Ag-Pilot Essentials Photo Archive
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This space is reserved for “Ag-Pilot Essentials”; whether it be boats, planes, motorcycles, vehicles, motorhomes, or what have you that is an essential for an ag-pilot or anyone related to the ag-flying business. Email or snail mail your “Essential” picture with your name(s), city/state and description of your essential to aau@agairupdate.com; P.O.B. 850, Perry, GA 31069 USA.

Boats   Vehicles   Motorcycles   Motorhomes   Miscellaneous   aircraft   
 
Boats
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Jack Keahey with his boat in Columbia, LA, after many years building it.
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Bluewater
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48' Bluewater, based in Dayton, FL with customer Patrick Carter checking the girls on the beach, Lynn & Joyce Gibson, Gibson Flying Service, Marianna, AR
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Vehicles 1953 Ford
AT-502

It's a 1953 Ford Coupe Sedan 2 door. Submitted by Ron Deck, Sky Tractor Supply, Hillsboro, ND.

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Vet
AT-502

Strick’s Air Care AT-402 and my new stead. Submitted by Mack Rushing, Statesboro, GA

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Ford Truck
AT-502

Wyoming Helicopter's Ford truck with tracks.  Submitted by Ed Nikolaus, Wyoming Helicopters, Boulder, WY

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Race Car
AT-502AT-502

Alan Nusser, employee of Steggs Aerial Spraying in Alva OK, enjoys his new toy? He built his race car to look like the company's AT-502. With the help from sponsors, North Star Aviation and Agriliance, Alan can be seen racing at the Enid Motor Speedway when the other 502 is not busy..  Submitted by Alan Nusser, Alva, OK

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Tailgate

Photo of a Fire Boss that Tillo Graphics airbrushed on my
tailgate. It was inspired by reading your Air Fire and Forestry section. Submited by Steve Pasha, Butte, Montana.

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Motorcycles

Charlie Krause, Carrollton, TX

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Nurse Truck
Nurse Truck

The south african way of a nurse truck .We tow a mixing tank behind the cruiser  to support the chopper.  Submitted by Eugene (Diesel Dog) Kalafatis Spring Valley, CA

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Chevy Race Car

An ag-pilot essential, a 700-horse "Chevy" race car, piloted by Doug for three years in a row as the Greenville Points Champion (just slightly ahead of Mark Edwards!). Submitted by Doug Showah, M & D Aviation, Indianola, MS

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50th Anniversary Z06 Corvette

Everybody asks when I am going to add a blue stripe to make it match my Air Tractor!!! Submitted by Robert Golitz, Robert's Flying Service, Inc., Blanton, MS

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Truck

Ag-plane decal covering entire truck. Submitted by Bill Bracewell, Arco Sign and Decal—Stutgart, AR

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Corvette
Corvette

Zoren O'Brien, O'Brien Flying Service with his corvette submitted by Jim Jeffries—Iowa, LA

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Motorcycles

My 05 Harley softail. Mack Rushing, pilot - Strick's Air Care, Statesboro, GA Submitted by Mack Rushing, Statesboro, GA

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Motorcycles

Pat Kornegay "pulls the trigger" and buys a 2007 Harley Davidson Road King Classic", with wife Theresa! Submitted by Pat Kornegay, San Benito, TX

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Motorcycles

Dennis Gardisser of WRK and the University of Arkansas Extension Service mounts his Yamaha “Rice Rocket” Ag-Pilot Essential, used to relay flight line pattern collections to the computer station. Location: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Operation SAFE clinic, April 19, 2006.

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Ducati 900 FE

Some pictures of me and my ‘second love’ – a Ducati 900 FE. I took her to Spain last year to ride the Pyrenees mountains with some mates – great fun! John Clayton, Micron Sprayers Ltd, England

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2004 Kawasaki Vulcan - Crazy 8

Mike “Button” Wallin of Wallin’s Agri Aviation in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas with his pearl white, 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan (1600cc). The prestige tag says, “Crazy 8”.

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Motorcycles

Charlie Krause, Carrollton, TX

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Motorcycles

Lori and Dale ones of Ag-Viation on their Harleys in the Napa Valley area touring with the Lavenders.

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Motorcycles

2003 Vintage Chief Indian.
submitted by Robert Goss, Tri-Rotor —Yuma, AZ

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Orange custom and Night Train

Lloyd Good, Pierre Cabana (802 pilot), and Kevin Mooney. My Porsche 911, and Orange custom; Kevin's Night Train. . submitted by Lloyd Good, West Central Air Ltd —SK, Canada

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Gold Wing Honda

Larry on his Gold Wing Honda. submitted by Larry Smith, Tri-Rotor—Yuma, AZ

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2003 Ultra Classic Harley-Davidson

Danny on his 2003 Ultra Classic Harely-Davidson. submitted by Danny Lyle, Tri-Rotor —Yuma, AZ

