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Hypocrisy and “The Drones are Coming and We Can’t Stop Them!”

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I was reading an article written by a longtime Brazilian associate, Pelopidas Bernardi of PBA Aviation, that really highlighted the hypocrisy of aerial applicator regulations vs ground machine operators’ lack of regulations (basically farmers). Although Bernardi was writing about the situation in Brazil, from my experience I have found his comments to be true worldwide. Bernardi writes that for each ag-aircraft flying in Brazil, there are 2,000 ground machines applying pesticides. This is a phenomenal number, but credible considering the size of the agricultural community in Brazil. He further states ground machines are “operated by unprepared people, equipment not registered anywhere and doing the exact same thing as an ag-aircraft does, but without supervision, although it is required by law for the use of pesticides.” Bernardi goes on to write that the largest source of water contamination in the world today is the application of uncontrolled pesticides by ground machines. “Where is the supervision for ground machines? We never see.” He did not footnote where he got his data, but it is conceivably true. I’m not sure anyone knows for sure, but maybe. Another comment Bernardi makes is that little consideration is given when ag-aircraft are criticized, that approximately half of applications are other than pesticides, e.g. fertilizers, rice and other small grain seeding, winter pasture, mosquito control and fighting forest fires. Again, this data was not footnoted, but the point is well taken that ag-aircraft do much more than spray pesticides. Ironically, the same aircraft that is cursed when spraying, is praised when it arrives with a load of fire retardant. I don’t believe this situation is as dire in the U.S., but it does bring out the point that any machine

applying the same pesticide as another, then the same basic pesticide rules and regulations should apply to both machines, either ground or air, and the same for the operators of those machines. I think we can all agree this is not necessarily true, even in the U.S.; definitely a hypocrisy. The same can be said about the use of drones. It appears that commercial drone operators that attempt to spray will have to follow the same regulations as Part 137 aerial applicators. Their challenge is going to be able to follow the label minimum application rates and still be efficient. This does not even consider the improbability of a drone, other than the Yamaha Fazar helicopter drone, being able to make an even application swath pattern with as many as eight down-blasting rotors and God-only knows the type of nozzles and boom arrangements being used. In the first two weeks of August, I was in Brazil and Uruguay attending conventions in each country and visiting operators while traveling between the two countries (over 1,500 kilometers of driving on some of the most challenging “highways” to be found). In Uruguay, I gave a PowerPoint presentation on my opinion of how drones will affect the aerial application industry. By no means am I a drone expert, simply an observer with an extensive background in manned aerial applications. From that experience, I ask myself, how can the drone benefit our industry? It obviously has serious limitations. My speculation is drones will not replace manned aerial application in our lifetimes, if ever. The economic demand is not there. In brevity, the cost to purchase and operate a drone capable of carrying several hundred gallons of material would be prohibitive to the point it would not be competitive with manned ag-aircraft. The misconceived idea that a fleet of formation

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flying drones could offset the restricted payload of an affordable drone is debunked purely by logistics. Just how many loading systems would be needed? How many ground personnel to manage the loading? Don’t forget, a mass of batteries would be needed and changed out multiple times to treat only a few hundred acres. What about those 1,000s of acres on the books that you are behind on? There are other factors that mitigate drones taking over aerial applications. What aircraft will the drone operator use to make dry applications, even for those operators with limited dry work? If a Part 137 drone operator needs a manned agaircraft, that would negate the practicality of the drone. However, if the Part 137 manned ag-aircraft operator needs a drone, that makes plenty of sense. For instance, today’s Part 137 operators already have a customer base, intimately familiar with crops, pesticides, application techniques and equipment. To incorporate a drone into a current Part 137 operation could expand that company’s services for imaging, field observations and even limited (although doubtful) applications in inaccessible areas.

A drone for this type of use by a Part 137 operator is affordable, probably less than $15,000 with a spray system and even less, about $3,000, for monitoring/video work. Relatively, that’s a small price to pay to keep a customer. What did I mean by that? In the mid-1990s, I saw a revelation of the adaptation of GPS units in ag-aircraft. Of course, there was resistance to pay over $30,000 USD in the 1990s, some even doubting the accuracy of the units. I remember operators kept the flagmen, at first, until they were confident the units did as advertised. But, something else happened. The progressive operators, the first ones to utilize GPS, were in a position to “relieve” their competition of customers. Yes, the GPS became a great marketing tool and farmers were inclined to use operators that had them. Don’t be surprised if the same thing happens with drones! Until next month, Keep Turning...

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September 23-27, 2019 Operation SAFE Analyst School

November 18-21, 2019 NAAA’s Ag Aviation Expo

January 13-15, 2020 LaAAA Convention

February 3-5, 2020 SEAF Convention

Carlisle AR Municipal Airport Carlisle, AR Dennis Gardisser 501-676-1762 dgardisser@wrkofar.com

Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, FL Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org

Golden Nugget Casino Lake Charles, LA Ed Krielow 337-230-9952 www.laaaonline.org

Marriott Savannah Savannah, GA Linda Minton 772-465-0714 www.flagaviation.org

January 16-18, 2020 MsAAA Convention

February 9-10, 2020 NC AAA Convention

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, MS Vicki Morgan 662-299-7836 msaaa.com

TBA Raleigh, NC Leslie Craft leslie@craftairservices.com 252-426-9676

January 19-21, 2020 AMAA Convention

February 10-12, 2020 Tri State Aerial Applicator Convention

October 2-3, 2019 CoAAA Operation SAFE

KLAA, La Junta, CO 719-362-0743 jessica@coagav.org October 11-13, 2019 NAAA Fall Board Meeting

Denver, CO Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org October 15-17, 2019 CoAAA Convention and Trade Show

Double Tree Hotel Greeley, CO 719-362-0743 jessica@coagav.org November 3-5, 2019 PNW Convention

Coeur D’Alene Resort Coeur d’Alene, ID Tara Lea Brown 509-989-9098 pnwaaa@gmail.com November 4-6, 2019 KsAAA Convention

Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan, KS Rhonda McCurry 316-796-1180 kaaa@ksagaviation.org November 11-13, 2019 CaAAA 70th Annual Convention

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December 3-5, 2019 Mid-States Convention

Isle of Capri Casino Convention Center Bettendorf, IA Brandon Flexsenhar 309-208-9668 agpilot79@yahoo.com January 4-6, 2020 ArAAA Convention

Little Rock Marriott Little Rock, AR Katherine Holmstrom 501-503-3310 Katherine@araaa.org www.araaa.org January 8-9, 2020 MoAAA Convention

Drury Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO Mike Hall 573-649-2587 aerialcropservices@sbcglobal. net January 8-10, 2020 TxAAA Convention

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Wyndham Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA Sandy Carter 609-820-7846 businessoffice@northeastaaa. org www.northeastaaa.org January 20-22, 2020 OkAAA Conference

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Great Job Bill & Graham, Just got back from a few weeks of vacation up in Vermont and Maine, and was perusing my most recent copy of AgAir Update, and thought your $ 1,500 a Pound article was right on the money, and well written... GREAT JOB of that write up!! For years, I’ve pondered what the most logical, believable presentation could be to try and get operators attention to taking care of their turbines, whether P&WC, Honeywell, Walter/GE..... they all need that TLC at some interval, to be decided by the owner/operators. Your line of thought may help with that discussion at some of the state association meetings!! There’s also a downside I’m seeing, for Air Tractor/Thrush dealers; they’re taking aircraft in on trade, providing TOP dollar for the trade in, only to discover that while the engine may have been hot sectioned yearly or every couple of years, no one has looked at the power section, compressor section and accessory gearboxes! Traded in aircraft with anywhere from 8,500 to 13,000 hours since new, with no overhaul.... aren’t going to sell well at all, and having already given out top dollar for the trade in, those dealers don’t have any funds of there own to have an overhaul.... or light overhaul performed. I know several dealers moaning and groaning about the hole they’ve dug for themselves, although perhaps they should have known better?? Appreciate you and Graham for the nice work you’re doing, and the great new layout of AgAir Update. See you around.... Fletcher Sharp Covington Aircraft

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Thanks Fletcher Your comments are much appreciated. I agree that the utmost care should be given to a gas turbine engine of any make. You, and anyone else, are welcome to use my analogy about the $1,500 a pound engine. All I ask is acknowledgment of AgAir Update. Take care—Bill

My Highlight Hi Bill, Just a note to say many thanks for the great magazines you mail to me. It is a highlight of my month when we open it and Janet reads me items, with my big glasses I can get a view of the photos. Soon it will be 70 years since New Zealand ag ops got going and I have been involved from the start when I rode my bike out and got to know Ossie James and his three Tiger Moths. Now I watch the video of BBX working, which I flew. It makes me happy, as I can see and hear me flying it when I was the youngest beaver pilot in New Zealand aged 22. Jolly Cheers Mike Feeney Hamilton, New Zealand Hello Mike It is my pleasure to send you the printed version of AgAir Update. I hope, also, you are enjoying the new magazine format we adopted last November. Thanks for helping to keep me in the loop for NZ ag-ops, I always enjoy reading. Take care and give Mrs. Janet a hug— Bill

Two Magazines I look forward to AgAir Update each month, but we receive two magazines each month at the office and I receive one at home. I know it can’t be cheap sending the magazines out each month so you can cancel all but the Delta Dusters address. Charlie Purvis no longer works here and one is all I need. Otherwise keep up the good work. Billy Beevers Delhi, LA Billy; I can’t imagine how that happened! Yes, it “ain’t cheap”. The office will take care of your request and I really appreciate the “head up”.

Great Story Hope all is well. Graham did a wonderful job highlighting Woolard Flying Service. Matt is a great, longtime customer of ours. In fact, we sold Roy those Ag-Cats (including N2500) back then and we’ve insured this operation from the beginning. Our insurance division now has a Facebook page. I was wondering if you mind if we shared this on our page with credit to Ag Air Update and Graham, of course. Next time you and Graham are this close, hope you’ll stop in to see us at MidContinent. You should come and see Mr. Reade for sure…he’s 97 now. He’s here 7:30a to 5:00p. You’re always welcome! Thanks! Sharon Watkins Mid-Continent Aircraft Hayti, MO

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Hello Sharon; Yep, Graham did a good job on Matt’s operation. Thanks for the kudos. Yes, you are more than welcome to post on Mid-Cont.’s Facebook page. Take care and hopefully we can drop in one day soon!—Bill

20 Years Ago Good Morning Bill, Just received the August issue of AAU. Wow, how some things have changed here in 20 years, felt like yesterday! Our fleet now consists of three AT-602s and a Turbine -28 Ag-Cat. We are still going strong here in New Jersey. Just wanted to say thank you and if you’re ever in the neighborhood, stop in. Best Regards Curt Nixholm, president Downstown Aero Vineland NJ Good morning to you, Curt! Yes, 20 years slips by almost unnoticed

and that really scares the bejesus out of me for the next 20 years, if I’m lucky enough to see all of them! I am reminded of that every month when I edit the “20 Years Ago” articles. Doing that is one of my favorite jobs here at AgAir Update, jogs the old memory. For our particular visit to Downstown in 1999, I remember I had just bought a 1980 58 Baron that was a “dog”. I don’t remember how long the strip was at Downstown then, but being a very low time Baron pilot at the time, I still remember it being a challenge. Don’t tell me it was 3,500’! Take care and thanks for the invite. I’ll be sure to give you plenty of warning!— Bill

History My name is Skip Jenkins and my grandfather was Bob Day of Day’s Flying Service in Macon and Dawson, Georgia. I read a brief comment in your magazine about Day’s Flying Service. Could you

provide me with info, photos and stories about my family’s business. Bob, Jr. was my uncle and my granddad passed away when I was ten. I’m trying to put together a family history and not having much luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Or, point me in a direction that may help Thanks in advance. Hope you are well. It has been awhile since I last saw you when I worked in Perry for Lynn Register, and then Danny Evans . Skip Jenkins Hello Skip Unfortunately, when I flew for Bob, Jr. 45 years ago was before digital cameras and I was too broke to have a camera; no photos. I never met Bob, Sr. He hired me in the spring of 1974, sight-unseen. He died before I moved from Florida to Dawson. I wish I could be of more help, but I don’t have anything to offer. Take care. —Bill

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to put you in scenarios that every ag-pilot will face, at some time or another in their career, and give you the tools to keep yourself alive. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jason Wolcott

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“We’re not teaching you how to be an ag-pilot. You already know how to do that” comments Jason Wolcott to a student as the student is starting the cutting-edge Air Tractor simulator at the Turbine Training Center offices in Manhattan, Kansas. “I’m going to put you in scenarios that every ag-pilot will face, at some time or another in their career, and give you the tools to keep yourself alive.”

A view of Turbine Training Center’s Air Tractor simulator with the instructor and computer positions behind the AT-502/802 Air Tractor mock-up airframe. The simulator can be adjusted to parameters for both the AT-802 and the AT-502.

Wolcott sets the stage for the student, either a freshly minted ag-pilot or a seasoned veteran, and starts the virtual aircraft. Over the next few days, the stationary mock Air Tractor cockpit complete with GPS, force-feedback flight controls and a 270-degree field-of-view, transforms into an ultrarealistic classroom that most students comment, with sweat beading from their brow, “Are you sure the air-conditioner is on?” Turbine Training Center is a product of a life-long love of ag aviation from Jason Wolcott’s dad and aviation mentor, Dale. Dale started his flying career as a teenager, then joined the Army. It was here that he first gained experience in turbine, powered aircraft. After his military service was completed, Dale continued his aviation training, eventually flying corporate aircraft, becoming a check-airman, FAA Safety Counselor and Designated Pilot Examiner. Dale was a staff instructor for the Air Safety Foundation as well. Over the years and through his vast and varied experiences in aviation, Dale has become known nationwide for his keen ability to teach in and out of the airplane.Dale even earned the FAA, Central region, Safety Counselor of the year award. Dale also earned the Arkansas Traveler Award for his talks given at the 1998, Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association’s Convention on safety and accident prevention.

