cpt5 AGRICULTURAL

AGRICULTURAL FLYING
IN TURKEY
T
he first aircraft in Turkey adapted for dusting and spraying were two THK Magisters converted in 1947 for use in the Government's campaign against the malaria mosquitoes.
After the 2nd World War a dramatic expansion of the cultivated area of Turkey took
place. At the start of the fifties managers of large government run farms as well
as some large landowners in Çukurova in South-eastern Turkey had watched developments in other parts of the world and were convinced that aerial treatment of
large land areas would be a solution also for Turkey. Consequently in 1954 several
foreign agricultural aircraft operators were encouraged to set up business in Turkey. The next year, the Italian company Airon SPA operated 6 aircraft on spraying
contracts in Turkey and a newly formed Turkish company, Uçakla Zirai Kurumu A.S.
(UZK) started operations with two leased aircraft. The operations were successful
and the next year UZK obtained seven PA-18-150’s, one PA-18-135 and a PA-22-150.
Two more PA-18’s were added to the fleet in 1959 and another two in 1961. In addition to UZK one Italian and one Spanish company operated in Turkey in 1959 and
1960. By 1960 Turkey considered that it had acquired sufficient expertise in the
field and further foreign participation was discouraged.
Türk Hava Kurumu (THK) was now instructed to establish a spraying
squadron to
form a basis for agricultural flying in the country. In 1961 fifteen PA-18-150’s
were procured for the operations and the year after five of the larger PZL.101
Gawrons were added.
UZK obtained, in 1962, three modern PA-25 Pawnees and that same year a new company
was formed by Hüseyin Türtat acquiring two Pawnees.
With an area to be treated each year of about 1.5 million hectares no more expansion was seen until 1966. Then the initial ideas had been proven and during the
late sixties and early seventies numerous small companies and co-operatives were
established with the aim of providing agricultural flying services. In 1966 one
company was founded, one more in 1967, four in 1968 and eight in 1969. This expansion naturally increased the number of aircraft added to the fleet: 1966 -2, 1967
-13, 1968 -16 and 1969 -38.
Top left- The first Turkish spraying aircraft
a THK modified Magister with only one seat.
Top right- TC-IL6 a PA-18-150, one of the first Turkish agricultural aircraft delivered to
UZK in 1956.
Bottom left– TC-ILB the second Piper Cub on the register.
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Whereas 28 new aircraft were procured by the sector in 1973 (11 A.188’s, 11 PA36’s, 3 S2R’s and 3 G-164A’s) this tapered off to 11 the next year and 3 for the
succeeding years and the area sprayed stabilised at around 6 million hectares.
In 1974/5 the first three helicopters arrived on the Turkish register in the form
of heavily modified Bell 47/El Tomcat Mk.V’s obtained by a new company, HELTAR,
for spraying cotton fields near Adana.
In 1969, 87 agricultural aircraft were deployed to wide-spread areas covering various crops from fruit trees, cotton and beans to government forest areas. Expansion continued with a peak being reached in 1973 when 7.409.368 hectares were
sprayed by 113 aircraft. Thirty-six companies used a variety of aircraft including
Pawnees, Cessna 188’s, Callair A-9’s and Super Cubs.
In 1979 the Turkish Air Force’s Air Supply and Maintenance Centre at Kayseri constructed an aircraft designed for agricultural flying. With the name Mavi Işik
(Blue Light) this aircraft was tested for a year and then abandoned. However, with
a constant need of around 100 aircraft this sector was an obvious target for an
indigenous designed aircraft.
In 1993 the area treated from the air was largely divided into 4 zones: Ankara,
Izmir, Antalya and Çukurova/Adana.
Where in the mid-70ties a maximum of 207 aircraft in operation was reached this
later dropped off during the early eighties to 120.
In 1993 the agricultural sector had due to economical recession and other reasons
dwindled to 31 companies and 83 aircraft of which the Government controlled THK
operated 16. As can be seen from the graphs below the Adana area occupied 2/3 of
the companies and 1/2 the aircraft in service.
