. Ask for our catalog. Grumman dry spreader for sale. Good condition! $750 OBO call Aaron Meyer at 308-367- 6538 or email ameyer@ windstream.net

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Swathmaster Stainless Steel Spreader fits small Transland Gate Box Small Throat excellent for Granular, Cover Crop and Seedling Applications. $3,250 Call Terry at 605-448-8372 or 605-448-2856 41 Inch Gate Box Spreader - Spreader flown on M-18 Dromader. Gate box measures 41 inches wide by 16 inches high. Total span is 164 inches with a fore aft length of 41 inches and height of 6 inches at the back. $4,495 Open to offers and delivery available. Call or text Brad at 618-920-8145 Standard Grumman Gate Spreader. 9 vane 24” inside measurement on the throat. Motivated to sell make an offer. Email gunpilot75@hotmail.com or call Monticello at 270-305-2749 Transland 10 vane spreader for 38” gate, new, $9,900; Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 Stainless Steel Fabricators, Inc. In business for over 30 years. New 7 1/2” gate spreaders. Call for more information. We are the manufacturer of “original” 10 vane, 12 vane & “the 13 vane” standard throat and high volume. We do repairs on all models, including Transland and Swathmaster. 800-736-3433 or 870217-9232 New Gate Keeper technology controlled seeding gate - Pilot friendly, ea sy calibration, and accurate distribution. TCL’S variable rate gate it the most v e r s a t i l e o n t h e m a r k e t- A p p l i e s from ultra fine product like herbicide i m p r e g n ate d s a n d a l l t h e w ay u p to coarse seed accurately. Contact Turbine Conversions - 616-837-9428 TurbineConversions.com

Your new Air Tractor is ready! YOUR #1 AIR TRACTOR DISTRIBUTOR IN SALES AND SERVICE AIRCRAFT 2017 AIR TRACTORS , RESERVE YOUR POSITION NOW ................................................. $CALL$ 2017 AT-502XP, FERRY TIME ONLY, IN STOCK, FANTASTIC MACHINE ...............................SOLD 2017 AT-502B, FERRY TIME ONLY, IN STOCK, SPEC TO YOUR NEEDS ........................$893,400

EQUIPMENT - SUPPORT Handler IV Mix Tank, 230 gallon tank, 6.5 HP Honda, 3 inch pump with jug rinser. $2400 USD Call 863-467-7777 or email sunniand@wildblue.net

FINANCE 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. See your Air Tractor dealer today!

2014 AT-402B, 1,750 TTAF&E, 3 PIECE W/S, SMOKER, HEATER, LANE BRAKE/FAN ....$570,000 2012 AT-402B, 1,500 TTAF&E, BANTAM/FLOW, HEATER, NO DAMAGE HISTORY ........$550,000 2007 AT-402B, 3,870 TTAF&E, -34AG, G4, HATFIELD FUEL, VG’S HEATER...................$470,000 ENGINES R-1340, ZERO TIME SINCE OVERHAUL BY COVINGTON ................................................$66,500 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 .....................................................$9,900 AGRINAUTICS, ROOT, CROP HAWK, TRANSLAND, OTHERS ........................................... $CALL$

GPS - DYNANAV NOW introducing the new VEKTOR MAX GPS - faster, more capability and extremely user friendly. DYNA NAV VEKTOR MAX GPS - NEWEST system on the market with a FANTASTIC PRICE for all of it’s CAPABILITIES! EASY to use, RELIABLE, MUCH FASTER and HIGHER TECH. DYNA NAV FLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS ALSO AVAILABLE - PREMIUM QUALITY at an AFFORDABLE PRICE! JAS - NORTH AMERICAN DEALER Tel 559686-1794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft.com / web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com

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

888-995-5263

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

GPS - GARMIN Garmin Aera 660 GPS. Includes GA 25 MCX low profile remote antenna and database upgrade certificate. $650. Call 800-441-2964

