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Low and Slow | Mabry I. Anderson

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In Memory | Niels Andrews

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FROM THE COCKPIT

Bill Lavender bill@agairupdate.com

At Night with a Satloc I had an AgAir Update reader email me about an article he had “dug” up from 1994. Gee, that was 27 years ago! I finally found the article stored away in the archives. It brought back many memories.

In the article, I visited Custom Farm Service in Arizona to attend a Satloc training session.

In addition to the school, I had the pleasure of a night spraying ride in a dual-cockpit Thrush piloted by the founder and inventor of Satloc GPS, John Goodwin.

I had operated a turbine Thrush 14 years earlier.

My Thrush happened to have night-working lights, but I never really used them. An exception was returning from a late evening load and landing with them, maybe even making the last few passes with them beaming. On one occasion, I flew frost patrol overseed peaches with the Thrush in the wee early morning before daylight. I would not call that flight qualifying me as a night ag pilot since I was literally turning over my house only a couple of hundred yards from my airstrip.

I had a good idea of what to expect during that flight with John, except for one thing; a Satloc unit guided his Thrush. Also, I was unaware of the many perils that could be encountered while night flying, from invisible Arizona dust storms to hidden wires that appeared from seemingly nowhere.

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From that barebones Satloc GPS unit, the GPSguided ag-aviation industry has come a long way. In 1994, hardly any ag-aircraft used GPS. Today, it would be a rare find for an ag-plane not to have one installed in its cockpit. In the years before the 1990s, freehand swaths were commonplace. Now, I dare say that the ag-plane is virtually grounded when the GPS unit fails.

Instead of a basic swath guidance device of the early model Satlocs, in 2022, the units have become highly sophisticated. Swath guidance is only the basis of the machine. Its capabilities possibly have expanded beyond John Goodwin’s wildest dreams. But maybe not; John is a pretty smart fellow.

As I finish this editorial, I am in a hotel room for the Mississippi convention. Last week I attended the Louisiana convention in Lake Charles. Graham and I were scheduled to attend the Texas and Arkansas conventions, but lousy luck prevailed, and numerous circumstances caused us to miss these two shows. Maybe our luck will improve for the remaining upcoming conventions. We hope to see ya there!

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February 7-9, 2022 SEAF Convention

February 28-March 2, 2022 NATA Convention

Francis Marion Hotel Charleston, SC Linda Minton 772-465-0714 www.flagaviation.org

Younes Center Kearney, NE Taylor Moore 402-761-2216 taylor@youraam.com gonata.net

February 13-15 2022 NC AAA Convention

Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk, NC Leslie Craft 252-426-9676 ncagaviation@gmail.com February 17-19, 2022 Canada AAA Conference and trade show

Montréal, QC Canada Phone: +1 780-413-0078 Fax: +1 780-413-0076 info@ canadianaerialapplicators.com canadianaerialapplicators. com/conference February 18-19, 2022 NAAA Spring Board Meeting

Hotel Bonaventure Montreal, QC Canada Lindsay Barber 202-546-5722 information@agaviation.org February 22-24, 2022 Tri State Aerial Applicator Convention

Alerus Center & Canada Inn Grand Forks, ND Terry Stieren 612-751-1187 tambroz@aol.com Andrea Goebel 605-690-3477 sdaviation@gmail.com Cindy Beck 701-899-3232 cindy@tri-stateaviation.com www.tristateaerialconvention. com

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May 27, 2022 International Crop Duster’s Day August 19, 2022 Brazilian Ag Aviation Day October 20-23, 2022 VIII Expo Congreso Aviación Agrícola 2022 Hotel Fiesta Americana

Puerto Vallarta, México adriana.garduno@ aviacionagricola.com.mx 55-55712072 ext 107 WhatsApp 5539777805 October 2022 CaAAA Annual Convention

TBA Terry Gage 916-645-9747 terry.gage@caaa.net caaa.net October 2022 KsAAA Annual Convention

TBA Rhonda McCurry 316-650-6857 kaaa@ksagaviation.org ksagaviation.org November 2022 Mid-States Ag Aviation Convention

TBA Garrett Lindell 309-582-5445 garrett@lindellaerialag.com

November 2022 CoAAA Convention and Trade Show

TBA Jessica Freeman 970-217-5239 jessica@coagav.org www.coagav.org December 5-8, 2022 NAAA’s Ag Aviation Expo

Knoxville Convention Center Knoxville, TN Lindsay Barber Tel: 202-546-5722 Fax: 202-546-5726 information@agaviation.org January 2023 MoAAA Convention

TBD Mike Hall 573-649-2587 aerialcropservices@sbcglobal. net January 2023 TxAAA Convention

TBA Kim Cash 512-476-2644 kimcash@thetexascapitol.com January 2023 LaAAA Convention

TBA Ed Krielow 337-230-9952 edward@ekrielowcpa.com www.laaaonline.org January 2023 ArAAA Convention

TBA Katherine Holmstrom 501-503-3310 Katherine@araaa.org www.araaa.org January 2023 OKAAA Convention and Trade Show

TBA Sandy Wells 405-431-0381 sandy@okaaa.org

January 20-22, 2023 MsAAA Convention

TBA Vicki Morgan 662-299-7836 vickimorgan@msaaa.com msaaa.com January 2023 AMAA Convention

TBA Colleen Campbell 406-781-6461 montanaaerialapplicators.org January 2023 NM AAA Convention

TBA Sue Stewart 940-864-2456 dandsaerial@aol.com www.nmagaviation.org January 2023 NEAAA Convention

TBD Sandy Carter 609-820-7846 businessoffice@northeastaaa. org www.northeastaaa.org March 16-18, 2023 Canada AAA Conference and trade show

Regina, SK Canada Phone: +1 780-413-0078 Fax: +1 780-413-0076 info@ canadianaerialapplicators.com canadianaerialapplicators. com/conference February 29-March 2, 2024 Canada AAA Conference and trade show

Banff, AB Canada Phone: +1 780-413-0078 Fax: +1 780-413-0076 info@ canadianaerialapplicators.com canadianaerialapplicators. com/conference

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Niels Andrews This is Russ Keller formerly of Trimble Navigation and Trimflight. One of my longtime friends and mentors, Niels Andrews has passed away suddenly. Niels was the owner of a Helicair, a helicopter ag service in Salinas Valley CA, and good friends with stunt pilot Sean Tucker, who flew for Oracle. He attended many ag shows and was head of the HAI back in the 90s.

Niels did many Gypsy moth campaigns and was on the spray drift task force.

Thanks, Bill, Russ Keller Russ; Thank you for letting me know about Niels.

I hadn’t heard. Niels and I were friends in the mid-90s, although I hadn’t heard from him in many years. He was responsible for the formation of the NAAA’s PAASS program, which since has saved many ag-pilots’ lives. He was a really great guy.

I regret not having been able to talk with him. May he rest in peace.—Bill

Flap Extensions Good article flap extension. I just need to add a little extra if I may with my 350,000 odd max load take-offs, all reasonably successful. First, anything with electric flaps or toggle switches must be set and observed before advancing power to eliminate a malfunction plus toggle switches take too long and are a distraction.

All checks and settings must be in place before advancing the power lever, then all you need to do is sit there, look out and monitor.

If trim is correctly set and all actions and conditions are the same no ASI is

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necessary as the stick position and weight on it will by feel tell you if you are going to fly or not by half to two thirds your takeoff roll (all aircraft get some feel about 1 half to two thirds into roll).

If no feel at this decision point you do something. Your dump hand must be resting on the dump lever by mid-take-off with you sitting there just monitoring and looking out. Until you can understand this procedure keep your loads way within your boundaries. There is no substitute for time in the seat.

Obviously, this loaded t/off takes a book to explain but when you put your flaps down not only do you change the flow over the wing but you shift the flow over the tail. (this needs thinking about but flight is all about keeping clean airflow over the wings and tail and a pilot should be thinking about this).

With the Air Tractor definitely set flap before advancing power, PAC 750 has a toggle / hydraulic so always set flap before T/off.

The Beaver is interesting, 10 degrees set at the loader so will fly anyway if no more flap applied and some load released, at about 40 knots (trim set correctly) two pumps on the wobble pump gives 20 degrees and the tail should just come off the ground, if it doesn’t a little forward push with the thumb should raise the tail, if it doesn’t start dumping with 150 meters to go, or if the tail is just up and you go to ease back off the ground and the tail sinks back it is time to dump.

Just keep your loads light until you know your aircraft and you can remain totally relaxed and know what is going on.

This is very simplified but may be of help to someone.

Haven’t seen you since Dead Cow saddle at Twizel.

Andy New Zealand G’Day Andy Well, it’s been a couple of decades since I was in the beautiful land of Dead Cow Saddle (Twizel)! I do remember leaving a pair of shoes at a very nice hotel somewhere in the heart of the South Island!

Take care—Bill

Brazil Visit Had a wonderful trip to Brazil, it’s always great to see the family there and hard to leave! My daughter found an operator near Curitiba but we never did meet up since they were too busy flying to shut down for a visit. Must be summertime there! On our drive north to Cuiaba, Matto Grosso we stopped at AWA in Campo Verde-MT and visited for a bit with Adriana, all the airplanes were out flying at a remote strip so we just checked out their maintenance shop. Sounds like they have the same issues to deal with as we do here just that the pilot can be thrown in jail if he does something off label! It was cool to see emu’s out in the soybean fields!

Tchau!

Craig Ola Craig; Thank you for your email. It is good to know your visit to Brazil was good. I’ve visited AWA in the past, along with many other Brazilian operators. It is always enlightening to see the differences, as well as the similarities.

Take care,—Bill

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A TEXAS “HUMP“ PILOT BUILDS AN AVIATION LEGACY NEAL AIRCRAFT - 75 YEARS IN AVIATION

by Nancy Andersen In 1945 Roy Neal joined the U. S. Army Air Corps 4th Ferry Group flying 48 missions in the China-Burma-India theatre during April15, 1945 - July 18,1945. Roy had been chasing his dreams of aviation and now he was flying on a daily basis in an aircraft that was not built to fly the missions he was carrying out, flying supplies at an altitude unheard of for a C-47.

Neal Aircraft has proudly been serving the aviation industry for 75 years. Family patriarch, Roy Neal began working in aviation on January 1, 1946, in the city of Lubbock, Texas as a Piper dealer for the West Texas region – Wes-Tex Aircraft.

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THE FORMATIVE YEARS Roy Neal was born in Philadelphia on March 1917, as a young child his family moved to Plainview, Texas. He was a young man who was always seeking adventure and was curious by nature. At a young age he began building his legacy. Rumor has it that when he graduated from Plainview High in 1923 the sheriff was kindly awaiting him for a personal escort; as he walked across the stage from receiving his diploma and officially graduating from Plainview High, the sheriff escorted him out of town, telling him “now that you have completed your education it would be best if you left town.” To this day, the family keeps that secret tucked away in a vault.

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Heeding that advice, Roy and his good friend decided to head for the sun and fun of Florida. His friend, having family in Florida, hitchhiked across the southern part of the U.S. with a log of bologna to eat on the trip. They decided to grab a bus the last few miles to Miami. After all, they didn’t want to look like a bunch of vagabonds. It would look much better if they called his friend’s aunt to pick them up from the bus stop. They were fortunate enough to quickly find work on a banana boat. Always an adventure seeker, this job fulfilled their desire to travel and provided them money for their daily needs. The boat disembarked from Miami and sailed to Cuba, there they loaded the boat with bananas and brought them to Miami. Roy was able to make three, of these two week long trips before he decided he was homesick and it was time to come back to Texas.

Realizing the importance of furthering his education, he enrolled at Texas Tech University, where he met his lovely bride Emma Nell Thatcher. They married in 1936, she continued her work at the Texas Tech bookstore while he attended school. World War II had begun; but, the U.S. was not yet engaged in the fight. Soon after they were married, the U.S. entered the War joining forces with its allies against the Nazis. Roy felt the urge to join having just completed his private pilot’s license. In 1942 he became a pilot in the U.S. Army. His first job was as a civilian flight instructor, flying almost daily from 1942-1943.

THE CHINA-BURMA THEATRE As the U.S. became more engaged in the War, Roy was selected to fly in the China-Burma-India Theatre, becoming what were known as “Hump Pilots”. Aircrews flew C-46’s, C-47’s and other aircraft over “The Hump”, the nickname the pilots gave the airlift operation that crossed the Himalayan foothills into China. It was the Army Air Force’s most dangerous airlift route, it was the only way to supply Chinese forces fighting Japan. When the United States started running supplies to the Chinese forces fighting Japan, the Western part of the country was firmly controlled by the invading Japanese. The Japanese also controlled Burma, on India’s Eastern border, cutting off the last land route to the Chinese. Supplies would have to come by air and American planes would have to come from the West — over the “Roof of the World.” Flying the Hump was incredibly dangerous. More than 1,000 men and 600 planes were lost over the 530-mile stretch of rugged terrain. I t was dubbed the “Skyway to Hell” and the “Aluminium Trail” for the number of planes that did not make it. The mountain ranges of the Himalayas caused jet stream - strength winds and dangerous weather at extreme altitudes. And when that does not kill you, a Japanese Zero will be there to try.

Pilots traversing the route had to fly the Kali Gandaki River

Gorge, a depression much wider and deeper than the Grand Canyon. The mountains surrounding the gorge were 10,000 feet higher than most of the planes could fly. The pass to escape the gorge was 15,000 feet high — but pilots could not often see it. The “Hump” initially contained few en-route navigational aids. En-route communications were poor and air traffic control, except for local control towers, did not exist. Aeronautical charts were very unreliable and weather reporting was very poor. Pilots were issued fleece-lined jackets, boots, and gloves to keep their extremities from freezing during the flight. Lack of oxygen could cause pilots to veer off-course and into an almost certain death. C-46 cargo planes did not glide, their heavy engines causing an almost immediate dive. Roy flew C-46’s daily for the next 2 years, “The Hump” never closed.

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their new lives. Roy and Emma Nell had three children. In Lubbock his passion for aviation continued and he set his sights on an aviation business. He pursued M.T. Dagley to buy his Piper dealership, they had an agreement that would allow Roy to buy him out. Roy lacked the funding to buy the dealership, he set out to find a bank that would lend him the money. He knocked on every banker’s door and was turned down. The bankers said, “there is no future in an aviation business”. This did not discourage him; it fueled his passion and determination that he would find a lender and be a success. Lubbock National Bank listened to his business plan and saw his vision; they agreed to lend him the money for the dealership.

Roy Neal began Wes-Tex Aircraft in 1946 at the Lubbock Municipal Airport. There he started what would become the Neal family legacy in aviation. He sold new and used Piper airplanes, parts and service. At the airport he was a flight instructor, he rented planes and there was only one piece of the puzzle missing - no one in the area knew how to insure an airplane. The insurance companies came to Roy and convinced him he needed to set up his own insurance company. Roy who never viewed things as challenges only as A 14 | agairupdate.com

opportunities set out to become a licensed insurance agent.

Thus began Roy Neal Insurance. Roy could teach you to fly, sell you a plane, annual it, rent you a hangar, and insure the plane - Roy may have coined the term one stop shopping.

ENTERING OF A NEW ERA Larry Neal; the middle child of Roy and Emma Nell, enjoyed his time working at the airport. At the young age of 10, he worked at the airport driving the fuel truck, cleaning the aircraft and learning all of the odds and ends at the airport.

He would ride his bike from his home to the airport to fuel the jets flying into the Lubbock Municipal Airport. One day while he was standing on the wing of a plane fueling it, an individual called the FAA to advise them of a kid who was fueling the aircraft. The FAA quickly ended his career of fueling airplanes.

In 1965, Larry entered college at Texas Tech University to pursue a degree in Engineering. He continued his studies while the Vietnam war was raging in the Asia Pacific region of the world. One day he was sitting in his very last exam that he was taking to complete his graduation from Texas Tech. He decided that his exam and his diploma were

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inconsequential to what was going on in the world. He got up from his test and walked out of the classroom. He headed straight to the Army recruiter’s office across the street and enlisted in the summer of 1968. Once he completed the Army paperwork, he drove to the airport to tell his father the news of joining the Army.

As Larry entered his father’s office, Roy was holding up his newspaper and reading the latest news. While Larry explained to his dad what he did, Roy never put down the paper and his only words to his son were, “are you going to tell your mom, or do you want me to?” Soon after, Larry was off to Vietnam where he worked in Air Traffic Control for the U.S. Army. He was stationed along the Cambodian border in the Tay Ninh province where for 13 months, they took incoming fire almost daily to the point that he usually slept under his cot more often than on it.