In 1981, Dale followed his ag-aviation dreams and with a $14,000, Piper Pawnee started Wolcott Agri-Aviation. Dale loaded the family and drove just north of Garden City, Kansas to pick up the airplane and began his career as an ag pilot. The catch? Dale did not have any experience flying ag. Some local, seasoned ag pilots took Dale under their wings and acted as mentors. With their advice and a bit of trial and error, Dale honed his skills as an agricultural pilot. This method of “self-indoctrination”, fortunately, worked well for Dale. As the business and the demand for a higher capacity, aircraft grew, Dale added Weatherlys to his fleet . During the off-season, Dale continued to work for the Air Safety Foundation, where he traveled the country teaching flight instructor refresher clinics. Dale also stayed busy instructing and giving check rides. This off-season work led Dale to form GATTS, or General Aviation Training and Testing Service, which specializes in instrument ratings and commercial certification courses. The two businesses, Wolcott Agri-Aviation and GATTS flourished well into the late 1990s. It was also during this time that Dale was introduced to Air Tractors, the AT-402 and AT-502, helping other operators when he was caught up with his spraying. Dale retired his ag operation in 1998, when the demand for turbine transitions and ➤

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flight instruction outpaced the acres that needed spraying. Around that time, Turbine Training Center was born. The company started out by first providing turbine transition courses for Ag pilots. Then in 2000 and 2007 respectively, began offering initial and recurrent training programs for Cessna Caravan and Beechcraft King Air 90/200/300 series, utilizing Level 6 full-motion simulators for both aircraft.

demonstrates making an emergency landing. Unlike other similar simulators, TTC has a force-feedback flight control system that gives the pilot the feel of varying levels of feedback, based on the computed pressures on

The options are limitless for scenario-based training that ag-pilots can experience with the simulator.

the control stick. Right Top: The cockpit view from the Air Tractor simulator at Turbine Training Center, shown here depicting reduced visibility. Right Center: One of the classrooms at Turbine Training Center that emphasizes oneon-one training Right Bottom: Dale Wolcott and his Piper Pawnee.

Jason Wolcott, Daleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, carried on the family, flying tradition and started flying in high school. With his dad as his instructor, he earned advanced pilot ratings, including CFII. After graduating from Kansas State University in 1997, Jason joined GATTS and Turbine Training Center to become a part of the family business. After many years of seeing the value that comes from the addition of simulators in training, the Wolcotts began exploring the idea of a simulator dedicated solely to agricultural aviation. They set out to vet simulator building companies around the world. In their research, they partnered with an international company that would build the Air Tractor simulator from the ground up. The company found a decommissioned AT-802 and proceeded to make a fiberglass mold of the cockpit. They then recreated, to almost every detail, the interior cockpit of the Air Tractor. The simulator is configured with most factory options from Air Tractor, with GPS added, and a Kawak throttle quadrant that replaces the factory Air Tractor unit. For pilots that also need some refreshing on radio and navigation work, the simulator has dual Garmin 430s in addition to the agricultural GPS. The options are limitless for scenario-based training that ag-pilots can experience with the simulator. Turbine Training Center is currently emphasizing inadvertent IMC training for ag â&#x17E;¤ agairupdate.com | A 15

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Jason Wolcott with Turbine Training Center’s Air Tractor simulator. Turbine Training Center instructors pull from their extensive experience training King Air, Cessna Caravan and Ag pilots on how to handle engine, weather and other extraordinary emergencies and a lifetime involved in ag-aviation. Turbine Training Center has donated a full turbine transition course to the National Agricultural Aviation Association’s 2019 Ag Aviation Expo in Orlando, FL for their live auction.

pilots. Scenarios from a gradual decrease of visibility on the ferry flight to or from the field, to a realistic fog that surprises you while spraying the field, concentrating on everything but the weather! Weather is one facet, emergency procedures are another. The simulator affords the opportunity to test the reactions of even the most seasoned agpilots in some extraordinary situations. What happens during an engine fire? How are you going to handle the entire cockpit filled with (simulated) smoke? Engine and/or flight control failures? Flight control surface jams? Have you tested that “Emergency A-B line” approach into your airport in full IMC? These drills are where the simulator shines. Although remote, all of the above are possibilities, and more than one of you reading this article either know or have experienced firsthand one of these nightmare scenarios.

It is almost certain that some type of mandated, recurrent training is coming for Part 137 operators. Simulator training has been the mainstay for all other facets of professional aviation for decades. The value is recognized by pilots, operators and insurance companies. Not BFRs with low-time flight instructors in a Cessna 152, but real, life-saving recurrency that every ag-pilot, regardless of how many tens of thousands of hours they have logged, can benefit from. The simulator can provide these lessons and that could save your life. With Turbine Training Center’s ag-aircraft simulator, an ag-pilot can experience real-life emergencies and learn from them without actually have to learn the hard way, an experience that could prove fatal. The “hard way” method may have worked 38 years ago for Jason’s father, Dale, in a Pawnee, but it is not the correct way to learn in a turbine-powered ag-aircraft.

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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is pleased to announce that it is collaborating with Indústria de Aviação e Serviços (IAS) to open a new overhaul facility in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, for PT6A and PW200 engines. “With the opening of the new facility in Belo Horizonte, our customers can benefit from faster and more cost-effective engine overhaul services,” said Satheeshkumar Kumarasingham, vice president of Customer Service at Pratt & Whitney. “With a large population of Pratt & Whitney powered aircraft in Brazil, we are continuing to invest in the country to best meet our customers’ needs.”

This new facility builds on an existing service network in the country including Sorocaba, a hot section inspection and parts distribution center. More recently, three sites joined the Pratt & Whitney designated maintenance facilities network in Brazil. Pratt & Whitney has operated in Brazil for more than 75 years and remains the country’s leading supplier of General Aviation engines. The company also powers a large number of the nation’s aircraft for government, commercial and business use.

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This experience gives Pratt & Whitney’s local team the unique insight and ability to personalize services and solutions to meet customers’ needs. “We’re excited to be working with Pratt & Whitney on this new overhaul shop,” said Ronaldo Aldrin, chief executive officer at IAS. “The PT6A and PW200 engine families power more than 1,300 aircraft in Brazil. We’re looking forward to collaborating with Pratt & Whitney to serve customers even better.” This new facility builds on an existing service network in the country including Sorocaba, a hot section inspection and parts distribution center. More recently, three sites joined the Pratt & Whitney designated maintenance facilities network in Brazil – more than in any other country – for the line maintenance and mobile repair of PT6A and helicopter engines. ABA Manutenção de Aeronaves in Barreiras serves the needs of agricultural operators, Rico Táxi Aéreo in Manaus serves PT6A general aviation operators and Helipark Manutenção in São Paulo services several Pratt & Whitney helicopter engines. The company expects the Belo Horizonte facility to be operational by the end of 2019. Come meet the local Pratt & Whitney team during LABACE, at booth 3001.

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OLNEY Texas — Air Tractor, the leading manufacturer of purpose-built agricultural, firefighting and utility aircraft, is launching a series of training courses designed to enhance the knowledge of aircraft maintenance technicians with Air Tractor airframe and powerplant systems. “Knowledge is power! The better a technician knows his/her aircraft, the more accurate, safe and economical their work will be,” said Brian Hahn, Director of Training and Education at Air Tractor.

The first Aircraft Familiarization class will be held Sept. 23-Oct. 2 at Air Tractor headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Olney, Texas. The first class is offered free of charge. A second Aircraft Familiarization class is scheduled for December. The 2020 schedule will be announced later this year. To register for the free Aircraft Familiarization class and to receive additional information, visit airtractor.com/training. “We plan to offer this course 4-6 times each calendar year. We will try to limit the course to no

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The familiarization courses allow attendees to address specific challenges that they may have encountered and allows much one-on-one interaction with the instructors.

more than 10-12 students at any one time,” Hahn said. The course is designed to familiarize maintenance technicians with Air Tractor airframe characteristics, structures, flight controls and systems as well as Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 powerplant systems found on Air Tractor products. There will also be some hands-on time for processes that are commonly and repetitively performed on an Air Tractor aircraft. The familiarization courses allow attendees to address specific challenges that they may have encountered and allows much one-on-one interaction with the instructors. “Since this is a new course, I personally want to make sure that we concentrate on areas of need, have a good balance of time dedicated to each subject and give the student superior training,” Hahn said. “For that reason, we are hoping to get highly experienced mechanics to participate in this initial class to provide input for improving and validating the course,” Hahn added. The training program was designed by Hahn, an aviation industry veteran with extensive training background.

The course is designed to familiarize maintenance technicians with Air Tractor airframe characteristics, structures, flight controls and systems as well as Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 powerplant systems found on Air Tractor products. “I thoroughly enjoy training and helping students increase their knowledge and capabilities,” Hahn said. “Air Tractor hired me in late 2018 to develop maintenance training for our external customers. I have also been developing and offering training to our internal workforce

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along with acting as the safety manager for Air Tractor,” he said. Hahn received his FAA Airframe and Powerplant ratings in 1991 and worked at structural and airframe repair facilities. Beginning in 1994 Hahn served as an instructor in a FAA Part 147 AMTS (Aviation Maintenance Technician School) where he taught almost all of the 30+ courses in the curriculum. In 1997 he was promoted to Department Chair for the AMTS and remained in that position until 2018. He also received an FAA Inspection Authorization in 1995 and worked on behalf of the FAA as a DME (Designated Mechanic Examiner) between 2005 and 2018. According to Hahn, Air Tractor believes that offering customer technician training is a natural extension of the service model it already supplies to the aerial application, aerial firefighting and specialized utility aircraft communities. “The old saying ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’ is a great way of describing Air Tractor’s goal,” Hahn said. While Air Tractor plans to host these courses at their headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Olney, Texas, classes can also be conducted at customer facilities upon request. “Sometimes it makes better sense economically for an instructor to come to the customer instead of making customers come to Olney,” Hahn said. “We’ll go where we’re needed.” Find course schedule and enrollment information at airtractor.com/training

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Everyday life in agricultural aviation is extremely dynamic, so planning is important. The reason for this is what has been planned does not always happen accordingly. I started my flying season here in Illinois full of uncertainties. Farmers were unsure whether it would be worthwhile to grow corn, soybeans, or make insurance claims. For agricultural aviation, there is no option; we count sprayed acres or watch the birds fly. Finally, it was decided and those who could planted. The gear started to spin and I’ve since flown a lot applying urea and fungicides. In the first weeks of August, I have been flying seven days a week, practically all day. I stop only when conditions no longer allow safe and efficient applications. The weather has warmed a lot and not infrequently the temperature around 40°C, or over 100°F, and sometimes with extremely strong winds. Late planting, temperatures and soil moisture will influence crop development. The corn needs to grow, but with the heat, sometimes it grows too much and is susceptible to the wind. Although rain flooded fields and delayed planting, for those who managed to plant, it is now time for rain if the crop is to continue to grow and survive the heat. The result? An unprecedented year can bring unprecedented demands. Good ground and flight crew physical conditions such as food, hydration and rest are non-negotiable. Essential operating conditions, up-to-date maintenance, wellfunctioning equipment and correct information (mapped obstacles, product restrictions, etc.), all become important. Avoiding cockpit and ground distractions such as cell phones, customer presence, or people not involved in operations around aircraft or pesticide handling areas, can save the day or even the crop! No one wants to lose a customer and that’s totally understandable. But you have to be careful and

not get carried away by the rush. Here in the corn belt there is a phase that we call the “corn run”. Translating to plain Portuguese: “corrida do milho” (corn rush). The term itself already gives us a sense of haste. It is about a period where timing is very important. There are products that can only be applied at certain stages of the crop. It is very common in a situation like this season, farmers have to resort to products that aerial applicators are not familiar with. When this happens, do not hesitate to ask, read the package insert and search for information that can save you from a huge headache in the future. Verifying the product can be applied by air and what type of neighboring crop can be affected are basic precautions, but can be overlooked during a rush when applying a pesticide for the first time. Organic and hybrid corn crops have also become more common and deserve extra attention to avoid drift. During summer break, students have an interesting job for those at least 13 years old and that is being a detasseler. To me, the name sounds kind of weird, but the explanation is simple. The English word “tassel” in Portuguese means “tassel”. These teenagers work in the corn fields removing corn tassels, so there is cross-pollination. Now imagine you, the pilot, arrives at the farm with the plane loaded with product, racing against time and ready to begin the application, but behold after a couple of passes the pilot notices an unusual movement in the field. Caution! It could be a group of working detasselers! I am told the yellow school bus is a good warning sign. Did you see a yellow dot in the cornfield? You will find out quickly a group of young people are probably working detasseling corn. Flying over the crop before the application is not a waste of time. It is an investment in quality

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and safe operations. Another common thing I hear is, “This has to be done now!” In aviation this is a huge trap. Yes, “It has to be done now”, as long as conditions permit. Your plane will not magically become instrument-approved, nor you, just because an application cannot be delayed. So be very careful to avoid bad weather conditions in an attempt to be the salvation of a customer’s crop. Your body and mind will be tired after uninterrupted hours and hours of flying. Of course, in the face of a calamity, we eventually push the boundaries a little. But, anything that stretches too far breaks. About two months ago, when I was in Texas on a foggy morning, I got a call from someone asking if I had seen a certain agricultural plane. As I was inside the airport, I looked out the window but could barely see the windsock; a dense fog reigned outside. I had heard a plane earlier, but as the weather was bad I didn’t go flying. Later the news came that the pilot had a fatal crash a few miles away. In just the last week of July, there has been three accidents on the same day. Yes, three! Fortunately, none of them were fatal. I cannot say the accidents are related to an A or B cause, but this kind of news shakes our thoughts and makes us rethink our attitudes, this is undeniable. Collisions with obstacles is still the leading cause of accidents in agricultural aviation. I ask you, “How many times has the haste or desire to make everything perfect put your wingtip too close to a tree? How many times has someone said to you, “Go, rain is coming and we need to fly for this customer?” I am not pointing fingers here because I’ve been in situations like this myself. I believe we all love the sense of mission accomplished. There is nothing that compares to your customer’s satisfaction of hearing something like, “Thank you, the application was excellent!”. On second thought, there is something that compares to this, arriving home safely! If we are happy to serve the customer and land safely at the end of the day, that is great. But remember, you only have one life and it has no price! Juliana Torchetti Coppick began her aviation career as a flight instructor. She was a Boeing 737 co-pilot and 727 freighter. Her passion for agricultural aviation called and she decided to change her aviation career. Now, as an agricultural pilot flying an Ipanema in Brazil and a turbine Thrush in the U.S., she feels that she has accomplished her dream as an agpilot. Her view of ag-aviation is with discipline and good humor to handle the daily challenges of the profession. Juliana wrote this article for her Brazilian Ag Air Update followers. It has been translated into English by Ag Air Update staff.

