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Reasonable Thinking I am not sure when the ag-aviation industry will accept UAVs; for some operators, never. Of course, that would be a narrow view of relatively new technology. Change is inevitable and should be embraced to a degree. All change is not good. And, some change has its time and place, as with drones in ag-aviation.

Change is inevitable and should be embraced to a degree.

I’ve stated all along that one day drones in ag-aviation will be commonplace, but not to the degree where they actually compete with the ag-plane. It should be obvious to those that know drone technology has no hope of replacing ag-planes. Some may scoff at that statement. However, the more in touch a person is with our industry, actually sitting in the cockpit, becomes the realization of the challenges facing the drone industry to pursue ag-aviation as a replacement tool. Having said that, I’m not advocating that there is no place for drones in ag-aviation, as there is. Nor do I advocate drones cannot replace the ag plane. I am saying that to do that would be cost-prohibitive and without a profit potential. In other words, there are still plenty of ag-pilots willing to fly and plenty of manned aircraft to do the job. That doesn't take into account all of the regulatory hurdles.

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So, while we wade through the dreams of drone operators that think they can run full-scale ag-operations, let’s take a look at what they should be focused on. In many scenarios, a drone could be helpful in scouting weather conditions at field locations. I feel certain they can be used for the photographic analysis of crops. And, I’m sure there are other legitimate uses; but wholesale ag spraying by air is not one of them. Rest easy when you read somewhere about how a drone has taken over the ag plane's duties. Instead, think about how your company can benefit from this astounding technology. Astounding technology it is, it just has to find its way. This means you can be a part of it and as the tide turns in favor of reasonable UAV utilization within ag-aviation, maybe everyone can move forward with its development in the right direction. Until next month, Keep Turning…

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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 7-8, 2023 Missouri AAA Convention Cape Girardeau, MO United States Eric Blair ericb802@yahoo.com (573) 283-5590 January 9, 2023 Arizona AAA Meeting & PAASS Program Custom Farm Service of Arizona Stanfield, AZ United States Brittany Armstrong barmstrong@agairusa.com (520) 705-9692 January 11-13, 2023 TxAAA Convention TBA Kim Cash 512-476-2644 kimcash@thetexascapitol.com January 16-17, 2023 Northeast AAA Convention Wyndham Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA United States Ed Carter businessoffice@northeastaaa. org (609) 820-7987 January 18, 2023 Ohio AAA Meeting TJ Willey’s Tiffin, OH United States Brian Gibbs gibbsaerospray@gmail.com (419) 332-1724

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by Ted Delanghe In 2008 Chad Vanderbyl started Fly’n Dutchman Ag Ltd. out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, providing aerial application services for agricultural and forestry needs. The company name is both a tribute to his Dutch ancestry and a reference to the fabled Flying Dutchman ship of naval lore. For Chad, it was the culmination of a childhood dream. “I remember as a kid looking up at the sky and seeing the planes flying overhead. I always wanted to be a pilot, but I had poor eyesight, so I always thought that there was no way I could ever be a pilot without having 20/20 vision.” It’s been said that important traits for a successful business include hard work, patience, and persistence. While Chad didn’t give up on becoming a pilot, he realized he needed to find an alternate career. “I was on the farm and liked working the land and the many facets of agriculture, so I looked around for opportunities to combine farming with aviation. I enrolled in a geophysics program at the University of Saskatchewan. I thought airborne geophysics was where I could combine flying with the study of the land.”

As in many walks of life, timing can also be an essential element. “While pursuing my studies, I found that laser eye surgery could restore my vision to 20/20 en route to getting a Class I medical. At the same time, I started working on getting a Private Pilot License.” In the summer, Chad worked as a mixer/loader for various ag aviation operators who would come to fly off the Melfort airport. It was another important step toward him starting his own ag spraying business. During those summers, his interest shifted from continuing his studies to focus on the ag aviation business. “I kept working on my Commercial Pilot License and started in ag aviation as a Flying Farmer. We bought an Ag Truck, and I went down to Ag Flight in Bainbridge, Georgia, and did the ag training there. After a couple of years, I got an Air Operating Certificate along with an Air Tractor 401.” While developing a solid client list, Chad also brought aboard his cousin as part of the flying team. As well, the fleet was upgraded to two Thrush 510 H80s. ➤

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INTERNATIONAL “When I first started, the focus was on insecticide applications, and in the second year, we added a little bit of fungicide work. Gradually year after year, we made more and more fungicide applications. Then about six or seven years ago, we started desiccating by air. That slowly ramped up to where it’s now a whole new season for us and a good way to end the regular season.” Chad has served on the Canadian Aerial Application Association (CAAA) Board of Directors on various committees over the years and, in 2020, took on the reins as President. “You quickly learn there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes than appears at first glance. Keeping in touch with the various committees and CAAA members across the country is a major priority for me. In working with Transport Canada, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), and other regulatory bodies, it is critical to keep up to date on what’s going on and what’s coming down the pipe.” As with any industry, both long-standing and shortterm issues must be addressed to keep the ag aviation business thriving. A lot of attention is spent working with government and corporations to find the best solutions that today’s technology can bring to the fore.

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“We are currently working with the PMRA on compliance with the water volumes designated on labels. Part of that process is working with registrants to encourage them to evaluate their labels as they were developed years ago under what appears to be some archaic tools. Agricultural aviation is continuing to grow. We are becoming less 911 and used more as another tool in the producer’s toolbox, given the aircraft’s speed as timing is now everything in agriculture. Crop prices are increasing, but so are the fuel, fertilizer, and other input costs. We have to bring cost savings to the farmers to help them be more cost-effective in their operations.” In any business associated with aviation, it is critical that the channels of communication with Transport Canada remain open and active. On behalf of its members, the CAAA continues to work with Transport in seeking solutions to a continuing evolution in the regulatory landscape. One example has to do with lightweight data recorders (LDRs). On December 20, 2021, Transport Canada issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) to amend subpart 605 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) to require (1) retrofitting of existing aircraft for the installation of LDRs and (2) the mandatory incorporation of LDRs into new aircraft. ➤

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Top Left: Ag Truck 2008, Chad with Jim Vanderbyl (dad). Top Right:AT-401 Chad Vanderbyl. Bottom Left: Chad with son Hudson on Thrush. Bottom Right: Chad refueling Ag Truck.

“The issue is not as straightforward as first appears. What we are talking about here is not simply adding a single piece of hardware to the aircraft. It involves a lengthy design, certification, production, and installation process. If Transport mandates the LDRs, all these costs will get passed to the operator, which will be significant. We are asking if LDRs are needed in our ag-air industry for accident investigations. Our aircraft are still stick and rudder; they are not overly complex flying machines. It’s very rare not to be able to determine what factors were involved in most circumstances.” The aerial application industry also continues to emphasize continual improvements in overall safety and application efficacy. From annual spray pattern A 14 | agairupdate.com

testing clinics to new emerging technologies, there is a continuing evolution in studying the dynamics of aerial application to achieve the very best results possible. “Every year, we continue to seek ways to ensure our applications are conducted safely and effectively. An important part of that process is constantly monitoring and evaluating our application systems. We run both CP nozzles and atomizers, atomizers for fungicides and insecticides, and CPs when we get into herbicide applications. We used to run atomizers year-round with my Thrush that had winglets, and we never had an issue. As soon as we started flying the H80, which didn’t have winglets, we were getting spray on the windscreen. We moved nozzles around and narrowed our swath width to keep our spray out of the wingtip vortices.” ➤

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Top: Loading Ag Truck at the Melfort airport. Chad, Sherman Boland mixer-loader. Bottom: Ag Truck at the Melfort airport 2018. Jim Vanderbyl, left, Chad Vanderbyl, middle, Tim Sjolvold (mixer-agronomist) right. Right: Thrush near Melfort.

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“It’s what most new ground sprayers are running now, and I think we should explore PWM systems for our aircraft, especially for as much herbicide as we’re doing now. Also, a 50% boom shutoff works well for drift mitigation. It’s an emerging technology that looks pretty good and can help stay on target with products.” It’s hard to look anywhere these days without coming up with a news article or advertisement on drones. Part of the

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discussion involves looking at ways that they can be used as an additional tool in the monitoring of crops and treatment of pests. “To use drones for any broad acre amount of spraying is something I don’t see happening real soon. Just considering new regulations that must be in place means it will take a while to get caught up in that department. Then add to that the studies required to include drones on labels. I can see value in drones where they could be used for crop monitoring and evaluation, or even doing some spot spraying, but again there are a lot of bridges to cross before that becomes mainstream.” For many operators, family members form an integral part of the team. ➤

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“To use drones for any broad acre amount of spraying is something I don’t see happening real soon. Just considering new regulations that must be in place means it’s going to take a while to get caught up in that department. Then add to that the studies required to include drones on labels. I can see value in drones where they could be used for crop monitoring and evaluation, or even doing some spot spraying, but again there are a lot of bridges to cross before that becomes mainstream.”

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INTERNATIONAL “My wife Kendra is an essential part of the business. She does all the books and billings, brings three meals a day for everybody working here, and helps us get organized in the mornings or the evenings as to which aircraft is going where and when. We’ve got three young kids who like coming to the strip when she brings meals, which is the only way I get to see them in the summer because I’m gone at four and not back ‘til ten.” An often-overlooked part of the aerial application business is finding partners to work within continuing studies of various aspects of the business.

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“One new development we are really looking forward to is working with the University of Saskatchewan.”

INTERNATIONAL “One new development we are looking forward to is working with the University of Saskatchewan. Recently we presented the ag air industry to a class of ag engineers, and then we had a tour of the U of S. Then we had an opportunity to meet some engineering professors. It was exciting in that we could see working with them on a range of projects, maybe starting with drift mitigation studies or water volume studies. Hopefully, it leads to something down the road.” As in every business, consumers must be educated on products and services and the value they can bring. “There are still a number of myths about aerial application, but I am in the unique position of being a commercial ag air operator and a farmer. If, as a farmer, I have invested in

all this training and equipment and aerial spray my fields, it proves that aerial application works and works very effectively since I’ve continued to grow our business.” In looking ahead to the 2022 spray season, Chad is very optimistic about the continuing growth of Fly’n Dutchman Ag and the entire ag aviation industry. “I try to do the best job I can for our farmers and run my business and my airplanes with the idea that if this were my field, would I be happy with the job that’s getting done right now? I know that our members feel the same way, and I’m looking forward to working with them as CAAA President in our continuing efforts to improve what we do and how we do it.”

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Protecting Crops Via Aerial Application And Firefighting Produtiva Aeroagrícola is an aerial application company located in São Joaquim da Barra, in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, the largest ethanol and sugar producer in the world. Incorporated 10 years ago by Marino de Andrade Neto, an agricultural pilot since 1991, the company has a fleet of six aircraft: three Ipanemas 202A, one Cessna Agtruck, one AirTractor 402A, and one Thrush 510G.

