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The 2023 Support Scholarship Contest deadline is Sept. 15. The NAAA Support Committee will award a $2,000 scholarship as top prize, and Covington Aircraft Engines has generously agreed to sponsor a $1,000 scholarship. The theme for this year’s contest is “What role does ag aviation play in producing a local commodity?” The 2023...

March 2023 marks 50 years to the month since the National Agricultural Aviation Association’s official magazine debuted as The World of Agricultural Aviation with Vol. 1, No. 1, in March 1974. (Some years later, NAAA shortened the magazine’s title to Agricultural Aviation.) Most recently, Agricultural Aviation’s Winter 2023 issue clocked in at Vol. 50, No....

story via NAAA, image hazmatuniversity.com After a five-year effort, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted NAAA’s request to propose a regulation allowing states to exempt commercial drivers from having to get a HazMat endorsement to transport 1,000 gallons or less of jet fuel (aviation-grade kerosene). The next...

The agricultural aviation community honored the recipients of the 2022 NAAA Awards last month at the closing banquet of the 2022 Ag Aviation Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hosted by emcees Rod Thomas and Eric Klindt, the 2022 awards ceremony celebrated the achievements of nine NAAA Award recipients. The following individuals...

The NAAA has debuted a new video promoting membership for 2023. NAAA delivers remarkable value that benefits your bottom line, provides the crop input tools you need, enhances the industry’s safety and professionalism through substantive educational programming and offers excellent business networking opportunities. View Video Here: https://www.facebook.com/NationalAgriculturalAviationAssociation/videos/405067338421773 NAAA continues to...

With an influx of more rigid federal policies forthcoming from the federal government pertaining to pesticide use and climate change, coupled with NAAA establishing a voluntary professional aerial application certification program designed to further mitigate accidents and augment aerial application professionalism, the association has hired Matt Gill from the University...

NAAA’s national convention is heading to a new destination—Knoxville, Tennessee, a town with something for everyone. Besides attending the 2022 Ag Aviation Expo, Dec. 5-8, visit Knoxville to experience the unique mix of natural beauty, outdoor adventure and cultural attractions. Whether you are a veteran operator, a fledging ag pilot...

“Whatever additional benefits are bestowed upon C-PAASS ag aviators, the program will undoubtedly demonstrate agricultural aviation’s professionalism and positive public image to our customers, regulators and the public we help feed, clothe and protect.”   As the agricultural aviation industry moves from its first century into its second, it faces...

How does $5,000 sound to help someone pursue their dream of becoming a professional ag pilot? Thanks to the generous support of BASF and Thrush Aircraft, $20,000 in aid is available through the 2022 NAAA “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship Program to assist four aspiring ag pilots in their journey....

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...