After Vietnam, Larry enrolled in night classes at Troy state university while stationed at Ft. Rucker as the air traffic control supervisor. Once he was discharged from the Army, Larry re-enrolled at Texas Tech in 1972 and returned to work for his

father at WesTex Aircraft. While he was there he met a beautiful, tall, leggy Texas girl full of moxie named Melanie. He was quite smitten by her and they married in 1975, shortly after he had graduated from TTU in Spring 1974.

While working at WesTex in accounting, he also spent time flying new planes from Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, Vero Beach, Florida and delivering planes all over the US, Mexico and even to Iceland. Piper soon merged with Textron. The corporate decision was made to eliminate dealers and sell directly to the customers. During that time one of Larry’s customers told him about Leland Snow, who needed dealers in the northern Texas area. The customer arranged for a meeting between Leland and Larry; there was born the relationship between the Neals and the Snow family.

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non comm aircraft. At that time there were many ag planes that did not have radios. After some thought Larry came back with a two page list of things the City of Slaton needed to get done before he would move. The Slaton Municipal Airport worked better for flying agricultural aircraft where the airspace was not as restricted as the Lubbock International Airport, which had grown dramatically with the addition of airlines and many cargo carriers. As Larry managed the airport, also an Air Tractor dealer; he was also raising a family and growing the airport.

Roy Neal began WesTex Aircraft in1946 at the Lubbock Municipal Airport. There he started what would become the Neal family legacy in aviation. He sold new and used Piper airplanes, parts and service.

The Slaton airport has a unique dynamic not seen at other municipal airports. I t currently has an aviation museum that has aircraft from WWI to current military aircraft, G-B Aerial (SEAT firefighting operation), Pro-Agri (ag aviation operators), Raider Aviation (aviation school/GA mechanic) and The FatTire Cowboys who fly the YAK-110 to air shows and let’s not forget Neal Aircraft (Air Tractor dealer), Sekon Aviation (aircraft turbine mechanic).

In June 2019 the city of Slaton memorialized Larry T. Neal by renaming the airport after him, becoming the Larry T. Neal Memorial Airport (F49). The airport sign is now the very recognizable Air Tractor aircraft with the new renamed airport.

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LOOKING FORWARD Robert Neal now carries on the family legacy of aviation; you can find Robert stepping into the big shoes that his father and grandfather have left him. He has grown into them quite well.

Robert and his wife Cory are busy parents of 4 beautiful children ages 4-13. Cory is a true Texas woman, full of energy, fierceness and cuteness.

She has the family running in precision - on schedule, on time and while she works for a real estate team of 5 agents in Lubbock.

After graduating from Texas A&M and from the prestigious Texas A&M Corp of Cadets, Larry spoke to Robert about the family business and decided to not push it, to just let things fall into place. Robert chose to not enter the family business and make his mark in the pharmaceutical industry. He and Cory were living in San Antonio and Boerne pursuing their careers. As he climbed the corporate ladder and traveled more for work, they were starting their family. They decided it was time to be near family, so the children could enjoy their grandparents. Robert decided it would be nice to have the time to learn and work alongside his father. Now you can find Robert behind an aircraft talking business with customers.

The Neal family has continued their passion for aviation and share that passion with their family.

In the summers you can find the Neal kids working at the airport, continuing the family’s aviation passion. No matter where you are flying from, the FBO is truly Texas…Texas hospitality.

Come visit us at the Larry T. Neal Memorial Airport, where you will find a family with a rich 75-year Texas aviation history.

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We wrapped up the attendance of Perfect Flight at the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo 2021 in Savannah, Georgia in style and with an overwhelming sense of accomplishment!

In the celebration of the CENTENNIAL OF AGRICULTURAL AVIATION, it was very special and historic for the entire PERFECT FLIGHT TEAM to be part of this event! Perfect Flight received many visits from friends and people interested in our innovative and revolutionary solutions for building the new world’s agriculture! Our FLIGHTERS did well because we truly believe in a new sustainable, highperformance and collaborative agriculture!

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Tracy Stokes demonstrates the PT6A-140AG powered Thrush 510, a.k.a. The Beast.

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“This airplane just goes.” That’s the sentiment expressed by long-time Thrush pilot and 510 BEAST operator Tracy Stokes. Although the weather wasn’t cooperating for AgAir Update’s planned evaluation flight of Cascade Aircraft Conversions BEAST, a PT6A-140AG conversion nested inside their proven pressure cowl, Tracy was able to demo the aircraft and sit down with Mid-Continent Aircraft and Cascade Aircraft Conversion team to tell the story of how the monster of an airplane came to be.

The idea was born from a recognized gap, about four years ago, in the market between the PT6A-34 powered and -60 powered 500-gallon Thrush. Instead of initiating a more complex Type Certification on Thrush, Pratt & Whitney Canada suggested an STC Firewall forward kit using the PT6A-140AG turbine engine for the Thrush 510. Pratt & Whitney supplied a project PT6-140AG boasting an 867 SHP engine to Cascade Aircraft Conversions, which possessed a successful history completing firewall-forward STCs. Pratt & Whitney also predicted the additional value of conversion using the -140AG engine for both the 510P and 510G model

aircraft in conjunction with Cascade Aircraft’s extremely effective pressure cowl.

The Pratt & Whitney/Cascade Aircraft Conversion partnership already had a proven track record with the PT6A-41/42 turbine conversion STC for the Air Tractor AT502/502B and the 500-gallon Thrush. The discussion about installing this PT6A-140AG engine on the 510P/G model aircraft opened up a meeting with Mid-Continent Aircraft. They agreed to provide a 510P airframe and the necessary flight testing for the project to complete the STC certification.

Mid-Continent Aircraft delivered the 510P to Cascade Aircraft Conversions in September 2018. Cascade built up the prototype firewall forward kit and test flew the project aircraft in November 2018. Cascade Aircraft Conversion’s 867 SHP PT6A-140AG powered Thrush made its first appearance at the Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, NV in December 2018. Following this appearance at the Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, the PT6A-34 was reinstalled on this aircraft so that Mid-Continent could work the aircraft in the summer of 2019.

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The Mid-Continent and Cascade Aircraft Conversions Team.

Cascade Aircraft Conversions took time without the aircraft to refine the installation with an updated plenum and air filter design, a boost start system, sealed batteries and a redesigned engine mount. When the Thrush 510P returned to Cascade Aircraft Conversions in September 2019, they installed the updated firewall forward and additional testing was completed.

The updated firewall-forward PT6A-140AG kit arrived at the Ag Aviation Expo in 2019 and the “BEAST” conversion was displayed. Also in 2019, Randy Sandstrom at Prairie Dusters in Canada provided a GE H80-powered 510G for the STC project. This enabled Cascade Aircraft Conversions to dual-track the STC certification for the 510P and 510G airframes.

The “BEAST” STC firewall-forward conversion kit utilizes the PT6A-140AG turbine producing 867 SHP up to 111? OAT in conjunction with Cascade Aircraft Conversions’ Pressure Cowl that delivers the industry’s greatest volume of clean air to the turbine. Conversion time runs about 60 days; however, the kit is designed to be shipped anywhere. This powerful integration combined

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with the Boost Start System and aerodynamic improvements delivers a winning combination.

The Cascade Pressure Cowl testing administered

by Pratt & Whitney Canada compared the factory air inlet with the Cascade Pressure Cowl on a Thrush 510P. The Cascade Pressure Cowl delivers a reduction in ITT temps of 32?

C, a reduction in NG of 1.7%, and a minimum available HP increase of 6%.

When checking the air available to the turbine engine with a manometer on the factory air inlet system, the instrument shows a negative pressure (or vacuum) of minus five to seven inches of water-column of air. The same manometer test with the Cascade Pressure Cowl installed shows a positive pressure of plus 11-12 inches of water-column of air. The increased air availability delivered to the turbine engine and reduction in ITT temps dramatically increases the longevity of the heat-critical parts in the turbine.

Tracy Stokes from Arkansas, reports an increase of 10-12 knots on the typical ferry from the field.

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He works the aircraft around 37 lbs of torque burning 60-62 gallons an hour. In the hot and humid summertime Arkansas conditions, full-load departures are a non-event.

Tracy Stokes alongside his PT6A-140AG Thrush 510 Beast.

The successful 20-year history of the Cascade Aircraft Conversion Pressure Cowl installation on several agricultural aircraft models that force positive pressure and clean air to the turbine engine proves the huge long-term benefit of the Cascade Pressure Cowl addition to the PT6-140AG BEAST kit for the Thrush 510P and 510G models.

The design also provides easy maintenance access to fuel nozzles, front chip detector and the air filtration system. Once the side engine cowling is off the aircraft, the air filtration system can be removed in less than two minutes for service. The filter media used in the system is long-lasting and serviceable.

The combination of the Cascade Aircraft Conversions Boost Start System and the Pressure Cowl is a 1-2 punch for setting up the operator’s workhorse for the lowest possible long-term maintenance costs while maintaining profitable peak performance.

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The “BEAST” Conversion kit includes: • New engine mount • New plug-and-play wiring harness • New cowling firewall forward • New CAC Pressure Cowl • Easy access Air Filtration System • New Long Lasting - High-Performance Sealed Batteries providing better reliability while remaining truly maintenance-free • Boost Start System – Combined with a controller and the new dual-sealed batteries - starts the turbine in under 15 seconds at a substantially lower ITT than a regular start. These quick starts start the engine at cooler temperatures providing a further benefit toward extending the life of heat critical parts in the turbine engine. The fast start also gets the engine up and running with far less noise than a regular start.

Operators no longer have to shout at their ground crew during the start procedure.

• A built-in intelligent charging system lets the aircraft be plugged into a standard 110v outlet that keeps batteries in top condition.

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provides more thrust along with significant noise reduction and no harmonic-resonance issues throughout its operating range.

Randy Sandstrom reported that after two years of extensive testing on rough airfields, including some with lots of rocks and gravel, his Avia prop looks nearly like it did when brand new - no rock chips or missing paint.

The Avia prop design puts out the thrust while avoiding sucking up FOD. This durable propeller is easy to ship and install as the blades and hub ship in separate boxes.

“The BEAST truly makes the 510 Thrush a 500-gallon airplane any day, and all day” Randy Sandstrom.

During flight testing, several aerodynamic modifications were developed for the aircraft.

These mods include ventral fins and horizontal stabilizer fairings. The safety and performance benefits of these additions to the aircraft include a more effective horizontal stabilizer, increased maneuverability and improved lateral stability.

The FAA certified Cascade Aircraft Conversions’ PT6A-140AG STC conversion kit for the Thrush 510P and 510G model aircraft in September 2021. Cascade Aircraft Conversions says it’s time to “unleash the BEAST” in your operation for increased production and profits.

Top: The Cascade Aircraft Conversions’ Pressure Cowl, PT6A-140AG and Avia Prop are part of the Beast package.

Middle: Also included in the Beast conversion is the squared tip of the horizontal stabilizer.

Bottom: The Cascade Aircraft Conversions Team.

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CRAYMER’S COUNSEL

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Cycle Tracking

In 2021, we celebrated the 100th year of agricultural aviation, and I celebrated my 25th year with Covington Aircraft. Many achievements in life are marked by time. “Let every man be master of his time.” -William Shakespeare.

Many of you are wondering, Craymer, how are you going to talk about engine maintenance with an opening paragraph about time? Engine maintenance time is tracked by hours, cycles and life-limited components. It used to be that everything was monitored off cycles; however, hours are starting to become as much a part of time tracking now as cycles have been.

Turbine blade maintenance is now being tracked using hours. For some models like the PT6A65AG, the compressor turbine blades have an inspection that must be done at 3000 hours.

Pratt & Whitney Canada calls this inspection a “Creep Check.” The “Creep Check” removes the compressor turbine, a.k.a. CT blades, and checks their growth. This is an inspection that must be done at an engine shop. Your on-wing mechanic will not have all the tooling for blade removal, inspection, installation, and balance. Be advised that this could also result in the shroud segments’ replacement.

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Another blade maintenance item can be found on the PT6A-67AG. The replacement of the 2nd stage power turbine blades is recommended by 5000 hours. Don’t be deceived by the word recommended, the replacement of the power turbine blades at 5000 hours is crucial. We have seen several engines that were more than the 5000-hour time frame, and the blades have liberated. Pratt & Whitney Canada has expressed that they can use the term required only in the issuance of an AD, recommended is the strongest language that can be used without an AD. Be advised there are some commercial support programs to help owners/operators of PT6A67AG engines with the cost of the blade replacement. One can only take advantage of commercial support programs while the programs are still active and through Pratt & Whitney Canada’s family of approved shops, including Covington Aircraft. As more maintenance is being dictated by hours, you can see the tracking of hours is becoming more and more critical to engine maintenance.

Cycle tracking, on the other hand, has always been important. To clarify, a cycle is defined as a start, a flight, a landing and a shutdown. In

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agricultural aviation use, we don’t typically utilize the engine and airplane in this manner. One may start the engine once or twice a day and do as many flights as your customers’ applications call for. PWC understands this utilization and has provided us with a means for determining cycle counts using starts and flights. A common question has been asked: Can one determine starts and flights based solely on hours? The answer is no. The owner/operator is responsible for tracking starts and flights and providing those to your maintenance provider or engine shop. Thankfully tools are being introduced to make this a more straightforward process. We have evolved from the days of clicker counters in the cockpit to things like the MVP-50T that can track starts and flights. There are also some flight tracking and job tracking software options available.

I encourage operators to talk to their vendors and suppliers for value-added tools and see if they already have or can add this tracking to their products. We know when a job is inputted that you know how many loads that job will take; therefore, we know how many flights that job will be. Once the hours, starts and flights are provided we will be able to use the formula found in the appropriate service bulletin. For example, the PT6A-34AG formula is found in service bulletin 1302.

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Why is all this important? The engine contains several components that are life-limited. They must be replaced when a specific cycle limit has been reached. These components are the compressor rotors, the impeller and the turbine disks. When work is performed on your engine in the shop, the shop must verify that these limits have not been reached. If during a hot section inspection and cycles cannot be determined for the CT disk, replacement is the only option. It cannot be assumed that cycles remain on the disk or any life-limited component. If you must replace the CT disk on your engine, it would cost thousands of dollars. I am not trying to scare you, but I want to show you time tracking directly affects the operating cost of your engine.

As we mark time in our personal and professional lives, make sure and consider that marking time on your engine is equally important. Track your hours. Track your starts. Track your flights. Tracking these will make the time you own/ operate your engine easier and cheaper. Be the master of your time.

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Meet NAAA’s 2022 Leadership Team The National Agricultural Aviation Association is pleased to announce its 2022 officer team, led by NAAA President Jim Perrin. Serving alongside Perrin are Vice President Craig Craft, Secretary Ray Newcomb and Treasurer Darrel Mertens.

President Jim Perrin (Wisconsin) Jim Perrin is NAAA’s 2022 president.

His company, Agricair Flying Service in Bancroft, Wisconsin, has 10 employees, including Jim and his wife, Julie. Jim is the chief supervisor and Julie manages the office and handles the logistics work with Agricair’s customers. The Perrins have two pilots besides Jim and six employees on the ground crew.

Agricair Flying Service’s fleet of three aircraft treated over 200,000 acres of cropland in central Wisconsin last year, including potatoes, sweet corn, soybeans, peas, green beans, carrots and several smaller crops. The fleet includes two Thrush 510 aircraft with GE H80 turbine engines and a 400-gallon Thrush powered with a Garrett (Honeywell) TPE 331 turbine. Perrin ordered the new Thrush 510P2 powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 that he will substitute and fly for one of the 510G aircraft once it is delivered.

Perrin has held every officer position within the Wisconsin Agricultural Aviation Association, was its board member to NAAA from 2013 to 2016 and continued to serve in other capacities after that. In nearly 10 years of service to NAAA, he has chaired the Insurance, Museum and Budget & Finance committees. He served as NAAA’s treasurer in 2017 and vice president last year.

“Anybody that is doing this for a living should be involved with NAAA,” Perrin says, explaining why he actively contributes to his state and national associations. “The only one looking out for us is NAAA, whether it be related to the industry’s economic health or safety. I don’t understand why we don’t have 95% membership participation. At the end of the day, B 2 | agairupdate.com

there is one organization that keeps us safe and keeps us in operation.”

His peers couldn’t be more pleased to see Perrin wielding NAAA’s gavel this year. Wisconsin operator Damon Reabe, arguably Jim’s competitor, but also his fourth pilot and a national industry leader, said about Perrin, “I couldn’t be happier knowing JP is our incoming president. He puts others’ interests ahead of his own at every crossroad and is an exceptional communicator due to his ability to listen and see things through others’ eyes. These traits result in leadership that NAAA will benefit from this year and for years to come.”

Perrin will be the first NAAA president to lead the industry into its second century of existence—and he is enthusiastic about the agricultural aviation industry’s future direction. “We have always faced challenges in the past and will continue to do so.