GPS - SATLOC New 8.4” M3 Touchscreens in Stock – $1395 each. Buy as an upgrade, a replacement or for inventory. New Satloc Systems - Bantams, G4s, IntelliFlows and more in stock. From Insero - Call Anthony 480-285-4367 SATLOC GPS sales and repair center. Call for all your SATLOC needs. North Star Aviation, Inc 888-272-1417 Satloc, Intelliflow The leading edge Satloc Level III Service repair center. Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, Mo 800-325-0885 Intelliflow Flow Controls - In stock, now shipping! Sky Tractor LLC 1-800-4375319 Satloc GPS systems in stock, Bantam, G4, M3, Intelliflow, and Litestar3. We did it again, leading Level 3 Service Center/ Dealer 2015. Why buy anywhere else, we’ve got what you need, and service after the sale! Call now 800-437-5319 Sky Tractor LLC 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

HELP WANTED Great opportunity awaits young, eager pilot looking to get a start in the ag business. Willing to train the right candidate who is looking for a long term seat. Must be willing to relocate. Send resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#1299 or fax to 478-352-0025 Carded level 1 or 2 seat pilot wanted starting September 1st to take over as primary pilot for exclusive use contract. Please email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#1232 or fax to 478-352-0025 IA and A&P mechanics needed. Call 870 -295- 6213 Salary depending on qualifications and experience. AG PILOT INSTRUCTORS WANTED: Have a little time before the season starts? We are looking for Ag Pilot Instructors (Fixed Wing-CFI’s with Minimum 3 years Ag Experience) willing to teach the next generation of Ag Pilots how to be safe Ag Pilots and give back to the industry! Train to Ag Pilot Minimum standards established by us. Above average pay for above average instructors. Flexible training schedule. We ask for two week commitments at a time. Plan for the Fall and Winter also! Send resume to: bevsons@gmail.com or 772-285-5506

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AG AIR AIRCRAFT, INC. located at the Corning Municipal Airport in Corning, AR is looking for A&P and A&P IA Mechanics. Must have the following: Air Tractor experience, PT6A experience and 3 references. Contact Aaron Keahey at 870-857-3755. Email resumes to aaronagairaircraft@outlook.com Ag Pilot Job Opportunity- Permanent Posi ti o n Av ai l ab l e . E s t ab l is h e d Northwestern operator looking for an experienced Ag Pilot. Ideal candidate will be an even keeled, team player, with Turbine Ag Time. Position offers great compensation with a strong potential for growth. If you are looking for somewhere to turn a job into a career…submit your resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#1285 or fax to 478-352-0025 C a n a d i a n Tu r b i n e P i l o t W a n t e d , Kinniburgh Spray Service Ltd, based in Taber, AB is a proactive organization with over 64 years of service, requires 2 Professional Agriculture Aerial Applicators to fly our Air Tractors 502/802. Job Duties, Cer tifications Required and salary can be found at http://classifieds. agairupdate.com/details.php?id=621 E-mail resume including references to info@kinniburghspray.com. Only successful applicants will be contacted. Kinniburgh Spray Service Ltd Taber Airport Box 4361 Taber, Alberta, Canada T1G 2C8 Phone: 403-223-8245Fax: 403223-1314

INSURANCE HARDY AVIATION INSURANCE, INC. “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 dedicated and knowledgeable staff that includes Angie Banz, Tim Wiebe and Mandi Hill whom have years of experience servicing the aerial application business. Give us a try, you might be surprised. Call 1 800 7216733 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 THE COLE AGENCY, INC.Specializing I n : Ae r i a l A p p l i c ato r s , H e l i co p te r O p e r at i o n s , P l e a s u r e & B u s i n e s s , Commercial, Aviation, Airports, Life Insurance for Aerial Applicators & Pilots, Health Insurance for Aerial Applicators & Pilots. When it comes to placing aviation insurance, you need to work with an insurance agent who specializes in that field. At the Cole Agency we make sure you receive the best aviation insurance packages, at the most competitive price. At the Cole Agency we don’t just talk aviation, we are pilots as well. When insuring aircraft, picking the right aviation specialist first is important. The limited number of aviation insurance companies will only deal with one agent at a time during the year. You want to make sure that you have a reputable aviation insurance specialist who works with these companies and underwriters every day to represent you, your aircraft and business. Give us a call. Cole Agency Inc. 319 Walnut Street Montezuma, Ga 31063 478- 472-2010 478- 472-8694 fax kevin@thecoleagency.com www. thecoleagency.com

DAVIDSON SOLID ROCK 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 INSURANCE from the Leading Ag Aviation Brokers. 64 Years Risk Management, Low-time Pilot Coverage. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www. midcont.net.

