NAAA has partnered with Air Tractor, AgAir Update and AG-NAV and for this year’s exhibit. Air Tractor will provide an aircraft for the booth and AG-NAV will exhibit its navigation system and accessories. NAAA staff and volunteers will be on hand throughout the week to speak with attendees who want to learn more about ag aviation.

This year, NAAA members will be participating in the Monday, July 26, airshow to feature the evolution of aerial application aircraft. Participants in the airshow will include Ag-Cat No. 1 flown by Toby McPherson, Al & Mike Schiffer’s Beast Stearman flown by Michael Rutledge, a Thrush flown by Terry Humphrey and an Air Tractor flown by Michael Hutchins. Dusty Crophopper may also make an appearance.

NAAA hosts an AirVenture Forum about the ag aviation industry on July 26.

NAAA is adding awareness about the industry by hosting an AirVenture Forum on July 26, from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at Forum Stage 2, where we will be discussing the industry and how to become an ag pilot in further detail.

Moreover, it’s a wonderful way to educate adults and children about the importance of our industry in producing a safe, affordable and abundant supply of food, fiber and bioenergy, in addition to protecting forestry and controlling health-threatening pests. The representation by our industry at AirVenture is a move in the right direction to bring positive awareness about aerial application to the general public. The ag aircraft will also be parked before and after the airshow on July 26 and 27 at Boeing Plaza, the epicenter of AirVenture and its public gravitating point. NAAA will display its 100th anniversary timeline there and promote the industry and its history there too.

AirVenture Oshkosh, which is organized by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) each summer at Wittman Regional Airport, is a weeklong celebration of aviation. NAAA exhibits at AirVenture to bring more awareness to careers in the aerial application industry because the weeklong show is flooded with aviation enthusiasts, aviation media, military personnel and young aviators looking for new opportunities. AirVenture is the largest airshow in the United States. NAAA’s presence helps our industry recruit potential ag pilots.

July is a very busy time of year for ag pilots; however, we know some operators and pilots visit AirVenture. Some even exhibit their own aircraft. Many NAAA Allied members also exhibit each year, and we encourage you to visit with them if you are on-site. If you will be at AirVenture, visit us in booths 457 in the main aircraft display area near the traffic control tower. If you are exhibiting, let us know where you’ll be!

Are you looking for a way to spread the good word of aerial application and share our industry with your community? Check out NAAA’s brochure that talks about the positives of aerial application, “Flying for Your Food.” And don’t forget to use NAAA’s Media Kit when speaking on behalf of the industry.