International

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

The Moose Jaw Municipal Airport (MJMA) hosted Saskatchewan’s first General Aviation and Career Fly-in Conference on May 6 and 7. Andrew Goddard, a parts specialist and aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) at Yorkton Aircraft Service Ltd., had a booth set up to answer questions about aircraft maintenance and agricultural aviation. Candace...

via FarmOnline Ergon Energy Network is pushing growers to mark their wires in Austrailia. "Humans are hard-wired to notice movement, so by installing spinning markers on power lines in high-traffic areas on farms we can increase visibility and reduce the risk of heavy vehicles, machinery and aircraft coming into contact...

A man in South Africa was struck by a AT-502, while the aircraft was making applications, and taken to a local area hospital with extensive injuries. The pilot was unaware the bystander was in the field. Now, the gentleman who was struck is bringing a civil suit against the pilot....