I believe regulatory challenges will continue to be the primary issue, but the work being done by NAAA on both labeling pesticide products for aerial use and other key government policy issues will continue to be critical to our success. Even with these issues, we continue to grow as an industry. I’m wildly optimistic about the future of ag aviation.”

He added, “It’s really the people in the industry that hold the key to the future, and I’m almost always very impressed with the people I know and meet that share this occupation and passion.”

Vice President Craig Craft (North Carolina) Craig Craft has owned Craft Air Services in Hertford, North Carolina, since 1997 and runs it with his wife, Leslie. She manages the office and is the primary customer liaison. The Crafts have two full-time pilots besides Craig and three ground employees. Their fleet includes two 510 Thrushes, a 400 turbine Thrush and an Air Tractor AT-502. They also farm 750 acres of corn and soybeans and have a small

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manufacturing business that makes a John Deere seed boot mounting hole repair kit that Craig devised.

Craft is back on NAAA’s Executive Committee after serving as NAAA’s treasurer in 2014 and its immediate past treasurer in ’15. He also is a past president of the North Carolina Agricultural Aviation Association and was its representative on NAAA’s board in 2020 and ’21.

There are plenty of good things happening in agricultural aviation, but the industry also faces serious challenges. In terms of what is going well, Craft said, “The technology is phenomenal. It’s only getting better. The tools we have to work with are getting better by leaps and bounds, allowing us to be more efficient. Using less crop protection materials.

Using less manpower. Using less fuel. We’re really making strides in that part of the industry.”

On the other hand, regulatory matters are a seemingly neverending challenge. “There’s almost a relentless push against our industry from Washington,” Craft said. “If it wasn’t for NAAA, I’m not sure we’d even still have an industry at all. We could very easily go the way of Europe and be regulated out of existence.

NAAA can’t do it alone, however. All aerial applicators need to be mindful of matters and affecting the industry and willing to pitch in, Craft observed. “All of us to some extent are riding on the coattails of the efforts of others, but we all need to do more. People who are not members need to join and support their state and national organization, and the ones that are members we need to get them to step up and participate in the associations. Not just attend but participate.”

Secretary Ray Newcomb (New Hampshire) Ray Newcomb is the co-owner of JBI Helicopter Services in Pembroke, New Hampshire, with his wife, Donna. Ray grew up on a dairy farm and fell in love with aviation at an early age. He graduated from Hawthorne College in New Hampshire in 1983 with an associate degree in aeronautical engineering, a bachelor’s in business and a commercial helicopter pilot’s certificate to go with his commercial fixed-wing license.

In late 1983, Ray joined Joe Brigham as the first employee of Joe Brigham Inc., the registered trade name of JBI Helicopter Services. Newcomb bought Brigham out in 1995. Since then, JBI has expanded from three helicopters to 13. JBI’s fleet includes Bell 206 Jet Rangers, Bell 206L LongRangers and B 4 | agairupdate.com

Bell 407s. The company performs pipeline patrol, mosquito abatement, forestry, cranberry and corn applications, cover crop seeding and aerial firefighting across the Northeast and throughout the country. The Newcombs have 70 employees between JBI Helicopter Services, Craig Avionics and T&M Aviation in Louisiana.

Even though he had been a member of the Northeast Agricultural Aviation Association (NEAAA) for 20 years by then, Newcomb did not become an NAAA member until 2017. “I was aware of [NAAA]. To be honest, though, I was confused and didn’t quite understand what NAAA did,” he confesses. “Then once I found out, I wished I’d been a member a long, long time ago. It’s NAAA that is marching the effort forward to Washington and allowing us to do what we do.”

Newcomb says he now has a much better grasp of how much NAAA does for the industry, including important ongoing work like ensuring that products are labeled and relabeled for aerial use. “We can put our blinders on and think about just flying and how we’re going to apply the product, but if you don’t have a product labeled for it, the helicopter and the airplane are useless,” Newcomb said. “Having NAAA and having people like [Government Relations Chairman] Damon [Reabe] that have taken an expressed interest in making sure that these products are labeled is just unbelievably important.”

Newcomb is looking forward to serving as NAAA’s secretary and taking on a larger role with the association than he has for the past five years as the NEAAA representative on NAAA’s board. “Without the volunteers and the staff, we wouldn’t have an industry. I firmly believe that. When I talk to people that aren’t members, I try to educate them. I say, ‘You know what? I was in your shoes once also. So just join and come to a meeting. I think you’d be appreciative of what they do.’

These people are doing a job for our industry, and we should be appreciative of that and help in any way we can.”

Treasurer Darrel Mertens (Colorado) Darrel Mertens is entering his 39th season as the owner/operator of Aero Applicators Inc. in Sterling, Colorado. Aero SEAT Inc. is the aerial fire contracting arm of his company.

Between them, Mertens has six full-time and four part-time employees and five turbine airplanes. Two Air Tractor AT-802Fs are used exclusively for fire work, while an AT-402 and 602 are reserved for full-time ag work. The fifth aircraft, an AT-802 with a Transland Switchback system, quickly converts from ag to fire work.

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Mertens was elected NAAA’s new treasurer at the association’s December 2021 board meeting. In some respects, he is an unorthodox choice for treasurer, seeing as he previously served as NAAA’s vice president in 2018. It is more common to go from treasurer to vice president than the other way around.

In reality, the treasurer has more official duties and makes a two-year commitment to stay on NAAA’s Executive Committee the following year as the immediate past treasurer, so filling the position with a seasoned officer has merit.

Mertens has been a generous supporter of NAAA, so much so that he donated a two-seat, open-cockpit Grumman Ag-Cat to NAAA’s auction at the 2021 Ag Aviation Expo.

Such generosity comes from an appreciation for NAAA that deepened after he became a board member in 2014.

“For the first 20 years, 25 years, I was merely a member, and all I did to contribute was pay my dues. And I think the dues merely represent 25% of the cost of membership,” Mertens said. “But after I became a board member, that’s when I realized the complexity of this organization and the issues that were taken care of for me that I didn’t even know anything about before I was a board member—whether it be the fuel tax issue or the government relations issues.”

As treasurer, Mertens realizes the importance of acquiring

more members. Doing so will bolster NAAA’s efforts to contend with the array of legislative and regulatory challenges confronting the industry.

“We need to get more people in the organization,” Mertens said. “We’ve got less than a third of the operators being members of NAAA and less than a fourth of the pilots. The pilots are the ones that earn their living by that. And operators need the pilots. It’s a cooperative effort, but we just need to get more people at the conventions—more people paying their dues. We need the voices. The strength of our association is the diversity that we show.”

Strength in Numbers: Join NAAA NAAA is fortunate to have a dedicated group of officers and volunteer leaders serving on its board of directors, but there is also strength in numbers. If you aren’t a member, the single-most effective way you can address the range of critical issues facing your business is by joining NAAA. The payoff far exceeds what you will spend in dues in the form of effective advocacy, national representation, education and safety programs and the personal connections you will make as you participate in association activities.

To join, call (202) 546-5722 or visit AgAviation.org/ membership.

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Chem-Man Celebrates 30 Years!

I can’t believe it’s been thirty years since “ChemMan” was born! The year 1992 seems like yesterday when my parents built me a tiny office in their department store where I wrote custom programs in the good ole days of ‘DOS.’ I had written hundreds of programs looking for that package that would take off. Little did I know when I was approached by a friend that ran a ground rig that I would be selling what became “Chem-Man” for 30 years and going.

After the program was built, around six aerial applicators purchased the program for their businesses in the surrounding area. This confirmed my decision to make “Chem-Man” (for chemical management) the package I was looking for.

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I had a friend that was a graphic artist, and he helped me develop a manual. I had a cute little ag pilot as my logo, but it has been upgraded to a more modern look now (although I miss the cute man).

I hired “Lynn Hess Baum” to help me, and we had a lot of fun building the program. It seemed the requests never quit coming. Everyone in different areas had their own set of regulations and needs.

I advertised in the former “Ag Pilot” magazine and started getting calls right away. We started going to the southern conventions and then decided it was time to go to the nationals. I’ll never forget it. We had to ship our big bulky

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computer to Reno, and when we got there, the monitor was lying there cracked. With snow on the ground, we started walking down the road (about a mile) and found a Best Buy where we bought our first flat monitor. (This was when the price had finally dropped). We loaded it in a grocery cart, and back to the convention hall we went.

Lynn worked for me for about thirteen years and eventually married and moved off. In 2015 I decided to move the program to an online format. (I had hired someone to write an online medical program, and I felt like it was time for Chem-Man to move up).

I hired more online developers and a support team. We added mapping, GPS, inventory, applied log data, and the ability to log in from anywhere. I never realized how fast it would take off!

One of the most incredible things in this industry is the wonderful people. My husband and I have traveled for many years to visit operations.

Our company has grown fast (now over 16 employees) and is still growing! Many people call us by word of mouth, but with the help of “Ag Air Update” and conventions and social media, most people know about us. We’re also getting calls from South America, Australia, Brazil, Libya, and even Ecuador!

One of the most incredible things in this industry is the wonderful people. My husband and I have traveled for many years to visit operations.

Conventions are always so fun, and each area has its way of hosting. You never know if you’re going to see a crawfish race, participate in a barrel throwing contest or feel like a penguin when you’re trying to get to your motel!

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I’ve genuinely built some great relationships in this industry that I feel are my best friends.

I’ve also tragically lost many friends in this industry and hope someday that this will change with the help of technology.

I’ve got so many customers that I started with retiring now. I’m even helping some of their grandkids! Oh well, retiring is not for me! I’m a people person, and I love working. I’ll be working as long as y’all can put up with me!

Y’all stay safe!

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In early December 2021, Ag-Flite Specialties participated in wind tunnel testing to demonstrate that the extensive work that Bradley Fritz, Lead Research Engineer, in producing the USDA-ARS aerial spray nozzle models are consistent with Travicar/SPE’s latest electrostatic hardware.

College Station Research Leader Bradley Fritz: “The USDA-ARS Aerial Spray Nozzle Models were developed to provide aerial applicators with a tool for determining the droplet size resulting from an application scenario based on the nozzle used and the operational conditions of the application. They provide a quick and easy interface depicting droplet size and classification information.

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The recent testing used two spray tips that produced medium sized spray droplets: a 8006 Teejet flat fan, and a CP 4006 flat fan; angled at 15 degrees. Both were analyzed in the latest standardized, calibrated USDA-ARS wind tunnel.

The wind tunnel is computer controlled for producing simulated air speeds and utilizes the latest laser diffraction equipment for determining droplet size spectrums.

Travicar/SPE state that their electrostatic kits charge the whole spray cloud produced behind the aircraft reducing hang time because of the attraction to the plants and earth. The smaller the droplet, the greater the static charge, the greater the attraction to the plant that results in less contaminants to the atmosphere and environment all without physically changing droplet size.

The spray tips were tested with the electrostatic turned on at 6,000 volts, and 12,000 volts. The results substantiate all previous data: the USDAARS spray droplet models matched previous

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In various studies Daniel E. Martin, Ph.D. USDA-ARS Research Engineer demonstrated that applying electrostatic technology leaf coverage was improved on all sides of leaf surfaces. [1] The SPE Electrostatic System, distributed by Ag-Flite Specialties, is versatile with electrodes that adapt to CP11 nozzles with 40-degree flat fans up to a 30-degree downward angle. Additional configurations include nozzle bodies with electrodes for 80-degree flat fans, disc-core, and ceramic hollow cone spray tips.

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Louisiana and Mississippi Developments Pioneer A.T. Morgan of Morgan Crop Service, Lake Charles, Louisiana, applying fertilizer to rice

The lands and waters along the southern Louisiana coastline, particularly the areas surrounding the towns of Lake Charles, Crowley, Abbeville, Jeanerette, Morgan City, and Belle Rose, are fascinating to the eye and a dream come true for hunters, fishermen, and ag pilots.

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Ducks and geese winter throughout this region by the millions. Fish of every species, both salt and fresh water, are there for the taking. And rice grows almost endlessly across this ultra-flat, water-rich region.

Lakes and streams with fascinating French names like Calisieu Lake, Lake Misere, Bayou Queue de Tortue, Lake Palourde, and Vermilion Bay abound. A stranger in these parts has no trouble at all envisioning this country 200 years ago, when pirates plied their trade on the nearby open Gulf and hid away in this vast swampland until the coast was clear.

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Historically, this has been rice growing country, and at the end of World War II the exploding economy brought an even more rapid increase in tilled acreage. This created an early and exceptionally strong market for agricultural flying and other more modern farming techniques.

A.T. Morgan A pioneer in this field was A.T. Morgan, an experienced ag pilot who had broken into the ag flying game in 1945 with Ralph Sneed. Morgan, after working with Sneed for a few years, organized his own Morgan Crop Service, based at Lake Charles.

Morgan apparently introduced seeding rice by air to this section of Louisiana, in addition to offering modern weed control and fertilizing services. He developed an agricultural flying firm that was to become a leader not only in Louisiana, but throughout the country as well.

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A.T. Morgan and friend alongside Stearman in the 1950s. Morgan was the first NAAA treasurer in 1967. Photo courtesy of A.T. Morgan.

A rotary disc spreader adorns an ag aircraft in Florida in 1948. Florida’s prime vegetable growing land offered excellent business opportunities for both growers and aerial applicators alike.

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Morgan’s early fleet was composed of Stearmans, converted to 450 horsepower P & W engines. His service became so sought after and well ­known that it attracted pilots from all over the country. Most operations at this time were “seasonal” by nature. Cotton flying pilots from further north, particularly the Delta country of Mississippi and Arkansas, migrated regularly to South Louisiana and worked rice seasons with Morgan and other new operators who had established operations to take care of an increasing demand.

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Among Morgan’s early pilots were Mace Craft, Hank Gardner, Marvin “Lefty” Gardner, Lloyd Steen, Charles White, Charlie Tumminello, John Tunze, Jr., Richard Donahoe, Charles Dally, O.A. Broussard, “Penny” Rogers, Dale Kelly, and A.J. Harmon. A pillar in Morgan’s firm was Leonce Bergeron, who became general manager in 1948 and still holds that position today.

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He served as president of the Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association for two terms.

Morgan himself played a leading role in the advancement of agricultural aviation and was one of the organizers of the National Agricultural Aviation Association. He served as it’s first treasurer in 1967 and has been on the NAAA Board a number of times. Morgan remained extremely active in agricultural aviation until his untimely death in 1984.

Other post-war leaders in Louisiana were Ray Clawson at Winnsboro, Bob Dillon at Gueydan, Bob Gaumnitz at Tallulah, Emery Lyon at Welsh, Raymond Breazeale at Natchitoches, who had operated before the war, Dayton Waller at Shreveport, and slightly later Ray Thornton at Belle Rose.

Morgan himself played a leading role in the advancement of agricultural aviation and was one of the organizers of the National Agricultural Aviation Association.

Thornton and his friend Norman Watts went into business together at Belle Rose in about 1959.

They specialized in sugar cane work, primarily in the application of cryolite and Ryania for control of sugar cane borer.

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They purchased seven new Piper Pawnees and quickly became leaders in the sugar cane growing region. After about four years of successful operation, Thornton bought out Watt’s interest and began operating completely on his own as Cane Air Service. He was among the first to become interested in helicopters and purchased an early Bell G-2, which was the beginning of a helicopter fleet that was to become the backbone of his business.

Some of Thornton’s early pilots were John Stuart, who still has an operation at Coushatta, Louisiana, Phil Livingston, Darryl Johnson, Buddy Majors, and Lester Warner.

Thorton became very active in state and national agricultural aviation affairs and was one of the National Agricultural Aviation Association’s first presidents, serving with distinction in 1970.

He still operates extensively in the Belle Rose, Louisiana, area.

Up the river, in the famed Yazoo­Mississippi Delta, agricultural flying was booming, especially in the flat, highly productive cotton growing country. Modem dispensing equipment and Stearman conversions were available in quantity from Mississippi Valley Aircraft Service in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and operations were multiplying at an unbelievable rate. Liquid spraying was rapidly replacing dusting.

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BLAKELY, GA — If you have ever operated a new Ayres Thrush, or in the last ten years had an Ayres Corporation factory-in-the-field service call, the names Don Murphy and Bruce Andrews are not new to you. However, with the closing of Ayres Corporation’s doors, some may have thought the personalized and professional service coming from these two individuals would be lost forever. Not so! With the opening of new company Aircraft Specialty in Blakely, Georgia, Thrush operators, as well as other ag aircraft operators and general aviation aircraft alike, can again depend on the style of service and support they had come to trust from Don Murphy and Bruce Andrews. Additionally, Aircraft Specialty has brought together a select team of former Ayres Corporation employees to work within the company.

for all types ag aircraft, particularly the Thrush.

