| August 8, 2019 |
| NAAA Updates Checklist for Pilots Subject to the Discharge of a Firearm Targeting an Ag Aircraft |
 In response to recent shooting threats
and incidents
this year, NAAA updated its checklist of actions operators and pilots can take
in the event someone threatens to or discharges a firearm at their aircraft. NAAA has now updated
that checklist to cite the specific federal laws that are violated when
someone shoots, or threatens to shoot, an aircraft.
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| Activists Groups Sue EPA Over Chlorpyrifos Decision |
 Several
activists groups, including the Pesticide Action Network and the Natural
Resources Defense Council, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit against the EPA in response to the agency’s decision last month to not immediately ban
chlorpyrifos. The lawsuit
requests the court review the EPA’s decision to not ban the product
immediately. The insecticide is used on more than 50 fruit, nut, cereal
and vegetable crops.
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| Switzerland Launches Extensive Unmanned Air Traffic Management System |
 Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), in
partnership with UAV traffic management company AirMap and Swiss air navigation
service provider skyguide, announced the deployment of a Flight Information Management
System (FIMS) for UAVs.
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| NAAA Submits Comments on Leading Edge Associates’ Request for Exemption from Several Part 137 Regulations |
 Leading Edge Associates, a UAV technology company with a
Part 137 operating certificate, submitted a request to the FAA to be exempt
from various federal aviation regulations in order to operate its PrecisionVision
35 UAV for agricultural spraying purposes. NAAA submitted
comments explaining that UAVs must first be equipped with certain safety
equipment to ensure the safety of manned aviators in the national airspace.
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| NAAA Launches Instagram Account |
 NAAA has joined the millions of Instagram users and has launched @AgAviationNAAA! Following NAAA on Instagram is an easy way to view our latest photos, promotions and get the latest news on NAAA and the ag aviation industry. We will provide updates on the importance and professionalism of agricultural aviation, upcoming meetings, education and safety materials, as well as great pictures of ag aviators doing what they do best. Read More |
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| 2019 Ag Aviation Expo Pre & Post-Expo Orlando Fun & Disney Travel Agent Available to Assist |
 We look forward to seeing you at the 2019 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Orlando, Nov. 18-21 at Rosen Shingle Creek. Our hotel room block is nearly 80% full; thank you for booking your hotel room. If you have not already done so, please book your room today. Registration is also open for the Ag Aviation; register online or print and mail a registration form.
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| NAAA and NAAREF Board Meetings Oct. 11-12 |
 We look forward to seeing you in Denver for our October NAAA and NAAREF committee and board meetings. Most meetings take place Oct. 11–12 with a couple of meetings beginning on Oct. 10. PAASS Train the Trainer will take place Oct. 9–10. All meetings are open to NAAA members. Read More |
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| Putter Over to NAAA Expo NAAREF Fundraiser, It’s a Hole Lot of Fun |
 Help us raise money
for NAAREF and PAASS by wearing your loudest golf pants and participating in Putting
for PAASS, a fundraiser for the ag aviation industry’s premier educational
safety program. This fundraising putting event (which
was previously accidentally reported as a bowling event) will take place on Sunday, Nov.
17 from 6 - 9:30 p.m. at Rosen Shingle Creek. Registration is now open and is
required; the minimum donation is $110 per person.
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| Less than a Month Left to Apply for $20K in Scholarship Aid Available for Aspiring Ag Pilots |
 How does $5,000 sound to help someone pursue their dream of becoming a professional ag pilot? Four scholarships are available for aspiring ag pilots through the 2019 NAAA “Ag Wings of Tomorrow” Scholarship Program.
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| We Love Our Members! Check Out All Your Support Has Helped Us Accomplish! Please Continue Your Support |
 Renewals are now open! You will soon receive your renewal form in the
mail, but there is no need to wait! You can renew online today. As a
member of NAAA, you associate with the best and brightest in the agricultural
aviation industry and your support is imperative in helping us accomplish our
initiatives.
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| 2019 Ag Aviation Golf Tournament Oct. 19–20 |
A
golf tournament benefiting the Miracle League of Arkansas will tee off Oct. 19–20
in Heber Springs, Ark. Join your Arkansas brethren for a fun fall weekend of
golf and fellowship while supporting kids with special needs. Read More |
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