On Monday, September 30, NAAA sent a press release announcing that EPA has accepted NAAA’s recommendations to improve the accuracy of the models used to estimate the amount of drift from aerial applications in numerous pesticide application risk assessments and as part of the agency’s endangered species insecticide strategy.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2024 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Fort Worth, TX, Nov. 18-20. The NAAA Support Committee has organized several fun events at the Ag Aviation Expo for spouses/significant others, family members, and office crew. Save $75 by pre-registering by Oct. 18 for what promises to be an outstanding convention!
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The FAA has adopted a new Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc. Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, 205B, 210, and 212 helicopters and various restricted category UH-1 variants with a certain part-numbered tension torsion (TT) straps installed by supplemental type certificate (STC) No. SR03408CH.
The FAA has adopted a new Airworthiness Directive (AD) for all Robinson Model R44 and R44 II helicopters. This AD was prompted by reports of a fractured clutch shaft forward yoke (yoke) on the main rotor (M/R) drive due to fatigue cracking
This week NAAA presented to local school children in the metropolitan Washington, DC area about the importance of aerial application to crop production, forestry protection and public health protection. NAAA’s CEO Andrew Moore gave the presentation to fourth and sixth grade STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) students at the Fort Belvoir School in Fairfax County, Virginia.
In an August 19 segment for RFD-TV’s Total Acre Farming, NAAA member Matt Crabbe discusses the vital role of aerial application in pest and disease management for farmers and landowners.
The Unmanned Aerial Pesticide Application System Task Force (UAPASTF) recently released a best management practices (BMP) document to help better facilitate making safe and effective pesticide applications using Unmanned Aerial Spray Systems (UASS). UAPASTF is a coalition of pesticide registrants focused on providing data on UASS to government agencies in order to support UASS and assist with pesticide risk assessments.
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