February 13, 2025

Membership Grace Period Ends Saturday—Renew Your NAAA Membership Today

Thank you for your support as a 2024 member of NAAA. We request your continued support by renewing your NAAA membership for 2025 today. While you have been busy aiding farmers to produce a safe, affordable, and abundant supply of food, fiber, and bioenergy, NAAA has been busy making sure low-altitude airspace is safe for your aerial application business to operate, as well as ensuring that you have the pesticide products you need to do your job.

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NAAA Members Inspire Future Ag Aviators at California Aeronautical University Aviation Career Day

On Friday, Feb 7, 2025, Jon Slikker Jr, NAAA pilot member of Vince Dusters in Buttonwillow, CA and Dan Gudgel of Gudgel Aviation in Lemoore, CA (NAAA board member representing California), took part in Aviation Career Day at California Aeronautical University (CAU) at Meadows Field in Bakersfield, CA. Over 600 CAU students and high schoolers involved in the county FFA program attended the event exploring various aviation careers.

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Congratulations to Newest NAAA/Syngenta Leadership Training Program Graduates

The NAAA/Syngenta Leadership Training Program—also known by Syngenta as Leadership at Its Best (LAIB)— has been shaping strong leaders in the agricultural aviation industry since 1995. This year’s intensive five-day training took place last week in the Washington, DC area.

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FAA’s GA Survey Data Collection for 2024 is Now Underway

The FAA’s 47th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey (GA Survey) is now officially underway. The survey is for collecting aviation activity for the calendar year 2024. The GA Survey is the only source of information available that provides reliable data on the GA fleet, including number of aircraft and hours flown.

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The Last Pass Memorial Walk Needs Your Help!

The construction of the Last Pass Memorial Walk, located at the National Agricultural Aviation Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, is complete! Now, the project is moving into its next important phase—the engraving of names. Currently, 319 of the 428 identified incidents have been documented, and those names are set to be engraved in the first round.

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February 20-22, 2025, NAAA Committee & Board Meetings in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Passports Required

NAAA & NAAREF Board & Committee meetings will be held in Canada, Feb. 20-22, 2025. We remind everyone that a valid United States passport is required for entry.

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