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One of the services provided last year in the region of Morro Agudo (30 km from its base), where the company was hired for two days by the local farmers’ union. In addition to rural producers, the operation had the support of agribusiness companies in the region, the fire department, and the municipal and state civil defense. As there were areas that were difficult to access, the aircraft’s work was critical to the operation’s success.

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We serve individual rural producers, producer associations, sugarcane mills, and municipalities. We have not yet implemented daily shifts or with a minimum of hours of avialability, but we are trying to make customers aware of this need. For now, we are working on-demand.”

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Top: Thrush 510G with a 13” hydraulic gate. Marino points out that the versatility of the equipment is a crucial feature for operators in the state of São Paulo, who often intersperse pesticide application work with firefighting. Bottom left: Productiva’s Thrush 510G during an aerial firefighting operation. The company has provided services to associations of local producers and municipalities. Bottom right: Marino leading a hopper discharge with a fire gate. The company helped the Brazilian manufacturer to develop the new equipment.

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to protect with spray applications and fire suppression. The result has been not only the reduction of financial losses but gains for society as a whole. In addition to reducing the emission of polluting gases in the production of these commodities, agricultural aircraft also started to help fight fires in forest reserves (private and public), becoming a fundamental tool for natural defense and sustainable agriculture.

Like other operators in the region, Produtiva was encouraged to work with firefighting in the sugarcane sector. Farmers and mills are starting to invest in hiring this type of service to protect their assets - it’s a win-win with the aircraft able

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“We have dedicated tens of thousands of engineering hours to electric, hybrid and hydrogen powered aircraft since 2019. We continue to make advancements in tooling, manufacturing processes, and lightweighting materials,” said Frigge. Washburn’s experience at GE Aviation includes numerous engineering management roles with skills in mechanical design, analysis and testing, organizational leadership, project management, fiber optic systems, and team building. He has a Master of Business Administration from Xavier University, both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He also holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

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College-bound? Enter NAAA’s Support Scholarship Media Contest by Sept. 15 Attention, higher-education students: Don’t miss out on the opportunity to vie for a combined $3,000 in educational scholarships. NAAA is accepting submissions for the 2022 Support Scholarship Media Contest through Sept. 15. Prizes include a $2,000 scholarship from the NAAA Support Committee and a $1,000 scholarship, courtesy of Covington Aircraft Engines.

The competition is open to anyone sponsored by an NAAA member. The scholarship is not restricted to pursuing a “flying career.” Any educational pursuit beyond high school is eligible.

contest’s theme. Entrants’ submissions will be judged on content, theme development, clarity, originality and proper grammar. Personal opinions are encouraged.

Entrants must be a senior in high school or registered in higher education by the fall semester of 2022. Previous winners are not eligible to compete.

Submissions should be sent as an email attachment by Sept. 15 to information@agaviation.org.

The theme for this year’s contest is “What role does ag aviation play in producing a local commodity?”

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From L-R, Thomas Wiltz, Kolby Pfyl, Weston Meise and Autumn Smith each received $5,000 flight-training scholarships after applying for the NAAA “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship in 2021. This year, four more scholarships are available thanks to educational grants from BASF and Thrush Aircraft. Visit AgAviation.org/ scholarship to apply.

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helping operator members bring new pilots into the profession and help fund their training. Applicants must be sponsored by an NAAA Operator member. Scholarship recipients may use the proceeds for flight training or aviation or ag-related coursework at a university, college, community college or other institution of higher learning. A stipend for a trainee in an NAAA Operator-sponsored apprentice program is also permissible. ➤

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This year, NAAA will award up to four scholarships valued at $5,000 each. Investing in aspiring ag aviators is a win-win for NAAA Operator members and individuals seeking training funds to support their pursuit of becoming a professional ag pilot.

California; Autumn Smith of Cozad, Nebraska; and Thomas Wiltz of Lafayette, Louisiana. NAAA will announce the recipients of the 2022 “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarships in December at the Ag Aviation Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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To learn more about the 2022 NAAA “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship, review the application instructions at AgAviation.org/scholarship. The application is available for download from the same scholarship webpage. Please contact NAAA at (202) 546-5722 or information@ agaviation.org for clarification about any application requirements.

To be considered for the 2022 scholarship, along with completing the two-part application, every applicant must submit: A letter of recommendation from the NAAA Operator member sponsoring the applicant. An essay of 250 words or less explaining why the applicant wants to pursue a career in agricultural aviation and how they would use NAAA’s “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship to further their education and training. A one-page résumé or list of activities detailing all agricultural and aviation experiences, education and training. Last year NAAA awarded $5,000 scholarships to Weston Meise of Moses Lake, Washington; Kolby Pfyl of Orland,

While the applicant must be sponsored by an NAAA Operator member, NAAA membership is not a prerequisite for applying for the scholarship. Still, becoming an NAAA Associate member is an excellent way for candidates to learn more about the industry and augment their training. The deadline to apply for the 2022 “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship is Aug. 31. The program is administered by NAAA and funded by educational grants from BASF and Thrush.

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America’s Aerial Applicators are on Call and Ready for Duty to Fulfill Global Demand for Food ALEXANDRIA, VA – May 23, 2022 – America’s aerial applicators — or crop dusters as they are known in older jargon — are primed and ready to support farmers in need of fast, timely and effective applications this growing season. If they don’t have an existing relationship with an aerial applicator, farmers in need of an aerial application service provider should search NAAA’s “Find an Aerial Applicator” database at AgAviation.org/findapplicator to look for one in their area. After a productive 2021 spraying season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) expects demand for aerial application services to be even greater this summer as farmers strive to protect their crops from yield-robbing weeds, disease and insect pests in an effort to bolster the global food supply. NAAA conducted an industry survey toward the end of the 2021 spraying season. It found that 4 out of 5 aerial applicators flew the same or more hours and treated the same or more acres than they did in 2020, including 57% that treated more acres and 54% that flew more hours than the year before. Several signs point to aerial applicators being even busier this summer. Leading pesticide manufacturers recently informed NAAA that they believe fungicide applications could be 20% higher than in 2021 when 55 million acres of plant health products were sprayed. Furthermore, even with tight supplies and higher input costs, farmers will be counting on aerial applicators to help them maximize their crop output while commodity prices remain high.

to be treated rapidly, far faster than any other form of application. When wet soil conditions, rolling hills or dense vegetation prevent terrestrial equipment from treating an area, aerial application is often the only or most economical method for timely pesticide applications. Additionally, aerial application is conducive to higher crop yields since it does not disrupt the crop or cause soil compaction, improving soil health and the amount grown per acre. Data from a Texas A&M University economics study calculated that the aerial application industry’s value to farmers, input suppliers, processors and agricultural transportation and storage industries for corn, wheat, cotton, soybeans and rice production alone in the U.S. is about $37 billion annually. That figure is expected to grow substantially and in importance as food prices increase and food production becomes an issue of growing importance due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply and demand issues, and a growing global population. “With everything going on in the world, including food supply issues, aerial application is going to be vital this year,” NAAA CEO Andrew Moore said. “Because aerial applicators will be in such high demand, NAAA strongly advises farmers to schedule work with them in advance whenever possible.”

Agricultural aviators treat 127 million acres of cropland in the United States each year. That doesn’t include the 7.9 million acres of pasture and rangeland treated by agricultural aircraft annually. Aerial pest control for managers of forests, waterways and public health also adds to these many millions of acres — 5.1 million acres of forestland and 5.2 million acres of mosquito and public health applications are treated annually.

America’s aerial applicators are ready to assist farmers with timely applications. NAAA’s “Find an Aerial Applicator” database helps farmers find them. The search tool is especially handy for farmers that don’t already have an existing service relationship with an aerial application operation. At AgAviation.org/findapplicator, users can conduct a radius search by city/state or zip code for distances ranging from zero to 25 miles away up to 250 miles away. All aerial application companies in the database are members of the National Agricultural Aviation Association and must abide by NAAA’s Member Code of Conduct to operate in a manner that reflects the professionalism and ethical nature of the aerial application industry.

When disease, weeds or insects threaten a crop or it needs nutrients or seeding, aerial application is the fastest and most economical way to aid farmers. It permits large areas

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The Deep Connection Between Agriculture & Immigrants The Real Story Immigrant farmworkers make up an estimated 73% of agricultural workers, without their important efforts we simply would not have any fresh fruits or vegetables grown in the United States.

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U.S. Agriculture is often held in a negative light regarding its labor force. You can find many claims about how farmers are simply using immigrant labor to underpay & downright abuse their workers so the farmer can rake in the profits. But, this has little evidence to back it up. U.S. agriculture depends on immigrant labor. Without this workforce, crops would be left in the field to rot, and farmers would make zero profit; therefore, they care a lot for this precious resource. Immigrant farmworkers make up an estimated 73% of agricultural workers. Without their important efforts, we would not have any fresh fruits or vegetables grown in the United States. These are immigrants, meaning they weren’t born in the U.S., but they don’t fit the bill of what many people picture as “illegal immigrants.” More than 80% of hired crop farmworkers live within seventy-five miles of the farm they work on and have lived in the U.S. for over 10 years. Yes, 50% of the farm labor workforce is undocumented, yet they still pay taxes and contribute to our local economy as they live here and spend

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need should be out there and available. If you exhaust every other means of determining what is in your engine, the alternative is to split the engine and identify what CTVR is in your engine. With the part number and serial number, you may have to contact Southwest Turbines Inc. and have them identify if your vane ring was repaired with repair S.T.I. 72-50-254. The next subject of the A.D. identifies specific compressor turbine blades that will require replacement. The A.D. calls out CMSX-6 compressor turbine blades. CMSX-6 are the Pratt & Whitney Canada single crystal blades introduced starting with service bulletin 1690, with the latest version of these blades being released by service bulletin 1767. If you find that you have operated an affected CTVR and you have one of these sets of blades, the blades will require replacement along with the vane ring. Now you have identified that the engine’s vane ring and compressor turbine blades need to be replaced per the A.D., what do you do? We reference back the engine maintenance manual. When replacing a compressor turbine vane ring, there are directions one must follow. The maintenance manual states: “If stator assembly must be replaced, an assembly of same class or ± 0.03 in² or ± 0.12 class (REF. S.I.L. No. GEN PT6A 020).” This is where things might get sticky. When it comes time to locate the replacement vane ring, getting a like flow class is paramount. The vane ring flow class has the potential to alter your engine performance. A smaller vane ring class accelerates the air more, increasing the compressor speed (Ng). A higher Ng speed provides more air to the engine, more cooling, and a lower I.T.T. That sounds great, doesn’t it? What if your engine is already pushing up against the redline on Ng? ➤

