Caption: Harold Blackledge, a 79-year-old agricultural pilot, stands in front of his 1975 Piper Pawnee Brave in one of his hangars at the Watonga Regional Airport. The drought — the worst he’s seen — has dried up aerial spraying work in Oklahoma, he says., Credit: Joe Wertz

Image by: Joe Wertz

Harold Blackledge, a 79-year-old agricultural pilot, stands in front of his 1975 Piper Pawnee Brave in one of his hangars at the Watonga Regional Airport. The drought — the worst he’s seen — has dried up aerial spraying work in Oklahoma, he says.

Drought Keeps Oklahoma Pilot Grounded

From: StateImpact Oklahoma
Length: 03:30

The drought that settled into Oklahoma last year is getting worse. And it’s hurting business owners such as Harold Blackledge, an agricultural pilot who makes his living spraying farmland for weeds and pests. Read the full description.

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Playing: Drought Keeps Oklahoma Pilot Grounded
From: StateImpact Oklahoma

Harold-blackledge1-150x150_small The drought that settled into Oklahoma last year is getting worse. And it’s hurting business owners such as Harold Blackledge, an agricultural pilot who makes his living spraying farmland for weeds and pests.