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“The decline of society began when pick up trucks started coming out with plastic dashboards!” The old man who grumbled those words lit another cigarette and sneered into his coffee cup. He was a farmer and an ag-pilot. He had been a truck driver, a soldier and about a dozen other things not to mention a bar stool philosopher. The large cup he held was old and stained, the edge was chipped and could have been carved from the same aged porcelain as his teeth. It looked small, toy-like in his hands. He spent his growing years laboring in the fields of a cotton farm. Going away to see the world at eighteen, only to find himself slogging through the half frozen mud of Korea. A journey from which he still carried a few bits of shrapnel, souvenirs of his Far East experience, courtesy of the Chinese. He returned to the States and to the cotton farm where he would watch crop dusters swoop in low over fields and pull up high into the fresh air above. “Now that’s got to be a damn site better than walking these furrows in the dust and sun,” he thought to himself. The G.I. Bill bought him a pilot’s license and the kooky old man down the road who owned what was left of a bailing wire ag flying operation gave him a chance to fill a Stearman seat. “It was tough times back in them days, but it was fun and we was making money,” he allowed. If you’ve ever seen granite crack, then you might have seen the way this old man grinned. It looked almost painful. The days in the seat of the old Stearman proved his previous thought to be only half true. It was hard work, it was dusty and grimy and at the

height of the season, absorbed any extra a man had to give, but it did pay a lot better and it darn sure beat the heck out of walking those furrows! “You could always tell who the crop dusters were back in those days, even if you didn’t already know them. We all had raccoon eyes from our goggles, wind burnt faces, lips cracked and a band aid on the bridge of our noses. It was almost like a uniform and you could tell who was working hard and who wasn’t by the severity or lack thereof of the injuries and weariness that they showed. We lived for the season just like everybody else around here. Guys would get flush with pay and go out and buy themselves a fancy new car and some new clothes. By winter time, clothes were worn out and the bank would run around repossessing crop duster cars. We sure had fun while it lasted!” The TV that hung in the corner of the room showed a glowing blonde super model reciting the evening news. There was a momentary pause to the conversation, an instinctual halt that men have when an attractive woman comes into the room or, as in this case, on the TV. He smirked again, “By God, when Walter Cronkite quit the whole world went to hell!” He dropped the cup on the counter with a disgusted flare. The man would change frequencies like a shorted out radio. He turned back momentarily to the broadcast then glanced sideways at me wiggling his eyebrows up and down, hooking a thumb to the newscaster. “Old Walter never looked that good though,” he whispered. He snatched his cup back up after it was refilled and from his overalls plucked a small bottle with a black label and splashed a bit into

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the steaming contents. “Gotta cool her off a might.” He said doing a double take at the doubt that must have been apparent on my face. He flipped a defensive thumb back toward the TV, “What if that news lady was to come a strollin’ in here just bound and determined to kiss herself an old crop duster? Here I’d be settin’ with a burnt lip and wouldn’t be able to help her out. Now what kind of gentleman would I be then?” His statement didn’t sound nearly as absurd as it should have. He offered the bottle to me, but I declined. “I’ll just take my chances,” I said. “Suit yourself,” he replied. “She’d probably rather kiss me than you anyhow!” For some reason I had an urge to watch the door. He continued his recital of old memories, recalling wrecks and lost friends. Long days on dirt road runways and piles of sulphur dust, seed and fertilizer. “They’d stack the stuff all along the runway. You’d come in and flip it around, unbuckle, stand up in the seat while the ground boys would hand ya up the sacks and you’d dump them in the hopper, strap back in and roar off again! By the end of the day you’d be plenty tired, but that was crop dustin’ back then. You fellas don’t know how good you have it these days!” I had to agree with him. It’s been quite a few years since then and I have lost track of him. I’m sure he’s likely making low passes across the cotton fields in the Great Beyond by now. I’ll never forget men like him, those who bridged the gap between the birth of ag flying

and where we are today. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing some of those guys and even working with a few them now and then. They were made of a material that is no longer available, I believe. Tough, resilient and indomitable. High octane gasoline and leather. They spent sweltering days with the wind scouring their faces, ears attuned to the sounds of the engine and the flying wires. They lived fast and too many of them died young, but they brought forward the succeeding generations and laid their own part of the groundwork on which our industry stands. When I strap into the airplane with my cushioned seat, air conditioner, enclosed cockpit and turbo prop engine, I hope that on some nights their spirit will ride along with me. I hope they enjoy it. On a side note... I believe the news lady would have been doing just fine, burnt lip or not!

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1962 Light Frame Ag Cat R-985, 11025 TT, 825 SMOH, SATLOC M-3, Bottom Load Single Point Fuel System, 80 Gallon Fuel, 25” Transland Gate, New Transland 8 Vane Large Intake Spreader, Smoker, Flagger, Oil Filter Kit, SS Booms w/CP-09 Nozzles, Heavy Landing Gear, Locking Tailwheel, 253 Hours on Tulsa Blower Overhaul, S.S. Belly, Early B- Model Wing Extensions, B- Model Canopy/Tail, Fuselage Strobe. $55,000 701-400-1113

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1977 450B Ag Cat, 8519.3 AFTT, Engine 2.4 SMOH Installed 2/18, Prop 2.4 SMOH Installed 2/18, New Paint and Annual July 19, 2019. Call Minturn Spraying Company at 843-774-7092

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1971 G164A -600, AG100 80gals fuel, TT 8100, SMOH 1100, Wing Extensions, Transland Spreader. Excellent condition. Ready to Work. Make Offer $51,900 910-290-2706

1979 Ag Cat, N2LU, Est. Airframe TT: 10,597.7; Est. Engine TT SMOH 1,308.2. Prop due AD 81-13-6-R2. Plane has been repossessed and I’m listing for quick sale for $38,432 or OBO. As-Is. Where-Is last annual completed in 2016. Call Sammy at 318-341-8130 or email with slower results to occ69.sl@gmail.com 1985 G164 B Super B+Ag Cat, TT Airframe: 6,469.8 Hrs., 2,167.0 Hrs. Since Hershey Rebuild, Garrett 331-2 Turbine Engine with Fresh Hot Section, Fresh Gear Box and Compressor inspection, Garrett TPE331-2 TSNEW: 6,898.6 Hrs. Total Major Cycles 8,214.8, “0” Since Gearbox Inspection, 18.9 Hrs. SHOT, 1st Wheel has 5690 Remaining Cycles, 2nd Wheel has 5386 Remaining Cycles, 3rd Wheel 4078 Remaining Cycles, Overhauled Dash 3 Torque sensor, Prop: 9.7 Hrs. SMOH/ 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. Combustion chamber AD complied with. Make reasonable offer. 402-871-0039 or email wacii@prestox.com Available May 1st - Gorgeous B600 “Restoration”. 0 SMOH (Cov.) & OHC 12D40-AG100-4S prop, deluxe equipment with A/C, yellow with blue trim and all the right mods. Looks and flies like new for first. $145K AmAg, 870-886-2418, -2489F or email frank. kelley@ag-cat.com

1978 G164B Turbine Cat, N3627S, SN 732B, 965.0 Tach, 4867 TT, PT6A-34A TT920.69/859 cycles. Power section light OH .5hr., 100% warranty until 1000 hrs, then prorated to original warranty. Professionally waxed by CM Shine ($3k) Prop TT965.1, 0 SPOH, Serial # PCE PH0871. Hatfield Conversion, Frakes Aileron Servos, Rudder Servo, Elevator Servo, Long Range Fuel, Custom recessed dash, GPS Canopy, MVP50, Instrumentation, Right boom shutoff, G4 GPS w/Intelliflow, 965 hrs since rebuild, Heavy Gear, 29x1100 tires, 1 yr, Air conditioning w/sealed cockpit, Hershey wing tips, Smoker Dual bottom load fuel, Breckenridge stainless tailwheel, CP Swivels Poly Tjet, Transland pump and spray valve, Lane Brake, Agrinautics fan, COM Radio, 38” gate box. For more information contact Sky Tractor LLC at 800-437-5319, www.skytractor.com, email@skytractor. com or Fax 701-636-5881

1978 B Model 600. 7400 TT. 4 hrs SMOH 4hrs SPOH. Aircraft completely refurbished by Hershey Flying Service in 2004 @7302 TT. SATLOC M3.New 330 gal Hershey Hopper. Aircraft is like new. Has not sprayed since Rebuild. Tulsa Engine and Prop OH by Northwest Propeller. $150,000. Contact Arvid @ 701-430-0215

(2) 2019 Super A+600 Queen Cats! 350-gallon, Hi-Vol TL Combos, B-Cabins, T.S.Tails, Zero AF/E/P’s, See to Believe! Bank on 4-Wings. AmAg, Call 870-886-2418/2489F, 870-7591692 Cell or email frank.kelley@ag-cat. com

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 online to see spec sheet for more details. Price reduced to $325,000 Sold w/fresh annual. Call Darryl or Bill at South Delta Aviation - 870-572-9011 days / 870995-1323 nights and weekends

Parting out 400 gallon B-Model. Good wings, hopper, and many other parts. Call Chad Stuart. Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091

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

G164B Ag Cat, N8834H, SN1B, 7266TT, 227 SMOH R1340, 23D40311. Fresh rebuild, better than new! As seen in Savannah, GA Call Mike Deck at SKY TRACTOR LLC 701-636-5880 or 800-437-5319

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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 1-800-437-5319 Beginner’s “Dream-Machine”, MINT “450” G164A DAF 300 gal TE-Combo, 46 fuel, 12V, Canopy, Gray & Yellow, 90% Original, 0-SIRAN A&E&P. Earn as you learn the safe & sound way. $109K, or owner will trade for ?? 870-S862418/2489F, 759-1692 Cell frank. kelley@ag-cat.com

1995 AT-802A Aircraft with Gen 1 FRDS system set up with SATLOC GPS Guidance and Spray System including Intelliflow. 5144.8 TTAE. This aircraft is ready for fire work or a serious ag season. $700,000 Email airtractor@ fieldair.com.au or call +61 417677942

Fire Boss, Single & Dual Cockpit, -67 1600 SHP, low time and hours, full avionics. Call or email: +34667102184, sales@airtractoreurope.com. 2015 AT-802A, PT6A-65AG engine, plane available now with approx. 2000 TTSN, 308 fuel, MVP50T, S.P. fuel, G4/flow, hyd gate, wingman, CP’s, Covington hot. For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ farmairinc.com

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 Nice Northern B-TurboCat, Mills PT6A20, 335 hopper, 80 fuel, 25” TL, fresh lic., 2500 SOHE, 1000 SIRAN, 380 SHOT & Prop IRAN. $159K Will take good A450 in trade. 870-8862418/2489F, 759-1692 Cell, frank. kelley@ag-cat.com Order your B Model Ag Cat Pen and Ink Drawing From our DeSpain Collection today for $59.99. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

2001 AT-802A-67AG, HYDROMAX FIRE GATE, Sky Connect AFF, TDFM 136 FM Radio, (two) BK 196A’s, KT 76A, 406 ELT, Smoker. Carded for Fire. Can be sold with Fire gate or 10” Transland plus booms. Currently located in Chile but will be back in the USA this spring. 575-763-4300

2004 AT-802A PT6-67AG, Hydromax Fire Gate, Sky Connect AFF receiver, TDFM-136 FM Radio, Smoker, BK 76A, (TWO) BK 196’s. Currently Carded for fire. Also can be sold w/10” Transland & booms. CURRENTLY LOCATED IN CHILE BUT WILL BE BACK IN THE US THIS SPRING. 575-763-4300 OR EMAIL CAMERON@AEROTECHTEAM. COM FOR FURTHER DETAILS. 2019 AT-802A, FTO, -65AG, LOADED, BOTTOM LOAD FUEL. $1,478,000 Call Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

2016 AT-802A PT-65AG, N8011N, TTAE 2210 hours, Wingman, 7 1/2 inch Transland manual gate, CP 11’s w/AFS check valves, 254 fuel, single point fuel, G4 w/flow control. $990,000 Call Al Patrick at 870-510-6882

2009 dual cockpit /single control, AT802, PT6A-65AG, STD gate, wingman, s.p. fuel, electric brake/fan, smoker, GPS/flow, Covington hot, approx. 3300 TTSN. For more information call 309759-4646 or email farmair@farmairinc. com

2010 AT-802A -67AG, 3250 TTAF&E, M3, hatfield bottom fuel, mid-west aircraft $825,000 Call Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 2012 AT-802A-805ET, -65, 3740 hours engine and airframe since new, loaded with extras. Annual completed 8/2019. $800K. Call David at 870-501-1136 or email dglover63@yahoo.com AT-802 -67F, Single and dual cockpit, low time and hours, full avionics, FRDS. Call or email: +34667102184, sales@ airtractoreurope.com.

