| July 24, 2014 |
| First UAV Near Miss with Ag Aircraft Reported in Pacific Northwest |
| Earlier this week a pilot from Idaho was preparing to begin a spray run through a field, and barely visible ahead of him was a small stationary object. As he neared the object, it rapidly shot straight up. The pilot took evasive action, but it passed so close to the airplane that he was unsure if it had missed the aircraft and spray system. It was close enough for him to be able to identify the make and model of the quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Read More |
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| PLANES Doesn’t Light Up the Box Office During Opener |
| Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue took in $17.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office for the weekend of July 18-20. Read More |
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| Be Constantly Aware of People in the Target Field Trying to Make Criminals out of Aerial Applicators |
NAAA received an email from
a member who was spraying in eastern Iowa during this corn fungicide season.
During a recent application, he observed a small group of people that parked
their car away from the field where the application was taking place and
attempted to enter the field on foot.
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| NAAA Files Comments on First UAV Ag Petition |
| NAAA filed comments on July 21 on a petition for exemption from certain Federal Aviation Regulations filed by Trimble to fly a small UAV commercially in the National Airspace System for precision agriculture. This petition follows one NAAA commented on last week, July 16, filed by Astraeus Aerial for aerial filming. Read More |
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| DC Circuit Court Refuses to Hear UAV Case; White House to Address UAV Privacy Concerns |
| The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed a case against Texas EquuSearch, a search-and-rescue operation that was told by the FAA that their UAV use was illegal. Meanwhile, it was reported by POLITICO July 23 that President Obama intends to issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop UAV privacy regulations. Read More |
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| Entries for WNAAA Scholarship Essay Contest Due Aug. 15 |
| Attention, higher-education students: Don’t miss out on the opportunity to compete for a combined $3,000 in educational scholarships. The deadline for the 2014 WNAAA Scholarship Essay Contest is Aug. 15. The WNAAA will award a $2,000 scholarship as top prize in the 32nd annual essay competition, and Covington Aircraft Engines has generously agreed to sponsor a $1,000 scholarship. Read More |
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| NAAA Convention Exhibitors Excited to See You in December |
Booth sales opened this week for the 48th Annual NAAA Convention & Exposition in Louisville, Ky. this Dec. 8-11, 2014. NAAA sincerely appreciates the companies that support NAAA and the agricultural aviation by exhibiting at the NAAA Trade Show. Read More |
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| NAAA Launches New Website |
| We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website featuring an updated look and user-friendly navigation. Read More |
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