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I thought I had unofficially retired from the ag flying business, but then came across a deal too good to miss. Flying a Turbo Brave from an unbelievably smooth 4500x50 foot airstrip with a maximum of 7 miles ferry. Not to mention fields situated amid the Saskatchewan prairies so flat...

via farmingahead.com.au AUSTRALIA - After fielding inquiries from Kondinin Group members, Research Manager Ben White spoke to CSIRO mouse expert, Steve Henry, to seek advice around combining and spreading mouse bait with urea. Growers looking to save around $10/ha for an aerial application to spread baits and mix with urea...

Air Tractor has announced a new schedule of Aircraft Familiarization courses, designed as introductions to new Air Tractor products. All pilots, owners, and/or operators are invited to attend the many sessions scheduled for 2022/2023. Registration is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis and is limited to 10 students per session....

Factory set to debut new models to the Ag Aviation market.   Thrush Aircraft recently announced a major milestone in their development program for new models. In June, the company received the Type Certificate for the 510P2+, a process that has taken over a year to accomplish.   In 2012,...

Mark Twain once quipped: “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” He was addressing the value of experience in gaining knowledge.   A good friend of mine who runs an FBO told me a story of the difference experience...

AeroGlobo Revendedora de Produtos Aeronáuticos held an Open House April 11 at its main headquarters in Botucatu, SP. Owner, Luiz Fabiano Zaccarelli Cunha , welcomed dignitaries and guests from Brazil, Argentina and the USA. The AeroGlobo team was on hand to help with the Open House as well as offer...

Produtiva Aeroagrícola is an aerial application company located in São Joaquim da Barra, in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, the largest ethanol and sugar producer in the world. Incorporated 10 years ago by Marino de Andrade Neto, an agricultural pilot since 1991, the company has...

Botucatu – SP, Brazil, May 17, 2022 - A technological icon in Brazilian agriculture with five decades of operation, Embraer has delivered the 1500th Ipanema agricultural aircraft. The aircraft, which received a commemorative painting alluding to this historical moment and references to national agribusiness, was received yesterday by the rancher Carla...

In 2008 Chad Vanderbyl started Fly'n Dutchman Ag Ltd. out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, providing aerial application services for agricultural and forestry needs. The company name is both a tribute to his Dutch ancestry and a reference to the fabled Flying Dutchman ship of naval lore. For Chad, it was the...

Marginal VMC and how he got there - watch on YouTube   https://youtu.be/T8SiYe3AtT8