A new law effective from January 1st 2007 prohibited chemical aerial spraying in
Turkey. This has obviously meant the end of this long lasting sector of aviation.
Some companies have ceased aircraft operations while others have diversified into
taxi and training business and some have obtained work abroad.
Left- TC-HBA a Tomcat Mk.5A agricultural helicopter used by HELTAR from 1974 to 79.
Right- Enstrom F.28C TC-HBD bought by Sancak Zirai in 1980, later used for taxi flying.
AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT COMPANIES
(Companies in bold blue were still operating in late 2009)
Company name
1-
location/foundation year
UÇAKLA ZIRAI KURUMU A.Ş.
(ADANA 1955)
FLEET LIST:
PA-18A-150/TC-IL1/ILA,TC-IL3/ILC,TC-IL4/ILD,TC-IL5/ILE,TC-IL6/ILF,TC-IL7/ILG,TC-IL8/ILH,
TC-ILJ,TC-ILK,TC-ILL,TC-ILM PA-18-135/TC-IL9/ILI,TC-ILI(2) PA-22-150/TC-IL2/ILB
PA-25/TC-ZPA,TC-ZPB,TC-ZPC
2-
TÜRK HAVA KURUMU
(ANKARA 1961)
FLEET LIST:
PIPER CUB PA-18-150/TC-KPA,TC-KPB,TC-KPC,TC-KPD,TC-KPE,TC-KPF,TC-KPG,TC-KPH,TC-KPI,
TC-KPJ,TC-KPK,TC-KPL,TC-KPM,TC-KPN,TC-KPO,TC-KPP,TC-KPR,TC-KPS,TC-KPT,TC-KPU,TC-KPV
PZL-101G GAWRON/TC-KZA,TC-KZB,TC-KZC,TC-KZD,TC-KZE
CESSNA C.188B/C/TC-ZSF,TC-ZSG,TC-ZSH,TC-ZYN,TC-ZYP,TC-ZYR
WSK/PZL MIELEC AN-2R/TC-ZYF,TC-ZYG,TC-ZYH,TC-ZYI,TC-ZYS,TC-ZYT,TC-ZYU,TC-ZYV,TC-ZYY,
TC-ZYZ,TC-ZAG,TC-ZAH,TC-ZAJ,TC-ZAK,
PZL M-18/M-18A/M-18B/TC-ZYJ,TC-ZYK,TC-ZYL,TC-ZYM,TC-ZAA,TC-ZAB,TC-ZAC,TC-ZAD,TC-ZAE,
TC-ZAF,TC-ZAL,TC-ZAN,TC-ZAP,TC-ZAR,TC-ZAS,TC-ZAT,TC-ZAU,TC-ZAV,TC-ZAY,TC-ZBE,TC-ZBF,
TC-ZBG,TC-ZBH,TC-ZBI
NAC-6 FIELDMASTER/FIREMASTER/TC-ZBC,TC-ZBD DHC L-20A/TC-ZTR
3-
HÜSEYIN TÜRTAT
(1962)
FLEET LIST:
Auster Mk.5/TC-AYL,
PA-25-150/TC-BER,TC-BES
Callair A-9/TC-BEK,TC-NAB,TC-NAC,TC-NAD,TC-NAE, Callair B-1/TC-NAF,TC-NAG
A-9B Quaill/TC-NAJ,TC-NAK, A-9B Super/TC-NAL,TC-NAM,TC-NAN,
PA-25-235/TC-ZYE,TC-ZRK,
Trush Commander S.2R/TC-ZTA,TC-ZUF,TC-ZUY
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4-
MEHMET Z. RÜSTEM
(1966-1970)
FLEET LIST:
Callair A-9/TC-NET
5-
CELAL ÖZŞAHIN
(1967-1974)
FLEET LIST:
Callair A-9/TC-NAA
6-
ANADOLU TARIM ILAÇLAMA A.Ş.N
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZPD,TC-ZPE,TC-ZPF,TC-ZPR,
7-
(ADANA 1968)
PA-25-235/TC-ZPH,TC-ZPU,TC-ZSB
A.188B/TC-ZTM,TC-ZTN
UZKA ZIRAI ILAÇLAMA KOL.STI.