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When we look at replacing blades, bear in mind that it may also require a replacement set of segments. We grind the blades to get the disk round and are limited by the manual as to the maximum and minimum size the disk can be. Then we grind the segments to provide the proper clearance for operation. This also can influence performance as excessive clearance can cause changes to Ng and I.T.T. as the engine loses efficiency. According to F.A.A. data released around this A.D., they estimate that around 900 engines will require a CTVR change, and about 60 engines will require both vane ring and compressor turbine blade replacement. (14 C.F.R. Part 39 [Docket No. F.A.A.–2020–0692; Project Identifier MCAI–2019–00140–E; Amendment 39– 22016; A.D. 2022–08–13]). They do not break down these numbers by engine model. We don’t have data on how many of the affected vane rings are in PT6A-34 or -34AGs. Potentially, up to 1000 people could be out looking for vane rings of the same flow class range. I am B 16 | agairupdate.com

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Remember, though, that the swollen, boggy, nasal and sinus tissues associated with allergies are a prime setup for ear and sinus blocks, which can be incapacitating. And just because you can safely ascend does not mean you can safely descend. The swelling seen in both allergies and “colds” can turn some air passageways into one-way valves — expanding air can escape, but one cannot “repressurize” on descent. If the symptoms are bad enough to interfere with your ability to act as pilot in command, then you should ground yourself until the symptoms have subsided. It’s similar, but not identical, to dealing with fatigue. If you feel fatigued, you should ground yourself until you can get sufficient rest. Once rested, no medical clearance is required to return to flight status. So what’s different with allergies? Some of the most common over-thecounter (OTC) medications used to treat them can be more problematic than the allergies themselves. The chief offender is diphenhydramine (common trade name: Benadryl®). It is one of the most prevalent and commonly used medications, both alone and in combination products, and its prevalence can create a problem. Since diphenhydramine is an OTC medication and widely available, it doesn’t occur to most pilots that it might be disqualifying. But it is.

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Throughout the last 30 years of supporting our Chem-Man software, I’ve seen the price of gas rise and fall. Of course, when it comes to the billing side of things, we get many calls on whether to charge a fuel surcharge and how to do it. My immediate instinct makes me want to reply, “You have to cover your costs and make a profit to stay in business, so don’t feel bad.”. Remember, your farmers NEED you to stay in business, and know that you can’t run

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On the Facebook page “My Job Depends on Ag,” I asked growers if they’d prefer a fuel surcharge vs. a price hike. One grower said: “Surcharges can disappear with lower-cost fuel whereas increased service rates are rarely reduced going forward. Maybe wishful thinking but hope springs eternal.” (Other growers also reflect this). Of course, no one likes to pay more for anything, and I’ve heard that applicators are willing to go in the hole for their farmers. I can’t imagine doing this, but you can’t always judge what others do. I’ve been guilty of doing this when I see that one of my companies is having a challenging year, but it has to be limited for you to run your company.

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Dick Nixholm of Downstown Aero Crop Service, Vineland, New Jersey, spraying with Stearman in 1966.

Famous Stearman C38 owned by WilsonFaulkner Air Service, Vineland, New Jersey, 1935.

Downstown Aero also pioneered gypsy moth spray programs in the Eastern region. This moth, nature's great hardwood defoliator in its larva stage, began ravishing Eastern forests in the 1930s and, by the mid-1950s, had spread over the entire region. Department of Agriculture officials initiated huge control programs in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and contracted with many ag aviation organizations.

"environmentalists," who were already fighting the use of pesticides, especially DDT.

Downstown Aero became involved in these spray programs in 1956 and 1957, when millions of acres were treated by air with DDT. These operations proved to be effective, but came under immediate fire from early

Downstown Aero still engages in this work. The gypsy moth, however, continues its damage. A flight over much of this Eastern region will quickly show evidence of such on a wide and frightening scale.

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Records show that this fight actually began in 1942 and 1943, when small spraying programs were undertaken as the moth began to create more damage. DDT programs were eventually phased out, but gypsy moth spray programs continued using Sevin, a less controversial pesticide.

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The pioneers discussed here did much to spread agricultural aviation across the upper East. Numerous operations sprang up in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Delaware, and Maryland.

of the Delaware River and down to Trenton, New Jersey, is a farming paradise which became an agricultural aviation hotbed.

None of these early firms have been more influential than Cugino and Nixholm's Downstown Aero Crop Service. Many of their veteran pilots, men like Mike Brago, Buck Giesert, Matt Baczor, John Smaltz, and Dick Nixholm himself, have become legendary in their own time, in their own bailiwick.

Chris Stoltzfus, a native of this region, was almost totally responsible for the area's agricultural aviation development. A man of marvelous talent, tremendous enthusiasm, and unquestionable integrity, he took up flying in 1936 and soon became widely known in that region as "Airplane Chris."

In researching the growth and development of agricultural aviation, it becomes increasingly clear that every major farming region produces its own outstanding airman. Almost singlehandedly, his efforts create a major industry in a very short time. Nowhere is this more true than in the magnificent Dutch farm country of Pennsylvania.

By 1944, he had acquired a good Travel-Air 4000 with a J-5 engine and used his natural flair for mechanics to design and install a workable dust hopper, complete with agitator, gear box, and fan. He then quickly convinced local farmers they needed his services, particularly on tomatoes affected by blight, which responded to a dust fungicide.

This land, west from Coatesville into fabled Lancaster and York counties, and on into the heavily farmed areas around Gettysburg, Harrisburg, and Elizabethtown, is beautiful and tremendously productive. So too are the rolling lands along the Susquehanna River and the intensively farmed areas in Bucks County to the east. All of the land that lies in the bend

At the time, Campbell Soup Company farmed many acres in the region, growing, among other things, tomatoes, sweet com, lima beans, snap beans, potatoes, broccoli, and spinach. With the aid of his younger brother, John, Chris was working these crops on a regular basis by 1945 and 1946. ➤

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Stearman lineup about 1959 of Downstown Aero Service, Vineland, New Jersey.

“It’s a real hedge-hopping job, the most difficult type of flying,” he stated. “The country is rugged and Mr. Stoltzfus pilots his biplane at 100 miles a hour, barely skimming over the tops of the trees, missing them by about a foot and never more than five feet.” B 38 | agairupdate.com

Stoltzfus was an innovator and experimenter. One experiment gained national publicity in October 1945. It involved dusting some 665 apple trees on the Spring Gap Orchards near Cumberland. A specially prepared dust was applied that hopefully would prevent premature fruit drop. Apparently, this was an early hormone that went simply by the name of "Stop Drop Dust." Gilbert Miller, a stockholder and director of the orchard, described the dusting job in the October 5, 1945, issue of The Cumberland News. "It's a real hedge-hopping job, the most difficult type of flying," he stated. "The country is rugged and Mr. Stoltzfus pilots his biplane at 100 miles a hour, barely skimming over the tops of the trees, missing them by about a foot and never more than five feet."

Stoltzfus applied some 2,000 pounds of dust to the orchard in about three hours. The work was done with the Travel-Air equipped with Stoltzfus' dispensing unit. Representatives from the Federal Experimental Station at College Park, Maryland, were present, along with representatives from agricultural experiment stations from Everett, Pennsylvania, Point West, Virginia, and Rada, West Virginia. This experiment was widely recorded and did much to open up the future for Stoltzfus and his firm. With the end of World War II, and the immediate availability of surplus aircraft, notably the Stearman trainer, Stoltzfus began upgrading his fleet. He soon acquired a number of Stearmans. In the late 1940s, when commercial dispensing equipment became generally available, he equipped the majority of them with the modem Mississippi Valley Aircraft Service units obtained in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Embraer Delivers 1500th Ipanema Aircraft Amid Year of Record Sales Botucatu – SP, Brazil, May 17, 2022 - A technological icon in Brazilian agriculture with five decades of operation, Embraer has delivered the 1500th Ipanema agricultural aircraft. The aircraft, which received a commemorative painting alluding to this historical moment and references to national agribusiness, was received yesterday by the rancher Carla de Freitas, owner of Agropecuária Bela Vista, based in Vilhena in the state of Rondônia. The rancher, who is also one of the founders of the Women’s Agribusiness Nucleus (NFA) and a member of the content committee of the National Congress of Women in Agribusiness, participated in the delivery ceremony at the Embraer Unit in Botucatu, São Paulo countryside, where the Ipanema EMB 203 aircraft is manufactured. “It is an honor to receive the 1,500th Ipanema from a genuinely national company like Embraer, which develops technologies to improve production techniques in Brazilian agriculture. Embraer is a company that demonstrates its commitment to Brazil’s technological, agricultural and environmental agenda, with an aircraft powered A 32 | agairupdate.com

100% by ethanol,” said Carla de Freitas. “Furthermore, being a woman receiving an aircraft from a female pilot demonstrates the company’s value and care with the gender inclusion theme.” The celebration comes amid another year of record sales for the aircraft, which registered 39 new orders in the first five months of 2022. This volume is 22% higher compared to the same period last year. Held at the end of April, Agrishow Ribeirão Preto alone has sold 11 of the 203 aircraft model, which is the most modern in the series. The Ipanema 203 embodies the most recent technological innovations in the segment and exceeds 130 aircraft in operation all over the country. Embraer’s agricultural aviation division delivered 42 Ipanema aircraft in 2021, an increase of 90% compared to 2020. With the current sales figures in early 2022, the company solidifies its market leadership position, which relies on Ipanema’s efficiency, productivity, and robustness, and remains an essential tool for the country’s agribusiness.

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“Ipanema is a great ally for Brazilian agribusiness and it is trusted by operators throughout the country,” said Sany Onofre, Embraer’s head of Agricultural Aviation. “Given the favorable agribusiness performance, customers have been anticipating future crop demand and we are very satisfied with the growing results obtained thus far. Given this success, we are excited about the forecast for 2023.”

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About Embraer A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer has businesses in Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense & Security and Agricultural Aviation. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing Services & Support to customers after-sales. Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year. Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150 seats and the main exporter of high value-added goods in Brazil. The company maintains industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers, among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. agairupdate.com | A 33

Stress Busters by Ted Delange I stress about stress even before there is stress to stress about. Anyone who has been in the ag aviation business even for a little while knows a fair amount about stress. Perhaps too much. While we discuss metal stress and fatigue without breaking a sweat, the human side of the stress equation is often not in the conversation. Noise. Heat. Vibrations. Winds. Farmers lined up at the airstrip—a sudden invasion of insects devastating a crop. Fuel prices skyrocketing. A birdstrike missed the prop but took off the pump fan propeller. Wake up call at 4 am. Flying 16 hours a day, taking a sprog pilot on board for a first season. The list goes on and on, with all these items and many more contributing factors to rising stress levels. It’s enough to take your breath away, but it’s just part and parcel of the industry and something you have to put up with. Or do you? More and more, we are finding that stress is a pandemic problem by itself, not only in ag aviation but across the general population. Stress is related to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide.