MISCELLANEOUS Bruce’s Custom Cover for an AT-401, 502 or 602 model - Brand New, Never Used! Asking $350 Call Ward at 402-871-0039 or email wacii@prestox.com

D R P - 9 5 5 D R I F T R E TA R D A 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

New from our DeSpain Collection, Pen and Ink Thirsty Stone Coasters. These high quality coasters will look great on any desktop or table. Set of 4. $29.99 plus S&H Makes a great gift! For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www.agairupdatemarketplace. com Fight rodent infestation with Cascade’s innovative and extremely simple 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 ac tion W ing nut C AMLOC aircr af t 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

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 478987-1836 Historical Video Productions. Reduce Drift, Increase Deposition and Retention use Control™ FREE SAMPLE http://www.GARRCO.com/freesample Call 765-395-3441, mrfoam1@garrco. com 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

Keep your drink hot or cold in this insulated 16oz Air Tractor Tervis Tumbler. $14.99 plus S&H Made in the USA, Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-9872250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.com Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Starting at $29.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

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 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 Lot for sale: One-acre-square house lot for sale in new Plane Living Sky Park neighborhood with 2,000 s.f., all brick, covenants. Lot is one of 13 directly on new sod runway. Taxi out of your hangar, directly onto the runway. Located in Peach County, Georgia. Public water, septic sewer, paved streets, curb and gutter, street lights. Less than five miles west of I-75, Exit 142, approximately five miles to Fort Valley, GA and approximately 10 miles to Warner Robins, GA. Google It! South side of Hwy 96 at 50 Lane Rd., Fort Valley, Georgia 31030 (Google photo before development). Save thousands and buy from owner. $25,000 OBO. 478.987.2250

Vino? They do say ag pilots age like wine. Place your favorite wine in these high quality Rolf wine glasses etched with an ag plane, sold as a Set of 4. $49.99 plus S&H Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www.agairupdatemarketplace. com

Specialty belt buckles, show your pride in style. $39.99 plus S&H Makes a great gift! For more information call 478-9872250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.com

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Ever wanted to star t your own AG OPERATION (Under Part 137)? As Ag Aviation Consultants we can help you find an airplane and train you. We can help you get your Operating Certificate-Part 137, Private or Commercial. Call Eagle Vistas LLC 772-285-5506 Fly through your mail with our Airplane Letter Opener! $13.99 plus S&H Makes a great gift. For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www.agairupdatemarketplace.com

PARTS - AIRFRAME Set of Air Tractor 502 wings. 7600 hours remaining on Lower Caps. CALL FOR PRICE Contact Darryl at South Delta Aviation, Inc. 479-935-4891 Used 10” Hydraulic Gate for sale. Contact Aaron Keahey at Ag Air Aircraft Inc., 870857-3744 for pricing and details

Aviator Backpack and matching coin purse (sold separately). For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www.agairupdatemarketplace. com

Smokers/Driftfinders - Minimize your off target drift risk. FAA/PMA’d and STC’d for installation on most Agricultural aircraft. 44 years in business and over 6,200 units in service. For more information Please call Compro Aviation, Inc. 785899-2294 or visit us on the web at www. comproaviation.com AgCat Frameworks Sale! From factory fixtures, installation ready. Also up-grades (Lo n g f u e l , Co o l - S e at s , H o p p e r s , Empennage, Wires, Mounts, Spare Parts & Dispersal Components). AgCat Sales & Service since 1971. AmAg: 870-886-2418 or Email frank.kelley@ag-cat.com

Help your little pilot fly high in dream world with these Bi-Plane PJ’s... Assorted sizes available. $34.99 plus S&H For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at w w w. agairupdatemarketplace.com

Fresh refurbished AT-402 hopper with lid. $7,500 Call 620-285-5609 Prop Tether Kits in stock, ships today. Sky Tractor LLC 800-437-5319, www. skytractor.com, email@skytractor.com, Fax 701-636-5881

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We also buy PT6, JT15D, PW100 & PW500 ENGINES in any condition.

