| May 6, 2015 |
| FAA Approves 218-Pound Yamaha RMAX UAS for Aerial Application |
On Friday the FAA approved the Section 333 petition for the 218-pound Yamaha RMAX UAS for aerial application, marking the largest (by weight) UAS approval by the agency to date. The petition, filed by Yamaha, permits 4-gallon aircraft to spray crops and fertilizer in the national airspace system. The FAA also chose for the first time to allow users with as few qualifications as a sport pilot certificate (requiring 20 hours of flight time) and a driver’s license to commercially spray pesticides. Read More |
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| FAA Administrator Unveils UAS Pathfinder Project, Smartphone App |
| FAA Administrator Michael Huerta unveiled the agency’s new UAS Pathfinder project, a mission to test various UAS uses, at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) annual trade show in Atlanta, GA today; as well as the B4UFLY app, a smartphone app designed for model aircraft and UAS operators. Read More |
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| How to Get Through to Moms, Millennials and Foodies |
| Cracking the consumer code to provide technical and scientific information in a manner that supports informed decision making is not easy, but it can be done. Read More |
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| NAAA Convention General Session: Succession Planning for your Business |
| We look forward to seeing you at the 49th Annual NAAA Convention & Exposition in Savannah, Ga., Dec. 7–10 at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center! Join us for the NAAA General Session, which is the educational anchor on the second day of the convention and this year’s session is one that every applicator ought to attend. Read More |
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| Let us Know About Your Summer Fly-Ins and Fall Events! |
| If you have a Fly-In this summer, send NAAA your event details and let us help you advertise your state and regional agricultural aviation events on the NAAA website and in the NAAA eNewsletter. Read More |
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