AT-602

2010 AT-602 Airframe & Prop, 5206 TTAF, 1671 hrs. since over haul and 183 since IRAN on prop. SATLOC Bantam w/G4 screen, IntelliFlow, AmSafe airbags, Shadin fuel meter, air and heat, Garmin 510, Comm radio, LED nose lights and strobes, Wingman, Fast start, Electric pump brake, Hopper rinse, Smoker, Kawak throttle quadrant, Hatfield single point fuel, right boom shutoff, right and left load valves, CP09 nozzles, no corrosion. Good pain, glass and tires. Excellent maintenance history, Owner flown, Annual complete 8/2019. Very good condition! You can put a PT6A-45-60 or -65 on it. $325,000 501-516-5874

2007 AT-602-1148, N602AG, PT6A60AG, 3904.9 Hrs TTAF, 3579.7 Hrs. TTE, 0 Hrs since HSI, SATLOC G4, Aircraft painted in Nov. 2017. Go online to see spec sheet. $675,000 Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.com

2008 AT-602 -65B. Completely rebuilt in 2008. 5550 hr since rebuild. Hot Section done by Covington. All new CT blades. Fresh annual. Bantam with G4 screen. W/W. Heat/ factory a/c. Wash out system. Manual tail wheel lock. New transponder. Garmin audio panel. Comm radio. All mounted in radio box. Wingman. LED strobes and nose lights. Night flight package. Factory air intake. Off set engine mount. Aileron trim. All glass good. $495K For more details call 501-516-6156

Aircraft - Air Tractor AT-802 2005 AT-802A, 6975 TTSN, PT6A67AG, 6975 TTSN, 220 since Covington hot, 0-SIRAN prop, electric brake, smoker, CP’s, G-4 w/flow, Kawak, MVP50T, wingman, 10” gate, Sept. 2018 annual, NO TRADES. Fly it away for $595K Call 309-303-5161

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1997 AT-802A -67AG, Hydromax Fire Gate, (two)BK 196A’s, Garmin GTX 327, Sky Connect AFF. Carded for Fire. Currently located in Chile but will return this spring. Can be sold with Fire gate or 10” Transland w/booms. 575-763-4300

2013 AT602-1232, N310KP, PT6A65AG, 3990.7 Hrs. TTAE, fresh HSI at sale, SATLOC Bantam, Flow Control, Wingman, single point fuel, Lane electric brake & fan, factory A/C and heat. Go online to see spec sheet. $695,000 Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 or mail@southeasternaircraft.com

1998 AT-602, N5006X, PT6-60, Hatfield fuel, Smoker, Automatic flagman, G4 SATLOC w/IntelliFlow, Elec. fan brake,Wingman, CP11 nozzles, Transland spreader, TT 13150, 200hrs since HSI. 200hrs since prop Iran. Manual tail wheel lock. $250K For more info email jaygilbreath@hotmail.com

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2006 AT-602 -65AG, 6000 TTAE, Prop 0 since IRAN, 0 since Hot section by Covington with new CT blades, Bantam Flagger. Wing Spars replaced August 2019. $550,000 Call Neal Aircraft at 806-828-5892

2008 AT-502B -34, 3270 TTAF, 8005 TTE, 3091 SMOH, 552 SHOT, Bantam with G4 Flow Control, Load Hawg, AC, Heat, Lane Fan, CP Nozzles, SS Spray System, Rebe Hoper System, Single Point Fuel. Call Doug at 605-870-2697

2001 AT-502B PT6A-34AG, N9148C, TT 9250, SMOH 9250, TT on Landing Gear: 750, TT Since Spar Caps Done: 1350, Satloc G4 GPS w/flow control, Factory A/C and heat, Wingman hopper door and auger system, Kawak control quadrant, Weath-Aero fan brake, AFS check valves w/ CP-11 nozzles, Aluminum drop booms, LED strobe system, Bayou Light flashing system, Hopper rinse system, Smoker. Motivated Seller! Call 662-822-3204

1998 AT-502A, 9369 TT, 434hrs since new factory tubular steel frame replaced, new sheet metal inside cockpit, wings & tail pieces were stripped primed/ PAINTED, w/Jetglo Chome Yellow, PT6A-45R engine, Fresh Hot Section, O/H propeller/governor, 8019hrs. remaining on wings, 216 Gal Fuel Tank, Lane electric brake, Transland Wingman. $495K 979-234-2482

2019 502XP C-GXPN, ferry time only. Stainless steel spray system, Transponder, comm, FM, Bluetooth audio panel, am/ fm/xm, imported awaiting GPS install. Call Dave at Portage Aircraft Specialties 204-857-4151

AT-504 2012 AT-504, 1000 TTSN, Fresh Hot & Annual. $725,000 For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ farmairinc.com

AT-502

1995 AT-502B PT6-15, N6110Y, TT 10,555 hrs., Fresh annual, 0 hrs. since HOT section, 0 hrs. since prop IRAN and 0 hrs. since Gear Box Inspection, 5,835 hrs. left on the wings, AC and heat, M3 flow control, Load Hog, LED lights, Hyd flaps, Electric fan brake, 3 sets of booms and spreader. $285K Call Gary Bright 662-299-8095 1993 AT-502, SN 502-0206, N9085F, PT6A-34AG, TTAF 15,625, TTE 8172.6, Hobbs 7319.8, SHOT 1341.7, SMOH 1341.7. Wingman, SATLOC GPS, Smoker, FastStart, AC/ Heat, Transland Spreader, spray booms. Fresh annual, hangared. $300,000. Call (870) 263-1300 or fbfsllc@gmail.com

1998 Air Tractor 502A,9369 TT, 434hrs since new factory tubular steel frame replaced, new sheet metal inside cockpit, wings & tail pieces were stripped primed/PAINTED , with Jetglo Chome Yellow, PT6A-45R engine, Fresh Hot Section, O/H propeller/governor, 9395hrs. remaining on wings,216 Gal Fuel Tank, Lane electric brake, Transland Wingman,$495K 979-2342482 2012 AT-502B, 3,500 Hours Since New, Engine and Airframe. No Damage, 450 Hours since Hot Section with new vane ring. SATLOC G4, Com Radio, Transponder, Artificial Horizon, New Paint. Well maintained, one owner airplane, available in April. $580,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation, 956-4214545

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1999 AT-502B, N5195F, TTAE 7018.5, PT6A-34AG, 0.0 SHSI by Prime Turbines. Annual inspection due 4/1/2020, 8000 hr. spar cap – Has 981.5 hrs. Remaining before replacement, Factory A/C, Vortex Generators, SATLOC Bantam w/Flow Control, Hatfield Single Point Fuel, Wingman, Reabe Hopper gauge / boom pressure, Shadin Fuel Flow, 164 gal. Fuel. Go online to see spec sheet. $330K Call Darryl at South Delta Aviation - 479-935-4891 / 870-9951323 nights and weekends Available Immediately! 2019 AT-502XP, Ferry time only. Call Mike at Valley Air Crafts 559-686-7401

1992 AT-502, N1532B, TTAF 9792.3, PT6A-15AG TTE 11,407.01, 0.0 SHSI by Prime Turbines. Annual inspection due 3/1/2020, SATLOC Bantam w/Flow Control, Wingman, Like New Hopper, New panels, paint and cam locks, Wings due at 17,798.9 hours, New Main Gear less than 200 hours, 164 gal fuel, Stainless Booms w/CP-09-3E. Go online to see spec sheet. For price call Darryl at South Delta Aviation - 479-935-4891 / 870-995-1323 nights and weekends

1995 AT-502B -34, 29,569 Engine TT, 445 hrs since hot, 445 hrs on prop, 10-11k hrs TTAF, approx. 7700 hrs left on wing spars, SATLOC Bantam w/G4 screen & L7 light bar. 0 since overhaul on starter generator, 40 CP11’s, LED landing & strobe lights, agrinautics pump w/Lane electric brake, 10 Vain Transland spreader, includes wingman. Airplane is currently working. Needs a little TLC but it’s a money making machine! Current Annual $210K Call 662-345-8395 2001 Project AT-502B, Bring Your Trailer! Complete fuselage firewall aft, 7400 TTSN, $70K. With new wing spars from Air Tractor $95K. Call 309303-5161 1992 AT-502B, 12,800 TTSN, PT6A-34AG, 20 since hot, Bantam 7” Screen, Com Radio, CP’s, Smoker, No Trades. Excess to our needs. Fly it away for $225K. Call 309-3035161

1989 AT-502, PT6-15, SATLOC Bantam, VG’s, 9721 hours, Fresh annual with sale. Priced for quick sale. Price reduced to $175K. Call Brian at 561-723-1911 Parting Out 1990 AT-502 -34 Engine & Prop. Call Mike at Valley Air Crafts 559.686-7401

1990 AT-502, PT6A-34, N45019, TTAF 10058.8 hrs., TSOH 1649.7 hrs. Turbines Inc., HC-B3TN-3D SNEW 1100 hrs. Annual inspection in process now. 5520.5 hrs. remaining on lower spar caps. Equipment: Vortex Generators, LED nose lights, Aluminum booms, Garmin SR 40 Com Radio, Smoker, Wingman, Single Point Fuel, 170 Gallon Fuel, Spreader. Call Darryl for price at 479-935-4891 2000 AT-502B, Bantam GPS, Flow, L7 Light Bar, Wingman, Com Radio, Transponder, Covington Hot Inspection, Farm Air annual. $435,000 For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@farmairinc.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 for more details 1-509-635-1212

1999 AT-502A, N166MM, Airframe TT 4750, Engine PT6-45A TT 31,210, SMOH 3659, Since Hot Section 727, Prop SMOH 847, A/C, cockpit heat, single point fuel, G4 Satloc with flow control, Lane fan and brake, booms with CP nozzles, all stainless plumbing, 10 inch Vondran hydraulic gate and hopper extension, 2 dry spreaders. New Paint Job! $500,000 Call David at 806-7771892

1996 AT-502B-0365, N37VA W/PT6A-34, TT Airframe 6692.0, Engine TT 8803.7, Engine TSOH 4118.9, Cabin Heat & Air, Lane Brake & Fan, Night Working Lights, Smoker, RH boom Shut Off, GPS (Bantam) with Flow Control, CP’s, Standard Spray System with Drop Booms, VG’s. $415,000 For more information, visit our website at queenbeeair.com or call us at 1-800736-7654 2018 AT-502XP, FTO, 234 Fuel, SS Camlocs Lane Brake & Fan, MVP50. $1,021,500 Call Lane Aviation 888995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX: 281-232-5401

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AT-402

1991 AT-402 PT6A-34, 9717.9 TTAF, 457 SHOT, 457 Since starter/generator overhaul, 1989 since wing spars were replaced, new paint on fuselage and tail surfaces at last annual, SS camlocs installed at last annual, side load fuel, load hawg for hopper, 461.9 hours on all new landing gear, LED nose lights, AERO LED Nav lights. $325,000 Call Chad at 318-341-2008

1999 AT-402B, 7922 TTAF, PT6A15AG 8950 TTE, Covington Light OVH at 6500 engine hours. SATLOC Bantam with G4 screen, flow control, A/C, heat, Garmin G5 attitude indicator, CP 11 nozzles, smoker, very little fertilizer, Transland 10 vane. Overhauled FCU and fuel pump at 7322.0 TTAF, Wing spars were done at factory in June 2019. One owner, always hangared. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

AT-401

1992 AT-401, P&W R1340-AN1, 600 HP, TSMOH 141 hrs. by Younkin (2012) Serial #21917, TTAF 6400 - no corrosion & no damage history, Hamilton Standard Hyd. 22D40, TSOH 45 hrs., Annual complete 2/2019 & currently being used on wheat fungicide, 38” Gate, 400 gallon hopper, new seal w/Transland spreader, 5 blade Weathaero fan pump, 2” bottom load valve, SATLOC Lite II, big light bar, Crophawk, Smoker, 36 CP03 nozzles/ Drop boom, Night working lights/ Strobes, Big oil cooler & filter system (rebuild 2018), Big 29.00 tires (new in annual), A/C w/new compressor, digital engine tac/hour meter, turn coordinator, windshield washer, new clear coat. All logs, POH, parts & maintenance manuals. Extra ports/special prop tools & space cylinders. $150K Call Darrell at 402-269-7076 or Scott at 402746-4078

AT_301

1989 AT-401 Airframe for sale, TT 5990 hrs. Nice clean northern aircraft that had a geared 1340 on it. Engine had a prop strike, still have firewall forward available if want to purchase with it. Perfect airplane for a turbine conversion or to put a radial back on it. Good paint. Has new Reabe hopper gauge. It has been well maintained, last annual was 5/19. $69,000 Call Tanner Sotvik at 701-520-0229 or 701-6624416

1990 AT-401 Geared, 9200 TTAF, 125 SOH by Covington, SATLOC G4, Intelliflow, Air Conditioning, Com Radio, CP nozzles, annual and prop ad completed 12/18. $169,000. Would trade for clean Bonanza, Cessna 180 or 185. Call 402-374-2178

AT-301 Walter 601D Turbine, Cascade Conversion, 350 gallon hopper, Herr hopper lid, metal tail, servos, heavy gear, 29in. tires, clear canopy, air bags, VG’s, wire cutters, smoker, flagger, electric half boom shut off, A/C, heat, Kawak throttle quadrant, Electronics Int’l fuel computer, low fuel warning, VHF, SS booms, CP11’s, drop booms, emergency shut off valve, AgNav GPS, crophawk, lots of cycles left, spare engine for parts. Very clean aircraft, great performer, excellent for lower time ag pilot. $210K 208-604-1564

AT-300

1975 AT-300 R985, Totally refurbished, immaculate plane. 4429 hrs. TT, 72 hrs. SMOH, 0 prop, M3 SATLOC, new 330 gallon hopper, Lane pump brake, Swathmaster. Reduced to $89,000 Call 870-683-2283 between 6am & 4pm.