This stands to reason, since Don worked with Ayres Corporation for 28 years serving as VicePresident of New Product Development and Manager of Product Support. While Bruce, an active ag operator since 1984 (Bruce’s Flying Service) and an ag pilot since 1981, as well as a licensed Aircraft Inspector (AI), has worked during the last 10 winters with Ayres Corporation in Product Support as a field representative.

Factory field work needed in the Thrush program during that time, generally was done by Bruce, taking him from coast to coast in the United States, throughout Central America and parts of South America. This work included the numerous Thrush spar cap mods that were made in compliance to service bulletin and airworthiness directive, SB-AG-39.

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Left: Don Murphy points to the air filtration system for the Aircraft Specialty paint shop.

Center: Carter Hudson prepares the wing of a Baron for paint.

Right: Richard Paul

The paint shop is a self-contained unit with five huge air handler fans moving air through a series of air inlet filters and paint filter outlets with an attached safety mix room.

The insulated paint hangar can be subdivided into two areas where separate paint jobs can be conducted, whether it be a partial paint job such as the leading edges of the wings, or a complete all over paint job.

(an active ag pilot for Bruce’s Flying Service), with former Ayres employees Chris Pollock, an A&P 15-year veteran of Ayres Corporation and Richard Paul, an A&P 10-year veteran of Ayres Corporation specializing in avionics and ag aviation electrical systems.

Aircraft Specialty’s maintenance shop can completely rebuild any ag aircraft, as well as comply with airworthiness directives or service bulletins. The shop is able to install various engine conversions from piston to turbine power for ag aircraft. The shop is capable of an FAA form 337 repair or modification, as well as performing one-time or multiple STCs.

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Heading up the paint work is six-year Ayres Corporation veteran James Walton and five-year Ayres veteran Carter Hudson. James and Carter are joined by Jerry McGarry, who is in charge of aircraft stripping and prep. Jerry’s experience comes from his employment with Delta Airlines.

Jerry is also in training at Aircraft Specialty to obtain an FAA approved A&P license.

The insulated maintenance hangar is large enough to contain several ag aircraft. While AAU was visiting, two Ayres Turbo Thrush were in for annual inspections, plus a general aviation aircraft, with room to spare. The maintenance shop is supervised by A&P Eddie Andrews

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A Parts Manufacturer Authorization (PMA) has been applied for that will allow Aircraft Specialty to manufacture many high usage parts for the Thrush, as well as other ag aircraft. From the new tool and fabrication shop, Aircraft Specialty will be able to produce parts required to support aircraft in the field, as well as develop new products to improve aircraft in the existing Thrush fleet.

The balance of the Aircraft Specialty’s crew consist of Wade Daugherty, a former 15-year Ayres Corporation employee, heads up the tooling and fabrication shop; and Marvin Wilson, former 32-year Ayres Corporation employee

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Although Aircraft Specialty just opened its doors the beginning of 2002, it has been actively in the formation stage since Ayres Corporation was sold on the courthouse steps August 2001. Don and Bruce first saw the need for such a company as Aircraft Specialty five years ago when Ayres Corporation shut down its Ayres Service Center.

They knew when Ayres Corporation stopped doing business, a void would be left.

pineapples on 42,000 acres in the Philippines year-round. Lapanday Foods already had ten ag aircraft, but had recently bought an Ayres Turbo Thrush from an Australian operator.

With government contracts, Aircraft Specialty has proposed to build the spray system for the OV-10. Bruce’s company, Bruce’s Flying Service, has installed these spray system for the U.S. government in the past. There are also other speciality spray systems for government aircraft that Aircraft Specialty has bid to build.

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Center: Don Murphy at his desk problem solving.

Right: Bruce Andrews works both from the administrative end, and in the shop of Aircraft Specialty.

With their experience and knowledge from many years of working with Ayres Corporation, Don and Bruce began recruiting former Ayres Corporation employees. Their plan was to establish a company that could provide complete service to the ag aviation operator. This service included paint work for used ag aircraft, annual inspections for all type ag aircraft and function as a dealer/distributor for various goods and services to the ag aviation industry. These include Del Norte GPS units sales and service and Transland Company application equipment.

Aircraft Specialty is working with other manufacturers and service providers.

Another aspect of Aircraft Specialty includes training and government contracts. Recently, with Aircraft Specialty’s international contacts, the company trained three aircraft maintenance employees of Philippine food company, Lapanday Foods, Inc. This company grows bananas and

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The heritage of Aircraft Specialty extends back for more than 35 years, beginning with Bruce Andrew’s father, Fred Andrews. Fred started flying ag for Precision Dusting Company in 1964, opening his own company, Farm Air, in nearby Arlington, Georgia in 1969. Bruce grew up in the ag aviation business, forming Bruce’s Flying Service in 1984. The company now operates three Garrett-powered Ayres Turbo Thrush.

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The aerial application industry has always been one to welcome innovation. In the past 100 years, technical advancements have been no less than astounding. This has been especially true in the last 15-20 years. Now, the industry is being introduced to a relatively new technology that solves many aerial application problems.

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Suppose a pilot could change two of the most critical parameters of spraying during an application and just suppose the pilot wanted to change the spray droplet size to a predetermined one because the wind component changed, or they detected a temperature change? Maybe the

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Left: An exploded view of the Capstan PWM valve.

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The pilot also can choose either the left, right, or center booms individually or a combination of boom selections while spraying and further enhance the control of the spray. This feature is incredibly beneficial. For example, the pilot can spray the boundaries with a large droplet spectrum where there is a concern for drift and finish the field’s interior with a finer droplet spectrum.

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Obituary of Niels Andrews Niels Andrews was born August 6, 1953, and died December 13, 2021, of Pneumonia brought on by Covid-19. In Prescott, AZ Survived by his partner Melissa Bassi, two brothers and a sister.

Niels was a Professional Agricultural Aviator and owned Helicair in Salinas, CA for 20 years. He has sprayed and fertilized thousands of acres and is a past President of the CAAA and has received all of their achievement awards. Niels was also a Principal Aircraft Commander in the medfly crisis.

Niels served as interim Mayor of Salinas California in the 1990s and is responsible for starting the “Salinas Trees” town beautification program.

Niels started working with GPS (global positioning systems) in 1990 with Charlie Trimble of Trimble Navigation.

Niels sold the first Trimble Ag Auto Pilot and was at the first Trimble Ag meeting.

During the 1990’s Niels was chairman of the EPA’s Spray Drift Task Force, which played a major role in current pesticide labels. His extensive experience enabled him to be an expert witness for the State of California, Bell Textron, and other aerospace entities.

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Niels imported the first Camera Cultivator vision guidance system in 1990, and has been selling and servicing the ECO- DAN ever since through his Company Ag Innovations.

Niels enjoyed ocean sailboat racing and was a member and race coordinator for the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club. He taught boating safety and navigation for the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Niels enjoyed playing guitar/slide guitar, high country big game hunting, and exploring God’s creation.

In 2010 Niels was inducted into the National Ag Aviation Hall of Fame for being the principal architect for the industry’s Human Behaviorbased Safety Program PAASS, Professional Aerial Applicators Support System, preventing the death and injury of Agricultural pilots.

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Living Our Everyday Life To Please God

Many Christians don’t think they can worship God in the everyday things of life, but that’s not correct thinking.

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord” (Colossians 3:16). The word “dwell” means to be at home; let the Word of God be at home in your heart and mind. God’s word should be so engrained in our thoughts, words, and actions that it overflows into our everyday life—a Christian’s life should be consumed with learning and obeying God’s Word. It’s the only way to live our life to please God. David wrote, “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word…

Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:9-11).

Christians should know and understand God’s instruction book—the Bible. The Bible is the most important book in the universe. We don’t have to know everything in the Bible in great detail! With few exceptions, most of the Bible is in plain language, and can be explained and understood in very few words. If a pastor wants his congregation to grow spiritually he should take them through a chapter of the Bible every week.

God told Jeremiah to write, “My people are foolish, they have not known Me. They are silly children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge” (Jeremiah 4:22). Many Christians are wise to live according to worldly ways and traditions and foolish in living according to the ways of the Lord. Why? Because they haven’t been taught the Bible in its context. The writer of Hebrews wrote, “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of

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God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food” (Hebrews 5:12).

Paul wrote, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16–17). The Bible is the authority for living our life and accomplishing God’s work on this earth. When Solomon wanted to know how to rule God’s people he asked the Lord “Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?” (2 Chronicles 1:10). Paul told Timothy, “Study to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3:17). As a Christian we live in a natural world, and we live in a spiritual world. We have to take care of our earthly bodies; which requires us to eat, drink, bathe, and so many other things that concern our earthly existence. But we also have a relationship with God through our faith in Jesus Christ which requires us to live our earthly lives in accordance to the standards that God has set forth for us in the Bible.

Some Christians try to separate their earthly life completely from their spiritual life. This will always cause a Christian to have divided priorities and having two different set of rules to live by, which is a confusing and difficult way to live our life on this earth. Paul wrote to the Corinthian church, “Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God”

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(I Corinthians 10:31). Paul brings pleasing God right down to the basic things in life, such as eating, drinking, our work place, our family life, and the things we do for our pleasure.

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Many Christians don’t think they can worship God in the everyday things of life, but that’s not correct thinking. When Jesus met the woman at the well she asked Him where the correct place to worship is. Jesus said, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). Jesus is telling this woman that we can worship God at any time and at any place. Jesus didn’t have a divided life; He didn’t make any distinction between His everyday actions and worshiping God. Jesus said, “I always do the things that please My Father” (John 8:29).

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Paul is telling us to “do all to the glory of God” because this is what God expects our life as a Christian to be. Jesus lived in an earthly body, and everything He did brought glory to God— Jesus turned His whole life into a life of sacrifice to God. Jesus even turned the act of a lowly donkey into a sacrifice to the Lord when He said of the donkey “the Lord has need of him” (Matthew 21:1-3). As Jesus Christ rode the donkey into Jerusalem the multitudes cried out, “Hosanna in the highest” (Matthew 21:1-5). Paul tells us to take every aspect of our everyday life, from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night, and placing it before God as an offering of sacrifice, praise and worship, because this is how God expects us to live our daily life (Romans 12:1). If your daily words and actions don’t glorify God, what makes you think that God will accept your Sunday worship?

Every Christian’s worship of God should involve their everyday lifestyle as much as going to church. “God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things” (Acts 17:2425). Christians should live their life as an offering to the Lord, staying strong in the faith, making sure that everything we think, say, and do is an acceptable sacrifice to the Lord.

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NTSB REPORTS Accident Synopses

NTSB Identification: CEN21LA283

NTSB Identification: CEN21LA350

Date: June 20, 2021 Location: Edwardsburg, MI Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B Injuries: Minor

Date: August 4, 2021 Location: Waukon, IA Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 Injuries: Minor The pilot was conducting an agricultural application pass when the helicopter struck a powerline crossing the cornfield being sprayed. He did not see the line until exiting the helicopter after the accident. Earlier in the morning he had surveyed the area for obstacles but did not observe any lines crossing the field. The pilot commented that his initial survey pass was completed toward the east with the sun “low in the sky and in [his] eyes.” He noted that there were no issues with the helicopter before contacting with the power line. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor system, the fuselage, and the empennage.

Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a powerline during an agricultural application pass.

The pilot reported that while conducting an aerial application pass over a field, the airplane stuck trees and subsequently impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot reported that the field had rising terrain toward its southern edge and as the airplane approached the southern edge, the airplane was unable to climb above the rising terrain. It is likely the pilot failed to identify the rising terrain in time to clear the trees.

Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s failure to identify rising terrain and to maintain terrain clearance from trees during an aerial application pass that resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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By Ted Delanghe One of the most harrowing experiences of my flying career occurred because of an aborted takeoff. I was flying an AgTruck off a farmer’s 2500-foot grass strip, with a friend of mine flying a 450 HP AgCat. We worked all morning, took a lunch break, then back to work in the early afternoon. As the wind had switched direction, we changed from departing westbound from our mixing/loading area to taxing down the runway for an eastbound takeoff.

I arrived back at the strip with our service truck just in time to catch the AgCat begin its takeoff roll. I watched the aircraft accelerate, and all looked and sounded normal until about ¾ of the way down the strip. Then I heard a distinct change in the engine sound, and the throttle retarded to idle as the pilot had elected to abort the takeoff. I hopped back in the truck and started to head down the strip to check things out. The AgCat must have been very close to takeoff speed when the takeoff was aborted, and I thought at the time it was going to be pretty close to getting it stopped before the end of the runway.

Well, the pilot got the AgCat stopped, but just into the mixing/loading area! I could see that his right brake was billowing white smoke due to the heavy braking. As the Cat came to a complete stop, the mixer/loader walked directly towards the right brake. Unfortunately for him, the prop was still windmilling, and he walked right into the prop arc. I don’t recall seeing the exact moment he was hit, but as I came around the Cat, he was flat on his back and not moving. At first glance, it didn’t look good, but this was his lucky day, as the only injury he sustained were two deep lacerations to his right triceps.

That incident got me thinking about takeoff aborts because the situation could have had a lot worse ending. The reason the pilot aborted was sound enough – he had lost power in a cylinder and didn’t think he would be able to get airborne and clear the powerlines at the end of the strip.

I was also aware of several other takeoff abort situations that didn’t turn out well. A Turbo Thrush that aborted too late and nosed over and had a prop strike because of heavy braking.

My personal experience happened when I was flying a 600 HP Thrush off a remote strip.

I was accidentally overloaded but decided I could safely take off with some room to spare.

I realized the acceleration was below normal early in the takeoff roll but elected to continue the takeoff anyways. Too late, I finally realized I couldn’t get airborne safely and couldn’t stop before the end of the strip and elected to partially jettison the load to clear the trees at the departure end—an expensive misjudgment on my part.

A heavier than normal aircraft is one of the primary culprits in pilots deciding to abort a takeoff.

Keeping these incidents in mind, what are the critical points that comprise an analysis of a takeoff abort?

The situation with the AgCat is relatively straightforward. With the strip being only 2500 feet long and powerlines at one end, there wasn’t a lot of wiggle room to successfully deal with an emergency such as an engine failure on takeoff.

This is especially true if the aircraft was close to getting airborne when the emergency occurred.

Lightening the load would have been a sound option for the new eastbound takeoff scenario.

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overload or not adjusting load size to the weather conditions (temperature, RH, wind velocity, etc.).

If there is an easy way to reduce the load, the odds are that will happen. If there is no easy way to unload the aircraft, odds are the pilot will elect to take the oversized load. It all goes back to planning, such as having a suction probe that can easily be inserted into the hopper to reduce the load to a safe size. Boom caps can be removed as well to remove excess loads. Or, if required, a pail can come in very handy, though time-consuming to use.

The young lad I mentioned at the beginning is one lucky lad indeed. However, we found out later that he had never been appropriately briefed by the farmer on safety protocols, and neither the AgCat pilot nor I had gone through a safety briefing with him. That could have been a deadly oversight. One of my favorite rules in that regard is that NO ONE except the pilot should ever find themselves ahead of the leading edge of the wing with the engine running unless specifically trained to do so, e.g., with a power cart start.

Early recognition of a potential abort situation is part of that huge ‘ounce of prevention’ basket.

One of the slick tricks of tailwheel aircraft is that they have a built-in acceleration check, i.e., when the tail comes up, the aircraft is on the mains in the maximum acceleration attitude. Pilots should note precisely where the tail normally comes up relative to the runway or other markers, and if by some circumstance it doesn’t happen at the usual point, it’s easy to abort the takeoff run and check things out.

As with all operations, know your aircraft’s capabilities. An AgTruck that will comfortably handle a 180-gallon load under normal conditions becomes a dog with just 20 more gallons. Same with a 600 HP Air Tractor moving from a standard 360 load to 400 gallons. Not a lot of fun trundling down the runway, wishing you had more runway to work with.

Fatigue can be the silent killer lurking in all types of operations, including takeoff abort scenarios.

From a pure physics perspective, it’s the kinetic energy (KE) of the moving aircraft that must be absorbed by the brakes or by using Beta, or a combination of the two. The formula for kinetic energy is KE = ½ mv2, where “m” is the mass of the aircraft, and “v” is the velocity. The squaring of the velocity means a rapid buildup of KE with speed. If you compare the KE of the same aircraft at different speeds, you compare their velocities squared. 40 knots squared is 1600, 60 knots squared is 3600, i.e., only a 20-knot difference means the amount of energy that must be absorbed at 60 knots is 3600/1600 = 2.25 more than at 40 knots.

