| June 21, 2018 |
| DOT: Regs for UAV Flights Over People Coming Soon |
 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a speech last
Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation will make public new
regulations allowing for UAV flights over people within the next couple of
weeks. Currently, UAV operators need to seek a waiver from the FAA if they want
to operate over people.
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| Lightsquared Revisited: NAAA Joins Aviation Associations in Writing to the FAA about Ligado Possible GPS Disrupting Satellite Frequency Proposal |
NAAA has joined a coalition of 10 other aviation
associations in writing a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
expressing concern with a proposal
by Ligado Networks (formerly LightSquared)
to establish a terrestrial cellular network operating within
what is a satellite frequency band located adjacent to the GPS
band. Read More |
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| Tragic Loading Accident Fatal to Future Ag Pilot, Cody Crow; Fund Established to Help Family |
 The ag aviation industry is saddened by the loss
of a young man preparing to enter our fellowship of ag pilots. Cody Crow,
22, was fatally injured while helping load an
aircraft on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Lawrence County,
Ark. Crow was reported to have climbed on top of a hopper-bottom truck loaded
with fertilizer that wouldn’t unload. The dry fertilizer caved in around him
and he suffocated.
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| Industry Leaders Dr. Carrol Voss and Chuck Hendrickson Pass |
NAAA is sad to
announce the passing of two individuals who played an important role in the
agricultural aviation industry. Dr. Carrol Voss passed away on
June 10, 2018 at his home in Maine at the age of 98. Chuck Hendrickson, a long-time
Illinois operator, passed at the age of 73 on June 17, 2018. Read More |
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| California Judge Affirms Not Labeling Glyphosate a Carcinogen |
A federal judge kept in place his injunction that prevents
California regulators from requiring warning labels stating that glyphosate,
the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, may be linked to cancer. Read More |
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| Attention, Low-Time Ag Pilots! NAAA Ag Aviation Expo Pricing & Sessions Geared Toward You |
 If you’re an ag pilot with less than five years of
experience or you’re interested in becoming an ag pilot, attend the NAAA Ag
Aviation Expo Dec. 3–6 in Reno for professional growth opportunities and to
network and meet other pilots, operators and allied companies. We are offering
a special price to attend the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo for pilots with less than
five years of experience;
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| Donate to NAAREF today to help support educational programs from PAASS to Operation S.A.F.E. |
 The National Agricultural Aviation Research
& Education Foundation (NAAREF) was formed in 1982 as a non-profit
organization to promote and foster research, technology transfer and advanced
education among aerial applicators, allied industries, government agencies and
academic institutions.
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