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1980 AT-301, 128 hrs SMOH on Geared 600 w Zero time Hydromatic Prop, Zero time wings.$150,000 Call Doug at 559-665-7830

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 www. agairupdatemarketplace.com Order your Turbine AT-402 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

1994 AT-401-0943, R1340G, 4689 TT, 946 SMOH, 1274 SPOH, Geared 1340, Hamilton 23D40-311, VG’s, SATLOC AirStar, Collins A/C, Lane brake, 10757 hr. wings, Covington overhaul, King Comm radio, CP11’s, 29x11 mains, EGT/CHT, complete logs. 920410-4282

1989 AT-401-0730, R1340-G, 5794 TT, 1468 SMOH, 2213 SPOH, Geared 1340, Hamilton 23D40-311, SATLOC Lite Star II, 10757 hrs. wings, Covington overhaul, King Com radio, CP11’s, 29x11 mains, complete logs. Spare Tulsa repaired and test stand run 1262 hr. R1340 w/purchase. 920410-4282

AT-400 AT-400, PT6A-15AG, Bantam GPS/ flow/G4 screen, CP’s, Zee Air/heat, fresh hot. $335,000 For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ farmairinc.com Get Serious About Selling Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

1986 AT-301, 6950 Hours TT, 235 Hours SMOH, 100 Hours SPOH, New Wing spars 150 hours ago, SATLOC Intellistar GPS w/large display, SATLOC Flow Control, Laser altimeter, Winglets, AM-Safe Airbags, A/C, Storm Cutters, Weath-Aero fan w/electric adjust, Electric Right boom shut-off, 2 lowered SS booms (atomizers and CPs) Smoker, Vortex Generators, New hopper (350 gal), New Fuel Tanks, HD Otter Exhaust, VHF radio, XM Radio w/audio panel, Ipad mount w/charger, Great Paint , Various spare parts, Same owner and Yorkton Aircraft maintained since 2002. Call 306-533-4891

1979 AT-301-0226, TTAF 6624.6, SMOH 693, SPOH 278, 126 gal mains, R1340-AN-1, Hamilton 12D40-211, 7000 hr. wings, Covington overhaul. Included is a set of wings, spars have time left. Motivated to sell!! Call 920410-4282 1986 AT-301, 600 hr R-1340, Bantam GPS, CP’s, smoker. Come get it “as is”. $95,000 For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@ farmairinc.com

Order your AT-802 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com Order your AT-602 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

Aircraft - Cessna

Cessna 140, Annual until 4/30/19, Engine TCM O200 SMOH 1005.0. All logbooks with aircraft, new prop (U$5,000 on prop), New Carburetor, New wing struts, Cleveland brakes, New Magnetos & Harness spark plugs & more. Maintenance by South Florida. Maintenance: SFAM - U$20,000 in last maintenance, ask for invoices & bills). Aircraft in FXE Fort Lauderdale to be inspected by buyers. Asking $35,000 Come see it and make an offer. Worldwide Trading, LLC 4010 Galt Ocean Drive Unit #1215 Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 USA. 954-778-0939 or 1-954-999-9120 wwt.pba@gmail.com

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1980 Cessna Ag Husky T188C, $120,000 FOR IMMEDIATE SALE MAKE OFFER!!! Approx. 7,334.4 hours TTAF TSIO-520-T (Turbo 310HP!!) 1411.2 SMOH McCauley 3 blade 1967.5 SPOH, 280 Gallon Hopper, 54 Gallon fuel, DYNA NAV E-Series GPS, Transland Meter Rate II (Big $$), ICA200 Comm radio, Automatic Flagger, Winglets, Super Booms with Right boom shutoff, CP nozzles, Vortex Generators, Smoker, Wire Cutters (Landing gear & Windshield), Tail Pull handles, Cabin heat, Nav/Beacon & Landing/Taxi lights and MORE! Fresh Annual, Ready for work! ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information!

1971 Cessna Ag Wagon C188, 5345 AFTT, 0 SMOH, 0 SPOH SATLOC, Autoflag, Crophawk 7B, Transland spreader, new aileron and flap cables, new Concorde battery, Tri-State Superbooms, Drift Finder smoke system, Digital tach, MAP, CHT/EGT, Nice paint, Annual 7-2019 ***SEE IT AT OSHKOSH!*** $75,000 OBO Call Steve Myers at 920-231-9772

1980 Cessna 188 - Clean, Midwest, 2-owner airplane. TT 3711, TTESOH 712, STOH 67, TSPOH 334, M3 with flow control, Hydraulic pump, CP’s. Call 319-961-0113

1980 Cessna T188C Turbo Ag Husky, Fresh engine (TSIO-520), prop, and paint. TracMap GPS, SS boom, CPO3 Nozzles, 6450TT. We need to move this plane ASAP as we are out of hangar space. Engine was just rebuilt w/Titan Nickel-Steel Cylinders (not affected by AD), new lifters & cam, new bearings. This plane is ready to work. BEST OFFER TAKES IT! Call Sam at 719 2635300 or 719 469-1469.

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1975 Cessna Ag Truck 188B, 2239 TT, 1740 SMOH, 204 TTP, Superbooms, SATLOC Lite, 3 Blade Prop, Hydraulic Pump, VHF. Available for immediate sale! $95,500 Call Steven Kiansky 204324-1300

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

1978 Cessna A188B, 4163 TTAF, TT Engine & Prop 0 hrs., Aircraft was rebuilt at Air Spray in Red Deer, AB after landing in a field. Airframe; AG Nav Crop Hawk Avionics/Radios, IO-550-D Factory Reman Engine(s), New PAINT Exterior, VFR FlightRules, 2019 Annual Inspection Status, Cloth Interior;,CYQF Based. $138,029 USD 403-547-1024

1976 Ag Truck, 4159 TT, SMOH 100 HR, SPOH 100 HR, All new Millennium cylinders, SATLOC Bantam GPS, Garmin 196 GPS, cabin heat, spin on oil filter, 22X8 wheels, good paint and glass, no dry fertilizer. Email Bill.Malone5287@ gmail.com or call 863-467-4000

1968 Cessna Ag Wagon, S/N 1880360, NDH. Always been a Clean Northern plane in excellent condition. TT 3607 -0-470R, 309 SMOH engine and prop, Super-Booms, SATLOC Lite, Smoker, Flagger. Great flying plane. A good plane to start that new pilot. 701799-8629 Get Serious About Selling 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

1979 Turbine Cessna T188C Husky, N188HT, TT 7,117, 3,371 hrs since turbine conversion (STCSA02029SE) utilizing Soloy Aviation Solutions Mark 1 Turbine Pac with Rolls Royce 250-C20S turbine. Excellent performing airplane, very clean. Too much to describe. See attached AAU cover story on plane’s history. Also looking for a clean Ag Cat Super B+ P&W PT-6A. Call Terry at 503-510-6489 or email chopper431@ icloud.com

1975 Cessna A188B Ag Truck 400HP N4816R. TTAF 10493, Lycoming IO-720 TSO 754, Hartzell Prop TSO 2874.8, Ag Tip Winglets, VG’s, extra 16 gallon of fuel in wings. Wings and air frame completely rebuilt in 2014. Great airplane! If it will fit in the hopper, it will haul it. Spare zero time engine at a reasonable price if interested. Call David Chancy at 229-645-3605

1975 Cessna Ag Truck, TTAF 4628, SFR 1068, SP IRAN 1068, SS Dual Exhaust, Smoker, Wag, Crophawk 7B, Hud/Man SS Spray System (except pump), 30 CP Nozzles, 4 Rotary Nozzles, VG’s, A/C, Wingtip Strobes, Beacon Strobe, Inst. Landing, Taxi, Hopper Lights, Hardwired ANR, Big Tailwheel, Tinted Glass. 5/19 Annual. $125K 478-285-3731 Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

1975 A188B Ag Truck, TT 9300, IO720 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 - 870-5729011 days / 870-995-1323 nights and weekends

1978 Cessna Ag Truck, 5832 TTAF, 625 TTE, 550 TT on prop, 8.50X10 Clevelands, GPS, field ready. Price reduced to $112,000. Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. Call 850-3360552

Aircraft - Dromader

1980 PZL Radial Dromader’s Available Immediately! Four aircraft to choose from with an extensive parts inventory available! LOW TIME AIRCRAFT! Times vary between 1300 and 3000 hours total on the airframes and 100 and 840 SMOH on the engines. 224 gallon fuel (one has 188 gal). All have AgNav GPS with flow control, North American direct drive starters and Hydraulic pumps. Currently Canadian registered. Please contact us for more details! ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952941-6255 for more information!

1985 TURBINE M18A DROMADER -11,Turbine Dromader M18A Airframe TT: 3140 Engine Honeywell TPE331 -11U: 3910 SMOH 7000TBO Propeller Hartzell 5 blade 310 hours Since NEW (Times are Approximates) Options: AG NAV Guia Spray GPS, 192 Gallon Fuel, Air Conditioning, Cockpit Heat, Electronics International digital gauges, Vortex Generators, Kawak Throttle Quadrant, Smoker, booms, Artificial Horizon, Comm, and More! Four additional low time Radial Dromader’s and a large inventory of spare parts are also available, ask for more info! ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information! Order your Flying Dromader or M18 Dromader Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

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Aircraft - Piper

1975 Piper Brave 300 READY TO GO! 7275 TT, 1100 SMOH, SATLOC 99.5 GPS, Smoker, Flagger, CP Nozzles, Vortex Generators, Stainless Spray System, Electric Fan Brake, Extended Wing Tips, 9/17 Annual. 830 hours remaining on Spars, 2075 remaining on Spar Carry Through. $89,000 701-400-1113

1974 Piper Brave PA 36-400 IO-720 (400 HP) 3975 TT, 1875 SMOH, Wing Spar AD Complete, SATLOC Litestar III, Dyna Nav Flow Control, Superbooms with Davidon Rotary Atomizers. See Spec Sheet for additional details. $125,000 701-400-1113

1975 Piper Brave, PA36-285, Engine: P&W PT6A-20B, AFTT: 6946.5, Propeller: Hartzell, TTE: 250 TSO, Flow Control: AgFlow 1, GPS: TracMap Flight Pro, Spray System: 2” Stainless Steel, Electronic spray on/off valve, ASC Rotary Atomizers: Qty. 10. Price reduced to $380K Call Wade at 306-786-3345

1978 PA-36-375 Brave, TT 2820, TTSMO 1060, 2000 TBO, 1260 remaining on spar, SATLOC M3 w/flow control, SS plumbing, fuel tank foam replaced, electric fan clutch, Dec. annual, Vortex generators, Comm radio, split spray booms, smoker, hangared. Ready to work! Text only to 281-450-0632

1976 D Model Piper, TTAF 5969, SMOH 483, Millennium cylinder, currently under extensive annual, set up for towing and/or spraying, new SATLOC M3, new Scott tail wheel, wings recently recovered w/Ceconite 101, all compressions are 72 or better, new tires & spray gear. Misc. C-Model Pawnee airframe extra parts available. 701-690-2684

1967 Piper Pawnee PA25-235/250, SMOH 1515, STOH 463, PROP 0, TTE 3382, TTAF 5706. Complete engine inspection and repair by Western Skyways. Air-Tech fabric and paint installed 2014. Current Annual . Always hangared. Ready to work. Includes spreader, new SS drop booms, SATLOC Bantam and Agrinautics pump. Call Blake at 660-886-0185

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2008 Piper PA46R-350T Malibu Matrix, 1,035 TT; 15 SFREM w/a 2000 hr. TBO! Entegra EX5000, Two Garmin GNS 430W, AC, TAS Traffic, WX, Oxygen, Known Ice. Lovely to fly! Must go! $499,000 Please call Queen Bee Air for more information at 800-736-7654

1976 Piper Pawnee, PA25-235, Engine: LYCOMING 0-540-B2C5, AFTT: 5085.3, Propeller: MC Cauley (IA200/ FA8452), TTE: 400 TSO, Flow Control: AgFlow 1, GPS: TracMap Flight Pro, Spray System: 1” Stainless Steel, Rotary Atomizers: Qty. 8, Electronic Spray on/ off valve. $93,000 Call Wade at 306786-3345

Weath-Aero 1975 Piper Pawnee PA-25-235 D Model, TTAE 4092.29, SMOH 144.5 by Gann Aviation, Lycoming 0-540 B2C5 engine, Fresh Annual, Agrinautics pump, Weathaero Fan, Dropped airfoil SS beams, CP check body & Tips w/J tubes. All Ads complied with SATLOC Lite 2, owner/operator always Hangared. $90K Call Jamie at 256-557-2882

1978 Piper PA-36-375, N3801E, Lycoming IO-720, 894 SMOH, Electric Fan Brake, SATLOC. $100K. Call Larry at 760-427-2585

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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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1966 PA 25-235 Pawnee 3716TT/707 since O/H engine/2327 since IRAN Prop: 150 gallon hopper, Agrinautics pump, Weathaero fan, dropped streamlined booms, 2” left side load, nav/left landing and nose lights, Trimble GPS, Pistol grip, metal belly, new wing fabric in 2005 and empennage fabric in 2004, good tires/ glass/fabric and paint, annual completed in Sept. 2017 and all A.D. notes up to date. Aircraft hangared. Price reduced to $55,000 Contact Johnston Aircraft Service at 559-686-1794, info@johnstonaircraft.com or www. johnstonaircraft.com

1976 PA 36 SUPER BRAVE 400 HP - 3965 Total Time, 66 since Overhaul engine, 66 since IRAN Prop, 4040 hours remaining on wing spar caps, 275 gal hopper, Agrinautics pump and fan, dropped streamlined booms with CP nozzles and check valves, 2” left side load, extended wings, 90 gal fuel with new fuel cells, crop hawk, automatic flagger, pistol grip, nav/strobe/instrument/ landing/taxi and night working lights, left entry step, good paint, tires and glass. Price reduced to $185K or OBO. Contact Johnston Aircraft Service at 559-6861794, info@johnstonaircraft.com or www.johnstonaircraft.com

Aircraft - Thrush

1976 PA 36 Turbine Brave 550SHP - 6450TT, 3097 since P&W O/H PT6A-20A engine with 0 since HSI and A.D.2014-11-05 was performed, 0 SOH 3 Blade Hartzell Prop, 275 gallon hopper, JAS gate, Agrinautics pump, electric brake, dropped streamlined booms with CP nozzles, 2” left side load, improved hopper lid, JAS High Lift Wing Leading Edges, 90 gal fuel, CommRadio, Crophawk, electric turn and bank, clock, nav/strobe/instrument/landing and taxi lights, Del Norte GPS, pistol grip, left entry step, very good tires/glass and paint, 1739 hours remaining on wing spar caps. This aircraft was imported from Australia, and has just had an extensive annual inspection of the engine, prop, and airframe, along with a NEW Airworthiness Certificate. This aircraft is in very good condition! Need a very reasonably priced, nimble turbine that will get a lot done for small $$$? This is it!! $270,000! Or Best Reasonable Offer. Call 559-686-1794, Email info@johnstonaircraft.com or www.johnstonaircraft.com 1982 Piper Super Cub. Lowest time Piper built Cub on the planet, 650 hours TTSN. Stits Fabric, beautiful paint, Com Radio, L3 Lynx transponder with ADSB in-out with touchscreen weather, traffic. $150,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation 956421-4545 Order your Clipped J3 Cub Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 Order your Piper Pawnee Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250

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WE DO CENTURY 60,000 HR. SPAR CAPS FOR THRUSH AIRCRAFT. CALL FOR AFTER-SEASON SLOT. JOHNSON AIRSPRAY INC 218-437-6415, CELL 218-201-1450 LINDLEY

