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Aircraft corrosion poses a significant challenge for all aviation industries. This article will dive into the causes, types, and prevention measures.   Understanding Aircraft Corrosion:   Corrosion occurs when metal reacts with its surrounding environment, resulting in the deterioration of its properties. The presence of moisture, oxygen, contaminants such as...

By Josh Rittenberry The old saying by Norman Vincent Peale that “empty pockets never held anyone back” is finished with “Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”  Lindsay Chandler has neither an empty head nor an empty heart, but he will be the first to attest that he...

Attendees and exhibitors at NAAA's 2023 Ag Aviation Expo couldn't have asked for better weather, scenery, education, networking and friendship in Palm Springs, California in early December. The expo hosted nearly 1,300 attendees and exhibitors from around the globe eager to network with friends and peers, educate themselves at 26...

Drones have a growing range of useful applications, but there has been a lot of attention given to their increasing role in modern warfare. We can hope that individual military conflicts will come to an end, but there is one form of warfare that will probably never cease - the...

Billy Wayne Weatherley, 75, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023 in Ellsworth. He was born May 19, 1948 in Des Arc, AR to Jesse and Ozena (Wright) Weatherley. Wayne served in the United States Army and was later the owner and operator of Wayne's Ag Aviation in Ellsworth for many...

The Delta State University agricultural aviation pilot training program will help feed the world. In November 2019, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith told Ike Brunetti and retired Col. Brad MacNealy (former state aviation officer of the Mississippi National Guard), “I want you to start an ag pi/lot program at Delta State.” Brunetti is...

Aerial drones have become a more common sight on farms over the past few years for surveillance activities such as mapping and scouting to applying inputs such as fertilizer and seed. One area of great interest in agriculture has been the use of these vehicles to apply crop protection products....

MICHIGAN — In October 2023, a training held in Lansing, Michigan, taught forest health protection managers about the most effective tools to fight the spongy moth, an invasive insect that continues to cause major defoliation across the eastern United States and beyond. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development staff demonstrate...

Thank you to everyone that participated and help make the 2023 Ag Aviation Golf Tournament a huge success! It was a perfect fall weekend in Arkansas and everyone had a wonderful time! There was a great turnout and we were able to make a $8,000 donation to the Charles Stokes Memorial...

The DSU/Blues Air Flight Program is offering a Wire Strike Course on January 9, 2024 in Cleveland, MS (RNV—exact location to be determined later).  This is the same course offered at the NAAA.  The program is $7,500 (covered by DSU/Blues Air) for the first 50 people and $2,000 for each additional 50...