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2017 NATA Scholarship
Essay Topic:A Day in the Life of An Aerial Applicator - Sunup to Sundown
1st Place
Cara Houk
Parents: Tony & Shelly Houk Milford, NE
When interviewing Ron Troyer to write this essay, I got some insight into what being an aerial applicator entails. Often, their day begins before sunup, especially during the busy time of the year, which is usually July and August. When the alarm goes off around four thirty or five a.m. the day begins. Preparation of the mind for the day to come is vital. Ron said, “Being able to maintain composure and performance through good and bad,” is what keeps him safe. It is also important to fuel the body by eating a proper breakfast.
Is “a typical day” even in an aerial applicator’s vocabulary? I have grown up around an aerial business my entire life and I have never known a pilot to do the same thing every day. My late great uncle, Ron Jones, use to say, “An aerial applicator must always maintain ridged flexibility, ridged in our goals and flexible in how we get there.” By this, he meant that for an aerial applicator to keep a professional front he must be open to change. A good applicator makes a plan the night before even though he knows it will most likely not happen that way.
2017 International Aviation Art Contest Awards Program
The Nebraska Air National Guard, located near the Lincoln Airport, was host to the Aviation Art Contest 2017 awards ceremony on Saturday, April 8, where the coveted, engraved trophies and other awards were presented. Read all about it in May's edition of The NATA Voice and be sure to check out the artwork of Nebraska Aviation Art Contest winners. Take me there
2017 NATA Membership
The Nebraska Aviation Trades Association (NATA) is a non-profit state trade association which represents the aerial application industry in Nebraska. Membership Application Form
NATA is an organization founded for the purpose of serving the interests of aviation related businesses in Nebraska. Representing almost 200 agricultural aviation operators, NATA also serves members from allied industries supplying ag aircraft owners and operators. Read more about us
2017 International Aviation Art Contest Awards Program
2017 NATA Auction Donars
EPA Reverses Course on Safety of Pesticide Used on Crops
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If you are interested in having your planes tested, please let me know. You can either call me at 308-830-3086 or visit my website (agrisprayconsulting.com) to request a pattern test. BASF’s sponsorship of Operation S.A.F.E. here in Nebraska provides operators and pilots a great opportunity to make sure their applications are efficient and uniform. I would like to again thank BASF for their support of the program, and thank GarrCo Products for donating the dye. I hope to see a number of you this summer, and please have a SAFE spray season!
Alan Corr NATA Education Director, Certified S.A.F.E. Analyst Web site: agrisprayconsulting.com