As with many things, there is good news and bad news. We have just covered some of the bad news that goes along with stress, and it’s time for some good news. Stress is not altogether bad. In fact, at low levels, it is of benefit in helping us to stay alert and be on the lookout for potential trouble coming our way. Coupled with this is that we can manage stress given a few tips and techniques. And one more piece of good news. It doesn’t take the same amount of time to get rid of stress as it does to accumulate it. So, what is this oft-mentioned malady called stress? It’s easy to know when we feel stressed. Headaches, tight shoulders, trouble sleeping at night, short temper, and getting upset with relatively minor issues. These are the visible and very apparent signs that we are climbing the stress ladder. Then there are the medical symptoms that we are often unaware of. Respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure increase as your body unconsciously and automatically responds to the cause (stressor) from both internal and external sources. Your temperature rises, blood vessels constrict, and your metabolism speeds up, all courtesy of an evolutionary response to danger, real or perceived. I once heard this automatic response system described as an ancient apparatus running outdated software. Great to have when you are living in the jungle and have to worry about predators that can eat you. Not so great when you live in the modern world where stressors are often as much psychological as physical. How many people who don’t usually engage in public speaking feel comfortable giving a speech in front of a large audience and instead are stressed to the max thinking about the upcoming event rather than looking forward to it as an invigorating and satisfying experience? Okay, fine and good, but what in the world does all this have to do with flying? The performance of any task is directly related to our level of stress. If very low, we are apt not to pay attention and consequently perform poorly. As stress rises to an acceptable level, we become more motivated and focused and tend to perform well. If stress levels rise too high, we become preoccupied to the point where our performance is degraded.

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To take that into the field, it means that while our ability to physically fly the aircraft will not be directly affected by stress, our judgment and our ability to problem-solve will be significantly compromised as the level of stress rises. Every individual has specific responses to stress, with attendant signs and symptoms that highlight rising stress levels. The symptoms include exhaustion and fatigue, anxiety, digestive problems, irritability, and negativity. Recognizing these is an excellent first step in managing the associated stressor. Another proven stress-buster includes having your operation well organized and well prepared for the season. During the off-season, a lot can be done to ensure you have all you need – in terms of people, equipment, and standard operating procedures – to get the job done safely and effectively. Ensure all your crew members are fully trained in their primary jobs and how to establish and maintain a safe working environment around aircraft.

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Evaluation Cover Crop Application

Setting up seed collection trays, four feet apart for 30 meters.

The season for the implantation of cover crops by air begins this fall for those operations north of the Equator. The use of the aircraft is essential for the success of cover crop planting and contributing to the sustainability of ag-aviation companies. Aerial seeding is a strategic tool that must be strongly promoted due to its efficiency and operational capacity. Now, is all aerial seeding the same? Are the results always stable and predictable? Are the seed sizes and density always the same? For these and other queries, a group of companies that I advise in Argentina decided to take action and set forth to find some answers. The first problem we encountered was the need to standardize the evaluation of the results. After several discussions, we decided the best way was to make applications at different heights, (50-70-100-200 feet) and always with a wind vector 0-180°. This would be the most appropriate method to define, develop and evaluate a coefficient of variation (CV - standard deviation/series average) on a percentage scale. A 36 | agairupdate.com

At the same time, we had to take into account different solid dispersion systems (small gate box, large gate box, or the high acceleration solid systems units like a Swathmaster). We needed to consider the characteristics of the solids; hectoliter weight (weight by volume), seed consistency and cleanliness, etc.) We had a huge technical challenge ahead of us since the number of variables was adding up and not much time to accomplish our mission. So for now, we examined one or two of the variables at stake to define an accurate application. With the first series of tests, we analyzed the distribution of a seed with good hectoliter weight, such as wheat. The seeds were applied on an analysis site 30 meters wide (98.4 feet) with a tailwind vector between 0-180°. The aircraft was an AT-502 fitted with a Swathmaster spreader, applied at 200 feet high. Eight trays were set up at equal distances of four meters apart. Each tray’s equivalent area was 0.3416 m2 (3.68 sq. ft).

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An AT-502 with spreader attached.

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8,83

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Swath average

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CV Overall

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CV Swath

21,14%

The results allowed us to ensure at a certain flight height (200 feet) with an effective swath width not greater than 28 meters, it is highly probable to achieve solid distributions with a low CV (coefficient of variability of the order of 21.14%). This reinforces the efficiency and accuracy of cover crop seeding using aerial applications. Dr. Diego Martín Olivia is an Agronomist, a specialist in extensive agricultural spraying, He holds an MBA Specialist in Sustainable Agricultural Production (Harvard University), Technical Advisor of FeArCA (Argentine Federation of Agro-Chamber), Bayer - Monsanto External Technical Application Consultant, Syngenta External Technical Advisor on Aerial Application Technology, Technical Advisor to Aerial Spray Companies in Argentina and Uruguay, Member of the technical committee of the National Network of Good Practices, Member of the IRAM Technical Committee, under 14.130, ostgraduate professor at the National University of Lomas de Zamora, with a degree in plant protection.

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Helicopters Vital in Champagne Production

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these grapes of which 20% are white and 80% red, make the world famous French Champagne bubbly.

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by Bill Lavender CHAMPAGNE REGION, FRANCE — AgAir Update’s third segment of its European excursion takes it to the Champagne region of France, where grapes are grown for the production of world famous French champagne. From this region, approximately 30,000 hectares (2.54 acres = one hectare) are farmed to raise grapes, of which only 3,000 hectares are sprayed via the helicopter; Air-Champagne helicopters to be more specific, twelve of them, an assortment of Bell 47s and Hughes 300s. Arriving by train from Augsburg, Germany, my wife, Sandy, and I met our host Christophe Druart in Reims. Christophe is a pilot for Air-Champagne during the season, and also a freelance ag pilot for another operator, Ets. R. Denizot - Travaux Aeriens, in the off-season. He is rated in both fixed and rotor wing aircraft, however, the helicopter is his preference. With 15 years experience as an ag pilot, of which the last two seasons have been with Air-Champagne, Christophe was an excellent host, driving us through the region, explaining the intricacies of helicopter spraying in France. Air-Champagne is owned by Jean Pierre Charlier, who is also a vineyard grower. The company recently acquired Phyt Air, and combined the two fleets of helicopters. The company

Christophe Druart with fellow employees/mechanics for Air-Champagne.

employs seven pilots to fly the nine active helicopters; five Bell 47s and four Hughes 300. The remaining three helicopters are for spares. The helicopters are based at the Chateau-Thierry aerodrome and Cuis, close to Epernay, France.

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Air-Champagne has over 3,000 customers. Many of these accounts farm less than a 1/2 hectare vineyard, with a twohectare vineyard considered larger than average. The vineyards are intermingled with each other, making it very difficult for the pilot to distinguish one vineyard from the other. Because of this, the vineyards are marked with plastic bags on five-foot poles, while a private consultant monitors the first passage of the applications from the ground. The vineyards are too small to utilize a GPS unit, or a turbine-powered helicopter. Each pilot is assigned sectors of vineyards. Christophe has one sector that is 360 hectares and can take as long as five days to treat. An application mission is comprised of a spray unit with three people, one helicopter and one service truck. The three individuals within the unit are the pilot, loader and mechanic. The unit works from the roadside adjacent to the vineyard. Typical loads are 150 liters (35 gallons). The helicopters are well-maintained, receiving maintenance on a daily basis. A 40 | agairupdate.com

The applications are typically fungicides, with two or three insecticide applications during a season. Application rates are 40-50 liters per hectare (4-5 gallons/acre). Approximately 8-12 applications are made a year, depending on the weather. Each customer is charged the minimum of eight applications. The season begins in May and ends in August. Although most of the applications are for vineyards, Air-Champagne treats some canola in April and a small amount of forestry work in July. A 150-meter buffer zone is required for helicopter applications. Because most of the residents realize the importance of spraying the grapes, applications are sometimes made inside the buffer zone. Even so, every effort is made to minimize drift, operating the helicopters at 30-40 kilometers per hour (18-24 mph).

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Christophe Druart prefers the Hughes 300 because the seating position is better than the Bell 47. One problem, however, is the #4 engine cylinder tends to overheat during hover and landing. AirChampagne has made a modification that allows more air to pass over the cylinder, helping to keep it cool.

Michel Veau with his Mercedes taxi in Paris, France.

Each year, more vineyard growers select the helicopter for their pesticide applications. Operating ground rigs on the hillsides is very dangerous. More people are killed from overturned tractors/sprayers in any one year, than in a decade of helicopter spraying. Growers are determining that with the helicopter, applications can be made in a more timely fashion, with less exposure to chemicals, while receiving a better application. After an extensive tour of the Champagne region, AirChampagne’s facilities, a large winery and two American memorials to World War I soldiers, Christophe made sure we boarded the train for Paris, safe and sound. In a matter of an hour or so, the train traveled westbound to Paris, where our next host waited patiently for our arrival. In the mass confusion at the Paris train station stood a man with an AgAir Update in his hand. He could only be our host for the weekend, Michel Veau.

