I'm very sorry to hear of your loss.

Hope his example will lead more ag operators to change out the belts
annually or at least bienneally as ultra violet rays weaken them. I've
been reading of ag accidents over the last ten years or so where the
belts failed in what, at first look, seemed to be survivable impacts.
Turned out they were original with the airplane and had never been
replaced.

Also, gotta convince the guys to call the ambulance and go to the
hospital even if it doesn't seem all that bad at the time. We lose too
many ag pilots because they want to maintain an image of being tough
and won't go to the hospital or they don't realize that they are
actually hurt. Shock covers up a heck of a lot of injuries.

It's often the little things on older airplanes that bite us...fraying
wiring, seat belts weakened...

All the best,
Rick