FLEET LIST:
PA-18-150/TC-ZRS, PA-25-235/TC-ZPJ,
9-
PA-25-260/TC-ZPP
ÖZGÖK KOLLEKTIF ŞIRKETI
FLEET LIST:
PA-18-150/TC-FAA,TC-FAB,
PA-25-260/TC-ZPM,TC-ZPN,
8-
(1968)
(1968)
PA-25-260/TC-ZPK,TC-ZPL
KEMAL ÖZGIRAY
(1968)
FLEET LIST:
Callair A-9/TC-NAH
10-
KANAT HAVACILIK
(1969)
FLEET LIST:
UTVA-65/TC-ZRE,TC-ZRF,TC-ZRM,TC-ZRN,TC-ZRO,TC-ZRP,TC-ZRY,TC-ZRZ,
11-
KARTAL TARIM ILAÇLAMA/HAVACILIK
PA-25-235/TC-ZRB
(ADANA 1969)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235C/TC-ZPV, PA-25-260/TC-ZPS,TC-ZPT,TC-ZRD,TC-ZRT,TC-ZPY,TC-ZPE,TC-ZPP, PA-36/TC-
12-
A. RÜSTEMOGLU
(1969)
FLEET LIST:
13-
ERSAN TICARET
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZPY,TC-ZRU,TC-ZRV,
14-
(1969)
G-164A/TC-ZUC,TC-ZUD,TC-ZUE
M. ORHAN AKSUYU
(1969)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZRC
15-
ABDÜLAZIZ RÜSTEM
(1969)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZPS,TC-ZPZ,TC-ZRA,TC-ZRC,TC-ZRD,TC-ZSA
16-
TARMO
(1969)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZRH,TC-ZSE
17-
MEMILI ATEŞ
(1969)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZRG,TC-ZRR
Top left- Callair A-9 TC-NAC belonging to H. Türtat, one of the early operators
Top right- TC-NAF a Callair B.1 of H. Türtat. Bottom left- TC-NAG another Callair B.1 of H.
Türtat. Bottom right- TC-NAK an A-9B Quaill of H. Türtat
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Top left- TC-ZRP an UTVA-65 of Kanat Hava.
Bottom left– TC-ZSP/PA-25-260 of Hürkanat.
18-
Top right– TC-ZSM an A.188B
Bottom right– TC-ZSY/PA-25-260, Ant Birlik.
OSMANOĞLU ZIRAI MÜCADELE ISLETMESI (1970)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZRL
19-
ENVER ÖNAL
(1970)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZSA
20-
S. SABIT BINATLI
FLEET LIST:
Sparrow A-9/TC-NAP,
21-
(1970)
A.188B/TC-ZTK
HÜRKANAT UÇAKLA Z.MÜC.VE TIC.
(ANKARA 1970)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260C/TC-ZSC,TC-ZSD,TC-ZSP, Trush C.S2R/TC-ZTB,TC-ZUM,TC-ZKE S.2R-T34/TC-ZEY
22-
MEKSELINA ÇAKMAK
(1971)
FLEET LIST:
23-
SABAHATTIN SERT DEMIREL
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235D/TC-ZVG,
24-
PA-25-260/TC-ZPL,
(1972)
Sparrow A-B/TC-ZSN
HAYRETTIN AK
(1972)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZVD
25-
ANT BIRLIK-ANTALYA PAMUK (ANTALYA)
(ANTALYA)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZSS,TC-ZST,TC-ZSU,TC-ZSV,TC-ZSY,TC-ZSZ,TC-ZVZ,TC-ZYA
PA-36-285/TC-ZUG,TC-ZUH,TC-ZUI,TC-ZUJ,TC-ZUK
26-
TUKANAM KOLLEKTIF ŞIRKETI
(1972)
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZSL,TC-ZSM,TC-ZTJ
27-
BILECIK KOLLEKTIF ŞIRKETI
(1972)
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZSJ,TC-ZSK
Left– TC-ZTB a Trush Commander S.2R owned by Hürkanat.
