2024-2025 PAASS - Louisiana AAA

Damon is a third-generation aerial applicator from Wisconsin who grew up on the family airport and farm. He was taught to fly by his grandfather Roy Reabe who started the family business in 1945. Damon left the family farm and business after high school and graduated from Mankato State University with a BS in Aviation and Marketing.  At the end of his colligate studies Damon launched a 15-year career as corporate pilot flying jet aircraft throughout the world.  As a corporate pilot, Damon worked his way from line pilot to being one of only three flight standards pilots of the largest corporate aircraft management company of the time. He was responsible for developing, implementing and ensuring compliance of company safety procedures.

Damon got his start as an aerial applicator in 1997 under the tutelage of his father, Tom Reabe, and began helping out as a part time pilot. In 2009, Damon resigned his position as a flight standards pilot and took his father’s place as President of Reabe Spraying Service, a Wisconsin aerial application company. Over the past twenty seasons Damon has been actively spraying in Piper Pawnees, AT-400’s, AT-502’s, S2R-660, Bell 206 and an AT-802. Damon served the Wisconsin Agricultural Aviation Association as President from 2010 until 2016 and currently serves on the NAAA Board of Directors as the Wisconsin representative. He is currently serving as chairman of the Government Relations Committee.

During the winter of 2016-2017, the family executed a succession plan allowing Tyler Reabe and Curt Meister to become part owners in Reabe Spraying Service and forming Dairyland Aviation which operates out of Waupun, WI. Damon is the President of both Dairyland Aviation and Reabe Spraying Service.

Damon is fortunate to have met and married his wife of 13 years, Mary Reabe, who does the book keeping for both companies. They are raising their two children, Caroline and Max in Ripon, WI. Damon says, “I have been very lucky to have a spouse that not only puts up with the demands of this job and industry, but supports participation in safety programs such as PAASS.”

Glenn first experienced ag aviation loading for a local operator while on summer college break in 1981. By 1985 he had his commercial license with ag endorsement and his first season was 1986 flying for a local operator. In 1991 he opened his own business applying crop protection products on cotton, rice, wheat, corn and milo. Since 1987, he has held positions in the Mississippi AAA including pilot member, district director, secretary, vice president, president and currently is the Mississippi representative to the NAAA. He currently serves NAAREF on the PAASS Program Development Committee and chairs the Operation SAFE Committee. He also serves NAAA on the Government Relations, Membership, Museum and Safety & FAR Committees. He is a Syngenta leadership training graduate and also sits on the National Ag Aviation Museum Foundation Board. Glenn is a 1985 graduate of Delta State University in Cleveland, MS with a double major in chemistry and biology. Glenn and his wife Cymantha have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.