1992 Thrush S2RG6-106, 4800TT since new, was the bosses airplane. Has Century spar caps (60,000hr) installed at 2900 hrs. Has 950 HP National flight super 6 installed in 2014, 1000 hrs ago. Great flying, efficient money making machine. This airplane has never been damaged, ground looped or abused. Recently bought a new PT6 powered Thrush, and want to keep the spares identical. New factory belly skin installed fall 2018. Desperately needs a paint job. Has been touched up with paint brushes for 30 years. This airplane will come with the following spares, all in sealed overhauled condition: It’s original wings (also with Century 60,000 hr spar caps installed), w/2900 hrs TT. Wings were swapped in 2013 w/ new caps to eliminate AD. Overhauled propeller, new blades. Prop pitch control, Prop governor, Tach generator, Starter/ generator, Fuel control, Narrow and wide stainless spreaders, Lane fan and brake, SATLOC Bantam w/flow control. Many more minor spare parts. This is a turnkey airplane, with all the spares needed to keep her running. $500K OBO. Still flying every week, would like to order new airplane and retain this aircraft until delivery. Willing to sell and leaseback, or other options. Call 361286-3544 Get Serious About Selling Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

2005 Thrush S2RHG-T65, N40481, 4408 TTSN, Low Prop Time, Always hangared! SATLOC G4 w/Flow Control, NKDH, Complete logs, Fast Start, SS Booms, SS SLK-41 Spreader, A/C, Heater, 228 Gallon Fuel Tank. Make Offer! Call Josh at 407-927-9647

1975 Thrush ( Super Doer) 1820 S2R, S/N 5027R, N4982X, TT 8050, Curtiss-Wright 1820-71 S/N N94083 has 97 hrs. SMOH by Airmotive Inc., 43-D50 S Propeller with 94 hrs. SMOH, SATLOC Bantam GPS with Flow meter. $155,000 Call Jesse at 806-200-4521

1995 Diet Thrush, 2900 TTAF, 1720 SOH E-11 Walter Johnson Conversion, 106” prop, 450 gallon hopper, 192 gallon fuel, Right Boom Shutoff, EI gauges, Bantam GPS, Crophawk, CP nozzles NDH open for trade for GA aircraft. $315,000 Call John Blair 701-520-1597 or Ryan Alme 701360-7926

1982 S2R-600 Thrush, 5331 TT, 859 SMOH, 859 TTP SN Blades, SATLOC Bantam, Lane Brake, ALL ADs, Fresh Commercial Annual. Available immediately! $140,000 Call Steven Kiansky at 204-324-1300

1998 Thrush S2R-T15-400, 7100 TTAE, 0 hot, 0 overhaul prop, Shadin fuel flow, Zee air, stainless steel booms and spray valves, CP09’s, Century spar, SATLOC M3 w/flow control, 220 fuel. $369,000 Call 229-886-3758 Order your 510 Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

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

1968 Thrush S2R, N1746S. TTAF 10138, Plane currently located in Burlington, CO. Cordes & Company have been appointed as the receiver in this matter. Service records are attached. Asking $250,000. Prospective buyers call Mark Wagner at 303-796-1102 or 303-912-4812.

GE Turbine Thrush N4016H, 1979 S2R Thrush - New GE H-75 200 series engine, New Avia Hamilton Propeller, TCL STC GE Conversion Installation, TCL Single Point Fueling, 8090hrs TTAF, 190 gal Fuel, Chrome exhaust stacks, SATLOC G4 flow controls, New Auxiliary pump, L3 ADS-B transponder, Narco 810 Radio. Will require spar cap replacement at 11,348 hours. Call TURBINE CONVERSIONS, LTD 616-837-9428 or email ann@ turbineconversions.com

PRICE REDUCED - Motivated Seller!!! 2012 Thrush 510P S2R-T34, Airframe: Approx. 1900 hours TT (Approx.) Engine: Approx. 40 hours Since hot section 40 hours Light Overhaul by Dallas AirMotive. Propeller: Approx. 40 Hours SNEW - Hartzell 3 blade prop. Equipment: 510 Gallon Hopper, MVP-50T Glass panel color display, SATLOC Bantam GPS w/Flow control, Single point re-fuel, Vortex Generators, Smoker, Electric fan brake, LED leading edge lights, 228 gallon (useable) fuel capacity, Zee Systems electric air conditioner/cabin heat. ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Dealer, Service center, and Parts distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952941-6255 for more information!

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1973 Thrush S2R - Priced to sell! TTAF 9459, Walter M601-E11 TT 7479.5, TSOH 2029.5 AVIA V508EAG Prop TSOH 2029.5, 3445.5 Hrs. remaining on spars, Harbor A/C, Smoker, SATLOC Bantam w/G4 screen, single point fuel, CP flat fan nozzles, AFS check valves, Transland pump, electric brake, Shadin fuel flow, new tires and new front windshield, horizontal re-done at annual, spreader available with sale. Contact Stephanie Williams at 229-924-2813

Walter Powered 1970 Thrush S2R, TTAF 10,240 hrs., approx. 1,000 hrs. left on spar, Walter 601-D-11, 410 hrs. SIRAN. Aircraft has Lane fan and brake, SS pump & system, flow control, Harbor A/C, SATLOC 99.5, metal tail, spring tail gear, Cascade fire wall forward. 200 gal. fuel, full side loader, cool seat. Annual with sale. All my extra’s with sale (tires, starter/gen etc.) Price reduced to $175K Call Ron Hink 940-585-6176 or 806204-0057

1996 G6 510 Thrush, 5411 TTAF, Engine AD 2018-13-05 has been complied with 10/8/18, 1250 since GB, & Hot, G4 w/flow, new spray pump, Lane fan, spray valve, 3”load, CP11, AFS, VG’s, AC/heat, factory hopper rinse, 4 battery conversion, com radio & includes load hog which has been removed. Very clean. Price reduced to $355K OBO Email agairflying@gmail. com for more information. 1994 Ayres, S2R-T34,N94PR, TTAF 7835.9, P&W PT6A-34AG, 750 HP, Prop Hartzell HC-B3TN-3D, 3 BLADED, 0.0 SIRAN, Avionics/Radios, GPS Bantam w/Intelliflow, , 578.7 hrs. since spar caps, CP-09’s, Vortex Generators, Hopper Rinse, Spreader, Harbor A/C, Electric Fan Brake, center point fuel, Bottom Load Fuel, Smoker, Kawak Quadrant, New Landing Gear, Wingman. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800325-0885 www.midcont.net Order your Radial Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

2012 S2RT34/510DC THRUSH (750 SHP), 2837TT/45 since HSI ENGINE/ 2369 since NEW, PROP: 510 gallon hopper, electric opening hopper lid, SS booms, ground adjustable pump fan with electric brake, CP nozzles, 3” left bottom load, 29,000 hour wings, aileron servos, 230 gal fuel, air cond./ cabin heat, nav/strobe/instrument/ landing lights, MVP 50T Glass Panel, electric turn coordinator, Icom IC-A210 VHF Radio, GME TX3520 UHF Radio, Garmin GTX327 Xpndr, Avionics master switch, SATLOC G4 GPS, Intelliflow flow control, smoker, Excellent tires and brakes, dual cockpit, 10,500 lb certified gross weight. AUSTRALIAN AIRCRAFT. Price reduced to $665,000 USD Call 559-686-1794, Email info@johnstonaircraft.com or www. johnstonaircraft.com

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2012 Thrush S2R-T34, N3000H, TTAF: 3000, Engine(s) P & W PT6A-34 (SN PCE-PH0851) HP 750, Since Hot Section: 0. Prop Specs: Hartzell B3TN3D (SN BUA32808), 3 Blade Prop, Time: 600 IRAN. Equipment List: MVP Glass Panel, Bantam GPS, Intelliflow, CP Nozzles, Winglets, AM-SAFE Seatbelt Air Bags, SS Booms, Smoker, SS Spreader, Vortex Venerators, Leading Lights , NAV- Lights, Strobes. Excellent Exterior & Interior. Annual completed 2-2017. $625,000 Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net Order your Thrush 660 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

AIRCRAFT 2019 AIR TRACTORS , RESERVE YOUR POSITION NOW ................................................. $CALL$ 2019 AT-502XP, FTO, 234 FUEL, SS CAMLOCS, LANE BRAKE AND FAN, MVP50 .....$1,021,500 2019 AT-802A, FTO, -65AG, LOADED, BOTTOM LOAD FUEL .....................................$1,478,000 2010 AT-802A, -67AG, 3250 TTAF&E, M3, HATFIELD BOTTOM FUEL, MID-WEST AIRCRAFT ....................................................................................................$825,000 2014 AT-502B, 2,000 TTAF&E, G4/FLOW, VG’S SMOKER, COMM & TXP, LANE BRAKE/FAN ...........................................................................................................$650,000 ENGINES R-1340, ZERO TIME SINCE OVERHAUL BY COVINGTON ...............................................$67,500 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 VANE SPREADER FOR 38” GATE, NEW ....................................................$9,900 AGRINAUTICS, ROOT, CROP HAWK, TRANSLAND, OTHERS ........................................... $CALL$

Aircraft - Weatherly

1996 Weatherly 620B, N9017K ,TTA 4,058.2, TTE 800.4, 809.1 PropTT, Dyna Nav GPS, CP11 nozzles w/AFS nozzle body’s, flagger, smoker & right boom shut off. Engine maintained and supported by Tulsa. Great plane to fly and very economical to operate. Reason for selling is turbine transition. $100K 406-439-4179 or 406-2853006

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Aircraft - Other Nice Northwestern B-450, 4450-TTA, 350 SMOHE&P, fresh annual, DAF TE GAAC Comb., CP Nozzles, 300 hopper, 80 fuel. $129K 870-886-2418/2489F, 759-1692 Cell, frank.kelley@ag-cat. com 2006 Beech G-36 Bonanza, 880 Hours since new, Garmin 1000/WAAS, Factory Air, Leather. This airplane is like new. $525,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation, 956-421-4545 1995 Beech A-36 Bonanza, 2,800 Hours total time, 860 Hours since factory new engine, Garmin 750/650, GTX 345 (All new), King Auto Pilot with Alt Pre-Select, flight director, HSI, etc. Active Traffic, ADSB in-out, Standby alternator and vacuum, factory air. $340,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation, 956-421-4545

2000 Comp Air, Karlsen Douglas, WC-7, N22WC, S/N 001, Engine M601D (8), 7 Turbine, 6 place, tailwheel, Airframe TT 250.7, Engine and propeller 250.7 Since IRAN, Dual King KX-165’s, KLN 90B GPS, KT76C Transponder, S-TEC Autopilot. $125,000 Please call Queen Bee Air for more information at 800736-7654

Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA N5057P, TTAF 6735, Lycoming O-320 TSMOH 860, Sensenich Prop TT 1610, New Concorde Battery, New Ceconite in 2010. Great flying airplane. Priced to sell. Call David Chancy at 229-645-3605

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

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Order your The AgOp Collage Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com Order your In-Formation Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S &H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com Order your Stearman Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

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1981 Spray Ready Enstrom F28F, TTSN:5640, TTSOH:(See Component Sheet), New Lycoming Reman Engine, 5 Year Strap Conversion, cargo hook, new interior, Isolair Belly Tank, TracMap Flite 3, Flow Control, Spare Engine, etc. Always hangared, no damage history. Have not found a less expensive way to spray an acre! Exceptionally maintained, only serious inquiries only. 509-8568353 Hiller UH-12E, (2) for sale in excellent condition. Call Guy at 803-645-8230 for details.

Engine - Piston Pratt and Whitney overhauled 1340 cylinders, carburetor, Ag cat spreader call Terry at 870-536-1348 or David at 870-550-1664 Excellent Ag Cat R1340 FWF (removed for Turbine), 800-SMOH/40-STOH Canadian times. 40-SOH AG200-2 Prop. Runs great & dry! Engine $25K, Prop $20K, All $47K Call 870-8862418/2489F, 870-759-16920 or email frank.kelley@ag-cat.com R1340-S83H1-G, 364-SMOH, 0-SIRAN Tulsa. $39K. 23D40-6601A19, OHC AAOK, $28K. Spring Delivery. 870-8862418/2489F, 870-759-1692 cell 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 661-257-7710 or email info@ sunairparts.com R-1340, Zero Time Since Overhaul By Covington, $67,500.00 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 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 903-429-6805

1984 Bell 206B3 for sale. Good times remaining, Simplex Spray System, SATLOC Bantam, TurnKey Spray Ready. $525,000 Serious buyers only! Call Brian at 561-723-1911

R1340-AN2 Airmotive Overhaul, New Pistons, mags. harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 R985 AN 1/14B OHC new pistons, chrome cylinders, new bearings, Bosch mags warranty outright or exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805

Bell 206 Spray Helicopters For Sale or Lease! Bell 206 B’s or 206 L’s turnkey spray ready with Simplex System. AgNav or SATLOC GPS systems. Ready for you to chose your paint colors. Good component times remaining. Fresh annual with sale. Call Brian 561-7231911 Order your Bell 206 Helicopter Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 or order online at agairupdatemarketplace.com

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

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PT6A-60AG available for sale. TSN 9956 TSHSI 345 Fresh repair. For pricing call Paul at 817-354-2002 or email preeves@jsamiami.com National Aerospace Group - Call for more details on our TPE331-1s, -2s, -5s, -6s, & -10s engines. Contact: Sujan Ghimire at 925-699-7246 sujan@ nationalaerogroup.com; Fort Pierce, FL PT6A-15AG, 7920 TT Engine. Good times remaining. 1925 since CT Blades. Cycle Sheet available. $125,000. Call Darryl 479-935-4891 Complete Engine Package! TPE331-6 Engine, 537 Since Cam, CD Aviation Hartzell Propeller HC-B3TN-5M/ 537 Since New, Starter Generator 23047007, 25 Hours Since Overhaul, Beta Tube Included. $177,000 Call Lynn Johnson at 701-360-5966 or 701352-3700 PT6A-34AG, TSO 0.0 $250,000. Call Jay Streb 812-877-2587 or email jay@ turbinesinc.com PT6A-60AG, 6500 hours TT, Fresh Hot Section, O/H Fuel Control Unit, O/H Bleed Valve, O/H Starter Generator. $295,000 For more information call Bill Kingrey at 979-257-6695 (2) PT6A-112’s Engines for sale. 7,240 TT, 1500 SMOH, Good cycle times. $275,000 for the pair. FIRM Please call Queen Bee Air for more information at 800-736-7654 Turbo Cat Kits - Increase your Ag Cat’s productivity with upgrading to a P&W PT6A with the best conversion kit available! Kits include new firewall forward, Hartzell propeller, EI-MVP, cowlings and much more. Kits available with new PT6A-15AG or PT6A-34AG turbo props or provide your own. Ask us about our new “Fly Safe - Transition Program” for aircraft owners upgrading to turbine power for the first time. Contact ann@turbineconversions.com Universal Turbine Parts - PT6 Engines Ready For Immediate Shipment: PT6A27/28, PT6A-34, PT6A-41, PT6A-42, PT6A-67D. Stock changes daily. Please contact us for current availability. We also buy PT6, PW100 & PW500 ENGINES in any condition. Call Jeff Raines Phone: (334) 380-8611 Fax: (334) 361-0290 or e-mail jraines@ utpparts.com or sales@utpparts.com FOR SALE GE H 75 -200 turbine engine still in can. Less than one hour time on it, used for design development. Great price on just the engine or even better price when you buy a conversion kit package and the engine. Contact Turbine Conversions, Ltd Ann HatfieldGrahek at 616-837-9428 or ann@ turbineconversions.com for more information