Right– TC-ZTE a Cessna A.188B first owned by Abdurraman and then sold to Taruz Zirai.
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Left- TC-ZUB PA-36-285 c/n 7360006 belonging since 1973 to Selçuk.
2-Right- TC-ZUC a G.164A of Ersan Ltd.
28-
BILEREK ZIRAAT ECZANESI KOLL.ŞTI. (1972)
FLEET LIST:
29-
EMEKLI TICARET
(ANKARA 1973)
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZTH ,TC-ZTL
30-
AK ZIRAI TICARET
(ADANA 1973)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZSR,TC-ZUR,TC-ZVD, ZYE
31-
TARIM KOMANDIT ŞIRKETI
(1973)
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZSJ,TC-ZSK
32-
AK SERT
FLEET LIST:
PA-36-285/TC-ZTT,
33-
(1973)
Rockwell S.2R/TC-ZUF
TARUÇ KOLL.ŞIRKETI/UÇAKLA ILÇ.
(ADANA 1973)
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZTC,TC-ZTD,TC-ZTE,TC-ZTG,TC-ZSJ,TC-ZSM,TC-ZSL,TC-ZSF, PA-25/TC-ZRH,TC-ZYC,TC-ZVU
S.2R/TC-ZTS, G.164/TC-ZDC, Rockwell Condor Ag 2090/TC-ZMU,TC-ZUF
34-
AK GENÇ KOLLEKTIF ŞIRKETI
(1973)
FLEET LIST:
PA-36-285/TC-ZTV,TC-ZTZ
35-
SAHAP EKICI
(1973)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZPJ,TC-ZVU
36-
ZEHIR KANAT
(1973)
FLEET LIST:
37-
KOZA ÇIRÇIR TICARET
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZVK
38-
(INCIRLIK 1974)
PA-25-260/TC-ZRH
AKTUĞ
FLEET LIST:
PA-36-285/TC-ZTZ,
40-
Ayres S.2R/TC-ZVR,TC-ZVT, G.164A/TC-ZUZ
INCIRLIK ÇIRÇIR VE PRESE IŞL.
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZUT,
39-
(REYHANLI 1974)
(1974)
Trush C.S2R/TC-ZVA
ÇELEBI HAVA SERVISI
(1974)
FLEET LIST:
Left- TC-ZUL an A.188B was received in 1974 by Umit UZI.
Right- TC-ZUM a Trush C.S2R of Hürkanat.
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41-
SELÇUK ÖZDAMAR
(1974)
FLEET LIST:
PA-36-285/TC-ZUB,TC-ZUS
42-
HELTAR TARIM ILAÇLAMA
(1974)
FLEET LIST:
Tomcat Mk5A/TC-HBA,TC-HBB,TC-HBC
43-
PAMUK TICARET KOLL.ŞIRKETI
(1974)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZUV
44-
RECAI TÜRKMEN
(ADANA 1975)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-235/TC-ZVB,TC-ZVF,TC-ZUG,TC-ZUJ
45-
KAYHAN BOZOĞLAN
(1975)
FLEET LIST:
46-
ÖLÇER UÇAKLA ILÇ.
(ADANA 1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-235/TC-ZPG,TC-ZPG,TC-ZPA,TC-ZRV,
47-
AYKA HAVA IŞLETMESI
FLEET LIST:
C.188B/TC-ZTK,
48-
Bellanca-8GCBC/TC-ZVH,TC-ZVI
PA-25-235/TC-ZPE,
(IZMIR 1983)
PA-25-260C/TC-ZRR,
CANER TICARET
Rockw.S2R/TC-ZTS 2009 no acft
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZPP
Top left- TC-ZUP a PA-25-235 was delivered to S.Ikez in 1974.
Top right- TC-ZUU a PA-36-285 also of S.Ikez.