Michel is a taxi driver with more than forty years experience driving taxis in Paris. One of his life’s ambitions is to be an ag pilot. He received his Commercial Pilot’s license in Canada, then attended Billy Howell’s Ag-Flight school in Bainbridge, Georgia. With approximately 50 hours of ag time acquired at Ag-Flight, he is still looking for that elusive first year’s seat. My only comment is, anyone that can navigate a taxi in Paris for more than forty years with only one small fender bender, surely can navigate an ag plane! Michel was very kind to Sandy and me. We could not have had a better host for this city, driving us throughout, explaining what we were seeing. Maybe someone will see the value in an experienced taxi driver becoming an ag pilot. Michel, I wish you the best of luck; bringing to a close, AgAir Update’s excursion throughout Europe. Next AgAir Update excursion; the Caribbean, to include Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominican Republic and last but not least, Cuba. agairupdate.com | A 41

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NTSB REPORTS Accident Synopses

NTSB Identification: CEN21LA318

malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Identification: CEN21LA240 N602NY

Date: July 6, 2021 Location: Nappanee, Indiana Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 Injuries: None

Probable Cause and Findings — The

accident to be: The pilot did not maintain

Date: May 27, 2021 Location: Trumann, Arkansas Aircraft: Air Tractor AT602 Injuries: None

The pilot stated that while spraying for

clearance from a powerline during an aerial

The pilot reported that the agricultural airplane

mosquitos, the airplane’s right wing struck an

application flight.

was on takeoff roll when a sudden wind gust

unmarked tower. The pilot flew the airplane back to the departure airport, during which the right wing stalled when the airplane

National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this

NTSB Identification: CEN21LA212 N567VF

caused the airplane to swerve left. He was unable to regain directional control of the airplane before it departed the left side of the runway, through a drainage ditch, and into a

that there was no mechanical malfunction/

Date: May 10, 2021 Location: Norris City, Illinois Aircraft: RICHARDS HEAVYLIFT HELO INC UH-1H Injuries: None

failure of the airplane that would have

The pilot reported that after landing on a trailer

that would have precluded normal operation.

precluded normal operation.

landing pad for the purpose of hot refueling

Earlier in the day, the pilot had reviewed the

Probable Cause and Findings — The National

and loading chemical product onboard, on

local forecast on the National Weather Service

Transportation Safety Board determines the

completing those actions, the helicopter slid

website, which stated that there was a chance

probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The

backwards off the trailer impacting the ground.

of thunderstorms later in the afternoon. He also

pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the

The helicopter sustained substantial damage to

reviewed the weather conditions periodically

tower during low-level agricultural operations.

the fuselage and tail boom. The pilot reported

throughout the day using a weather application

that there were no preaccident mechanical

on his mobile phone/tablet, but the last time

failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that

he had reviewed the weather application was

would have precluded normal operations. The

about 15 minutes before the accident, at which

Date: March 5, 2021 Location: Moorhead, Mississippi Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B Injuries: None

operator reported that the helicopter’s center of

time he did not observe any thunderstorms

gravity required that both skid cross tubes be

in the local area. The pilot did not review any

positioned over the landing pad, which required

weather data before the accident flight.

the front cross tube to be placed precisely

According to weather radar data, a significant

The pilot reported that, during an agricultural

near the front of the landing pad. The ground

thunderstorm was approaching the airstrip

application flight, he started his spray pass

crew and pilot were unsure of the helicopter’s

from the southwest in the minutes preceding

from the north and traveled south and added

position when it landed but recognized that

the accident and was over the airstrip about 5

that the sun was bright. During the pass,

it was possibly too far aft. Following the

minutes after the accident. The pilot’s inability

he avoided numerous obstacles, before he

accident, the operator installed extensions to

to maintain directional control during the

passed over a patch of woods. There was an

the landing pad to provide a larger landing

takeoff was likely due to a sudden change in

east-west running powerline located about

area for the helicopter.Probable Cause and

wind direction and speed associated with the

100 yards out in the field that the pilot did

Findings — The National Transportation Safety

approaching thunderstorm.

not see until it was too late to avoid it. The

Board determines the probable cause(s) of this

Probable Cause and Findings — The National

airplane impacted the top of the wires and

accident to be: The pilot’s improper positioning

Transportation Safety Board determines the

a pole and a part of a pole embedded itself

of the helicopter on the landing pad, and his

probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The

into the left wing. The pilot was able to land

failure to monitor and control the helicopter as

pilot’s failure to review the weather conditions

the airplane without further incident. The

fuel and chemical product were loaded, which

before the flight, which resulted in a loss of

airplane sustained substantial damage to

led to the helicopter tipping and sliding off the

directional control during takeoff due to a

the left wing. The pilot reported that there

landing pad, and subsequently impacting the

sudden change in wind direction and speed

were no preaccident mechanical failures or

ground.

associated with an approaching thunderstorm.

slowed for landing. The airplane then ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing skin during the inflight collision with the tower. The pilot stated

NTSB Identification: CEN21LA148 N41068

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cornfield. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, aft fuselage, empennage, and the engine mounts. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane

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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 a 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 5/2023. Price reduced to $65,000 Aircraft is located at KHSG, Thermopolis, WY. Please call Steve at 307-277-3822

1975 Grumman AG CAT 164A, Driven NaN miles, P&W 985 450hp TT 10,954, SMOH 559, SATLOC Bantam, CP-11 Nozzles, Smoker, bottom load fuel, Weath Aero fan, Has speed ring. Good airplane, times will go up until purchase. $82,000 256-590-8030

1969 G164A Ag Cat, TTAF 5131, 530 hours on 985–14B Tulsa overhaul. Hamilton standard prop with 530 TSOH, 167 hrs since northwest propeller went through prop. Clean airframe with no corrosion. No damage history. Stainless steel belly, weather aero fan, CP nozzles, crop hawk, SATLOC GPS, smoker, flagger. $74,000 Call 208-317-1387

1977 Ag Cat G164B TPE331 Super One, AFTT: 9100, HSI: 2013, 115 Gal. Fuel w/ Bottom Load, 335 Gallon Hopper, Smooth Panel, M3 with Flow Control, A/C and Heat, Smoker/Flagger, Spades, New Tires, Cool Seat, Turbine Conversion Done at Hershey in 2011, Aircraft Rebuilt at Hershey in 2008. $325K Call Lance Werth at 308-325-2095 with Questions or Offers

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1976 AgCat, N48372 S/N 12B Garrett Super One AFTT: 12,234 Hershey Tips, 335 gal Hopper, Smooth sides, A/C & Heat, M3 with Flow Control, Cool Seat, Big Fuel with bottom load, Transland Gate, Smoker/Flagger, Garrett installed by Hershey in 2013. Engine Fresh from Arkansas Turbine. Fresh Annual, Ready to Work. $265K Call Lance Werth with questions at 308-325-2095 or Nathan Masten at 308-324-8770

1986 G164B Ag Cat Super B- Mills Conversion, Pratt & Whitney PT6-34, Bantam GPS, 400 Gallon Hopper, Bottom Load Fuel, Metalized Wings, Hershey Wing Tips, Goose Feet, Flagger, Smoker, Weath-Aero Fan. Call Steve at 509-595-3520 for more pics, engine, prop, and airframe logbook. Location: Pullman, WA scott@ cacaircraft.com

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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. You will not find another like it. $194K 580-8840446

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 509-520-8267

1978 Ag Cat G-164B For Sale, TTAF: 13810, ETSOH: 1029, Engine Time Since IRAN: 117, PTSOH: 117, Prop overhauled 8/2019. Last Annual:10/21. All tail surfaces recovered 3-15-18 at 13598. New horizontal stab. Frame installed at recover. Geared P&W 1340 with 23D40 prop. Weath Aero pump fan. SATLOC Lite Star II GPS. 325-gallon hopper. CP spray nozzles. Sale includes dry spreaders and some spares. $90K Call Bill Oberli at 330-769-2893, email: woberli@neo. rr.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/

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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/120-fuel, Hi&Heavy, TST, 25/38” TL DAF, New Prop/Your Engine, $335K. S/N 349B Mills PT6Turbo B, 350-gal/115-fuel, TST, New Prop/Your Engine, $225K. All LOOK & PERFORM LIKE NEW! 870-8862418/2489F 870-759-1692 Cell. AgCat Sales & Service since 1971. frank.kelley@ag-cat.com 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. 870-8862418/2489F 870-759-1692 Cell. frank.kelley@ag-cat.com SALE PENDING: Export Special: G164A+, Fresh AmAg REPAIR w/factory jigged frames, New 335-Hopper, Ext’d/Metal Wings, 80fuel, 24V w/Strobes, E-Servo, Hybrid Combo, Ready for 1000 hr. servicerun. $59K & Your R985/R1340 E&P. CofaW4Ex included. Flyaway or your container. AgCat Sales/Services since 1971, 870-886-2418/2489 Fax, 870-759-1692 Cell. frank.kelley@ ag-cat.com Special “Pair” Pricing for (2) 2021 Super A+600 Queen Cats. 350 Hopper, H-V TLand Combos, 80Fuel, 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

AT-402

1984 Geared AT-301, 1340 409 SMOH Covington, 409 SPOH Hamilton 23D40, SPAR MOD Completed 4600 HRS Remaining TTAF 7790 HRS, Fresh annual, Left Boom Shutoff, CP Nozzles, Stainless Boom, Smoker, Flagger, Paint Fair, Electric Fan Brake, Crop Hawk, AirStar II GPS. Clean Northern Airplane. $97,500 Call Chuck at 320-760-0713

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

2004 AT-402A/ PT6A-15AG 5175.6 TTAF/ 6225.3 TT Engine. 861 Since FCU OH, 161.8 SHOT. SATLOC Bantam with Flow control. Fresh annual, ready to work. Good cycles. $390,000 Call 979-635-0465

1998 AT-402B w/-34AG, New spars in March, prop 784 SOH. $600K Contact Speck/Heath 979-5435272.

AT-502

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

2013 AT-502B -34, 3900 hours TT airframe and engine. Bantam with flow control. Center point fuel, Garmin comm, and transponder. Wingman. Clean well maintained aircraft ready to work. $750K Call Paul Bruton at 979-541-7864

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. Call Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

2012 AT-502B, TT engine & airframe: 5357 hrs., hot section at 3735 hrs with fuel control, bleed air, low & high pressure pump, prop governor overhauled at that time. New paint at 4600 hrs. CP flat fan nozzles, 12 vane SSF spreader. Prop Iran at 4600 hrs. $775K OBO. Contact: Dwayne Bebee at Riceland Aviation in Jennings, LA at 337-824-1567.