Call Stacy Hollis - Engine Sales Phone: (334) 315-3517 | Fax: (334) 361-0290 shollis@utpparts.com | sales@utpparts.com

AT-502B wings with new spar. For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net

D e S p a i n Co l l e c t i o n C u s to m i z a b l e Note Cards featuring your favorite Pen and Ink drawing. $19.99 plus S&H For more information call 478-9872250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.com

OPERATIONS FOR SALE OR WANTED Aerial application business for sale. Turn-key opportunity to provide aerial application services to agricultural and forestry industries in the Southeast and Midwest. Well-maintained fleet of helicopters and ground vehicles. Established in 1998. $3.5M. Facility on 5.27 acres also available for separate purchase. Call or text for information. Blue Sky Properties 352-339-1153 Aerial Agriculture Application Business for sale. 16.41 acres of real estate, 2,300 ft of surfaced runway, 30’X30’ shop, 3 phase power, well, office & equipment, 2 forklifts and runway registered with FAA. This business has been operated by the same family since 1977. For an acceptable party, the book of business will be included. Located in the middle of a prime ag area. Paved road frontage, 40 minutes from Boise, ID. Build-able. 2 Ag Cats available SEPARATELY. 600hp & 450hp. $795K Call 208-850-8485

We have a set of Wings off of a 2012 Thrush 510P with less than 1000 hours total time on 29,000 hour spars. Available for outright purchase or exchange! Delivery available also! $99,950 Call Tom Ashenfelter at 952-941-6255 for more details! PMA Piper Brave and Weatherly tailsprings in stock. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 308-368-5556 FAA approved STC’d wire cutters for Air Tractors. Storm Cutters are the newest advancement in wire cutter technology (Patent Pending). These cutters mount to the landing gear and have adel clamps positioned along the trailing edge of the gear to secure the brake lines which do away with the standard black zip ties currently used. We now have Storm Cutters in stock and available for Air Tractor models 301-802. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 308-3685556 to order your set, or check us out at www.hersheyflyingservice.com 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 REBUILT 29” THRUSH LANDING GEAR IN STOCK & we can REPAIR / REBUILD yours to LIKE NEW STATUS. Johnston Aircraft Service, INC. 559-686-1794 / Email parts@johnstonaircraft.com / www.johnstonaircraft.com

Souther Field Aviation, Inc. FOR ALL YOUR MAINTENANCE & PARTS NEEDS

AUTHORIZED THRUSH SALES AND SERVICE CENTER AND PARTS DISTRIBUTOR

Export Experts Authorized Turbine Brave Conversion • Transland • Covington Engines • Ag Nav • Turbine Conversions • Single Point Fueling

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

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 Toll Free 866-924-2813 Fax: 229-924-4356 www.southerfield.com

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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 Front seat for a Citabria 7 series and a Maule tail wheel, tire size 8x3.00x4 single arm in fair condition with good bearings and race. Both for $175 Call Don at 402841-5144 or email flyagrp@cableone.net Retrofit Hopper Door for AT502 and AT602. Now available for fall and winter installation Professional Fibreglass Repair. 530-735-6264 We have all fibreglass parts for Weatherly and Ag-Cat (A, B and Super B). Call for prices. Professional Fibreglass Repair. 530-735-6264 Cessna Ag Parts. Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-843-0811 sales@ airrepairinc.com Replacement parts. New and used for all Ag Cat models. Also carry New Piper and Weatherly tailwheel springs and Transland Dealer. Call Storm Aeronautics 308-368-5556 Pressure Cowls for all PT6 Air Tractors and Thrush Aircraft. Balanced Mount/Pressure Cowls for Thrush. Reduce ITT 35 to 70 degrees. Reduce fuel consumption. Save on Hot Section Inspections. Easy access to service fuel nozzles & air filter. Reduce NG 1 to 3%. Make your -15 perform like a -34. ELIMINATE ONGOING AIR FILTER PURCHASES! Please contact Cascade Aircraft Conversions at 509-635-1212 or tom@cascadeaircraftconversions.com.

