Aerial Application Clinics

This is your invitation to participate in this year's agricultural fly-in clinics sponsored by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension and Georgia Aerial Applicators Association. These will be held at two locations to allow all interested pilots an opportunity to participate. Make note of these dates on your calendars if you plan to attend. We will be testing liquid systems on the first day at Americus . We will be measuring droplet sizes applied by your aircraft. Also, if no one replies for the testing of dry application equipment at Americus Fly-In we will not be there. If you would like to be tested for dry and will not be able to attend this location, please call and we will make arrangements.

Cost of checking aircraft will be $50.00 per aircraft liquid and $50.00 per aircraft dry. The GAAA will pay one $50.00 fee for one aircraft for its paid members. Please bring verification that you are a currently paid member of GAAA. The fee will entitle the aircraft to be checked as many times as needed for the year at each fly-in. This fee covers expendable items, such as dye, string, water sensitive cards, equipment repairs and replacement of equipment needed to conduct these clinics. If you are not a member, please make the check payable to the Georgia 4-H Foundation and bring to the fly-in clinic.

Three commercial re-certification credit hours for flying pattern tests and one credit hour for participating in planned presentation will be given. SAFE certification will be offered for participating at these clinics.

2008 Georgia Aerial Applicator Clinics
Date	Weather Date	Location	Host
March 25 (liquid)	March 26	Donalsonville, GA Airport	Seminole Co. Cooperative Extension
April 15 (liquid)	April 17	Americus, GA Airport	Sumter Co. Cooperative Extension
April 16 (dry)	April 17	Americus, GA Airport	Sumter Co. Cooperative Extension
April 29 (liquid)	April 30	Sylvania, GA Airport	Screven Co. Cooperative Extension

No time scheduling will be made for aircraft. It works best if we simply let pilots fly in, brief them, and let them sign an order sheet and take them in the order signed in. Personnel will be available on the site to discuss results of the test. Dry material operators must come with fertilizer in the hopper or make arrangements for material at the site. Each dry analysis will take about 200 pounds. Dye for liquid pattern tests will be furnished. Your system should be clean of all pesticides, operable and contain about 100 gallons of plain water.

Please email, mail or fax the sign up form so we can have activities well organized. We will not conduct the dry clinic if no one replies. If you have questions, please contact us by letter or call (229)386-3442 or FAX (229)386-3958 or Email psumner@uga.edu. We look forward to working with you.