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Aircraft - Air Tractor AT-301

1984 AT-301, 1340 1120 SMOH Hamilton Standard 12D40 prop 1120 SPOH, has 350 gallon hopper, Collins A/C, SATLOC M3, cold air induction, 2200 hours left on wings. $75,000 Call or text Reed at 806-736-0567

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AT-802

Aircraft - Piper

WANTED- Dual Seat AT-802 Must have float fitting and -67F engine. Contact kcook@buffaloairways.com or call 867765-6029

2000 AT-802A. Current total time 5236, time since factory reman 2351. Fresh Annual. Engine PT6A-65AR, 0 since Hot Section. $830,000 Contact Benny McMillian at 870-672-2012

2000 AT-802, 5300 TT, 2300 since Factory Reman O SHS PT6A-65 AR, Fresh Annual $830,000 OBO. Call Bennett McMillian at 870-672-2012

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 870-930-8285

1998 AT-802A, N5094H, TTAE 12152.6, PT6A-65AG, 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. Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

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. 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 Order your AT-802 Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250

Aircraft - Cessna

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. Price reduced to $730,000 Call 501-366-5105

Cessna T188C Ag Husky, 872 SMOH Fresh OH on fuel pump, boost pump, prop governor. 0.0 SOH by PropWorks Propeller Systems, 8742 TTAF, overhauled landing gear, new battery, new paint, new wingtips, new wing root fairings, hopper overhauled, new alternator, stainless superboom, SATLOC. A/C available for additional cost. $109,900 218-847-3233

1979 Cessna T188C Turbine, TTAF 7566, 3820 TT since turbine conversion Rolls Royce 250-C20S, TTE 6146, SHMI 1236, Prop SOH 1236. 8:50x10 Clevelands, 10” Tail Wheel, KY97A com, SATLOC Bantam, hydraulic spray system and spray valve, Crophawk 7, Agrinautics 65310 spray pump, smoker, flagman. Annual completed 1/22. “STILL AVAILABLE”! Call Terry at 503-393-7401 Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025. 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

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 Get Serious About Selling Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

1981 Piper PA-36-300, N2329Y, TTAF 5127.0, Engine SFNEW 1235.0, 1200 TT on new cylinders, Hartzell Propeller 372.0 SNEW, left & right fuel cells replaced 2/13/18, SATLOC M3 GPS, Lane electric brake, complete NW SS spray system, new hooker harness, Comm radio. Fresh annual with sale. $85,000 For more information, see spec sheet or contact Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

Full Hutch PA 25-260 6574 TT, 116 SMOH, 512 Prop. Equipped with SATLOC Bantam GPS, AFS check valves, CP7 nozzles, Crophawk 7A, Transland spray pump (2 seasons use and comes with a new spray pump head). Hopper is in great condition. All AD’s complied with at last annual. The fabric is in good condition however, some paint is peeling on tail section. Annual due April 2022. Bruce’s Custom Canopy/Hopper/Lightbar cover. Aircraft is currently located in Southwest GA. Price reduced to $85,000 229-392-4607

400 Piper Brave, 2560TTSN, 500 SMOH, 170 on prop, CP Nozzles, SATLOC Bantam, EI digital tach, egt, cht, oil pressure, oil temp gauges, fan brake, always hangared. $165K Text 204-8569617 for more info. 1982 PA-36-375 Piper, 400hp STC, Hartzell F8483 performance prop, Center section due, 2,777hrs left on wings, VGs, extended wingtips, LED strobes, Super Booms, Lane fan/brake, AFS check valves, swivels, CP11s, RH Boom S/O, AgPilotX, smoker, flagger. $120,000 Call (605)233-1411

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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

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

1973 Thrush S2R, TTAF 10,100 hrs., Walter M601-E11 0.00 SIRAN, Avia V508EAG Prop 0.00 SIRAN, March 2022 annual. 2700 hours remaining on Wing Spars. 1000 Since Eddy Current. Metal Tail, Harbor AC, Smoker, SATLOC Bantam w/G4 screen, Single Point Fuel, CP flat fan nozzles, AFS Check Valves, Transland Pump with electric brake, Shadin Fuel Flow, New Tires, and New Front Windshield. $275K Call John Lott at Souther Field Aviation at 229-924-2813 Thrush S2RHG -T65 available for lease. PT6A-65 engine, Harbour A/C, Transland spreader, Bayou lights, Dual Controls, Load Hawg, SATLOC G4. Call Turbines Inc at 812-8772587 or email peg@turbinesinc.com Thrush S2R T34 available for lease. PT6A-34AG engine, 4 blade propeller, Extended mount, SATLOC w/G4 screen, L7 lightbar, Intelliflow, Air Conditioner, Smoker, Load Hawg. Call Turbines Inc at 812-877-2587 or email peg@turbinesinc.com PT6-140AG STC Kit for Thrush 510P and 510G aircraft. Complete Firewall forward bolt-on STC kits for the 510G and 510P. Thrush model aircraft. Contact Cascade Aircraft to secure the 867SHP certified upgrade STC kit for your THRUSH 510 aircraft. www. cascadeaircraftconversions.com info@ cacaircraft.com 509-635-1212 or 800-716-2550 Get Serious About Selling Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

Aircraft - Thrush

1977 Thrush S2R Radial, TTAF 7500, Engine: P&W 1340-2, 384 SMOH, Prop: 23D40/384 hr., Spring Tail Wheel, 20 inch main wheels, LightStar 5 GPS, 2-12V Dry cell battery, Full retractable lights and turn lights on tips. $65,000 OBO Call 760-996-2032

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1974 Rockwell S2R-600 Geared 1340, AFTT: 7,785hrs, Engine TSMO: 960hrs, 485 TS Master Rod Process, Prop TSO: 150hrs, SATLOC Bantam 9” Screen, SATLOC IntelliFlow, Single Point Fuel, Smoker & Flagger, Collins A/C, New SS Pump, New Fan Brake, New Fan, SS Booms and more. $165,000 Contact North Star Aviation and ask for Steve or Mike at 620-356-4528

2015 Thrush 510G, TTAF (Approx.) 3250, TTE (Approx.) 2300, Prop 5 Since IRAN, 3250 TT 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-inch-high flotation tires and wheels with dual-caliper Cleveland brakes; and Zee air conditioner and cabin heat. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT: SATLOC Bantam with New Large 9in. screen and flow control, Bottom Load Fuel, Leading-edge LED Lights, Storm shield, RCA 2600 Artificial Horizon, Smoker, Electric Fan Brake, Vortex Generators, ASU Night vision certified aircraft. She’s very clean and ready to go with a Fresh Thrush Service Center Annual! ALL specifications are subject to verification upon inspection by buyer. ASI JET is a Factory Authorized Thrush Aircraft Dealer, Service Center, and Parts Distributor. Specializing in New and Used aircraft sales, Please Call ASI Jet Sales at 952-941-6255 for more information! 1992 Thrush S2R-G6, N449AT serial #G6-105, TTAF 6185, TTE since IRAN at CD Aviation 945 hrs., VG’s, night lights, 510 gal. hopper, A/C & heat, cool seat, Garmin GPS, smoker, right boom shutoff, long-range fuel tanks, comm radio, new spar caps installed 35 hrs. ago, recent prop overhaul by Maxwell Aircraft. Aircraft is in great condition, side load fuel, concord batteries, SATLOC M3 GPS, Intelliflow control, SS boom hangers, booms and center section, CP11 TT nozzles, Lane fan on the pump, Reabe hopper gauge w/side display. $450K OBO Serious inquiries only! Call 701-489-3558

2022 Thrush 510P, Make offer! Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

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 shutoff, Booms & spray system, Bottom load fuel, Bottom load feed, New Paint, Fresh annual. $625K Call Turbines Inc at 812-877-2587 or email peg@ turbinesinc.com

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

1996 Thrush 510GR, Damn good flying machine! Got a bit of time on her but she still can haul a heavy load! She is a 26-year-old filly with a lot of spunk left in her! Easy to fly and flies well. If I didn’t have two other -6’S in the hangar she would not be for sale! She is guided by an AgNav Platinum, but I will let her go for $15,000 less and keep the Platinum! She will have a fresh annual in a few days with a fresh overhaul prop. Gearbox has 300 hrs. or so since level 3 overhaul. $400K Call me 334-898-7772 “IF IT AIN’T MAKING NOISE IT’S JUST A TOY FOR THE BOYS!” Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

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2006 Beech G-36 Bonanza, 880 Hours since new, Garmin 1000/WAAS, Factory Air, Leather. This airplane is like new. Price reduced to $550,000 Call Sun Valley Aviation, 956-421-4545

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

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 Order your 510 Thrush Pen and Ink Drawing from our DeSpain Collection today for only $59.99 plus S&H. Call 478-987-2250 Order your Radial 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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B1-A Callair Manufacturing Rights. Available now is the type certificate, drawings, jigs, tooling, aircraft parts, and property associated with this 300 gal Pratt and Whitney 985 powered sprayer. Start your own aircraft company or expand your line. Call for details. Airplane Services Inc. 850-675-1252, 850-380-7268, 850-380-6091.

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ONE REMAINING: Special R1340AN1/14B Offer: Immediate delivery. (2) Deluxe OHC Engines!!! $59K each, $115K for both! Allied Ag Cat 870886-2418/2489F 870-759-1692 Cell

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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 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 661-257-7710 or email info@ sunairparts.com

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

R1340 Engine Overhaul, New Pistons, New bearings, mags, ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805

1938 Boeing A75N1(PT17), N54284, TTAF 6080.7, R985-AN14B, TTE 520.4, Annual 6/2021, Garmin SL-40COM, Garmin GTX 327 TXP, PS Engineering PM-1200, Installed Oilmatic Pre-oiler, Installed Airwolf remote oil filter, Smoker, Speed ring, total fuel 56 gallons, Redline brakes, Garmin GDL 82 ADSB-OUT. Call Mid-Continent Aircraft, Hayti, MO, 800-325-0885 www.midcont.net

R985-AN1-14B Tulsa Overhaul, New Pistons, Bosch mags. Ignition harness, carb, with warranty outright/exchange. Call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903-429-6805 Pratt and Whitney overhauled 1340 cylinders, carburetor, Ag cat spreader call David at 870-550-1664 R-1340, Zero Time Since Overhaul By Covington, $80,000 Lane Aviation 888-995-LANE / 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

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Engine - Turbine PT6A-34 PCE-57524 For Sale, TSN 8341.4, FSN 15632, SCN 3912, EOS Overhaul. 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. 979-257-6695 Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-3520025. 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. 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 812-877-2587, jay@turbinesinc. com PT6A-60AG, 6500 hours TT, Fresh Hot Section, O/H Fuel Control Unit, O/H Bleed Valve, O/H Starter Generator. $295,000 For more information call Bill Kingrey at 979257-6695

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

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 Cessna 188 parts which include hydraulic pumps, landing gear, wingtips, and complete hydraulic spray system. For more information call Doug Gust at 262-620-1010 Vondran Hydromax Fire Gate - One year old. $60,000 Call 409-656-5998 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 Dispersal Equipment For Sale - 10-inch Transland hydraulic gate with Vondran controller. $15,000 Complete wingman for 502 or 602. $7500. Transland spreader part number #22537 $7500. Call Lynn Cary at 870-734-6064

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

Transland Grip Steps for AT aircraft. Call Billy Maxwell at Transland 940-687-1100 or email sales@ translandllc.com for more information.

Tsla Center Boom 59105 (AT401402) $1200. Please call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319

Transland 4” Delrin Hopper Vents. Call Billy Maxwell at Transland 940-687-1100 or email sales@ translandllc.com for more information.