Bottom left- TC-ZVB a PA-25-235 of R.Türkmen it was wfu in 1979
Bottom right- TC-ZVE a PA-25-260 of S.Ikez.
49-
HALIL ATAR UÇAKLA ILÇ.
(ADANA 1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-260/TC-ZVL
50-
COŞKUN UÇAKLA Z.M.
(1982)
FLEET LIST:
51-
ÜMIT UÇAKLA ZIRAI ILAÇLAMA
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZYC,
52-
(1983)
A.188B/TC-ZUL
TOROS TARIM ILAÇLAMA VE TIC.
(ADANA 1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-235/TC-ZVM,TC-ZRD
53-
Y. CANDELEN/ANADOLU HAVACILIK VE TIC. (1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZPH, PA-25-260/TC-ZPK, TC-ZPP
PA-36-285/TC-ZUS,TC-ZUU,TC-ZTU,TC-ZTV,TC-ZUA,TC-ZUB
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54-
TÜRKER ZIRAI UÇAK IŞL.
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-ZPL,
55-
PA.25-235/TC-ZVV,ZVD,ZVM
BAŞAK ZIRAI MÜC.VE TIC.KOLL.
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-ZTB,
56-
(TARSUS 1983)
(ADANA 1983)
PA-25-235/TC-ZVY,TC-ZVE, PA-25-260/TC-ZVK
ZEKERIYA HAZIRLAR
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZSR,TC-ZVC
57-
KIRIKHAN UÇAK IŞL.
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
58-
MARTI UÇAKLA Z.M.
(ADANA 1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-235/TC-ZRC,TC-ZUN
59-
AKPAN TIC.UÇAKLA Z.M.
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
60-
YALÇIN KÖSEOĞLU
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
61-
MEHMET BODUR UÇAKLA ILÇ.
(ADANA 1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25/TC- 2009 no acft
62-
ARIKAN ARIKOĞLU
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
63-
EKICI UÇAKLA ILÇ.
(ADANA 1983)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-235/TC-ZPJ,TC-
64-
ROTA REKLAM
(1983)
FLEET LIST:
F.28C/TC-HBD
65-
AYBULUT HAVACILIK
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA-36/TC-ZUB, Trush Com.S.2R/TC-ZUY
66-
REYHANLI HAVACILIK
(HATAY 1993)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-260/TC-ZSR, G.164/TC-ZUC,TC-ZUD
67-
R. KAMIL KOÇMAN
(AYVALIK 1993)
FLEET LIST:
PA.36/TC-ZUA, G.164A/TC-ZDC
68-
ER-AH HAVACILIK
(ISPARTA 1993)
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-ZEC,TC-ZVR,TC-ZET,TC-ZVT,PA.36/TC-ZUH,TC-ZMK,TC-ZCM,
Bellanca 8GCBC/TC-PHL, Maule/TC-FAI
69-
ŞAHIN UÇAKLA ZIRAI MÜC.
(ADANA
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-
70-
SEMA HAVACILIK
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25/TC-,TC-
Left- TC-ZVK a PA-25-260 delivered in 1976 to Koza Tarim and still used in 2005.
Right- TC-ZVR an Ayres S2R also of Koza Tarim it crashed in 1987, but was rebuilt and seen
here in 2004.
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Left- TC-ZVT another Ayres S2R of the large fleet which was operated by Koza Tarim
.
Right– The PA-25-235 is one of the most numerous Ag-planes in Turkey TC-ZVU is still operated
by S.Ekiz even when received a long back as 1979.
71-
ERBAY UÇAKLA ILÇ.
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25-235/TC-ZEB,TC-ZIB,TC-ZUK
72-
ALI AK UÇAKLA Z.M.
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25/TC-ZYE,TC-ZUR
73-
NAZAR UÇAKLA Z.M.
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-,TC-
74-
ÖZER TARHAN UÇAKLA Z.M.
(ADANA 1993)
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-, PA.25/TC-,TC-, A.188B/TC-ZTK
75-
SEYHAN UÇAKLA Z.M.