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Last but not least, fatigue can be the silent killer lurking in all types of operations, including takeoff abort scenarios. When tired physically or mentally, people tend to be error-prone, such as overloading an aircraft and the pilot accepting the excessive load instead of reducing the load size. Keep an eye out for each other to keep things safe – it’s a dangerous world out there.

Ted Delanghe is a former Canadian Air Force pilot turned ag pilot, having flown more than 50 aircraft types from ultralights to fighters, including a wide range of ag aircraft. He resides in Regina, Saskatchewan, where he is also a business consultant with a specific focus on aviation and aerospace.

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Crop dusters? Nah. Aerial Applicators Do WAY More Than Just “Chemicals” Here’s another series of great facts about aerial application to share with people on your social media channels, your schools, etc. We all know everything aerial application can do, but not everyone else does! Let’s go beyond “chemicals.” As a career writer and dedicated “myth buster” in food and farming, one of my favorite topics to discuss with the general public is the topic of crop dusters. Although that term is outdated, it’s still worthy of a discussion. Do people outside of our industry still only think of chemicals when they think of ag pilots and aerial application?

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According to a study at Texas A&M University, the agriculture industry in the US would lose $37 Billion a year if aerial application ceased and $18.3 Billion in the corn market alone. If farmers weren’t able to protect their crops, it is said that up to 80% of the world’s food and fiber would be lost. These are alarming statistics that point out the importance of this great industry!

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But what other problems do you all solve?

Besides protecting crops, here are six other notable uses and purposes for ag pilots that do good to share with the world…. you do way more than contribute to the food supply!

1. Seeding cover crops. Soil Health and regenerative agriculture are hot topics in the media these days, and a couple of the best ways to improve soil health are to seed cover crops. Cover crops reduce erosion, improve nutrient retention and maximize inputs, deposit nutrients back in the soil, and improve overall water and environmental quality measures. Aerial application can also help reduce soil compaction and offer additional precision agriculture benefits.

2. Nutrient application. Plants are living, just like people! And just like people, plants need food and medicine to survive.

Without ag pilots, the world’s crops wouldn’t be nearly as healthy - and healthy plants make a healthy society.

Cheers to aerial application for “feeding our food.”

3. “Only you can fight forest fires!” Okay…. more than just you. While Smokey the Bear preaches prevention, aerial firefighter pilots solve these problems, too! According to Cal Fire - the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection- approximately 5.4% of California’s total acreage was aflame at one time or another between 2013 and 2018. Ag pilots are skilled and trained to be precise and can play a significant role in putting out fires - literally and figuratively.

4. Solve problems in remote areas like rural Alaska. Given the harsh weather and infrastructure challenges of Alaska, trucks cannot always get to the people that need fuel. Pilots can literally save lives by hauling heating and transportation fuel into rural communities to help people get from point A to point B and beyond.

5. Stock lakes. Another problem in rural areas? Remote locations at high elevations pose challenges for animals, and parks and wildlife organizations partner with pilots for restoration efforts.

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Fishing plays a major role in providing healthy protein for the people, and the aviation industry can help restock waters to restore a healthy ecosystem and the fish population for a multitude of reasons.

6. Remember the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010?

Airplanes were used to spread absorbent oil spill dispersant materials to help clean it up. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), dispersants are usually applied by airplane or helicopter, but also can be applied by boat. To increase the chances that an application will be effective, spill responders try to choose the best combination of dispersant droplet size, concentration, and application rate. They also try to target dispersant applications carefully, sometimes even using spotter planes that use infrared detectors to locate spilled oil as precisely as possible.

Sound familiar? That’s because the Ag aviation world is true experts in material handling such as this. Bravo to the skill set you possess to solve these other real-world problems that directly benefit the environment.

These are all conversations to be had with others around you… that the work you do can be way more than just agriculture! Pilots are responsible for so many facets of our day-to-day life that we may not always think about or take for granted.

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Aircraft - Ag Cat

1974 Ag Cat G164A with 9059 total time, 2930 since Hershey rebuild.

Pratt and Whitney Geared 1340 1380 SMOH. Hamilton Standard 23D40 3 blade hydrostatic propeller.

Aircraft features sealed cockpit, metal wings with Hershey tips, 335 gallon hopper, 115 gallon fuel system with bottom load port, stainless steel belly and booms, and aluminum spreader.

Equipped with a SATLOC M3 touch screen, smoker, and flagger. Annual due 4/22. Price reduced to $65,000 Aircraft is located at KHSG, Thermopolis, WY. Please call Steve at 307-277-3822 or Nathan at 307-921-8579

1971 G164A, N7983 Geared 1340, 770 SMOH, 190 since Covington tear down, power section replacement. 190 since prop SOH and AD compliance. 24V alternator, strobes, smoker, flagger, SATLOC lite GPS, chip detector, electric fan brake, RH boom shutoff, spreader, extended metalized wings, 80-gallon bottom load fuel, 330-gallon hopper, Garmin com SL40 radio, new 29” tires, new fabric tail. $100K Call Kevin Leyva 509-6412079 with questions.

1976 Ag Cat G-164B, Tulsa Aircraft Engine, 8067 TT Airframe, 134 SMOH, 651 SPOH, 120 Gallon Bottom Load Fuel, 330 Gallon Hopper, Air Conditioning, SATLOC Bantam GPS, Crop Hawk, Flagger, Spreader, Smoker, Right Boom Shutoff. $135K 308-8893481 Order your Turbine Ag Cat Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

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1964 2 Hole G164, lightframe 650-cov. R985, 65022D30 hydromantic, totally rebuilt. OH gov. OH starter, OH carb., OH alt., OH oil cooler, new eng. control cables, new flight control cables, all new hardware, new fuel-oil lines, new fabric/paint, way too much to list! Outstanding performance. A blast to fly! 870-253-8242

1975 Ag Cat G-164B, N8834H R1340, TT 7266+ SMOH 227+ TT3653+ Super clean beautiful Ag-cat. SATLOC Bantam Intelliflow, 114 long range fuel, Kawak Throttle Quadrant, Collins A/C, 330 gal hopper, Smoker Sys, New tires, New Comm radio, bottom fuel and load connections. Right boom shutoff, Raised wing kit, Heavy Gear, Dry Spreader.

Everything you would want, ready for work. Proud build from Sky Tractor, A joy to fly, You will not find another like it. $205K Call Kory 580-884-0446

Relisting!! The sale fell through. 1989 Super B Fat Cat, super 6 engine, 500 gallon, 11,166 TT, 1189 since hot, 188 IRAN, hydraulic spray system, air conditioning and heat, wing extensions, servos, night lights, E/I digital gauges. $250K out of annual or $280K with annual. Call 509-5208267 SALE PENDING: Better’n NEW 450 Ag Cat! Total “Ground-up” Restoration!

Loads of Up-Grades. “B” Cabin, hopper, 67 fuel, TL Gate, Fly Tips, SATLOC BANTAM GPS. Best “450” performer EVER! Ready for another 50-years of Reliable, Economical, Safe Service. $215K invested, $145K Steals her!

Ag cat Sales/Service since 1971. 870886-2418/2489F 870-759-1692 Cell. frank.kelley@ag-cat.com

1975 1340 Ag Cat, TT: 5,678.4 (302 Hr. Engine & Prop), Extended A Wing, Hershey Wing Tips, Pump & Booms, TracMap GPS, Spreader, EQT Exhaust Temp, Tail Wheel Lock, CP Nozzles, Smoker, Flagger. Call North Star today at 620-356-4528 Special “Pair” Pricing for (2) 2021 Super A+600 Queen Cats. 350 Hopper, H-V TLand Combos, 80-Fuel, B-Cabins, TST, Zero AF & E&P! Be smart, fly safe, do better work! Bank on 4-wings! List $269K, reduced to $189K each. Ag Cat Sales and Service since 1971. 8702418/2489F frank.kelley@ag-cat.com Various Ag Cat Spares available. Please contact us for the price at spares@ orsmondaviation.co.za +27 58 303 5261 or visit our website at https:// orsmondaviation.co.za/

1974 Schweitzer Turbine Ag Cat, TT: 10,509, Super One TPE332, Extended B-Wing Upper & Lower, Sealed Cockpit, Extended Fuel, New Dash, A/C & Heat, Smoker, Transland Gate, TracMap, Tail Wheel Lock, Breckenridge Spreader, Hydraulic System, Auto Cal Flow Control, 8 Rotary Atomizer Nozzles, Dukes Metering System, Flagger, Double Puck Brakes.

Call North Star today at 620-356-4528 Ag Cats In Progress - S/N 526B S&R TPE331-6 FatCat 515-gal/126-fuel, Hi&Heavy, TST, 41” TL DAF, New Prop $249K (+engine repair). S/N 566B AgJet TPE331-Turbo SB+ 400-gal/120fuel, Hi&Heavy, TST, 25/38” TL DAF, New Prop/Your Engine, $335K. S/N 349B Mills PT6-Turbo B, 350-gal/115fuel, TST, New Prop/Your Engine, $225K. All LOOK & PERFORM LIKE NEW! 870-886-2418/2489F 870759-1692 Cell. AgCat Sales & Service since 1971. 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 478987-2250

SALE PENDING: Export Special: G164A+, Fresh AmAg REPAIR w/ factory jigged frames, New 335-Hopper, Ext’d/Metal Wings, 80-fuel, 24V w/ Strobes, E-Servo, Hybrid Combo, Ready for 1000 hr. service-run. $59K & Your R985/R1340 E&P. CofaW4Ex included.

Flyaway or your container. AgCat Sales/Services since 1971, 870-8862418/2489 Fax, 870-759-1692 Cell. frank.kelley@ag-cat.com

Aircraft - Air Tractor AT-301

1977 AT-301, Bought new and been in Montana all its life. Always hangared.

TT 5301, PW 1340-AN1 373 SMOH Tulsa, Prop 12D40 “0” SMOH, Wing spar cap 385 Hr since replacement, Ag Tips, Dyna Nav GPS w/flow control, VG’s, Fresh Annual with sale. Photos Available. $75,000 OBO 406-262-3826 Phone or Text

1977 AT-301, Bought new and been in Montana all its life. Always hangared.

TT5065, PW 1340-AN1 275 SMOH Tulsa, Prop 12D40 494 SMOH, Wing spar cap 320 HR since replacement, Ag Tips, Dyna Nav GPS w/flow control, VG’s, Speed Ring, Fresh Annual w/sale. Photos Available. $75K OBO 406-262-3826 Phone or Text

1988 AT-301, N69WN, TTAF 8900.0, P&W R-1340 SMOH 370.0, Overhaul by Younkin, Hamilton Standard Prop SPOH 530, 320 Gal Hopper, AgPilot X GPS, Flow Control, Smoker, SS Boom, A/C, VG’s, Lane Electric Brake, Bottom Load Fuel, 25 inch gate, 2 each spreaders. MidContinent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-3250885 www.midcont.net

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AT-502

1981 AT-301, N2367C, S/N: 301-0412, TTAF: 15734.8, Tach: 1220.5, Wings: New spars installed

by Air Tractor Certified Repair Station (Zero time), Paint: 8 yrs. P&W R-1340-S3H1-G, S/N: ZP-104037, TTE: 10353.8, SMOH: 128.8, Propeller: 3 Bladed, Hydromatic Propeller, Manufacturer: Hamilton Standard, Model: 23D40-311, TT: 1220.5, TSOH: 128.8, Miscellaneous, SATLOC M3, Smoker, Night Work Lights. $125K Call Neal Aircraft at 806-828-5892 1986 AT-301, R-1340 geared engine, 600 hrs since Covington OH, Bantam GPS, CP’s. Farm Air Inc. For more information call 309-759-4826 or email hcurless@farmairinc.com

1983 AT-301, N31580, TTAF 9679.2, P&W R-1340 Geared TTE 550.0, 350 Gallon Hopper, Bantam GPS w/G4 Light Bar, IntelliFlow, SS Boom, CP03 Nozzles, Smoker, A/C, Bottom Load Fuel, New Side Windows.

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AT-400

1979 AT-400, N550BH, TTAF 7453, PT6-27A ETSOH 3907.7, TSHIS 1548.2, Good cycles remaining, 475 gallon hopper, Reabe clear view canopy, Reabe hopper gauge w/side view, 38” gate box, 180 gallon fuel, Single-point fueling, Dropdown booms, Electric spray pump brake. $325K Call Jeremy at 815379-9300 Get Serious About Selling Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

1991 AT-400, N432WA, PT6-15AG, TTE 16,828.2 hrs., TTAF 16,829.1 hrs., 400 Gallon Hopper, Reabe clear view canopy, Reabe hopper gauge w/side view, 25” gate box, drop-down booms, Electric spray pump brake, 126 gallons of fuel, Single point, SATLOC Bantam. $350K Call Jeremy at 815718-5300

AT-402

2020 AT-402B, N819KA, TTAE 542. This is a clean northern airplane that has 542 hours on it since new.

It has the PT6A-34AG engine and is ready to go to work. Reabe Hopper Gauge, Hatfield fuel system, SATLOC G4 with Intelliflow, Storm Shield and Storm Cutters, VG’s, CP-09 nozzles, Lemo plug, Lane fan, and brake, WigWag lights and LED NAV and anti-collision lights, Garmin GMA 345 audio panel and KY 196A, Com Radio. The airplane has not done any dry work and has no damage history. The airplane will be sold with a fresh annual. Please check the spec sheet for all of the options and times. $950,000 Call Jim Jones at 402-984-4749 1990 AT-402, 3165 TTSN, PT6A34, 105 since Covington OH, GPS, com radio, CP’s. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4826 or email hcurless@farmairinc.com

1995 AT-402B, PT6A15, N6174H, 400-gallon hopper, Reabe clear view canopy, Reabe hopper gauge with side view, 25” gate box, Dropdown booms, Electric spray pump brake, SATLOC Bantam, Single-point fueling, 170 gallons of fuel, Hobbs 7,294hr, TTAF 7,294hr, Time remaining on wings 6,882.6 hr, No Eddie current needed, 485.8hr since new paint job, Hartzell prop HC-B3TN-3D, TT 5,175.0 hr, TSO 866hr, PT6-15AG, TTE 7,294hr, TSHSI 1,920.9 hr, Still good cycles left on the engine. $425K Call Jeremy at 815-379-9300

1991 AT-402A, PT6A-34, N402CS, 400-gallon hopper, Reabe hopper gauge with side view, 25” gate box, Dropdown booms, 170 gallons of fuel, Single-point fueling, SATLOC Bantam, Paint isn’t very good, Hobbs 5,967.5 hr, AFTT 13,654.4 hr, Time remaining on wings 3,654.5 hr, No Eddie current needed, Hartzell prop HV-B3TN3D, TSO 1,256.2 hr, PT6-34, TTE 12,751.7 hr, TSHSI 1,226.7 hr, Good cycles remaining, $350K Call Jeremy at 815-379-9300

1995 AT-502B, N6110Y, Current Hobbs:1722.9, Current Total Time: 11,722.9, Current Extensive annual inspection completed: 2/2/2021, New landing gear springs, Engine: PWC PT6A-15AG, Engine Total time: 11,722.9, 600 hours since FCU overhauled, hot section inspection, starter overhaul and wet spline conversion, Propeller: 1200 hours since IRAN. $335,000 Call Brent Carpenter 870-930-8285 Order your AT-502 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-9872250

1989 AT-402, N1012B, TTAF 1,3025.0, PT6A15AG TTE 18,134.8 Overhauled by Airforce Turbine, Hartzell 3-Blade propeller, paper flagger, left & right bottom load fuel, left & right loader valve, flow control, Vertex generator, heat & A/C, aluminum boom, SATLOC GPS. Annual 8/1/21 See spec sheet for details. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont. net

1991 AT-402, TTAF 13783.9 hrs., TTE 10,886.6, Equipped with SATLOC Bantam with Flow Control, Harbour Air Conditioner, Kawak Quadrant, Single Point Fuel, Wing Spars due at 17738.1 TT. $275K Contact John Lott at Souther Field Aviation, Inc. Friend of Owner. 229-924-2813

AT-501

1987 AT-501, N7314Q, Walter conversion, 500 gals, side fuel, MVP 50 engine monitor, 7416 TTAF, 521 TTE, Lots of extras.

Minnesota plane. Call Jon at 320-7605075

AT-602

2013 AT-602, PT6-60, 5,680 hrs. TTAE, 700 hrs. since prop IRAN, 1200 hrs. since HOT, G4 Hemisphere, Hyrd. Gate and Spray Valve, Quickstart, 3” Loading Valve, Fuel connects both sides, ADSB-OUT, Laser Altimeter, Booms, Spreader. $625,000 Negotiable. Contact Kevin Jones 662363-1461 Tunica, MS

2008 AT-602, TTAF 10,066, 250 Time on major overhaul PT665 motor from Prime Turbines, 0 hours since Prop IRAN, G4 Hemisphere, Hydraulic gate and spray valve, quick start, 3” loading valve, fuel connects both sides, ADSB-OUT, Altimeter laser, Booms, Spreader, ready to sell at end of the season. 1 YR or 500 HR WARRANTY FROM PRIME TURBINES! Fresh annual just completed and ready to work. Reduced to $699K, Negotiable. Kevin Jones, Tunica Air, Inc. 662-363-1461 Order your AT-602 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-9872250

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

5550 hr since rebuild.