For Sale - High quality Stainless Steel booms, pumps and nozzles! On the shelf and ready to ship. Contact mark@turbineconversions.com

3 Hatfield Fire Gates. Air Tractor, vented lids for a 502, Transland quick attach. Make a Reasonable offer. Call 204-856-9422

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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 Transland Swathmaster Spreader, 24 foot wide, ferry time only. $20,000 Call Chuck at 806-778-1418 Transland spreader 25” 9 vane stainless, slimline, like new. $1,500 USD Call 863-467-4000 10 Vane Transland spreader, new in the box. Part #23537 $12,160.31. Contact Rick Stone at Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service at 800-441-2964 or mail@ southeasternaircraft.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 10 vane spreader for 38” gate, new, $11,000; Lane Aviation 281-342-5451 or FAX 281-232-5401

Equipment Support 3” load, mix tank, fully contained and lockable, air compressor and storage complete ready to go. 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 - SATLOC SATLOC G4 Navigation System - Compete used system with flow control. $8500 Call Doug at 262-620-1010

2 Year Old SATLOC G4 GPS System for sale, like new. Also have various used GPS systems. AG PILOTX DEALER. $13,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701-520-0229 or 701662-4416 (2) SATLOC G4 GPS w/IntelliFlow. $14,000 each. Call Ed at 361-9477891 or 361-387-9090

Help Wanted Midwest Company Seeking Full Time Pilot - Our aerial division is in need of a qualified AT-502 pilot for this season and beyond. We have a great work environment with exceptional equipment. Safety is our aerial division’s number one priority. We prefer someone with some herbicide experience. Our season usually runs from April through November. Our aerial division is family-oriented and we are all team players. We are under new and improved management. If you are a safe pilot and a team player and want to fly with us call Christopher Owen at 605-216-4274. Professional Ag Pilot Required in Australia - Seasonal position from September 2022 through April 2023, based in Griffith, NSW, Australia. Our company operates four AT-502s and one AT-802. Crops sprayed include cotton, rice, and winter cereals. Minimum pilot requirements: CPL with ag rating, good safety record, and be self-motivated. Wages are approx. $800 AUD per week plus a 10% bonus on all jobs flown. 10% superannuation and workers compensation paid. Expect to fly around 500-600 hrs. This is a great opportunity to experience Australia in a nice location. Send resumes to ed@thompsonair.com.au or call +61 427 649 487 Wanted: Ag Pilot for 602 -60 dry and wet work. Herbicide experience is required, and must be an NAAA member. High pay, none of the 1099 monkey business. Full workers comp. Email aaron@advantageagair. us. If you’re a new pilot with full commercial and tailwheel, apply for a loader job with me, and I’ll put you in a 188 after two full loading seasons. Cessna 180 fire support aircraft pilot needed. July 1st thru September 31st, 12 days off, 12 days on in Oregon. Best for a retired ag pilot. Must pass a 135 check ride. Email resumes to patrick@aeroseat.com or call 970-571-0871

CLASSIFIEDS Well-established Midwest applicator looking for a full-time chief pilot to mentor, coach current staff and provide dual time, includes off-season training. This salary position includes bonuses, insurance, 401K, and paid vacation. Applicant must have extensive turbine AT and/or Thrush experience and a great attitude with a team approach. Email resume and qualifications to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3686 Chief Pilot (Leader) Wanted! This yearround position offers consistent pay, health insurance, a retirement plan, and a balanced lifestyle. This candidate will be responsible for making operational decisions, developing junior staff, and following all FAA and company policies. We are a customer-minded operation that focuses first on safety. Short timers need not apply. Email resume and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3672 Experienced AT-502 pilot needed for IL corn run July - August. Please send resume and references to diggerdougsservices@gmail.com Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

Illinois operation looking for an AT-502 Pilot - Seat available from April thru October. Must have at least 1000 hours total AG time and turbine experience. Good pay and lodging included. There is a possible advance to an 802. Email resume/ qualification and references to blindads@agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3648 We are a well-established business located in Northern California. We are looking for a full-time, A&P fixed-wing mechanic. We operate both Ag Cats and Air Tractor. Turbine experience is not required, but a plus. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Some of the benefits are health insurance, 401k, profit sharing, paid time off, and paid holidays. For the right candidate, we will help pay for moving expenses. Please email your resume to Alex@avag1.com. Well-established Midwest company looking for an experienced A&P. The position has growth potential within the company and includes a benefits package. You will be working under an experienced IA. Excellent insurance, partially employer-funded, and HSA contribution. Excellent work environment. Please send a resume and references or a list of qualifications to Whitney Rothwell at rothwellwj@gmail.com.

Experienced Engine & Component Technicians Needed - TAE Aerospace is a global aerospace company, servicing commercial and defense customers worldwide. We create value for customers through innovative thinking, premium quality products, and services in aerospace engineering, manufacturing, turbine engine, and component MRO. Located across the globe, our maintenance facilities in Australia and in America are the leading provider of quality general aviation, aerial agricultural, turboprop engine, and component maintenance. Right now, we are looking for experienced Engine and Component Technicians to join our teams in Adelaide, South Australia, and Scottsdale, Arizona. If you have proven TPE331, PT6A or GE H80 experience or have worked in a similar role, and looking for your next challenge – we want you! Find out more about joining our team. email: Hr-support@taeaerospace. com phone: +61(0)881500200 or visit: www.taeaerospace.com Get Serious About Selling Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

Looking for a seasonal helicopter spray pilot to spray 25k - 30k acres in Iowa for the corn/bean run. The dates will be approximately between July 1 and August 15th. The seat to fill is a well-maintained R44 Raven 1 with a simplex spray system and AgPilotX GPS system while being loaded off a new loader truck. The same hotel at night during most of the run, may need to move one or two times. Company pays for hotel, ice, water, and Gatorades. Looking for a pilot with at least 150 hours of spray experience, at least 500 hours in R44’s, and at least 1200 hours total time. Pilot pay will be up to 20% of the gross amount per acre, depending on experience. Email your resume to Jimmy@tjhelicopters.com G.B. Aerial is looking for an experienced Level 1 Pilot for SEAT operations. Please contact Dain at 806-535-8560. AT-802 Seat Open - Permanent, yearround Arkansas delta or temporary Illinois corn run. Minimum experience - 3 years ag and 600 hr. turbine. Email resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3628 AT-502 Seat Open - Permanent, yearround Arkansas delta or temporary Illinois corn run. Minimum experience - 2 years ag and 250 hr. turbine. Email resume and references to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3627

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CLASSIFIEDS LIFT Aviation – Sales / Marketing Assistant Job Opportunity. Lift Aviation is looking for a motivated person to assist with brand marketing and sales initiatives in conjunction with tradeshows, brand building, and sales generation. Previous experience in marketing/sales is preferred. This position requires an excellent work ethic. Candidate will aid in sales, marketing, and tradeshow initiatives. Overall objective – assist in all facets of sales/marketing. For responsibilities, required skills and experience go to http:// classifieds.agairupdate.com/details. php?id=3641. Competitive Wage, Health / Dental / Optical insurance, PTO, Paid holidays, 401k, Job Type: Full-time. Email resume and references to Todd Lentz at todd@liftaviationusa.com Looking for an experienced AG Pilot with at least 2 seasons of experience. Located in Sumter/Lee continues in SC. Pilot to fill the seat of a Weatherly 620B with an R985. Contact Junior Hopkins 803-229-0308. We are looking for seasonal firefighting pilots that are type rated on AT-802 or Thrush. Pilots with an ICAO license will be accepted. Firefighting experience required. Pilots will be based in Europe and will be offered a 2-year contract with an option to renew. Salaries to be offered according to qualifications and experience. Please send your CV to aviators@hotmail.gr. All applications will be examined confidentially. Canadian Turbine Pilot Wanted - Kinniburgh Spray Service LTD, based in Taber, AB is a proactive organization with 70 years of service, requires Professional Agriculture Aerial Applicators to fly our Air Tractors 502 and or 802 from May 30, 2022, to September 30, 2022. Job duties: Fly fixed-wing Turbine Air Tractors safely and efficiently. Work with customers and ground crew in a professional manner. Be available when conditions are optimum. Perform elementary maintenance and servicing of aircraft and maintain journey logs following Transport Canada guidelines. Certificates Required: Canadian Commercial pilot’s license, Alberta and Saskatchewan Aerial Pesticide Applicator License, Valid Category One Medical license. Skills Required: Min 2500 Hrs Ag Turbine, of which 1000 hrs must be turbine Air Tractor, Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing English, Capable of operating Satloc GPS systems, Clean Flight Record, Insurable through our insurance provider. Wages/Salary: $95/Hr based on 40hr/week, overtime with remuneration. Wages based on acres sprayed, acres sprayed in season depend upon weather and farm economy. Workers compensation provided. Benefits and relocation expenses provided. Email resume including references to info@ kinniburghspray.com. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

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Experienced 502 pilot needed for the 2022 season. This is a full-time position in NE Arkansas. Our season runs from March-October. Prefer someone with rice herbicide experience. Call or text 870450-5687 or 870-240-4069. R44 Ag Helicopter pilot needed for corn run in Iowa. July and possibly some of August. Email qualifications to barnhill_ jim@yahoo.com Looking for an experienced pilot for a long-term seat with a well-established company. Will be flying a wellmaintained 502, based in Rolla ND. Herbicide experience is required. Full benefits, including health insurance and 401K are offered. We are looking for a long-term pilot, not someone that moves every year. Please call Greg at 605-350-4536. Looking for a pilot and A&P for a seasonal or full-time position. Willing to train for banner towing, ag, and sightseeing business. East coast location. Call Robert at 410-251-6224 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 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 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 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

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 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 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 Due to expansion opportunities, we are looking for experienced 402- 802 pilots and an A&P. 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 micronutrients 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. Also looking to add another A&P. Please reply with a resume to Agpilot502802@gmail.com IA and A&P mechanics needed. Call 870-295-6213 Salary depending on qualifications and experience.

