Last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a five-year FAA reauthorization bill 393-13. A five-year reauthorization would provide long-term funding stability for the FAA, compared to the short-term 12 and six-month extensions that have been passed in recent years. Read More

Modern precision agricultural technologies available to aerial application were highlighted at a conference April 25–27 attended by people from a wide variety of organizations and backgrounds. The CropLife America and RISE Regulatory Conference covers agricultural pesticide regulation and is attended by both industry and regulators. Read More

Under current law, drivers with a commercial driver license (CDL) must obtain a hazmat endorsement to transport jet fuel. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has waived the hazmat endorsement for the transportation of 1,000 gallons or less of diesel fuel. Due to the extremely similar chemical makeup of diesel and jet fuel, NAAA has submitted a petition for an amendment to have this exemption extended to jet fuel as well.  Read More

The FAA produces the Digital Obstacle File (DOF) product that includes existing obstacles that may be hazardous to safe flight navigation. The FAA receives obstacle information from a variety of sources both inside and outside the FAA. The FAA then evaluates the obstacle data based on its analysis of supporting documentation and assigns an accuracy code. Read More

Believe it or not, we are beginning to design the trade show floor for the 2018 Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, Nev., Dec. 3–6. Experience a new Reno! This rapidly changing city has become ground zero for a new technology boom as many companies have moved to Reno, including Tesla, Apple Cloud, a division of Microsoft and many more. Read More