FLEET LIST:
PA.25/TC-,TC-,TC-,
76-
(ADANA)
PA.36/TC-
ALISAN SOYLU
(ANKARA)
FLEET LIST:
A.188/TC-
77-
A.S.ÖZYURT HAVACILIK
(ANKARA)
FLEET LIST:
Commander B.1A/TC-ZZZ
78-
BODUR UÇAKLA ILAÇLAMA
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA-36/TC-,TC-
79-
CAN AIR
(ANKARA 1996)
FLEET LIST:
A.188/TC-ZCA,TC-ZEM
81-
PA.18/TC-FLY
SEVGI ŞENSOY UÇAKLA ZIRAI MÜCADELE
FLEET LIST:
C.188/TC-
82-
ÖZBEK HAVACILIK
FLEET LIST:
PA-18/TC-EDA,TC-
83-
84-
(KAHRAMARAŞ 2006)
ULUSOY HAVACILIK
FLEET LIST:
PA-26/TC-ZKM,
PA-25/TC-ZPK
ÜMIT ZIRAI MÜCADELE
FLEET LIST:
PA-25/TC-, PA-36/TC-
85-
ZEHIR HAVACILIK
(ANKARA)
FLEET LIST:
C.188/TC-,TC-, C.172/TC-
86-
AKLAR TIC.
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA.25/TC-SUR,TC-
87-
BARIŞ ZIRAI HAVACILIK
(ADANA 2001)
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZTE,TC-ZEM,TC-ZCA, PA-25-235/TC-ZYC, PA-25-260/TC-ZSA
+ aircraft under maintenance for other companies
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88-
EM-AIR
(ANKARA 1994)
FLEET LIST:
C.188/TC-ZSL,TC-ZTL
89-
KAPADOKYA HAVACILIK
(KAYSERI 1999)
FLEET LIST:
TC-ZET no acft 2009
90-
MERVE HAVACILIK
(ANKARA)
FLEET LIST: 2009 no acft
91-
PAN HAVACILIK
(ANKARA)
FLEET LIST:
A.188/TC-ZMB,TC-ZMC,TC-ZME,TC-ZSO, S.2R/TC-ZMA
93-
UÇAR HAVACILIK
(ISTANBUL)
FLEET LIST:
94-
ULUDAĞ HAVACILIK
(ADANA)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZYB,TC-ZHD
95-
ÇAVAS HAVA VE UZM
(ADANA 2002)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25/TC-ZSB,TC-ZUP
96-
ANIL HAVACILIK
(ADANA 2003)
FLEET LIST:
PA-25-235/TC-ZUN, PA-36-300/TC-ZBA,TC-ZKH
97-
KEYKUBAT HAVACILIK
(BALIKESIR 2004)
FLEET LIST:
FU-24/TC-ARE
98-
S. IKEZ ZIRAI
FLEET LIST:
PA-25/TC-ZUP, TC-ZVE, PA-36/TC-ZUA A.188B/TC-ZTL
99-
GÜNSEL UZM
FLEET LIST:
PA-25/TC-ZYB
100- ABDURRAMAN ZIRAI
FLEET LIST:
A.188B/TC-ZTE, TC-ZTF
101- T. AKSOY HAVACILIK
FLEET LIST:
S.2R/TC-ZVA
103- BETAZ HAVACILIK
(IZMIR 2006)
FLEET LIST:
FU-24/TC-ARE
104- GALA HAVACILIK
(EDIRNE 2006)
FLEET LIST:
T.188C/TC-ZYN, TC-ZYR
Top left- TC-ZTS a Rockwell S2R of H. Bekir.
Top right- TC-ZTV a PA-36-285 firtst operated by Akgenç K. then sold to Anadolu Hava.
Bottom left– TC-ZTS surviving at Adana Airport in 2005
Bottom right– A PA-36-300 of Anil Havacilik one of the few surviving spraying aircraft.
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Top left- TC-ZTJ an A.188B on delivery to Tukaman K. It was withdrawn on 3.Jan. 1983.
Top right- TC-ZTK an A.188B first was operated by S.Binat then sold to Ayka Hava.
