The dust is starting to settle from last week’s midterm elections and a clearer picture of the leaders and priories of the 116^thCongress is starting to emerge. One Senate race, between incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and outgoing Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R), remains uncalled. Read More

NAAA thanks the many companies that support ag pilots and their operations, as well as the industry as a whole, through donating items for the Live and Silent Auctions at the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo. The money raised from these items supports NAAA programs and we’re still seeking additional items to make this auction a record breaker! Read More

Do you want the latest information onsite at this year’s 2018 Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, Dec. 3–6? We have it for you on the NAAA Expo App, which will feature the most up-to-date information right on your device! Our mobile app takes your pre-Expo, onsite and post-Expo experience to a new level and allows attendees who don’t want to carry a paper program guide, with the opportunity to have all of the Ag Aviation Expo information stored directly on their devices. Read More

Help us raise money for NAAREF and PAASS at King Pins, a fundraiser for the ag aviation industry’s premier educational safety program. This fundraising bowling event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. Read More

NAAA is pleased to announce that BASF has renewed its commitment to offer financial incentives to NAAA members who participate in Operation S.A.F.E. Fly-In clinics in 2019. This is a continuation of a program BASF initiated in 2010 in collaboration with NAAA to provide financial support for participating aerial applicators that can be used toward membership in NAAA or for new spray equipment. Read More

In 2016, NAAA began reaching out to operators telling them about an opportunity our industry has to help the FAA keep manned aircraft safe from UAVs. By anonymously sharing your GPS data logs with Mississippi State University, the University will work with the FAA to demonstrate ag pilots flight characteristics. This, in turn, could lead the FAA to have sufficient data to better protect ag aviators flying in and around UAVs, based on submitted GPS data logs. Read More

The FAA has re-launched a $500 rebate for equipping fixed-wing single engine piston aircraft with ADS-B Out technology. The agency has made $4.9 million available for the program that runs through October 11, 2019. As of January 1, 2020, aircraft flying in airspace where a transponder is necessary today are required to be equipped with ADS-B Out technology. Read More