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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

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Equipment - Booms ElectroStatic Spray System complete with booms, as removed, from a 502. Unique setup to accommodate both ElectroStatic nozzles and conventional nozzles on the same boom. Great shape. Asking $17,500. Call Rob at 218-4150205 SUPERBOOMS, Thrush Servos; Maintenance on Ag & G.A. Aircraft Including Heavy Structural Repairs; Robinson Helicopter Service Center; Machining, Fabricating & Sheet Metal Gurus; Tri-State Aviation, ND 800642-5777 or tsa@tri-stateaviation.com www.tri-stateaviation.com

Equipment - Nozzles AU3000 MICRONAIR (7) Available for sale with accessories. New Condition $800 Plus Shipping or we accept offers. Pictures Available. Contact Global Aviation LLC 816-447-2226. www. globalaviation.global Newberg Electrostatic Spraying LLC is the exclusive distributor for Spectrum Electrostatic Spray Systems. Do more acres with better performance. Call Ed Newberg 320-848-2745. Serving northern US and Canada. Now STC’d for all 400 and 500 series Air Tractors.

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Equipment - Pumps Flomax Pump - 2”, 3ph, 5Hp Flomax pump and valves. $1000 Call 870734-6064

Equipment - Spreaders 2015 Transland 10 vain spreader for sale. Model #23502 $4500 Call 337224-7803 New SWATHMASTER Stainless Steel Spreader (steel 308) for CESSNA 188 gate box, 25 inches. Ready for use. $4,000. Also available NEW SWATHMASTER’S for THRUSH, AIR TRACTOR, PIPER, etc. Ask for price. Call 954-278-0939 or email wwt.pba@ gmail.com 25 Inch Gate Swathmaster Spreader Price reduced to $2,500 Call Colton at 804-387-3825 Transland 10 vane spreader for 38” gate, new, $9,900; Lane Aviation 281342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401 New Gate Keeper technology controlled seeding gate - Pilot friendly, easy calibration, and accurate distribution. TCL’S variable rate gate it the most versatile on the market- Applies from ultra fine product like herbicide impregnated sand all the way up to coarse seed accurately. Contact Turbine Conversions at 616-837-9428 TurbineConversions.com Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

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!

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

GPS - DynaNav Like new factory reconditioned DynaFlight-AirAg-Pro system complete with new wiring harness, new GNSS Antenna and new display. Only the processor box is reconditioned, Special Price: $8,900 Call 604-465-0009 Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

GPS - SATLOC Good working M3 SATLOC for spares or install in your ag aircraft. $3,500 Call 620-492-5300 or mike@n1ms.com SATLOC Bantam with IntelliFlow flow control. Good working condition. $8,500 USD. Call Dave at 1-204-8702828 2 Year Old SATLOC G4 GPS System for sale, like new. Also have various used GPS systems. AG PILOTX DEALER. $13,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701-5200229 or 701-662-4416 2 SATLOC M3 Computers w/Extras - 1 New M3 Computer, 1 Used M3, working - removed from AT 2 weeks ago. Also includes: Light bar, touch screen and required cables. Selling as package $5000 lauderdaleb@hotmail.com (2) SATLOC G4 GPS w/IntelliFlow. $14,000 each. Call Ed at 361-9477891 or 361-387-9090 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

GPS - VeriFly 2 VeriFly GPS with flow controllers available. 1 flow controller new in box, 1 flow controller installed. Systems updated in 2018 only 30 hrs in service. Great price if you purchase both. Call at Turbine Conversions LTD at 616-8379428 or ann@turbineconversions.com

Help Wanted Ag Pilot Needed For Late Model Air Tractor - Full time seat with great earning potential. Herbicide experience is a must. Current, well maintained aircraft. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2373 or fax to 478-352-0025 Experienced Turbine Ag Pilot Needed Turbine pilot needed to finish the season from August through November, or for the right pilot, a permanent position. 2000 hours ag required and must be insurable in 400-500 gallon planes. This is a six figure seat for someone who would stick around full time. Well established operation with 25 year track record. Nice location to raise a family with lots of things to do. Email resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2323 or fax to 478-352-0025 Large Midwest turbine operation is looking for experienced 802, 500 gallon Thrush and Air Tractor Pilots. Your season will run from April until September and will cover Northern Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and some of eastern Colorado. Pilot needs to be capable of looking after their own aircraft and willing to work hard. Housing allowance and pay based on experience. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2375 or fax to 478-352-0025 Full Time A&P (IA Preferable) with ag experience willing to relocate to the Midwest to maintain a fleet of Turbine aircraft. Competitive pay, relocation allowance & other compensation will be negotiable based on experience. Email resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2374 or fax to 478-352-0025 LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED UH-1 MECHANIC. AG EXPERIENCE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED. WE HAVE A LARGE OPERATION. 3+ SHIPS TO MAINTAIN. ALL THE SPRAY MACHINES ARE UH1-B’S. NO DEPOT LEVEL MAINTENANCE. ONLY INTERMEDIATE AND PHASE MAINTENANCE IS DONE IN HOUSE. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OVERSEE AND DIRECT MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND COMPLETE ALL ASSOCIATED PAPERWORK FOR THE HELICOPTERS. PLEASE SEND RESUMES TO TIGERJONES204@ YAHOO.COM

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Loader needed for North Dakota operation. Great opportunity to possibly work your way up into a seat! Call Rod Mattern at Mattern Spray Service 701321-0767 Opening for full time A&P mechanic/ director of maintenance in Northern California. IA is preferred and experience with PT6 engine is preferred, but not required. Aircraft: Turbine Ag-Cats and Radial Ag-Cats. Benefits are: profit sharing, matching 401k, health insurance, dental, vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay. Willing to help with relocation cost. Contact Alex at 530882-4286 Wanted - Ground Crew & Mix Truck Operator for helicopter crew. CDL & Hazmat. We are looking for parttime and full-time drivers. Full time drivers are eligible for insurance and benefits after 90 days. We offer base pay, per diem, and commission on acres sprayed. For more information and details contact Danny at 662453-9406 or email dcather@ provinehelicopters.com Immediate Midwest position open for an Aerial Helicopter Ag Pilot. Family business seeking experienced Bell 47 pilot for upcoming 2019 season. Ag spraying experience preferred. Great opportunity for the right person. Email rbauer2965@gmail.com or call 815383-9378 Large midwest aerial application business looking for A&P and IA mechanics. Must have Air Tractor and PT6A experience. Starting salary is 7080K if qualified. Must supply a resume and three references. Send resume and references to blindads@agairupdate. com, Subject: ID#2234 or fax to 478352-0025

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Looking for 3 pilots for SW MN and NW IA spraying business. Great pay and accommodations. Typical season runs from early July through mid September. All inquiries considered. Contact J.R. at jamesarnt@yahoo.com or 507-3605506. Looking for agriculture pilot with S2R-T34 experience in seeding, fertilizing and spraying to work in Guyana, South America. For more information email hr@aslgy.com or call 592-222-1234 ext. 239/226

Help Wanted - Ground Crew position & Mix Truck Operator for helicopter crew. CDL a plus. We will help get CDL. Full time & part time position. Must be willing to travel May thru October. Low time pilots wanted. Guaranteed flight time. For more information contact Caleb Harvey at (706) 577-4220 or email caleb@bsairinc.com. Midwest operator in search of qualified Ag Pilot to join our Aerial Application team. Clean Midwest operation with a fleet of well-maintained turbine Air Tractors. We are in the heart of Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Sunflower country. We offer competitive pay with a full benefit package. Applicant must be willing to relocate and invest themselves in our team. Turbine and Herbicide experience are not necessary but a definite plus. Willing to train the right individual. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2210 or fax to 478-352-0025 Wanted Immediately! Experienced 802 pilot wanted for North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa area. Long hours working between multiple airports. Pilot has to be flexible for travel between mid May and mid September. Herbicide, fungicide and insecticide work. Pilots in the last 3 years have been in the 65,000 to 70,000 plus acre range. Great pay! Call Rod at 701-321-0767 Due to expansion opportunities we are looking for experienced 502 and 802 pilots. Must have knowledge of the latest GPS units. This is a full time turbine position in the Upper Midwest. Historically from May to October. We spray a large variety of row crops. Mostly fungicides, insecticides and micro nutrients no herbicide work. We also do dry fertilizer and cover crops. We are looking for team players willing to grow with us. A pilot with a strong work ethic is desired. Please reply with a resume to Agpilot502802@gmail.com Full time ag pilot position. Requires 1500 hours ag flying experience. Turbine and round motor experience preferred. Salary plus commission pay schedule. Retirement plan available, heath insurance provided. Please send resume to cropduster2019@outlook.com WANTED IMMEDIATELY - AG pilot needed in Southern California area. Full time position flying a Turbine Air Tractor 502B. Medical insurance and 401k included. Must have a California applicator license 3000hrs TT with 500hrs AG flying, 500hrs turbine and 50hrs in type. The busy season is upon us and this position can be filled immediately. Please email your resume to hevleaircraft@gmail.com Pilot needed for a full season cotton seat in south Texas. April thru August. Call Van at 956-453-7482

CLASSIFIEDS Looking for an IA or A&P with agricultural aviation experience to help manage a part 145 repair station. We specialize in complete rebuilds of Ag Cats as well as manufacturing parts and components for other ag aircraft. We also design and develop new STC’s for aircraft such as the Storm Cutters and Storm Shield. This is an established company with over 69 years in the industry and under new ownership since 2011. We moved into a new 22,000 square foot facility in 2016 and plan to grow. Must be an IA or have the ability to obtain an IA, a plus if you have turbine engine experience. Unique opportunity for the right person. Call Storm Aeronautics located in David City, NE USA at 402-367-3213, email resume and references to jared@stormaeronautics. com or visit our website at http://www. stormaeronautics.com Miccar Aerial Ltd. is looking for Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2019 season. We pride ourselves on providing safe and efficient aerial application services to farmers of the Yorkton and surrounding areas. The following minimum requirements should be met; Valid Canadian Commercial pilots license (Air Tractor & Thrush); Valid Class One Medical license; 500 Hrs Pilot in Command; Professional Aerial Applicator Training Course; Saskatchewan Pesticide Applicator License;Industry Experience either ground or flight; Proficient in reading, writing and speaking English. Position is seasonal and starts June 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. Wages are in accordance with our company pay schedule. Training will be provided to the selected pilots in accordance with the approved company training program. Full job description is attached. For more information contact Miccar Aerial at 1-306-786-3345. Looking for experienced AT-802 and turbine Thrush pilots for the season 2019-2021. Must have experience in fire fighting on Air tractor 802 or Thrush. The pilots will be based in Cyprus for 6 months contract per year. Please send your resume to: aviators@hotmail.gr attention to Mr. Nicolas Full time, year around position, A&P required, IA a plus. Busy shop servicing Air Tractor, King Air and light jets. Location in NW Iowa. Top pay for right individual. Come to the Iowa Great Lakes! 712-262-0070 Looking for banner pilot and loader for spray operation. Possible advancement to our spray operation. Housing provided. Call Bob at 410-251-6224 IA plus A&P mechanic opportunity. Willing to relocate for year round work. Salary and benefits upon qualifications. Please send resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#1528 or fax to 478-352-0025

IA and A&P mechanics needed. Call 870-295-6213 Salary depending on qualifications and experience. 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 aaron-agairaircraft@outlook.com

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CLASSIFIEDS EMPRESA DE AVIAÇÃO AGRÍCOLA procura investidor para MODERNIZAÇÃO. Razão ... INVESTIMENTO EM NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS E DRONES na área de aplicação aérea. Ligue para +55 (51) 9996-1597 AGRICULTURAL AVIATION COMPANY seeks investor for MODERNIZATION. Reason...INVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES and DRONES in the area of aerial application. Call +55 (51) 9996-1597 Trump Coffee Mugs ($12) and Kozzies ($4). “Keeping Ag Aviation Great”. Three different designs featuring an Ag Cat, Air Tractor, and Thrush. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3212 or send an email to parts@stormaeronautics to place an order COMPAÑIA DE AVIACION AGRICOLA busca inversionista para la MODERNIZACION. La razón... INVERSIÓN EN NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS y DRONES en el área de aplicación aérea. +55 (51) 9996-1597 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 Crop Duster Video - “The Crop Dusters The Early Years 1921-1955”; the era of Stearmans and Cubs flying the fields will never be seen again. Available in VHS or DVD. Only $20.00, plus S&H. MC and Visa accepted. Call 478-987-2250 Historical Video Productions. Reduce Drift, Increase Deposition and Retention use Control™ FREE SAMPLE http://www.GARRCO.com/freesample Call 765-395-3441, mrfoam1@garrco.com 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 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 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 Aviator Backpack and matching coin purse (sold separately). For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.com

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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 action Wing nut CAMLOC aircraft grade fasteners. Rubber trimmed to protect your aircraft’s finish and the flooring surface. Order your set of three for only $599.00 plus shipping and handling. Please contact Cascade Aircraft Conversions at 509-635-1212 or tom@ cascadeaircraftconversions.com 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 478-9872250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.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 478-9872250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.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 478987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www.agairupdatemarketplace.com DeSpain Collection Customizable Note Cards featuring your favorite Pen and Ink drawing. $19.99 plus S&H For more information call 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.com 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 478-987-2250 or visit our Market Place at www. agairupdatemarketplace.com

