Our Story
Boedeker Flying Service was started by Luke Boedeker in 2006. Luke was a commercial pilot, with an interest in aerial spraying. James and Cecil Goff, owners of Goff's Flying Service, approached Luke about the possibility of selling their business. The Goff's were based in Paducah, and worked in the Tell and Estelline area as well with their 2 garrett powered Thrush aircraft. Soon, a deal was made, and BFS Inc. was in motion.
Where it all began
The company operated in the Childress, Estelline, Tell, and Paducah areas for the first few years, later expanding into the Memphis, Lakeview, Brice, Quail, Wellington, and Dodson areas. Lambert Spraying Service in Lockney was acquired in 2016, and the 30-plus year history of Lambert Spraying continues under the BFS flag. Today they operate 4 airplanes from 5 locations, and 3 ground sprayers as well. 14-15 employees during the busy months keep everything running and organized in a fast paced environment.
The entire business has been built around our desire to provide the best service to our customers, while at the same time protecting our customer's neighbors. Aerial application is a service vital to this area, and to agriculture, and the goal at BFS is to continue to safely and effectively contribute to our customers success.
Who we are
Boedeker Flying Service employees are the best there is at what they do, and the company employees some of the most experienced and trusted people in the region to take care of customers needs.
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Luke Boedeker
Pilot & President
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Ben Holcomb
Retired Pilot, Customer Service & Sales
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Bryan Daniel
Pilot & VP
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Kenny Jackson
Pilot
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Wallace Cherry
Pilot
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Jonathan Kelly
Pilot
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Jake Williams
Pilot
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Jaclyn Daniel
Office Manager
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Donnie McLaughlin
Manager @ Lockney
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Austen Wright
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Shawn Kunselman
Ground Rig Operator - Lockney
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Josh Lambert
Ground Ops @ Lockney
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Matt Riley
Ground Support
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Austin Hayes
Ground Support
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John Holcomb
Ground Support
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Justin Cabler
Ground Rig Operator
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Glen Clepper
Ground Support
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Tiffany Tully
KCDS Airport Manager
Our Equipment
Boedeker Flying Service utilizes modern, Pratt & Whitney powered Air Tractor brand agricultural aircraft, as well as a GPS guided John Deere R4038 ground sprayer.
Airtractor AT602
The Air Tractor 602 is the perfect West Texas spray plane; designed for large payloads and impressive production, the AT602 is the workhorse at BFS. All 4 of our AT602's have PT6A-65AG engines and Satloc G4 guidance with auto boom, variable rate, and flow control capabilities.
Airtractor AT802
The Air Tractor 802 is the largest single engine aircraft in the world, and doubles as an equally effective spraying, as well as fire fighting aircraft.
John Deere R4038
The John Deere 'R' is John Deere's newest ground spraying machine. Features such as boom section control and precise GPS guidance insure that crops are accurately treated. We operate R4045, R4038, and 4730 models. Each sprayer has it's own support/haul truck as well.
Airtractor AT602
The Air Tractor 602 is the perfect West Texas spray plane; designed for large payloads and impressive production, the AT602 is the workhorse at BFS. All 4 of our AT602's have PT6A-65AG engines and Satloc G4 guidance with auto boom, variable rate, and flow control capabilities.
Airtractor AT802
The Air Tractor 802 is the largest single engine aircraft in the world, and doubles as an equally effective spraying, as well as fire fighting aircraft.
John Deere R4038
The John Deere 'R' is John Deere's newest ground spraying machine. Features such as boom section control and precise GPS guidance insure that crops are accurately treated. We operate R4045, R4038, and 4730 models. Each sprayer has it's own support/haul truck as well.