Fresh annual. Flow Control.

Large size propeller N11276N5, 800 since new hub & blades, Bantam w/G4 screen. W/W. Heat/ factory a/c. Washout system. Manual tail wheel lock. SS Fasteners. New paint on leading edges.

Wingman. LED strobes and nose lights.

Night flight package. Factory air intake.

Off-set engine mount. Aileron trim. All glass good. Price reduced to $295K As is. For sale. 501-516-6156 1997 AT-602, N602LA, PT6A-45A, 9,370 total aircraft time, air conditioner, smoker, Lane fan and brake, Bantam w/Intelliflow. 3,500 hours since Light Engine Overhaul, 1650 Since Prop Overhaul, 3,500 hours remaining on spars. Stainless booms, Reabe Hopper and Pressure Gauge. No damage history. $275,000 Larry 956-330-7119

AT-802

2012 AT-802A, Price Reduced, New Aircraft is on the way! Total time 5680.

Replaced Three Engine Isolators. Installed new Torque Gauge.

Overhauled Starter. Complete 100 Hour. Removed lefthand fuel gauge and sealed glass also calibrated fuel system.

Painted all three colors on leading edges.

Replaced brake pads on both sides.

Replaced Flap Torque tube. Installed new wet and dry boots in the middle belly. Removed Aft Belly soda blasted all corrosion. Primed and painted. O/H L/H Horizontal with all new ribs and skins blasted spars and primed and painted. Rebuilt lower rudder, primed and painted all three colors. Sandblasted fuselage from condenser box the tail primed and painted. Blasted and powder coated tail gear and horizontal struts.

O/H tail wheel. Replaced R/H main tire.

Replaced LED nose light lens. Replaced Aftmost Turtle Deck skin. Replaced all elevator trim bushings. CT disk blade stretch test completed by Prime Turbines - all good. Complied with all A/D’s. Price reduced to $700K Call David Glover, Managing Member at 870-501-1136 Order your AT-802 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-9872250

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2003 Air Tractor 802A. AFTT: 6857.6. 232.2 Since Hot w/ all new CT blades. G4 Satloc with flow control, Wingman, Hydraulic Gate, PMA 4000 Intercom. Will be sold with fresh annual. May consider lease.

Visit our website for more details and logbooks. 550K. 479-935-4891 www. southdeltaaviation.com.

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

2008 AT-802A -67, 9818 TTAE, G4, Wingman, Garmin audio panel, comm radio, 496gps, Lynx ADSB in/out transponder. 5-inch gate, can be sold with Reabe 7.5 for an additional charge. 671hr since hot with 800 grand in NEW Pratt parts put into power section. Power section is almost completely new including exhaust duct, 1st and 2nd stage blades and disks, stator, #3 and #4 bearings. 2400hr remaining on gear.

2600 since new prop was installed 1400 since IRAN. New panels and paint in 2018, repainted by Crider in 2019 due to subpar job the first time. Completely rebuilt horizontal stabilizers being installed. Aircraft is in shop for annual at this time. Clean airplane. $550K Cole 870-830-1585

2012 AT-802A-67, 5703TTSNEP, NDH, 600SHSI & new PT blades

by RT Turbines, 600SPOH, nicely equipped. $765,000 Contact Chris Carranza 520-251-1577

2000 AT-802 Dual Cockpit SN100, 7300 TTAE, night work lights, SS booms, CP nozzles, 650 hrs left on wings, 1100 since hot, G4 SATLOC, all new A/C system, compressor, and hoses, MVP 50. Currently working.

Annual due 3/22. Asking $435,000.

Call 602-377-2416

2018 AT-802A -67Ag, N782AP, Pratt Whitney Total Time 280hrs, Fresh Annual, Hydromax or Vondran Door, 2 AM Radios, Aspen 1000 Resolution Technisonic. $1,750,000 Call 501-366-5101

2014 AT-802A, TTAF 4,615, TTE 6,088, Prop Time since IRAN: 199 hrs, SATLOC G4, Intelliflow, Hartzell 5-blade, Flight Line FL-T64, CP11 TT, AFS Check Valves w/ Swivels, Lane Fan & Brake, Right Boom Shutoff, Landing Lights, Night Work Lights, A/C & Heat, Reabe Hopper Gauge, Smoker, Hatfield Single Point Fuel, AmSafe, Hopper Rinse, Tinted Windows, Fast Start, Fire Extinguisher, Overhauled Prop 1-2021, New CT Blades 1-21, Hot Section Completed 5-2021, New #1 & #2 Bearing 5-2021. Call North Star today at 620-356-4528

2006 AT-802 -67AG Total Time: 6800, Available November or December, New Paint, Annual In Jan. 2021, New Stage 2 PT Blades, SATLOC G4, Smoker, Wingman, Side Load Fuel, 10” Deep Throat Spreader, Vondran Controller, Hydraulic 10” Door, Flow Control, Prop one season, ADSB In and Out. Extensive fresh annual and inspection are complete. Currently in paint shop getting painted in Mena, AR. $740,000 Call 501-366-5105

2004 AT-802A, N419FF, Current total time 4518.4, Current annual inspection completed 2-25-2021,, Engine: PT6A-67AG, Engine total time: 5434.1, 1800 hours since engine overhaul, 10 hours since hot section inspection, engine had new segments and new CT blades installed at hot section. Price: $875K Contact Brent Carpenter 870-9308285

1998 AT-802A, N5094H, TTAE 12152.6, PT6A65AG, Hartzell Propeller 2000.0 SPOH, Reabe digital hopper quantity & spray boom pressure, E-TEC Inc. fast start system, Comm radio, Hemisphere G4 GPS, Right side boom shut off, Smoker, Hydraulic gate A/C, Wipaire vortex generators, Wingman, Annual 1/10/21.

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

2000 AT-802A-0089, N804DG, Annual completed June 2021, 100 hours SHSI, 225 hours SMOH engine, 225 hours SMOH/SNEW long prop blades, 2018 extensive aircraft rebuild/new panels, 10” Vondran gate/no spreader, no spray system, no SATLOC. See spec sheet for complete rebuild list. Price reduced to $650K Call 409-656-5998

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

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

AT-802 Single & Dual Cockpit. PT6A-67F Engine (1600hp), Full avionics and instrumentation.

Computerized FRDS Gen II Fire gate.

Aircraft with very low use and flight hours. Call or email: +34 667 102 184, sales@airtractoreurope.com Fire Boss, Single & Dual Cockpit. PT6A67F Engine (1600hp), Full avionics and instrumentation. Computerized FRDS Gen II Fire gate. Aircraft with very low use and flight hours. Call or email: +34 667 102 184, sales@airtractoreurope. com

1978 Cessna 188 Ag Truck, TTAE 5355, SMOH 565, Prop 144 hrs SMOH, CP nozzles, hydraulic pump with spare pump, new Tailwheel assembly, SATLOC Bantam. $110,000 Call Jason Wade 662-873-1919 1979 Cessna T188C Ag Husky, 10K TTSN, 420 SMOH, Bantam GPS/ flow, CP’s, super booms, VG’s, AC. For pricing and more information call 309-759-4646 or email hcurless@ farmairinc.com

1977 Cessna, 2422.8 TTAF, 362.8 TT on Continental Reman Engine, 362.8 on McCauley Prop, KLN94 GPS, KX165 Com Radio, KY197 Com Radio, KNS80 Nav System, KR87 ADF, KT76A Transponder, KMA24 Audio Panel, S-Tec corp 60 Autopilot, CD Player, Alaska Wheels & Brakes 26”, uAvionix Tail Beacon ADS-Bout. $275K Call Doug at 605-870-2697

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

1981 400 Brave - One of the nicest braves around.

Has 1560.9 TT since NEW on the engine, and 944.7 SMOH. 1622 SMOH of prop with NEW blades. Engine mounts were new last season. SATLOC Bantam with G4 Screen, and Intelliflow. JPI EDM 930 Engine monitor. See the equipment list for details on everything. Wings and Center section are due. $85K Negotiable. Located in Huron, SD Call Tom 605-350-2726

Order your M18 Dromader Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection Call 478-987-2250 1979 Cessna Ag Husky for sale. Just finishing some pasture in the Midwest.

886 since major overhaul engine. 6950TT. 1482 since major on prop, spreader, and extra boom. No damage history. I’ve been using it for the past 2 seasons and am ready to move up. Great flying airplane and will go in for annual this week. $99K For more information call Tucker at 605-8401605

Aircraft - Cessna

Cessna 188 Ag Husky Always kept inside. IO-540 Lycoming, Sky tech starter, Brand new drop booms, Bantam GPS, Engine 311 SMOH, Prop 1011 SMOH, TTAF 4389. $100K Call Mike Lewis 662-378-7770

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

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

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

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

Aircraft - Piper

1981 Piper PA-36-375 Turbine Brave, PT6A-20 662 SMOH, 232 SHS, Prop TSO 542, TTAF 5722, 2382 remaining on wing spar, fresh annual, new SATLOC Bantam w/ IntelliFlow, Lane adjustable fan & brake, smoker, CP check valve nozzles, Nav/ Strobe Instrument/Landing and taxi lights. Very clean, great flying, great transition airplane. $275K, OBO For more information call 318-339-4747 or email lowgoflyers@gmail.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 559-686-1794, info@johnstonaircraft.com or visit our website at www.johnstonaircraft.com

1976 400 Brave, PA36285 with Johnston 400hp conversion (IO-720A1B). Wings have 16 hrs remaining. Engine has 2125 TSMOH, prop and governor have 1543 TSMOH. Engine pre-oiler installed. SATLOC Bantam GPS, EDM-930 engine monitor, PMA8000 Bluetooth audio panel, Garmin GTR225 comm radio. Lane brake and fan. Overall a nice clean Brave. $75K 712-567-8000

1982 PA-36-375, N2386X AFTT-5147.1, ESMOH78.5, Prop SMOH1952(Iran-330), AFS Check Valves, CP11 Nozzles, Electric Fan Brake, Bantam w/Intelliflow.

Trigg Com Radio, EI Tach & CHT/EGT, Smoker, Flagger. Wings Spars 2,862 hr left. Wing Center Section Due. I have a new one on order from Johnstons.

Asking 150K if I complete AD or 130K AS IS to do the AD. May also consider trades for GA airplane. Contact 402540-4610

1953 PA-18 Super Cub C90 Continental, TT 9365.6, SMOH 1158.1, hangar kept, no accidents, all original – no mods, good fabric, looks great. $65,000 Call Wes at 772-2164881

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1978 PA-36-300 Piper, N3787E, TTAF 45590, Lycoming Engine TIO-540, TTE 1851.0, Hartzell Propeller TT 1946.0, Spreader, Boom & Nozzles, 86 Gal Fuel, SATLOC GPS, Time left on wing spars 3656 hrs.

Annual 4/1/21. See spec sheet for details. Make offer! Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net 1982 Piper Super Cub. Lowest time Piper built Cub on the planet, 650 hours TTSN, 0 SMOH, Stits Fabric, beautiful paint, Com Radio, L3 Lynx transponder with ADSB in-out with touchscreen weather, traffic. $150,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation 956-421-4545 Order your Clipped J3 Cub Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection 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

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

2016 Thrush H-80 airframe less engine and prop.

2700 Hours, SATLOC, Bantam with G4 Screen, Smoker, flow control. Can put -34 or -140 on this airframe. Asking $170K OBO Located in Bainbridge GA. For more information call Johnny Ray Shirley 229-254-5532 or email at springcreekaviation@gmail.com

1978 S2R-T34 Thrush, N4009J, TTAF 19,811.85, Walter’s Engine M601E11A, TTE 3792.0, TSOH 4985.0, Overhauled by Prime Turbines, Smoker, VG’s, Single-point fuel, Aileron Servo, Winglet, Zee A/C, 500 Gal Hopper, 190 Gal fuel, 12,173.9 TT Wing spars replaced. Annual 5/14/21 See spec sheet for details. MidContinent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-3250885 www.midcont.net

1996 Ayres S2R G6-510, TTAF:5690, TTE: 10,907, Engine TSMO: 364, Prop TT: 513, C.A.M.’d 400 hrs ago, SATLOC M3 w/small screen, Hartzell 3 Blade, Lane Fan & Brake, VGs, SPFS, Smoker, A/C, Smoker, Fast Start, Battery Mod, EI FP-5 Fuel Flow Indicator, EI Torque Gauge. Call North Star today at 620-356-4528

1993 Thrush S2R-T34, N927BT, Current Hobbs: 6552.6, Current Total time: 13494.9, Wing lower spar caps replaced at 12,878.1, Engine: PT6A-T34, Time since overhaul: 6373.9, Engine Total Time: 23524.6. $315K Brent Carpenter 870-930-8285

1975 S2R Thrush, TT6979, SMOH-678, New brakes, New Calibers, Spreader, LiteStar II GPS, Several spare parts, and a drum of oil that will go with it. Currently being used to finish up the season. $72,000 Delivery is available. Any questions call or text Kevin at 478-609-1300

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2004 Thrush S2R-T660, N204PE, TTAF 7108.2, TTE 8234.2, PT6-67AG, Fresh Annual, Hot Section 190 Hrs ago, Overhauled Vane Ring, New Segments, New PT Blades, SATLOC G4, Flow Control, Load Hawg, COM Radio. $675,000 Call Michael 870-672-2089

2006 550 Thrush, 4100 TTAF, TPE331-10, Completely loaded - G4 SATLOC, flow control, A/C & heat, booms, spreader, brand new 3 blade Hartzell STC, lots of airframe upgrades. Just completed 270k repairs/ upgrades including new prop, engine prop strike inspection, engine now new power section gearbox parts, all fuel control etc O/H. by Arkansas turbine, fresh hot, new tailwheel spring and accessories. It’s a real work horse.

Ready to work, will deliver. Priced reduced to $379K Call 217-556-6220

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2013 S2R/T-34 Thrush, N3043V, TTAE 3244, Engine TT Since Hot Section 211.0, Prop SIRAN 211.0, SATLOC Bantam, Flow Control, A/C and Heat, Lane Electric Fan and Brake, VG’s, Smoker, CP11 Nozzles. The aircraft is in great condition. $660,000 Call 402-366-4706

1995 Thrush S2R, TT 11,195.4, PT6A-34 TSO 0.0, Wings 24,000 hrs remaining, New 4 blade propeller, Power intake w/quick change filter, SATLOC w/G4 screen, L7 Light bar, Extended mount, Intelliflow, A/C, Smoker, Load Hawg, Lane Electric Brake, Fan, Spring Tail Wheel w/ 2” extension, Metal tail, Emergency hopper shut off, Booms & spray system, Bottom load fuel, Bottom load feed, New Paint, Fresh annual. Currently under lease but will be available mid August. $625K Call Turbines Inc at 812-877-2587 or email peg@turbinesinc.com Order your 510 Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection Call 478-987-2250

2016 Thrush 510G Airframe/Engine/Prop Total Time (Approx.) 2700.

Equipped with a GE H80 (800 SHP) turboprop engine; Hartzell four-blade, reversible, constant-speed propeller; 510-gallon spray system with 41-inch stainless steel gatebox for dry applications and emergency liquid dump capabilities; MVP-50T glass panel display, two-inch stainless steel spray system; three-inch side loader; streamlined aluminum booms; wingtip navigation and strobe lights; cockpit lighting; 228-gallon fuel system; windshield wiper and washer; 29-inchhigh flotation tires and wheels with dualcaliper Cleveland brakes; and Zee air conditioner and cabin heat. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT: AG pilot X GPS with flow control, Hatfield Single point fuel, Aluminum Booms, Leading Edge LED Lights, Comm Radio, Artificial Horizon, Cockpit Fire Extinguisher, Smoker, Hopper Rinse, Lane Electric Fan Brake, Vortex Generators, ASU Night vision certified aircraft. Call for price. 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!

2013 Thrush S2R-H80, N3046N, TTAE 3600, Load Hawg, VG’s, Bottom Fuel/ Dual Load, IntelliFlow w/ Smart Pump, Leading Edge Lights, SS Booms, Hopper Rinse, Bantam, Smoker Spreader w/Kicker Plate, CP’s, G4 Intelliflow, MVP 50T Glass Panel.