Operations For Sale or Wanted AGRICULTURAL OPERATION FOR SALE in sunny BRAZIL: 20 years of operation, customers, 04 IPANEMA EMBRAER 201/A AIRCRAFT, 01 CESSNA 188 AG TRUCK, trucks, equipments, spreaders, booms, hangar, 20 acres private runway, 3 homes for up to 10 people, etc. The nicest place to operate and make money in BRAZIL. Fly soybean, rice, corn, forest etc. The area worked can be improved with work hard. Call 954-278-0939 or email wwt.pba@gmail.com Get Serious About Selling Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

FAA 137 Helicopter Spray Operation. Located in Mississippi. Includes airstrip, hangar with office and apartment. Great spot for owner operator, helicopter or airplane. Email all inquiries to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#1603 or fax to 478-352-0025 Business operation for sale. Metal shop building with office, storage, containment wall. Fuel tanks 12K, Jet 8K Av with pumps, concrete load pad with mixing tanks, hoses, 2000 Intl truck with tanker trailer, portable mixing tank with pumps. 95 Intl stainless auger truck with scales. Two(2) airstrips (1) Thrush aircraft. Located South West Arkansas, operating certificate part 137. Working business with good price structure. 800-325-0885 Ever wanted to start 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 CertificatePart 137, Private or Commercial. Call Eagle Vistas LLC 772-285-5506

Parts - Airframe 1960 Piper Comanche Wings Complete with Gear, Paint Fair, No Hail damage. Also have fuselage. $9,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701-520-0229 or 701-6624416 AT-402 airframe sandblasted, primed and painted. Comes with belly skin and Turtle deck. Also includes tail spring and tires. Includes tail but needs left elevator. $35,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979257-6695 Upper Left Wing Less Wing Tip, Fuselage Frame, 3-1in. Landing Gears, 2 Struts For Wings, New Leading Edge For Aileron, 1 Fuel Tank, Elevators. 541571-3017 AgCat Factory Frameworks Sale! All 4130 assemblies “fixture-perfect”, ready to install. Also up-grades, hoppers, long fuel, hi-wings, wires, canopies, components, special hardware. AgCat Sales & Service since 1971. AmAg: 870-886-2418/2489 Fax, or cell 870759-1691 Parabrisas y Cortacables STORM AERONAUTICS, Distribuidor oficial EN ARGENTINA - +54-3462-463488 Front seat for a Citabria 7 series and a Maule tail wheel, tire size 8x3.00x4 single arm in fair condition with good bearings and race. Both for $175 Call Don at 402-841-5144 or email flyagrp@cableone.net Brand new windshield for an AT-400 or AT-301. $350 Call Colton at 804387-3825

Avenger 40,000 hour Stainless Spar Caps. Available now. $30,000 Call Darryl Riddell 479-935-4891 Super “B” Ag-Cat Wings, fresh paint, metalized, big fuel. $50,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979-257-6695 Rudder and Elevator off of an AT-301 for sale. $1,000 Call Mike for details at 352-494-3978. Smokers/Driftfinders - Minimize your off target drift risk. FAA/PMA’d and STC’d for installation on most Agricultural aircraft. 44 years in business and over 6,200 units in service. For more information Please call Compro Aviation, Inc. 785-899-2294 or visit us on the web at www.comproaviation.com Fresh refurbished AT-402 hopper with lid. $7,500 Call 620-285-5609 Prop Tether Kits in stock, ships today. Sky Tractor LLC 800-437-5319, www. skytractor.com, email@skytractor.com, Fax 701-636-5881 AT-502B wings with new spar. For more information call 309-759-4646 or email farmair@farmairinc.com 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 402-367-3213 to order your set, or check us out at www.stormaeronautics. com Retrofit Hopper Door for AT-502 and AT602. Now available for fall and winter installation Professional Fibreglass Repair. 530-735-6264 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

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CLASSIFIEDS 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 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 or email ann@turbineconversions. com Tools for reaming attach bolts Wing Main (Centerwing to Outboard wing) attachment joints for Dromader M-18 per repair service bulletin #e/02.170/2000 Available for rent. Contact Ann at Turbine Conversions 616-837-9428 or email ann@ turbineconversions.com

Parts - Engine PTG Starter-Gen #23046-28, OHC / S&T, $3,990 or trade for 23046-007. AmAg: 870-886-2418/2489 Fax, or email frank. kelley@ag-cat.com

Parts - Other Collins Dynamics A/C unit for a Thrush, new inbox, $4999 OBO Call 337-2247803 for details. Micronair AU5000 Kits In Stock & Lots of AT-802 Parts. Call or email: +34667102184, sales@ airtractoreurope.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

Propellers 23D40-311 with 6511 A-9 Blades New For Sale. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-4296805 For Outright Sale: Overhauled 5-Blade Prop. Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C. Fits AT502A, 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 Used 5 Blade Hartzell HC-B5MP-3C, 572 hrs since overhaul $25,000 Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091

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Hamilton Standard, 22D40 Hydromatic Propeller 6533A Blades overhauled complete with distributor valve and prop, Governor. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 23D40 6511-12S Overhauled Blades Ham Standard 3 Bladed. For more information 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

Seat Wanted Pilot Looking For Heli Seat - Bell 212, UH, Rangers, 500s, 133, 137, 135 AG. OAS Cardable, 40 years of ag pilot experience. Call Andy at 850-686-2020 Ag Pilot Available. 1073 TT, 759 Ag, 80 Turbine. Herbicide Experience. Extensive Farming Background. A&P Mechanic with Ag Aircraft Maintenance Experience. Resume with References Available. Please Email AgFlyer34@ gmail.com South African pilot, 56 year old, experienced on radial and turbine engines. Holder of South African commercial license, single and multi engine, IF and Ag ratings. AG Aircraft types PA 25, PA36, G164B, Air Tractor 301/401/402 B, Thrush 510 S2R-34T. Willing to relocate anywhere in the US or Canada, kindly email: craighhamman4@gmail.com

Currently flying Thrush 510, Robinson 44, Robinson 66 and King Air C90. Experience in liquid application, aerial seeding and aerial fertilization. I am also URT (Upset Recovery Training) and aerobatics flight instructor giving instruction for more than 80 pilots already including AG pilots on how to recover airplanes form upset attitudes. Pilot Licenses: ATP, IFR Helicopter, CFI, TT Rotary Wing 1,500 hours. Helicopter Flight Instructor: Robinson 44: 1,300 Hrs. (Piston), Robinson 66: 500 Hrs. (Turbine), Period: 2010 to now. Fixed Wing Commercial Pilot 2.500 hrs,FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IFR, Ready for ATP license, Turboprop: 850 hours King Air C90, IFR: 410 hrs., Night Flight: 175 hrs., Flight Instruction: 200 hrs., Glider Flight Instructor: 420 hrs.Period: 2010 to now. Resume and references available upon request. Please email dcerioni@prodeman.com.ar Pilot with 24 years of experience looking to relocate. I’m an American living in the Dominican Republic. I’ve been crop dusting/spraying for 24 straight years, more than 25,000 hrs in Cessna 188’s, Ag Cat Turbo Prop, Thrush Turbo Prop and Air Tractor Turbo Prop. Still active and flying everyday. I also fly a Pitts S2C, have Skywriting and some Air show experience. Looking to relocate to the USA to a permanent job. I am 53 years old, recently remarried and still have 15 or more years to give to this job that I love so much. Go online to see resume. Call 829-917-7939 or email octaviocarlo@gmail.com

Looking for my first seat. 12 years farm experience. 2 years loading a 3 502 operation. No wife, kids, or bad habits and can relocate on a phone call. Purchased my own airplane at the age of 18 so 95% of my time is tailwheel. I have a resume upon request. Looking for some help so any connections are greatly appreciated. I have never quit anything in my life that I have started so I’m not gonna quit you. Call 662207-9300. Thank you and have a safe season.

Eagle Vista Graduate looking for an Ag seat. I’ve loaded in SE Arkansas for the past 3 years and are willing to relocate anywhere. Call Alex at 501-993-9833 for resume and references

PILOT AVAILABLE! Commercial with Instrument Rating. Years of experience as ground support for ag and fire. Three years timber, one on rice, one on sunflowers, two on fire and a short season helicopter timber. 385 hours TT 180 tailwheel. Recent ag/low level training in Cessna 180 with ag, fire and military pilots. Willing to go anywhere for my first ag seat. Lots of references. Call Sam at 913-909-2032. Single, no kids, no pets, do not currently rent or own a home. Very easy to relocate!

Dynamic Balance of Propeller / EnginePower Section. Piston, Turbine and Radial. Mobile Service, A&P / IA. Stop vibrations that damage your equipment. $375 Call GSF Services LLC at 907240-2036

Seat Wanted - 1200 hours of turbine time and 1000 hours of radial engine time. Willing to relocate. Current Kanas commercial applicator license. References and resume available upon request. Call Gary at 806-685-3463

Service 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

HS CONSORCIO, Uma empresa do grupo Herval. Adquira agora sua aeronave. R$437.233,00 Entrada: R4160.900,00 104x R$4.179,00 Carta comtemplada. Consulte nossos vendedores. The PBA Aviation Group & Partners + 55 (51) 99764 4213 / +55 (51) 99653-6491 / +55 (51) 99539-5373 email vendas@ aviacaoagricola.com.br / vendaspba@ aviacaoagricola.com.br / aeronaves@ aviacaoagricola.com.br www. pbaaviation.com.br

Venta de aeronaves y piezas directo de los Estados Unidos. Venta de aeronaves (nuevas y usadas): Agricolas y ejecutivas; Venta de motores, turbinas, piezas y accesorios; Revisión general de motores, turbinas, y accessories para aeronaves, de Estados Unidos para el mundo. Frost Flying, Inc. Representante Autorizado. Hablamos portugues, espanol y ingles. Entregamos en su puerta en cualquier pais. Worldwide Trading, LLC, 4010 Galt Ocean Drive Unit #1215 Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 USA. Telephone: +1-954778-0939 or +1-954-999-9120 Email: wwt.pba@gmail.com APOSENTADORIA ESPECIAL Para trabalhadores do setor AERO AGRICOLA, Sob a oab/rs 34.862, nossa assessoria juridica encaminha e concede beneficio INSS administrativamente ou judicialmente a: PAGA - PILOTOS AGRICOLAS, TECNICOS AGRICOLAS, ENGENHEIROS AGRONOMOS, MECANICOS DE MANUTENCAO DE AERONAVES, e demais profissionais que trabalharam com agentes nocivos, e outros requisitos da aposentadoria especial desde que comprovados 25 anos de servico. Encaminhe seu caso para analise, entre em contato, pelo +55 (51) 3724-4002 CD Aviation Services provides maintenance for the TPE331. Contact us for a full list of our services. 417206-2327 or sales@cdaviationservices. com 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. Call Storm Aeronautics at 402367-3213 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. Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. Hayti, MO 800-325-0885 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, 985507-9981, Nationwide service on your location.

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Training Riggin Flight Service, flight school offering private, commercial, instrument, Ag, multi-engine, tailwheel, etc. We tailor our courses to meet your needs. www.RigginFlightService.com (605)256-9774. Turbine Transition, AT-802 and FireFighting Training on EASA certified simulator. Training for pilots and mechanics. Contact: +34667102184, sales@airtractoreurope.com Start to finish AG PILOT TRAINING utilizing AgCat Gr164A Dual, Pawnee PA-25/260 CS Dual Cockpit & PA-25 Single for Solo/Dump/Spray. Citabria for Private all in Tailwheel, Tailwheel Proficiency, and UpSet/Spin Recovery and Ag Biennial. Satloc and TracMap GPS. Ag Aviation Consultants for Ag Operating Certificate Part 137. See videos at: www.eaglevistas.com. EAGLE VISTAS LLC 772-285-5506

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Cover Crop Special!!! International DT466 Load Truck for Fertilizer and Fall Cover Crops, Auger Dan stainless steel hopper, Auger and fuel tank. Call Farm Air at 877-715-8476 for details.

1990 International 4700 Auger Dan Auger Truck for Sale. VIN # 1HTSCCFPXLH251929; M&M # 19AT. Just Readied for 2019 Rice Season, everything works. Fold Over Auger; 600 gallon JET-A Fuel Tank; Agri-tain injection System. New: Texas Registration & TX State DOT Inspection. Both Front Tires. Recent Auger, bearings & Chain drive. We want to sell it ASAP. Make an Offer. George 409 656-5998

1995 International Fire Fuel/Support Truck, COF-9670, 11.1L L6 Diesel. VIN: 1HSRDALR3SH614838. Make an Offer. Located at the Fort Stockton, TX Airport, KFST. Call George at 409-656-5998 Fertilizer Loader Truck - F350 fertilizer loader truck, steel bin and 10” tube. Cab rusted but dependable $5000 Call Dave at 509-520-8267

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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:870-6973568 185 Hwy. 42 West, Hickory Ridge, AR

1984 GMC Black Tank Truck, 4 compartment units for fuel in tank with pumps. Formerly Texaco engine 454, five speed transmission, 2 speed axle. $2,999. Down payment of $1000 to Paypal with balance due by wire transfer to seller’s account or cashier’s check. Buyer pick up item after sale. Contact Carl at 979 219-9351 Auger Trucks For Sale (Trade-Ins) Also list of customer trucks. Call Auger Dan Office: 870-578-6133, Cell: 870-9192317 or visit http://www.augerdanllc. com

Wanted: Have cash for Late Model, Low Time Air Tractor 402 and 502. Must be priced at wholesale. Call Darryl at South Delta Aviation - 479-935-4891 / 870995-1323 nights and weekends. A.E.R.O. Turbine Parts: PT6A Core Engines and/or PT6A Excess Inventory Wanted for Purchase. Contact sales@ aeroturbineparts.com or call (877) 8425640 Ext. 381 EXHAUST Wanted: R-1340 and R-985 Exhaust Send Old Exhaust segments for exchange or Sell them! Call Daryl @ 940-902-0797 or evans.daryl@ sbcglobal.net

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