April 10-11, Great weather expected for fly-in this week. See you in Burlington.

Coffey County Kansas Airport

 

Spring Fly-in Set for Burlington, Kansas on April 9 through 10, 2018 at the Coffey County Airport.

This is a FREE event to all paid voting and associate members. Lunch will be provided by KAAA.

Please RSVP to Bill Warner or kaaa@ksagaviation.org or 620-332-3748.

Please indicate interest in completing water drop training for fire suppression. If there is enough interest, KAAA will conduct water drops in Burlington.

Fall Fly-in Set for October 4 through 5 in Goodland, Kansas. Co-hosted with the Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association. Contact John Holzmeister or kaaa@ksagaviation.org for more information.

Aerial Fire Suppression meeting, Nov. 8, Hutchinson, Kan. Contact Dusty or Bill for more info

The Kansas Agricultural Aviation Association is kicking its fire suppression committee into high gear. Thanks to committee chairs Bill Garrison and Dusty Dowd, KAAA is hosting a training on November 8 at the Airport in Hutchinson and is inviting you to be part of it. Spray pilots who would like to be officially called on to help during emergency fire situations will need to complete this training. You do need to RSVP with your airplane to this event on Nov. 8, by emailing kaaa@ksagaviation.org  or calling (316) 796-1180.
 
Schedule for Nov. 8, Hutchinson Airport

8 a.m. – Wildfire Aerial Suppression Program (WASP) begins, training by Rodney Reddinger, Kansas Forest Service

11:30 a.m. – Buffet lunch at Airport Steakhouse courtesy of KAAA
1 p.m. – Water drops
 
Keep in mind training is necessary to list your name and business on the state map of aerial suppression contacts. This map is being developed by the Kansas Dept. of Emergency Management and will be used during an emergency fire situation. 
 
Also, Bill has worked with the Hutchinson Airport to offer a discount for fuel if you fill up in Hutchinson before leaving. 
 
Please let us know of your interest and attendance. If you can’t make the training but would still like to be part of WASP let us know that as well.
 
Thank you,
Bill Garrison and Dusty Dowd, co-chairs, WASP committee
Rhonda McCurry, KAAA exec

Spring Fly-in Rained Out, Plan for Fall Event in Larned

The spring fly-in set for April 4 is a rain-out. We will try again next year to have a spring pattern testing for all interested pilots, a free event for those who are paid KAAA members. The spring fly-in, previously set for Coffey County Airport in Burlington, had eight RSVPs. Due to impending rain and thunderstorms that event had to be cancelled. 

 KAAA will host a fall pattern testing in Larned. Watch the website and your mailbox for those details. 

KAAA is always grateful for its Allied members who offer financial support that covers the cost of lunch and expenses for the fly-in event. 

Thank you to these willing spring fly-in sponsors:

Nichino, Inc. 

BASF

WinField United 


Volunteer help by Denise Radson, Chem-Man