See spec sheet for details. Make offer, very motivated! Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www. midcont.net

1974 Rockwell S2R-600, TT: 7756, Engine TSMO: 513, Prop TSOH: 0, Geared 1340, SST Booms, Bantam w/G4 Screen, KY 964 Comm, Hartzell 3 blade, Flow Control, Smoker, SPFS, Collins A/C, Extended Wings, Spring tailwheel, Chip Light, Aileron Servo Kit, 24V Electrical System, Flagger, Digital Tach, CropHawk, SS Pump and Electric Brake. New: Battery, A/C compressor, Fuel pump, Spark plugs, Air, Fuel, & Oil filters, Seatbelt/Harness. Call North Star today at 620-356-4528 Order your Radial Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection Call 478-987-2250

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2021 510P-34AG, 2” SST Spray System, 3” Side Loader, SST Reinforced 510 Gallon Fiberglass Hopper, 228 Gallon Fuel Capacity, Aluminum Booms, 250 amp Starter/Generator, A/C & Cabin Heat, Hi-Vis LED Wingtip, Navigation, & Strobe Lights, 41” SST Gatebox, Garmin G5 Attitude Indicator, MVP-50 Glass Cockpit, SST Belly Skin, Hartzell Prop, Dual-Caliper Cleveland Brakes, 21” Floatation Tires, Storm Shield, Main Landing Gear Wire Cutters.

Call North Star today at 620-356-4528 to get your quote.

1996 S2R-G1 Thrush, N2237D, TTAF 9688.0, Super-6 TPE331-6, TSCAM-4928, TSHSI-0, All engine work done by TAE (Ag Air Turbines), Hatfield bottom load fuel, A/C Vortex generators, New SATLOC Bantam, Flow Control, SS Spray System, AFS check vales, CP nozzles, Agrinautics pump, Lane electric brake, Aircraft radios, Fresh Eddie Current.

Very clean aircraft! Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

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.

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

Super nice, super clean, super low time Thrush 660P -67AG, DUAL COCKPIT-DUAL CONTROL, PT-6 powered work horse for sale! ONLY DUAL COCKPIT MODEL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE PLANET! Outstanding machine for crop spraying, fire suppression, and even patrolling purposes. How about FLIGHT TRAINING for any of the three?

Can outfit for each purpose! Only 428 hours since new! Only 150 hrs. since hot section by Covington, and only 2 hrs. on Hartzell 115” 5 blade prop since overhaul! Get started now! Outfit and spray, firefight, patrol, or instruct, before the season begins! Call Kirby at 615-972-7423 or email k.totty@ comcast.net

2021 710P-65AG, 2” SST Spray System, 3” Side Loader, SST Reinforced 710 Gallon Fiberglass Hopper, 228 Gallon Fuel Capacity, 250 amp Starter/Generator, A/C & Cabin Heat, Hi-Vis LED Wingtip, Navigation, & Strobe Lights, 41” SST Gatebox, Garmin G5 Attitude Indicator, MVP-50 Glass Cockpit, SST Belly Skin, Hartzell Prop, Dual-Caliper Cleveland Brakes, 21” Floatation Tires, Storm Shield , Main Landing Gear Wire Cutters. Call North Star today at 620-356-4528 to get your quote.

Order your Thrush 660 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection Call 478-987-2250

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1978 Ayers Thrush S2R-600, N4001X, TTAF 13,066.9, Walker Engine M601E11A, TTE 5365, TTSOH 2679.8, Bantam GPS, smoker, Bottom load fuel, Vortex Generators, 190 Gal fuel, Wing extension installed, Weather tail, Zee A/C & Heat. Annual 7/2/21 See spec sheet for details.

Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800325-0885 www.midcont.net Order your Dual Cockpit Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99. plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

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

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

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

R-985 & R-1340 Complete OHC Cylinder Assemblies OHC in stock, all with new pistons installed and all gaskets and seals to install. We also stock new and overhauled magnetos, OHC carbs, starters fuel pumps, etc.

Top overhaul tool kits $250 each. Call Sun Air Parts 661-257-7708, Fax 661257-7710 or email info@sunairparts. com R1340-AN2 Airmotive Overhaul, New Pistons, mags, harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 R985-AN1-14B Tulsa Overhaul, New Pistons, Bosch mags. Ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange.

Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 Pratt and Whitney overhauled 1340 cylinders, carburetor, Ag cat spreader call David at 870-550-1664 R-1340, Zero Time Since Overhaul By Covington, $75,000 Lane Aviation 888995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

Engine - Turbine Bell 206 Spray Helicopters For Sale or Lease! Bell 206 B’s or 206 L’s, turnkey, spray ready with Simplex System, AgNav GPS. Good component times remaining. Fresh annual with sale.

Call Brian 561-723-1911 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

1993 Weatherly 620B, Tach 1900, Pratt & Whitney R985 with 850 hrs, New oil cooler, and exhaust gaskets. 3 Blade Hartzell prop, 0 hrs SMOH, SATLOC Bantam with intelliflow flow control, L7 Lightbar and right boom shutoff, Wing AD complied with! Fresh Annual 1/2022. $105K 719-343-0837

Pratt & Whitney R-985 & R-1340 Engines in stock. All with new pistons installed. Overhauled by Aero Recip, Covington, Tulsa and Younkin. For more information call Sun Air Parts 661-2577708, Fax 661-257-7710 or email info@sunairparts.com

Engine - Piston ONE REMAINING: Special R1340AN1/14B Offer: Immediate delivery. (2) Deluxe OHC Engines!!! $59K each, $115K for both! Allied Ag Cat 870-886-2418/2489F 870-7591692 Cell

PT6A-34 PCE-RBO139 For Sale, TSN 2394.9 For pricing call Paul at 305825-2001 or email preeves@jsamiami. com Zero TSO PT6A-34AG. Overhauled by EOS. Please call us at 561-745-6150 for more information.

PT6A-27/28 PCE-40613, TSO 1649.

For pricing call Paul at 305-825-2001 or email preeves@jsamiami.com PT6-15AG For Sale, Fresh gear box, overhaul, 0 since hot section. Call Bill Kingrey for cycle times and price. 979257-6695

Geared 1340, R-1340-S3H1-G, 670 SMOH, 23D40-303 Hamilton Standard Propeller. All accessories, less exhaust system, as removed from damaged Thrush. $10,000 Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091

Turbo Cat Kit ready for installation this winter. Kit includes new firewall forward, Hartzell propeller, EI-MVP, custom built fiberglass cowlings and much more. We can supply a new PT6A-15AG or -34AG for a great price with the kit. Includes a “Fly Safe Transition Program” Contact ann@ turbineconversions.com for pricing and additional details.

R1340 Engine Overhaul, New Pistons, New bearings, mags, ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange.

Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805

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

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CLASSIFIEDS Complete Engine Package! TPE331-6 Engine, 537 Since Cam, CD Aviation Hartzell Propeller HC-B3TN-5M/ 537 Since New, Starter Generator 23047007, 25 Hours Since Overhaul, Beta Tube Included. $177,000 Call Lynn Johnson at 701-360-5966 or 701352-3700 (3) PT6A-34AG Engines For Sale, TSO’s 0.0. Visit our website for spec sheets.

Or call or email Jay Streb at 812-8772587, jay@turbinesinc.com

Equipment - Booms NEW never used alm. 502 booms brass nozzles, Used 12 vane Breckinridge spreader, good shape. Misc. Ag Cat parts. All must go. Rich 870-253-8242 Tsla Center Boom 59105 (AT401-402) $1200. Please call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319 For Sale - High quality Stainless Steel booms, pumps and nozzles! On the shelf and ready to ship. Contact mark@ turbineconversions.com SUPERBOOMS, Thrush Servos; Maintenance on Ag & G.A. Aircraft Including Heavy Structural Repairs; Robinson Helicopter Service Center; Machining, Fabricating & Sheet Metal Gurus; Tri-State Aviation, ND 800642-5777 or tsa@tri-stateaviation.com www.tri-stateaviation.com

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

Contact Mark@turbineconversions.com for more info. www.turbineconversions. com CP09-3P nozzles (59) $50 each, CP04 Poly Check valve (68) $26 each, CP02 SS check valve (76) $80 each, CP09-3E (67) $80 each, 7” SS drops (30) $5.50 each. Please call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319 Newberg Electrostatic Spraying LLC is the exclusive distributor for Spectrum Electrostatic Spray Systems. Do more acres with better performance. Call Ed Newberg 320-848-2745. Serving northern US and Canada. Now STC’d for all 400 and 500 series Air Tractors.

Equipment - Parts Fire Gate Hatfield Hydraulic Drop Door, USFS / BLM approved, Fits Thrush, Dromader, can be adapted to Air Tractor 502 or 802, excellent condition, with streamlined fairings, all controls included. $9,500 S.E.A.T. program is expanding. Pilot/contractor training available. Call 530-345-9919

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Transland Grip Steps for AT aircraft. Call Billy Maxwell at Transland 940-6871100 or email sales@translandllc.com for more information.

Transland 4” Delrin Hopper Vents. Call Billy Maxwell at Transland 940-6871100 or email sales@translandllc.com for more information.

3 Hatfield Fire Gates. Air Tractor, vented lids for a 502, Transland quick attach.

Make a Reasonable offer. Call 204856-9422

Equipment - Pumps New and overhauled Air Tractor and Thrush boost pumps in stock. Delco A4949 motor with 400 GPH AN4101 fuel pump attached. Outright and exchange. We supply these direct to both factories. Call Sun Air Parts 661-257-7708, Fax 661-257-7710 or email info@sunairparts.com 502B spray pump Agrinautics 38” Gate Strut Assembly and complete bottom installation ready to go (Electric brake) second 502B spray pump with all bottom installations (electric motor for fam feather) see pictures of both pumps.

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

Equipment - Spreaders 10 Vane Transland spreader, new in box. $12,160.31. Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.com 25” and 41” SS Spreader. Like new $1,500 each plus freight. Contact Bill @ 863-467-4000 or bill. malone5287@gmail.com (2)Transland SS 22274 38” to 25” gate box adapters & 21966 Gate Boxes. $2500 Eachor $4000 for both plus shipping. Call 620-525-6712 TRANSLAND SS SWATHMASTER 25in, has brackets for 402B, Spreader Quick attach 23507, comes w/2 more center sections & 4 wings. $3000 OBO plus shipping. 620-525-6712 Transland 10 vane spreader for 38” gate, new, $9,900; Lane Aviation 281342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

Equipment - Support Like new portable load pad suitable for an 802. Very little use. $20K For more information call 309-759-4826 or email hcurless@farmairinc.com 3” load, mix tank, fully contained and lockable, air compressor and storage complete ready to go. $19,600 For more information call 309-759-4826 or email hcurless@farmairinc.com

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 Brand New Vektor LITE GPS systems.

Ultimate navigation system at an affordable price. $7,500 View details on our website www.dynanav.com

GPS - SATLOC SATLOC G4 Complete System, Includes: CPU, 9-inch touch screen 16:9 ratio, A21™ antenna, External L7 Lightbar, SATLOC IntelliTrac aerial guidance software. Features: Intel Dual-Core i7 processor, 2 powered USB ports (optional USB Hub with 3 ports), 4 GB RAM, 32 GB optional storage space on Mini SATA drive, SATLOC G4 IntelliTrac Software for unlimited waypoints, polygon points, maps and jobs, Convert .shp files to .job files inside IntelliTrac Software, Data sharing with 3rd Party Software, Supports AgLaser altimeter.

Call North Star today at 620-356-4528 2 Year Old SATLOC G4 GPS System for sale, like new. Also have various used GPS systems. AG PILOTX DEALER. $13,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701520-0229 or 701-662-4416 (2) SATLOC G4 GPS w/IntelliFlow. $14,000 each. Call Ed at 361-9477891 or 361-387-9090

Help Wanted 802 and 502 Seat Available. Looking for full-time pilots for the 2022 spray season. Most spraying is Fungicide and Insecticide but looking for someone with experience spraying Herbicide around sensitive crops as well as seeding. Send resume to ricky@hpagservices.com or call 806-922-4831 and ask for Ricky.

Mid Atlantic business looking to hire a full-time aerial applicator.

Herbicide experience required. We offer guaranteed year-round pay, a full benefits package, including health, vision, dental, matching 401K, and life insurance. We operate well-maintained equipment. Experience is a must and all inquiries must include a resume. Email inquiries to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3561 A&P Mechanic wanted for 502/802 operation in Louisiana. Great work environment, very nice equipment.

Salary negotiable according to ability and willingness to work. PT6 engine and avionics knowledge is a plus.

Please email qualifications to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3560

Looking for an AT-402 -34 pilot with turbine experience. The position starts in May and runs thru September. Involves traveling to different states. Call Rod for more details. 701-321-0767 Looking for Robinson R44 Pilot for the 2022 Spray Season. All work local, on-site housing provided in Grinnell, IA. Contact Brad Iverson at 641-990-1937 Helicopter and/or multi-rated pilot needed for Southeast operation.

Experienced preferred. Email resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3549 Midwest operation looking for pilots for the 2022 spray season. Turbine rated is required for this position. Must have a great work ethic. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate. com Subject: ID #3547 Pilots wanted for the 2022 spray season for a larger spray operation located in the Central US. Turbine Air Tractors and Thrush. Applicants must have a strong work ethic and must be willing to travel during the spray season of April through October. Benefits include health insurance, life insurance, and PTO. Pay is based on experience. Email references and resume to blindads@agairupdate. com Subject: ID#3452 Owner-Operator looking to contract out one aircraft and pilot for the 2022 season. Aircraft is a 500 gal Turbine (P&W) equipped with a G4 SATLOC, Intelliflow, and Flat fan nozzles w/swivels. Pilot has 20 + years in business, extensive herbicide experience, and is licensed in several states. No claims or accidents. Safe and productive. Email inquiries to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3483 Air Tractor 502 Pilot Needed- Southern Central region, housing provided for the right person, year-round employment available. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3482 Looking for a full-time experienced AT-802 pilot. Must have experience in herbicide, cotton, and rice. Located in Arkansas. Please email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate Subject: ID#3529 Large Midwest operation looking for AT-502, AT-802, and -42 510 Thrush pilots for the 2022 season. Pilots must have 500 hours of Turbine Ag time. Also, Multi-engine turbo prob experience would be a bonus to fly our Piper Cheyenne for business trips throughout the year.

Slobs and princesses need not apply, only hardworking pilots with a good work ethic. No time to babysit! Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate. com Subject: ID#3540

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Well established company in Ohio looking for a long-term experienced AT402 pilot - 2022 and beyond. Housing is available. Fungicide, insecticide, fertilizer, seeding work on corn, beans, wheat, and some vegetables. Send resume to chadniese@embarqmail.com Call Chad at 419-235-4182 Helicopter spray company looking for a General Manager. Must have agricultural experience and must relocate to Florida. Email resume and references to parker561@me.com For more information call Hunter at 561-7233592 or Brian at 561-723-1911 Western Canadian Aerial Ltd. requires Professional Agricultural Turbine Spray Pilots for the 2022 Spray Season.

Job duties will involve completing aerial applications with our fleet of Air Tractors 402, 502, 504, and 602 to areas across Manitoba as well as other prairie provinces. Possibility of forestry work depending on pilot experience. Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2022, thru October 1, 2022.

For education, wage/salary go to http://classifieds.agairupdate.com/ details.php?id=3534 Email resumes including references to chiefpilot@ wcaerial.com. Only applicants that meet all requirements will be contacted. Western Canadian Aerial Ltd. Box 1257 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Office: 204-867-3147 Bighorn Airways, Inc. in Sheridan, WY is seeking an experienced ag pilot for our 2022 season and beyond. Our fleet includes two Air Tractor 402’s, a Bell 206B3 and a Bell 206L3. The ideal candidate would be qualified to make aerial applications in both a 402 and the Bell B3 and have 2 to 3 years of herbicide experience. Consideration would be given to a pilot with only helicopter experience. Preferably, this would be a year-round position compensated with a fixed salary plus 10% acreage commission although a seasonal position could be negotiated. We are open to all options. Final pay offering would be based on experience and your fit for our company. For more information go to http://classifieds.agairupdate. com/details.php?id=3530 Please apply at https://bighornairwaysinc. bamboohr.com/jobs/view.phpid= 36&source=aWQ9Ng%3D%3DLooking for a full-time experienced AT-802 pilot.

Must have experience in herbicide, cotton, and rice. Located in Arkansas.

Please email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate Subject: ID#3529 Midwest operation in South Dakota is seeking a seasonal/full-time pilot for the 2022 season and beyond. Must have references and herbicide experience.

