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We are a family-owned aerial application outfit working the Palouse out of Colfax, with a second base at Oakesdale. Darrell flies, Linda runs the office, and every spring and summer we build a small seasonal crew to keep the planes loaded and moving. The work is honest and it is hard. Days start before sunup, before the wind and the inversion break, and the season runs when the crop runs, not on a fixed calendar. If you want steady 9-to-5 hours, this is not it. If you like being around aircraft, working with growers, and getting a lot done in a short window, read on.
This is the backbone job. You keep the aircraft turned and back in the air with as little downtime as possible. That means mixing and loading product, running the loader and the hopper, keeping water and chemical staged, watching your tickets so the right load goes on the right field, and keeping the pad clean and safe. You will be handling fertilizer, both liquid and dry, and helping fuel and ferry. Early hours in season are the rule, not the exception. We will train you on our equipment and our chemical handling, but you need to show up dependable and pay attention. Seasonal, weather-driven work, mostly spring through late summer.
For an experienced ag pilot who wants seat time in turbine equipment. We run Air Tractor AT-502 and Ayres Thrush turbines plus a Grumman Ag-Cat biplane on wheat, barley, peas, lentils, garbanzos and canola. You need to be current and comfortable low and slow, reading wind and terrain on Palouse ground, watching for drift and inversion, and flying accurate swaths off flagging or wheel tracks. When you are not in the air you pitch in on mixing and loading and flagging support like everyone else. FAA and Washington applicator credentials current and in good standing. Talk to us about experience and the season ahead.
A helper role for someone dependable who can support the operation on the ground and in the field. That is flagging support, marking passes and hazards, running product and parts between the strip and the field, spotting powerlines and wheel tracks, and generally being an extra set of hands during the push. Good entry point if you want to learn the trade from the ground up. Early mornings and long days when the weather is right, quiet when it is not.
The fastest way to reach us is the phone. Call (509) 553-6739 and ask for Darrell or Linda, and tell us which role you are after and what you have done before. You can also send us a note through the contact form on this site and we will get back to you. We hire the seasonal crew ahead of the spring push, so the sooner we hear from you the better. Be straight with us about your availability during the season, because the work is weather-driven and the early mornings are real.
Call the shop or send your fields and we’ll get you on the board.