Yes, It’s Us Trying to Reach You – Please Respond! Your Responses are Anonymous

Over the last several weeks NAAA’s ag aviation industry survey has been open for both operators and pilots. NAAA has partnered with Kynetec, an agricultural survey and data analysis company used by EPA, USDA, and numerous agribusinesses, to conduct the survey. If you’re an operator, one of the first questions will ask you to enter your operation’s Part 137 certificate number. THIS IS ONLY BEING DONE TO CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY. We already have your certificate number from the Part 137 list maintained by the FAA. When you enter it in the survey, it’s cross referenced with our list so we can mark you has having completed the survey and remove you from the list of people we’re trying to connect with. Your certificate number will not show up with your responses, so no one will ever have access to it or be able to link your responses to your certificate number. It’s being used as a unique identifier to confirm we reach everyone and prevent outsiders from providing false data.

If you’re wondering who’s been trying to get a hold of you to take a survey, it’s Kynetec on behalf of NAAA. Kynetec began with emails, and if you haven’t followed up by completing the survey, they’ve now started calling you. It’s not a telemarketer trying to sell you something – it’s an invitation to actively participate in the promotion of what you do for a living.

You are likely annoyed with being bothered this much. The busy season is quickly approaching, and you’ve got far more important things to do then read emails and answer the phone. NAAA understands how you feel and we apologize for being so demanding of your time. Why are we doing it then? Because we need your information. And you may not realize it, but you need us to have your information.

NAAA’s mission is promote the ag aviation industry, and the results of the survey we’re asking you to take are what we use to accomplish that mission. Every document we send to the EPA, FAA, and other regulatory agencies uses facts taken directly from the survey results. The only reason these agencies (and congress) know we’re a critical industry and they need to listen to our concerns is because we can prove our importance. So, when you see that email or hear the phone ringing, remember why we’re so desperate to get a hold of you.