Bottom left– Ant Birlik is one of the oldest and largest Ag operators in Turkey. TC-ZVZ a PA25 belonged to them.
Bottom right– A more recent operator is Pan Havacilik in Ankara TC-ZMA an S-2R is one of two
operated by the company.
TYPES USED 1956-2007
PA-18-150
-14- (1966-1976)
TC-FAA,TC-FAB,TC-IL1/ILA,TC-IL3/ILC,TC-IL4/ILD,TC-IL5/ILE,TC-IL6/ILF,TC-IL7/ILG,TC-IL8/ILH,
TC-ILJ,TC-ILK,TC-ILL,TC-ILM,TC-ZRS
PA-18-135 -2- (1966-1976)
TC-IL9/ILI,TC-ILI(2)
PA-22-150 -1- (1956-1971)
TC-IL2/ILB
PA-25-150 -5- (1962-1973)
TC-BER,TC-BES,TC-ZPA,TC-ZPB,TC-ZPC
PA-25-235 -36- (1968-)
TC-ZPD,TC-ZPE,TC-ZPF,TC-ZPG,TC-ZPH,TC-ZPI,TC-ZPJ,TC-ZPR,TC-ZPU,TC-ZPV,TC-ZPY,TC-ZRB,TC-ZRU,
TC-ZRV,TC-ZSB,TC-ZUN,TC-ZUP,TC-ZUS,TC-ZUT,TC-ZUV,TC-ZVB,TC-ZVF,TC-ZVG,TC-ZVM,TC-ZVU,
TC-ZVV,TC-ZVY,TC-ZYB,TC-ZYC,TC-ZYE
PA-25-260 -36- (1969-)
TC-ZIB,TC-ZPK,TC-ZPL,TC-ZPM,TC-ZPN,TC-ZPP,TC-ZPS,TC-ZPT,TC-ZPZ,TC-ZRA,TC-ZRC,TC-ZRD,TC-ZRG,
TC-ZRH,TC-ZRK,TC-ZRL,TC-ZRR,TC-ZRT,TC-ZSA,TC-ZSC,TC-ZSD,TC-ZSE,TC-ZSP,TC-ZSR,TC-ZSS,
TC-ZST,TC-ZSU,TC-ZSV,TC-ZSY,TC-ZSZ,TC-ZUR,TC-ZVC,TC-ZVD,TC-ZVE,TC-ZVK,TC-ZVL,TC-ZVZ,TC-ZYA
PA-36 -13- (1973-)
TC-ZTT,TC-ZTU,TC-ZTV,TC-ZTZ,TC-ZUA,TC-ZUB,TC-ZUG,TC-ZUH,TC-ZUI,TC-ZUJ,TC-ZUK,TC-ZUU
A-9/A-9B/B-1 -17- (1966-)
TC-BEK,TC-NAA,TC-NAB,TC-NAC,TC-NAD,TC-NAE,TC-NAF,TC-NAG,TC-NAH,TC-NAJ,TC-NAK,TC-NAL,
TC-NAM,TC-NAN,TC-NAP,TC-NET,TC-ZSN
A.188B/C -17+- (1972-)
TC-ZSJ,TC-ZSK,TC-ZSL,TC-ZSM,TC-ZTC,TC-ZTD,TC-ZTE,TC-ZTF,TC-ZTG,TC-ZTH,TC-ZTJ,TC-ZTK,
TC-ZTL,TC-ZTM,TC-ZTN,TC-ZUL
UTVA-65 -8- (1969-1975)
TC-ZRE,TC-ZRF,TC-ZRM,TC-ZRN,TC-ZRO,TC-ZRP,TC-ZRY,TC-ZRZ
Trush/Ayres S2R -11- (1972-)
TC-ZEC,TC-ZET,TC-ZTA,TC-ZTB,TC-ZTS,TC-ZUF,TC-ZUM,TC-ZUY,TC-ZVA,TC-ZVR,TC-ZVT
GRUMMAN G-164A -4- (1973-)
TC-ZDC,TC-ZUC,TC-ZUD,TC-ZUE
Bellanca 8G-CBC -2- (1977-)
TC-ZVH,TC-ZVI,TC-PHL
Fletcher FU-24 -2- (1993-)
TC-ARE
HELICOPTERS
Tomcat Mk5A -3- (1974-1980):
TC-HBA, TC-HBB, TC-HBC
F.28C -1- (1980-2002)
TC-HBD
DIVERSE
R.Condor Ag 2090
TC-ZMU
1-
(1984-0000)
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THK AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT
PIPER CUB PA-18-150 –21TC-KPA,TC-KPB,TC-KPC,TC-KPD,TC-KPE,TC-KPF,TC-KPG,TC-KPH,TC-KPI,
TC-KPJ,TC-KPK,TC-KPL,TC-KPM,TC-KPN,TC-KPO,TC-KPP,TC-KPR,TC-KPS,TC-KPT,TC-KPU,TC-KPV