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 BRAVE and PAWNEE PARTS-Engines, Props, Spar kits, Fuel cells, Foam kits, Wings, Turbine and 400 CONVERSIONS, and much more. Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-686-1794, FAX 559686-9360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft. com /web site: www.johnstonaircraft. com Cessna Parts - Engines, propellers, and MUCH MORE-AUTHORIZED SERVICE AND PARTS CENTER. Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-686-1794, FA X 559- 686 -9360, e-mail: par ts@ johnstonaircraft.com /web site: www. johnstonaircraft.com 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. Thrush parts for sale! Ayres Metal Tail, Overhauled Fuselage Frame, Thrush Landing Gear, Flaps/Thrush, Ailerons/ Thrush, Fabric Tail Complete Heavy Flying Wires, -34 Pratt & Whitney Engine (2 each), Spar Cap Replacement. Call Bruce’s Flying Service for all of your Thrush parts needs! 229-725-4150, fax 229-725-5135. E-mail bruceandrews62@gmail.com LOAD HAWG-The modern, efficient, safe, perfect way to improve your solids application. Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO 800-325-0885

Cessna Authorized Parts Center: Prompt, World-Wide Par ts Service, Engines, Bonaire 550 Conversions, Wings.MidContinent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-3250885 www.midcont.net. Agrinautics, Automatic Flagman, Arrow prop, Air Tractor (Associate dealer Queen Bee Air Specialties) CP Nozzles, Compro Smoker, Crophawk, Covington Aircraft Engine, Collins Air Conditioner, Cleveland, Chip Detector, Satloc 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 LLC 800-437-5319, www. skytractor.com, email@skytractor.com, 701-636-5881 (fax) Lockable full swivel tail wheels for Thrush or Ag Cat, 500-5 or 600-6 wheel available all STC approved Call Turbine Conversions 616-837-9428 to order. Tools for reaming attach bolts Wing Main (Centerwing to Outboard wing) attachment joints for Dromader M-18 per repair service bulletin #e/02.170/2000 Available for rent. Contact Nancy at Turbine Conversions - 616-837-9428 Large inventory of Air Tractor parts surplus to our needs. Call for list. Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-843-0811 sales@airrepairinc.com 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

PARTS - ENGINE Starter Generator, part #23046-28 for a PT6 engine. OHC by S&T. $4,900 PRICE REDUCED! For more information contact AmAg: 870-886-2418 (2489)FAX or Email frank.kelley@ag-cat.com Wright 1820 Engine and Prop inventory of parts that include Cylinders, Carburetors, Magnetos, Starters, Oil Cooler, and various other parts. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 308-368-5556 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 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 830625-4138.

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Air Repair Inc. is the source for the Fast Start Kit. To get yours today, call Air Repair, Inc. Phone. 662-846-0228 Fax. 662-843-0811 sales@airrepairinc.com

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Two used Wingman systems for an AT-802. Contact Aaron Keahey at Ag Air Aircraft Inc., 870-857-3744 for pricing and details

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SB+ & SC+ New H.D. AgriJet Conversions in stock and ON SALE. Installed or FWF Kits. Prices will never be lower!. Call 870-886-2418 or Email frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com

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Miscellaneous parts for 802 and others, most brand new: engine mounts, landing gears, 118” propellers, spr ay kit s, Micronair AU5000, pilot and mechanic complete training courses, FTD Level II simulator for AT-802. Call or email: +34667102184, sales@airtractoreurope. com PARTS, PARTS, PARTS. For all your ag aviation needs, please call Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 Air Tractor Dealer The mid-west Air tractor dealer, Farm Air Inc. has expanded its parts department. For all your Air Tractor parts needs call 877-715-8476, email farmairparts@ mymctc.net or visit our website www. farmairinc.com 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 11 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 Cockpit adjustable flow control kit. Manual control or GPS variable rate ready. Integrates into existing hydraulic systems. More info at Kawak Aviation Technologies 541-385-5051 www.kawakaviation.com Thrush S2R STC battery retrofit kit. 300% longer battery service life. 200% faster starts. Battery replacement cost 25% of original. For more information call Kawak Aviation Technologies at 541-385-5051 or visit www.kawakaviation.com H U G E I N V E N T O RY O F B U C K E Y E EQUIPMENT AND PARTS. WE SELL NEW COUPLERS AND ADAPTERS PLUS PARTS, and WE REBUILD YOUR COUPLERS/ ADAPTERS FOR ABOUT 1/2 OF NEW! Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc. 24 hr. Tel 559-686-1794, FAX 559-686-9360, e-mail: info@johnstonaircraft.com /web site: www.johnstonaircraft.com

