Leland Snow, RIP

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By: Flying-A - 26th February 2011 at 02:06

Leland Snow, ag aviation pioneer and founder of Air Tractor, has died at age 80. Details at:

http://www.flyingmag.com/news/leland-snow-air-tractor-founder-dies-80

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By: J Boyle - 26th February 2011 at 07:26 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

A man who nearly singe-handedly invented the modern AG aircraft.
He should be remembered by all, not only for making the craft safer and saving the lives of pilots, but for the part his designs did to help feed an increasingly hungry world.

RIP...