PZL-101G GAWRON -5TC-KZA,TC-KZB,TC-KZC,TC-KZD,TC-KZE
CESSNA C.188B/C -6TC-ZSF,TC-ZSG,TC-ZSH,TC-ZYN,TC-ZYP,TC-ZYR
WSK/PZL MIELEC AN-2R -14TC-ZAG,TC-ZAH,TC-ZAJ,TC-ZAK,TC-ZYF,TC-ZYG,TC-ZYH,TC-ZYI,TC-ZYS,TC-ZYT,TC-ZYU,TC-ZYV,TC-ZYY,
TC-ZYZ
PZL M-18/M-18A/M-18B -27TC-ZAA,TC-ZAB,TC-ZAC,TC-ZAD,TC-ZAE,TC-ZAF,TC-ZAL,TC-ZAN,TC-ZAP,TC-ZAR,TC-ZAS,TC-ZAT,
TC-ZAU,TC-ZAV,TC-ZAY,TC-ZBE,TC-ZBF,TC-ZBG,TC-ZBH,TC-ZBI,TC-ZBG,TC-ZBH,TC-ZBI
TC-ZYJ,TC-ZYK,TC-ZYL,TC-ZYM
NAC-6 FIELDMASTER/FIREMASTER -2TC-ZBC,TC-ZBD
DHC L-20A -1TC-ZTR
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1-2. TC-KPA and TC-KPF are examples of early THK agricultural aircraft.
3. TC-KZA in the original yellow-black colour scheme.
4. TC-KZA the first of 6 Gawron aircraft. The aircraft is in the later red-white livery.
5. TC-ZYJ the first of many M-18 Dromadar aircraft delivered.
6. TC-ZAV one of 15 M-18 Dromadar’s in use by THK in 2005.
7. Delivered in 1983 TC-ZYN is still active in 2005, thanks to careful maintenance.
8/10. Two different colour schemes on the THK workhorse, the An-2 delivered from Poland.
9. TC-ZBC the first of the “Taysu” aircraft a project unfortunately terminated in late 1999.
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ADANA AIRPORT DECEMBER 2005
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Adana is/was the main base for agricultural flying in Turkey. Several companies had their
head-quarters here and during the winter aircraft were overhauled and re-furbished. Many aircraft which have been written off after crashes have surprisingly surfaced again. Aircraft
initially purchased in the seventies were still proudly flying in 2005, not a small feat.
1. TC-ZSJ a C.188B of TARUÇ
2. TC-ZUK a PA.36 Brave 300
3. TC-ZPV a re-furbished PA.25
4. TC-ZUG another Brave 300
5. TC-ZDC an old and rare Grumman G.164A
6. TC-ZUU one of ER-AH’s several Brave 300’s.
7. TC-ZVR a Thrush Commander S.2R of ER-AH.
8. TC-ZTS an old Thrush Commander S.2R.
9. TC-ZET without propeller awaiting re-furbishment.10. PA.36 Brave 300 under re-manufacture.
11.PA.25 in storage for export at Adana
12. Line-up of active aircraft at Adana.
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