PROPELLERS Used 5 Blade Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C, 572 hrs since overhaul $25,000 Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-3806091 New and used 3 and 5 blade PT6A propellers. For more information call 309759-4646 or email farmair@mymctc.net HARTZELL 3 BLADE AND 5 BLADED PROPS – NEW AND USED $CALL$ Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 3D40 6101 blades Ham Standard 3 bladed. Overhauled. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-4296805 For Outright Sale: Overhauled 5-Blade Prop. Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C. Fits AT-502A, AT-503, AT-602, AT-802, Thrush S-2R-T65 & S-2RHG-T65.’06 Hartzell Overhaul. TSN: 1379.5 (TSO:0). Call Steve or Gary at 210-924-5561 or email sales@dixieair. com

Hamilton Standard, 22D40 Hydromatic Propeller 6533A Blades overhauled complete with distributor valve and prop, Governor. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 12D40-6101-12 Overhauled with 8130 Form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805

SERVICE PBA Aviation - We buy & sell aircrafts and parts in Brazil and the USA. Importation & exportation worldwide trading. For more information contact us at + 5551 3724 4002, + 5551 9999 61597, pba@ aviacaoagricola.com.br or visit out website at www.pbaaviation.com.bt *We speak English, Spanish and Portuguese* Southeastern Aircraft Sales and Service. Late model aircraft sold by Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service will have a New Annual Inspection, Fresh Hot Section Inspection and a 100 HOUR OR 90 DAY WARRANTY. Now That’s Peace Of Mind! Call Now 1-800-441-2964

AgCat parts and service center. World wide parts and service for any model of AgCat. Storm Aeronautics 308-368-5556 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 Let us sell your Ag plane! Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. 1601 Hwy 84 East Hayti, MO 63851 800-325-0885 FAA repair station for all ag equipment. Thrush spar replacement, annuals. MidContinent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO 800325-0885 Cascade Conversion for Thrush and Air Tractor. Fuel Saving, Cooler running, more power available. Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO 800-325-0885 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.

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2015 AT-502B-3024 -34AG 300 Hrs TT A & E. 170 gal fuel, cabin heat, electric brake & fan, 3” bottom load, SS camlocs, Satloc Bantam, G4 screen, Intelliflow, RCA attitude gyro. Extended P & W warranty. ...........................................................$745,000.00 (no trades) 2012 AT-602-1216 -60AG 2920 Hrs. T.T. A & E. New landing gear, Satloc Bantam with M4 screen, comm radio, transponder, Lane fan & brake, ss T/W deflector, factory heat & air, drop booms............................................................................$795,000.00

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2 2 D 4 0AG 2 0 0 -2 418 - S O H 0 - I R A N $26,500; 22D40 - 6533A12 852-SOH 0-IRAN $23,500; 12D40AG100-2 OHC $23,50 0; 12D 4 0AG10 0 -2 828 -SOH $18,500; 12D40-6101A12 OHC $23,500; 12D 4 0AG10 0 - 4S 375 -SO H 0 - IR AN $18,500; 2D30AG100-2 OHC $21,500; HC-B3TN-3D/T10282N+4 New...Call for price.; HC-B3TN-5M/T10282N+4 New...Call for price. AmAg: 870-8862418/2489FAX, Sales/Parts since 1971. Email frank.kelley@ag-cat.com

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WANTED TO BUY Wanted: To trade AT-301 for AT-402 or 502 Call Gary or Kevin at 785-626-3344 Looking to purchase a used Transland Meterate system that will fit a 25 inch gate on older Ag Cat. Prefer 12 volt system. Wondering if anyone has one they no longer use that would sell reasonably. Contact info. Paul Reid, Greyhawk Aviation. 208-785-1494. Cell 208-3608951 email paulereid6@aol.com A.E.R.O. Turbine Parts: PT6A Engines Wanted for Purchase. Contact sales@ aeroturbineparts.com or call (877) 8425640 Ext. 381 Ag Aircraft Wanted: Immediate cash for Ag planes - All considered - Contact Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation 870-5729011 or 479-935-4891

We b u i l d l o a d e r t r u c k s t o y o u r 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. Call Pat Ballard Office:870-6972004 Fax:870-697-3568 185 Hwy. 42 West, Hickory Ridge, AR

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.

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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. Call Pat Ballard Office:870-697-2004 Fax:870-697-3568 185 Hwy. 42 West , Hickory Ridge, AR.

EXHAUST Wanted: R-1340 and R-985 Exhaust Send Old Exhaust segments for exchange or Sell them! Call Daryl @ 940902-0797 or evans.daryl@sbcglobal.net

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