Miscellaneous Water Tank / Fuel Tank / Pumps - (2)1800-gallon water tanks. (1)2000-gallon fuel tank. New 3” wet seal John Blue Honda chemical pump. 2” Honda fuel pump with meter. (2)stainless steel calibrated mixing vats. Containment in loading area. 12-volt hard point. For aux pumps. Stereo system. $43,500 Email info@ morgenrothaviation.com or call Dardon Morgenroth at 361-648-2308. Technisonic 138BFM Fire Radio - Oneyear-old. $15,000 Call 409-656-5998 Ag Cat tail spring A1590-1 $1200. Please call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800437-5319

Used Items In Stock at Sky Tractor Agrinautics: 66450 Fan $250, 65113 Hyd. Pump $600, 65217 Pump $700. Transland: 21066 Hyd. Pump $800, Hub Assy Weath Aero $500, 21992 Pump & Lane Brake $1200. Lane: 111XLA Brake $700, 111FA Fan $550. Weath Aero: 5 Blade Fan, Transland $700. Call Peg at Sky Tractor 1-800-437-5319 AV-KOR1 Helmets Available Now! The AV-KOR1 helmet is made out of a fiberglass composite, utilizing Koroyd and an anti-microbial comfort liner making it the lightest aviation helmet on the market. Features Fire Retardant trim and a FIDLOCK buckle system. Works with any aftermarket in-helmet communications devices. North Star Aviation is the First Lift Aviation Dealer. Call North Star Aviation today at 620-356-4528. Christmas Trump Shirt - Short and Long Sleeve. Youth small through 4XL. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3213 or send email to parts@stormaeronatuics. com to place an order. Trump Shirts “Keeping Ag Aviation Great”. Three different designs featuring an Ag Cat, Air Tractor and Thrush. Colors are Gray, Black, and Red. Sizes Range from Youth medium through 4XL. Shirts cost $25. Contact Storm Aeronautics at 402-367-3213 or send email to parts@ stormaeronatuics.com to place an order. Toy plastic model Air Tractor. 12” wingspan, removable stand. Great toy for the kids or desktop model. $15 + s/h order online at www.takeofftoys.com or e-mail trevoredwards@sw.rr.com

Operations For Sale or Wanted UH-1H Huey Helicopter Restricted Category and a 137 certificate are for sale. Do you want to enter into 137 operations immediately? This UH-1H Helicopter and 137 certificate combo/ or separate are for sale with great times on the Huey, and it is in excellent condition. Are you interested in entering into firefighting contracts? Purchasing this 137 certificate and Huey is perfect for getting the process started. All you need is a Bambi bucket. The hot end was complete less than two hundred hours ago. The Huey has been installed with a high visibility blade required for Fire Contracts. Airframe Life remaining: 5635.1, M/R Life remaining: 1751.6 and 1662.8, T/R Blade Life remaining: 300.1 and 137.1, Engine Life remaining: 1052.3, X-ray AD just completed. All ADs, including the current ADs from this last year, are complied with, and Helicopter is fresh out of annual. Also available with the Helicopter is an AgNav Guia spray tracking GPS system, generator, two servos, and a rear cross tube. Contact Jeremy Smith 561-7143679 jeremy@iemobile.com www. planebrilliant.com

CLASSIFIEDS Established Mississippi Delta Aerial Application business for sale. Operating in the same location for over 40 plus years. The area is very diverse. The agricultural crops consist of rice, cotton, corn, wheat, soybeans, milo, and pecan trees. We operate with 2 full-time turbine aircraft and are assisted with our 3rd turbine throughout the season. The season usually starts around midFebruary and begins to taper off by late November. 5000-foot runway, 2200-foot concrete, multiple hangars, warehouses, and large fuel farm on approximately 15 acres. This operation is well established with great customers and customer base. I have made all the sacrifices to build this business to where it is today. It needs energetic new ownership to enjoy the benefits of what this business offers. Email inquiries to blindads@ agairupdate.com Subject: ID#3680

Parts - Airframe LA-K-009 Leaf Spring Conversion Kit PA25 - CTS 1109.21 - Speed increase, large service life, and minimum maintenance. Kit includes spring, brackets, installation hardware, and certs. Made by Lavia SA, manufacturer of the PA-25 Puelche. Contact Guillermo at aravia@aravia.com.ar call +543462-463488 or go to our website www.laviasa.com TCL 41” Variable Rate Gate with manual control for Thrush with 1 rotor available for immediate shipping. VRG delivers ultra low volume 2#/acre to 20#/acre in a variety of products from fine sand to coarse corn cob. Contact Mark at mark@turbineconversions.com for special pricing on this unit. 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 Ayres Thrush ‘Hoerner’ wing tips. Left and right, no damage. $500 for the pair. Call Gary at 530-345-9919 garyhendricksonn3n@gmail.com Blue anodized aluminum windshield washer replacement cap with handle. $65 Available online only at www. ambericandesigns.com Questions ambericandesignsllc@gmail.com Air Tractor Bolt In Step Extension - CNC cut anodized aluminum step extension that bolts into existing step for more footing and traction. $125 Available online only at www.ambericandesigns. com Questions - ambericandesignsllc@ gmail.com

CNC cut anodized aluminum spray mirrors. $275 with mirror online only. $275 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 Reinforced Thrush Leading Edges - Send your leading edges to us and we will reinforce them with durable custom extruded aluminum reinforcements. Available directly from Turbine Conversions,Ltd ann@turbineconversions. com or contact our favorite Thrush dealer for more information. www. turbineconversions.com Ag Cat Factory Frames - (All Models) fixture perfect, ready to install. All upgrades, hoppers, long fuel, hi-wings, 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 1960 Piper Comanche Wings Complete with Gear, Paint Fair, No Hail damage. Also have fuselage. $9,000 Call Tanner J. Sotvik at DEVILS LAKE AERO SERVICE 701-520-0229 or 701-662-4416 Super “B” Ag-Cat Wings, fresh paint, metalized, big fuel. $50,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979-257-6695 AT-402 airframe sandblasted, primed and painted. Comes with belly skin and Turtle deck. Also includes tail spring and tires. Includes tail but needs left elevator. $35,000 Call Bill Kingrey at TURBINE YELLOWJACKET PARTNERS LLC. 979-257-6695 Smokers/Driftfinders - Minimize your off target drift risk. FAA/PMA’d and STC’d for installation on most Agricultural aircraft. 44 years in business and over 6,200 units in service. For more information Please call Compro Aviation, Inc. 785-899-2294 or visit us on the web at www.comproaviation.com REBUILT 29” THRUSH LANDING GEAR IN STOCK & we can REPAIR / REBUILD yours to LIKE NEW STATUS. Johnston Aircraft Service, INC. 559-686-1794 / Email parts@ johnstonaircraft.com or visit our website at www.johnstonaircraft.com Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

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

Parts - Engine Cleaning Hangar Out - 502 Engine Mount & Air Box $3,500 Call 210844-4074 AgJet TPE331 SB+/SC+/FC+ Conversions - Installed or assembled Kits with Heavy Ring-Mods. Allied/ AmAg Ag Cat Center 870-8862418/2489F, 870-759-1692 Cell frank.kelley@ag-cat.com Radial Parts: 2 Fiberglass AT Speed Rings, 1 THRUSH Speed Ring, 1 Radial engine mount with ring. Make offer. Cascade Aircraft Conversions. 509-6351212. info@cacaircraft.com -34 Cascade Inlet System. Firewall FWD for S2R Thrush. $35,000 Call Bruce’s Flying Service at 229-725-4150 Ground Support Engine Driven Transfer Pump, Zanoni Equipment’s all stainless steel construction paired with a Honda 13 HP motor. Special introductory pricing orders received by January 31, 2020. Contact Mark@ turbineconversions.com for more info.

Parts - Other

2013 AT-502B Firewall forward parts: Engine mount, cowling and Ram Air filter system. All parts with less than 1400 hours total time. Very clean and well maintained AT-502B. Call Cascade Aircraft Conversions for more details 1-509-635-1212 Cockpit adjustable flow control kit. Manual control or GPS variable rate ready. Integrates into existing hydraulic systems. More info at Kawak Aviation Technologies 541-385-5051 www. kawakaviation.com Thrush S2R STC battery retrofit kit. 300% longer battery service life. 200% faster starts. Battery replacement cost 25% of original. For more information call Kawak Aviation Technologies at 541-385-5051 or visit www. kawakaviation.com

Propellers Hamilton Standard 12D40 Prop with AG 100 Blades, 0 SMOH $20,000 Call Bruce’s Flying Service at 229-7254150 for more information. 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 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

Transland Pump Mount. Call Billy Maxwell at Transland at 940-687-1100 or email sales@translandllc.com for more information.

12D40-6101-12 Propeller, Overhauled with 8130 Form. For more information call Chester Roberts Supply Co. at 903429-6805

Transland Aluminum Boom Clamps Large & Small. Call Billy Maxwell at Transland 940-687-1100 or email sales@translandllc.com for more information.

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

Cleaning Hangar Out - S2R Thrush Main Landing Gear $3,500 Call 210844-4074

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

Complete stock of all P&W R-985 & R-1340 engine parts. Also P&W tools, Top OH tool kits, Time Rite kits, engine mounts, Champion & Tempest spark plugs, parts books, OH and maintenance manuals, Mags, carbs, starters, fuel pumps boost pumps. Also, R-1830, R-200, R-2800 engines and parts. Call Sun Air Parts 661-2577708, Fax 661-257-7710 or email info@sunairparts.com 602 Wingman System. Call for Price: 870-672-2089 Air Tractor Gen 2 Firegate, Complete system, Fairings, wire-harness. Call For Price: 870-672-2089

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 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

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Hartzell Prop HC-B3T10-3D, Blades T10282N +4, Prop Assy, Buckhead, Spinner, OSTMOH Prop. $28,000 Call Bruce’s Flying Service at 229725-4150

Seat Wanted Arkansas Rice Pilot looking for a full-time seat. I have 802 and 502 time, dry, and herbicide experience. Looking for a job in Arkansas or Southeast Missouri. I’ll send a resume and references upon request. Contact at 870-565-6019 Ag Pilot seeking work with a reputable operation. 1226 hours TT, 779 Ag, 85 hours Turbine. A team player, with a background in agriculture, as a ground applicator. Also, an A&P mechanic with Ag aircraft experience. NAAA member. Resume available. Please Email: AgFlyer41@gmail.com 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 406-9300800. 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.

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 850-6862020

Service Jeffries Airworks Dynamic Propeller Balancing with Chadwick Helmuth engine printout equipment. Jeffries Airworks, Dynamic Balancing, Vibration Analysis. Much more than just a balance. Call Jim Jeffries, A&P/IA, 985-507-9981, Nationwide service on your location.

Vehicles

We build loader trucks to your specifications. Stainless Steel Straight and Fold Up. Mild Steel Straight and Fold Up. Mild Steel Hopper w/Stainless Steel Tube. Been in loader truck business since 1980. Call Pat Ballard Office:870-697-2004 Fax:870-697-3568 185 Hwy. 42 West, Hickory Ridge, AR

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

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. Commercial Pilot and Instrument rating available. SATLOC Bantam, TracMap, & AgNav GPS. Ag Aviation Consultants for Ag Operation Certificate part 137. See videos at www.eaglevistas.com Eagle Vistas LLC 772-285-5506

1999 Dodge Ram 3500 Diesel Auger Truck, manual transmission. 5 speed, 500-gallon fuel, stainless tube, Honda fuel pump, scales, 210,318 miles. Ready to go to work. $32,500 Located in Charleston, MS Call 662-647-8773 office or 662-515-8391 cell 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

Riggin Flight Service, flight school offering private, commercial, instrument, Ag, multi-engine, tailwheel, etc. We tailor our courses to meet your needs. www. RigginFlightService.com (605)2569774.

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

Best Classified Buy In The Industry. Read By More Ag Pilots Than Any Other Publication. Classifieds Starting at $19.99 478-987-2250. Fax: 478-352-0025.

Wanted to Buy - All models of Cessna 206, does not need to have an engine. If you have one sitting in your back field turn it into cash by emailing ann@turbineconversions.com

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