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Well-established Southeast Missouri business needing to hire 2 full-time 802 pilots. Pilots will be operating less than 3 year old AT-802 aircrafts with the latest GPS and SATLOC systems.

Each pilot averages 500-600 hours per year. We spray a variety of crops including rice, cotton, soybeans, and corn. 2000+ hours of ag time and 250 hours in 802 are preferred for insurance purposes. Must have a good work ethic and the ability to be a team player. Please send resume to blairaviation802@yahoo.com or call Eric Blair at 573-820-3446 Looking for Ag & King Air Simulator Instructors. Instructors are 1099 contractors. Work is on a per student basis. 1-3 day courses and paid by the day. Work one on one with the students. Classroom and simulator instruction. Days are 9-5 with no weekends. Lodging fees are covered for instructors that travel in to our location to teach. Flight instructor certificate not needed. Looking for someone who has an Ag pilot background/ experience. Turbine experience is a must. Could be active or retired. Must have an interest in teaching and passing on their knowledge to others in the industry. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#2710 Full-time federal government fixed-wing tailwheel pilot wanted. Looking for a steady career that provides a year-round salary with benefits (retirement, health, dental, vision, life)? Look no further! The USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services program in Nevada is seeking an experienced fixed-wing tailwheel pilot to serve at our Winnemucca, NV location. Our program utilizes agency-owned modified Piper Super Cubs to assist livestock producers with wildlife damage issues. The pilot will serve as the PIC and work with a primary crew member on a daily basis.

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Pilot Wanted for the 2022 Season: Kinniburgh Spray Service Ltd is in the Southern Alberta irrigation district.

This means consistent acres for pilots year after year. Even on dry years like this year. We are looking for Air Tractor 502/802 Pilots for the 2022 season that are looking for a career in Agricultural and Forestry Aviation. We are willing to train the right candidate if they have the right attitude and show team enthusiasm. If you are interested in a consistent income and a fair work environment, then please contact us at 403-223-8245 or info@ kinniburghspray.com

Well established Georgia Ag business looking for full time mechanic/pilot thatis energetic and willing to be a team player. Salary is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications.

Please email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com, Subject: ID#3369 Central aerial application business looking for a lead pilot. Competitive compensation, year-round pay, bonus opportunities, full benefits, retirement plan, new turbines, and lower hour equipment. Massive facilities with stateof-the-art hangars. Loaders provided. All inquiries must include either a resume or a list of qualifications. Please email inquiries to blindads@agairupdate. com, Subject ID#3365Croom Aviation is looking to hire a Ag Pilot with at least 2000 hours of ag flying time. Please contact our office at 229-524-1134 or call Kent Croom on his cell 229-2546343.

Well established agriculture business is looking for a full time, long term ag pilot in West Texas for 502 Air Tractor. Must have turbine experience, SATLOC experience helpful.

Housing available. Contact: Office 806-946-3399, Mobile 806-9467309. Resume may be emailed to kingagsudan1@gmail.com R44 Raven II Ag Pilot Needed: The position is for 5-6 weeks, Corn Run in Iowa, early July to mid-August.

Ag PilotX, GPS, Flow Control. We will provide a $2,000 sign on bonus, all lodging, operate in one location. Pay based on experience. Send resume/ inquiries to elyhelicopters@yahoo. com Established CO Operation seeking insurable 402/502 pilot with minimum 500 AT hours. Must have herbicide experience & willing to work in controlled airspace. Interview will include a test flight & water application.

Nice on-site RV park. Qualified applicants please send resume to: airdusters@rtebb.net VersaAir Services in Kansas is looking for a fixed wing Thrush S2R turbine pilot for the 2021 season.

VersaAir Services is a successful helicopter operator diversifying into the fixed wing market and seeking an individual that we can grow the fixed wing division with. We are placed in a great location in eastern Kansas with private asphalt runway.

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CDL drivers needed to support helicopter spray operations. Full time positions available with several work schedules to choose from to include 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off and a seasonal schedule. Also, candidates can earn a pilots license or rated pilots can receive aerial application training. Call or email to discuss your future. 561-723-1911 or email parker561@me.com ISO experienced / licensed aircraft technician, mainly specializing in agriculture aircraft (Air Tractor & PT6A turbine engines). We have a strong growing business here, if you are interested in a long term career.

Starting $20 to $30 per hour and that is negotiable. Must pass drug test. If interested call Steve at 870-919-3625 Kindersley Air-Spray Ltd. requires 1 professional agricultural turbine spray pilot to pilot Turbine Thrush 510s for the 2021 spray season.

Anticipated start date: May 10, 2021 thru September 7th 2021. Education: Commercial pilots license, Pesticide applicators license. Applicant must have a minimum 1500 hours of agricultural spray experience of which 1000 hours must be on a Turbine Thrush or Air Tractor, up to date medical, be proficient in speaking, reading and writing English, be capable of operating SATLOC GPS systems or the equivalence, perform basic maintenance and servicing on aircraft, maintain journey logs following transport Canada guidelines, have a clean flight record, be insurable through our insurance company. Wage/Salary: $75/hr based on 40hr/week. Benefits: Benefits package available, Workers Compensation provided, possibility of a seasonal bonus. Email resumes including references to advanced. aviation@sasktel.net. Only successful applicants meeting all requirements will be contacted. Kindersley Air Spray Ltd. Box 2005 Kindersley Sask. S0I 1S0 Office: 306-463-4600 CAMM Air is looking for energetic A&P candidates for our Spencer, Iowa location. Candidates shall possess A&P certificate. Will train right individual.

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CLASSIFIEDS Helicopter Pilot - Position available spraying in South Texas. April thru November. Room and Board provided with excellent pay. Call Cameron Hendrickson at 815-739-6813 or 815384-5151 Pilot needed for a new 802 in Corsica, SD for a full season seat. Herbicide experience is a must. The plane is equipped with Ag PilotX and AFS booms with shutoffs. We will be at NAAA as well if you’d like to meet and talk with us. Please call 806-292-7431.

Experienced Rotary-Wing AG Pilot Needed - Pilot with experience wanted for 2021 and beyond. At least three full seasons of Forestry experience is and row crop experience is preferred.

Our season runs from first of March through beginning of November throughout the South and Midwest.

B&S Air, Inc. operates some of the cleanest and well equipped OH-58’s, 206B’s, and Long Rangers in the industry, and we spare no expense on our maintenance program. We run two batch trucks and a turnkey with all crews to maximize productivity.

Percentage based pay system with no limits to earning potential. Call 229838-6733 or visit us at https://www. bandsairinc.com/ Looking for the right pilot. Wilbur-Ellis is looking for a Bell 47 Pilot with row crop spray experience to work in King City California. King City is located in the south end of the Salinas Valley, 150 miles south of San Francisco, 60 miles south east of Monterey. I have a full-time position available for the right applicant. You must be stable and accident/violation free. WilburEllis has excellent benefits, including company provided transportation. The season runs from the middle of March through the middle of November. The work is difficult and challenging but rewarding. Pilots are expected to be in the office in the afternoon to prepare for the following days work. This is a full time position for an experienced Bell 47 pilot with row crop experience. If this is something you are interested in, please send me a resume. Mark Plaskett 831-594-2430mplaskett@wilburellis. com Ag pilot wanted - Gravity Ag Services of Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada is an expanding company looking for an 500hr experienced, insurable, Canadian Commercial licensed aerial applicator to join our team. Our team utilizes the Thrush 510p to service our customers.

The successful applicant will be required to safely and efficiently fly on both irrigation and dry land from May to September. We are looking for a strong work ethic to professionally work with customers and crew. Email resume to gravityag@outlook.com

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North Dakota aviation operation looking for an Experienced and “PASSIONATE” A&P/IA and pilot to fly/maintain/rebuild turbine Thrush and North American AT6 aircraft. Flying season runs from June through August. TPE-331 and sheet metal experience preferred. If you do not love aviation, and enjoy maintaining and flying airplanes, please do not apply.

Email resume and references to Luke at luke@ltenterprisesnd.com Midwest operator seeking experienced 502 pilot for 2021 fungicide run. Idea opportunity for motivated individual who would like to become an operator. Email resume and references to cadyaerial@ gmail.com 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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Lane: 111XLA Brake $700, 111FA Fan $550. Weath Aero: 5 Blade Fan, Transland $700. Call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319 Hot Shot transistorized 3 foot cattle prod. $50 Call 402-841-5144 David Clark Headset, Model number H10-13S, stereo headset in excellent shape $250. Call 402-841-5144 Ag Cat tail spring A1590-1 $1200.

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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

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

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Call 615-927-4883 Business for sale in South Central Washington State. This has been a well-established, one airplane aerial application business for many decades at the same location. The area has diversified agriculture and great potential for expansion by the right person. Contact via email agpilot54@ gmail.com

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AT-602 Wings, as removed from wind damaged 602, 3435 hrs remaining on spar caps, repairs being made, will be ready for annual season. $40,000. Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091 AT-502B Wings, as removed from 2005 AT-502B, Long Spars, 2660 hrs remaining on spar caps, $25,000. Call Chad Stuart, Airplane Services, Inc. 850-380-6091 AT-502 sheet metal. Some new, some used, all airworthy. Mostly fwd. lower fuselage. $500 for all OBO. Will box and ship for materials and labor. Call 530-345-9919 Blue anodized aluminum windshield washer replacement cap with handle. $65 Available online only at www. ambericandesigns.com Questions ambericandesignsllc@gmail.com Titanium Full Swivel Tail Wheel Now approved and available for S2R 660 Thrush - full swivel tailwheel with Titanium Tail Spring. Durable, long life span, lighter weight option for Thrush owners. Contact ann@ turbineconvesions.com for information and to reserve your production slot for this winter. www.turbineconversions.com

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CNC cut anodized aluminum spray mirrors. $275 with mirror online only. $275 www.ambericandesigns.com Questions - ambericandesignsllc@ gmail.com Reinforced Thrush Leading Edges - Send your leading edges to us and we will reinforce them with durable custom extruded aluminum reinforcements. Available directly from Turbine Conversions,Ltd ann@ turbineconversions.com or contact our favorite Thrush dealer for more information. www.turbineconversions. com AT-402 airframe sandblasted, primed and painted. Comes with belly skin and Turtle deck. Also includes tail spring and tires. Includes tail but needs left elevator. $35,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979-257-6695 Ag Cat Factory Frames - (All Models) fixture per­fect, ready to install. All upgrades, hoppers, long fuel, hiwings, struts/wires, all components, special hardware and dispersal equipment. AgCat Sales & Service since 1971. 870-886-2418/2489F, 870-759-1692 Cell, frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com B-Model Ag Cat Wings. Long range fuel.

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We have an open seat for an Air Tractor 400/402 pilot for the 2021 Corn Run and future seasons. We’ve been in business for 23 years and added 4 Air Tractors since last season. We fly the majority of our acres in Illinois and Iowa. If interested please send a brief pilot history to Craig at 815-499-4704 or email woodleycraig@hotmail.com.

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Propellers Two Hartzell 3 Blade Props available. $5000 each Call Kent Croom at 229524-1134 AT-402/AT-502 3 Blade Propeller, new in box NOS. $39,900 FOB Ft. Pierce, FL. Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service 800-441-2964 or mail@southeasternaircraft.com QUALITY Propellers For Sale 33D50-6601A18 OHC..........$29,000 23D40-6601A19 OHO..........$28,500 22D40-6533A12 OHO..........$28,500 12D40-AG100-4S 375-SOH...$19,500 12D40-AG100-2 828-SOH....$17,500 2D30-AG100-2 OHC.............$23,000 Call AmAg, 870-886-2418/2489F frank.kelley@ag-cat.com 12D40-6101-12 Propeller, Overhauled with 8130 Form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 Hamilton Standard Propeller 23D40 with 6511-12S Blades Overhauled Completely includes 8130-3 form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 23D40 with New Blades 6511A-9 installed. Completely Overhauled Propeller. With 8130-3 form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805

Hamilton Standard 12D-40-6167-12 Propeller. 102” diameter, FAA approved for R-1340. $5,000 also Hamilton Standard 2D-30-6167-12 100” diameter. $4,500 Call 530-345-9919 Hamilton Standard 22D40 Hydromatic Propeller 6533 blades overhauled complete with distributor valve and prop, Governor. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805 Hartzell Prop HC-B3T10-3D, Blades T10282N +4, Prop Assy, Buckhead, Spinner, OSTMOH Prop. $28,000 Call Bruce’s Flying Service at 229-7254150

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

Seat Wanted Pilot looking for corn run. Experienced flying an Ag Truck, Ag Cat and Thrush round engine. Over 9,000 TT hrs., 5,000 in ag, 600 TT hrs. on twin engine turbine. Please call Donnie at 229-457-1769 or 229-424-5343 Looking for long term seat in the US. I have an interesting combination of Aviation Engineering, Flight Training and Flight Experience, both Rotary Wing and Fixed Wing. Currently flying Thrush 510, Robinson 44, Robinson 66 and King Air C90. Experience in liquid application, aerial seeding and aerial fertilization. I am also URT (Upset Recovery Training) and aerobatics flight instructor giving instruction for more than 80 pilots already including AG pilots on how to recover airplanes form upset attitudes. Pilot Licenses: ATP, IFR Helicopter, CFI, TT Rotary Wing 1,500 hours. Resume and references are attached. For more information email cerionidiego@gmail.com Pilot Looking For Heli Seat - Bell 212, UH, Rangers, 500s, 133, 137, 135 AG. OAS Cardable, Extensive experience with mosquito Vector control. 40 years of ag pilot experience. Call Andy at 850686-2020

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AG pilot (25+ years experience) seeks winter work in Jan/Feb/March and possibly April. A definite team player with excellent references. Looking for a professional operation with wellmaintained equipment. 8,800 hrs total time, 7,800 AG, most in AT-502. No accidents, no claims. Will consider other opportunities as well. Thank you for your consideration. Please email all inquiries to 1spraypilot724@gmail.com or call 386-963-5717, Cell 386-854-0761.

Looking for an opportunity to move into a seat. I have good experience loading, having worked for a reputable operator in Southern Idaho for 10 months.

Growing up on a ranch and working as a herdsman/cowboy as a working career, I understand long hours, little sleep, and hard work. I have my CDL with experience hauling cattle, flatbed, tanker, dump trucks with pups, and utilizing it with the spray operation.

I can operate machinery efficiently, boom trucks, auger trucks, forklifts, telehandlers, etc. I can be trusted to run a load pad by myself and know the importance of checking chemical labels, amount of chemical, water source, fuel, etc. I have experience in dry and liquid work, am efficient in switching from dry to liquid and vice versa. We did a lot of government work and know what it takes to take the “show on the road” whether it be for dry or liquid, and making due loading off of remote strips.

I can weld, have mechanical aptitude (would love to get my A&P), and learn quickly. The gentleman I worked for is very knowledgeable in the industry and passes that well to his employees, but I also know that there is a lot more for me to learn, and am eager to do so. I have my Single Engine Commercial Certificate with an instrument rating. I am sitting at 500+ hours with 150+ of that being tailwheel. I currently own a Piper Pacer and am building time quickly. If you have any questions or interest, please reach out to me at 406-930-0800. A lot of time I don’t have service so please leave a voicemail and or a text and I will be sure to get back to you.

Service North Star Aviation in Ulysses, Kansas wants to sell your airplane. Call North Star today at 620-356-4528. Our Brokerage Services include: Our unique, hassle-free process that keeps more money in your pocket at closing! Aircraft Expertise, Pre-Buy Inspections, Export Assistance, Insurance & Financing Referrals, Aircraft Evaluation & Pricing Assistance. Experts in AG Aviation.

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Training AG Pilot Minimum Standards at Eagle Vistas. From 0 time or pilots only needing Ag Pilot training. Planes in our Ag Program: Dual Ag Cat GR164A , Dual Cessna 305/L19, & Pawnee PA-25/235 Single for Solo/Dump/ Spray. Private all in Tailwheel, Tailwheel Proficiency, and UpSet/Spin recovery.

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1984 GMC Black Tank Truck, 4 compartment units for fuel in tank with pumps.

Formerly Texaco engine 454, five speed transmission, 2 speed axle. $2,700. Buyer pick up item after sale. 979 219-9351

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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:870697-3568 185 Hwy. 42 West, Hickory Ridge, AR Fertilizer Loader Truck - F350 fertilizer loader truck, steel bin and 10” tube.

Cab rusted but dependable $5000 Call Dave at 509-520-8267

Wanted to Buy Pratt & Whitney Engine Cores, Engine Parts Inventories, Cylinders, Starters, Fuel Pumps and Boost Pumps. Call Sun Air Parts 661-257-7708, Fax 661-2577710 or email info@sunairparts.com Wanted to Buy - All models of Cessna 206, does not need to have an engine.

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