NAAA Wishes All Members a Happy Easter!
April 3, 2015 |
| GRASSROOTS ALERT: NAAA Releases Draft Small UAS Rule Comments, Prepare Yours Today! |
| NAAA is making available a draft version of its comments to the FAA on the agency’s proposed small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) rulemaking. Read More |
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| Texas Legislature Moves Forward with Tower Marking Legislation |
| The Texas legislature is poised to make Texas the 14th state with meteorological evaluation tower (MET) marking requirements, as the state Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs unanimously approved Senate Bill 505 March 23 thanks in no small part to the efforts of the Texas Agricultural Aviation Association (TAAA). The measure now heads to the full Senate for a vote. Read More |
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| NAAA Executive Director Discusses UAVs on NYC’s Airwaves |
| NAAA Executive Director Andrew Moore discussed the safety concerns that ag pilots and other low-level aviators have about hard-to-see UAVs operating in the same airspace as them with the Columbia Radio News (CRN) network. The segment originally aired on CRN’s UptownRadio webcast last Friday and re-aired Monday on WBAI-FM in New York City. Read More |
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| SAIB Issued on R44 and R66 Main Rotor Blades |
| The FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) Number SW-15-08R1 alerting owners and operators of Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R44 and R44 II which have main rotor blades (MRBs) with part number C016-7 installed and Robinson Model R66 helicopters which have MRBs with part number F016-2 installed, of a fatigue crack occurrence on an R44. The SAIB recommends inspection for signs of a fatigue crack on the trailing edge of the blade and modification of R44, R44 II and R66 MRBs. Read More |
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| NAAA Convention Sponsorships Available; Book Your Hotel Room in Savannah |
| Join us in Savannah for the 49th Annual NAAA Convention & Exposition this Dec. 7-10. Are you interested in getting your company name in front of the expected 1,500+ operators, ag pilots and other attendees directly related to the agricultural aviation industry? Besides exhibiting, another opportunity to reach operators and pilots is through an NAAA Convention Sponsorship. Read More |
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