NAAA recently submitted comments on a petition from Veteran Drone Services LLC seeking to allow remote pilots operating multiple UAS weighing greater than 55 pounds used for agricultural operations to hold a driver’s license in lieu of a third-class medical certificate.
Earlier this month, this eNewsletter published UAS “Advanced Operations” Exemptions: The New Normal, highlighting the new wave of UAS Part 137 exemptions flowing from precedent set in the recently granted Hylio Exemption. Specifically, these “Advanced Operations” permit operation of up to three UAS simultaneously under one operator, during night and without visual observers (VOs), within visual line of sight of the pilot in command.
Air Tractor is scheduled to make their debut as an exhibitor at the 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, with its AT-802A agricultural aircraft. This year, Air Tractor is celebrating 50 years since its first delivery.
As the largest, most diversified agriculture information business in North America, Farm Progress prides itself on providing a well-rounded show for farmers to connect and do business with 600+ exhibitors.
Juliana Turchetti, 45, was fatally injured in a SEAT firefighting accident on July 10, 2024. The accident occurred near Helena, Montana, while she was fighting the Horse Gulch Fire. Juliana was a native of Brazil who moved to the U.S. in 2018 where she worked as an ag pilot. While flying ag in Illinois, she opened an aviation themed coffee house in Springfield, Illinois.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2024 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 18-21, a new convention destination for the Ag Aviation Expo. Attendee registration and booth sales are now open for the annual convention.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Model 407 helicopters with serial numbers 54832 through 54931 inclusive, 54933 through 54939 inclusive, and 54942 through 54954 inclusive with a fuel system standpipe assembly (standpipe) part number 407-062-032-103 installed.
Do you have a rising pilot within your ranks? Do you admire certain NAAA members’ outstanding service to the industry or their community? The aerial application industry is filled with exceptional people who go above and beyond the call of duty, often with little fanfare. Make someone’s day or year by nominating them for a 2024 NAAA Award.
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