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Dynoglyde

1996 Dynoglyde, Gary “Racer” Michael photo taken in Canada
submitted by Gary Michael, Racer Ag Service—Goodwin, AR

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2003 Standard soft tail HD

2003 Standard Soft Tail Harley-Davidson. submitted by Mark Kaltved, Executive Aviation Services —Scottsdale, AZ

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2003 Heritage soft tail HD

Emma Stokes’ perched on granddad’s 2003 Heritage soft Tail Harley Davidson. Emma is the daughter of Tracey and Tracy Stokes and granddaughter of Lou and Dennie Stokes. submitted by Tracey Stokes, Stokes Flying Service —Parkin, AR

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Harley Davidsons

Submitted by Geron and Jami Jeffcoat A pair of Harley Davidsons, Pro Agri Spraying— Ropesville, TX

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2001 Honda Valkyrie

1974 Ag-pickup C-GXOC which I have owned for over ten years.The bike is my 2001 Honda Valkyrie with custom paint by good friend and talented artist Trish Loughlin. Submitted by Patrick Reilly, West Central Aviation Ltd.— Stony Plain, Alberta CANADA

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Motorhomes

We're constantly ribbing Barb about all the junk mail she gets, and contests she enters - but looks like this time it paid off...the prize? A 40' 2004 Winnebago Vectra motorhome with 9-year old Cinna in the window! Just kidding, they traded the older version. Submitted by Ron and Barb Deck of Sky Tractor Supply—Hillsboro ND.

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Mountian Air Motor Home, Submitted by Pam and Jim Jeffries, Jeffries Airworks, Inc—Lake Providience, AR

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Miscellaneous Hot Dog Stand
Hot Dog StandHot Dog Stand

Mike's Hot Dog stand. Submitted by Mike Schoenau, Tulare, CA


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Karate

No cars, no motorcycles, no boats, this is my essentials. Karate-do and Aikido.Submitted by Jose Ignacio Caminos, Ag Pilot, Santa Cruz, CHILE


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Shotguns

Perriza (top) and Baretta 391 Shotguns, Submitted by Dada Lewis, Lewis Air Service—Leland, MS

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Segway

That’s me in the cowboy hat and my friend Chris Johnson in Boise, Idaho with our hunting Segways outfitted with my exclusive Segway studded tires, Submitted by Dan Lundahl, Wa-Lu Aviation—Oxford, MS, www.off-roadsadventure.com

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Aircraft 1952 Cessna 195
LC-126C

Here is a picture of my 1952 Cessna 195. It is a LC-126C model Cessna built for the US Military. It was used in the 50's as a officer's personal transport ship. The military serial number was 51-6999 and it has a turbo-super charged Jacobs engine of 350 hp. It is a classic like some of us "Crop Dusters". I run a Air Tractor 402A Registration C-GROW. Submitted by Terry Spence of Bonnyville Air Services (1980) Ltd. of Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada.

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Aircraft Cessna 185

Here is a Cessna 185 on CAP 3000 floats this is a Canadian ag pilots version of a Porsche or a Harley. This picture was taken in October on Planischek Lake 250 miles North East of my home base at North Battleford Saskatchewan Canada. In the picture (L-R) Fran de Kock, Denny Striga and Cory Lange I own Battlefords Airspray Denny is my Right Hand man on the ground. Cory is the son of Brent Lange who owns Wetaskiwin Aerial Applicators. As you can see we even have nice days up here in October to enjoy fishing and the northern outdoors.. Submitted by Fran DeKock —North Battleford, Canada

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Cessna Centurion
Super Champ

Randy Hardy of Hardy viation Insurance, with his Cessna Centurion Turbo 210 and its new Garman 530 and 430 panel. Submitted by Randy Hardy —Wichita, KS

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Aviat Christen Husky
Super Champ

Mike Lee of Earl’s Flying Service in Steele, Missouri with his Aviat Christen Husky. The Husky cruises at 130 mph with its 180 hp engine and constant speed prop. The aircraft has an S-Tec autopilot. Mike uses his “Essential” to visit with farmers and to enjoy flying.

Submitted by Mike Lee, Earl’s Flying Service, Steele, MO

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Maule
Super Champ

OK, Bill. I sold the Husky, just so I could get two Ag-Pilot Essentials in AAU! The Maule has a Garmin 430, Garmin 250, Garmin transponder, S-Tec autopilot with altitude hold, and PS enginnering 7000B audio and intercom panel. It had 68 hrs TT when I picked it up.
Submitted by Mike Lee, Earl’s Flying Service, Steele, MO

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R22 Robinson Helicopter
Super Champ

Grant Lane of Lane Aviation, with his R22 Robinson helicopter. Grant is about to complete his helicopter rating in N234LA., Submitted by Grant Lane—Rosenberg, TX

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Super Champ
Super Champ

It's a 1965 Citabria 7eca.  Not only a great little flying machine but works as a handy little logistics bird to., Submitted by Tracy T. Thurman, Northern California

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