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By Juliana Turchetti Coppick   Laudelino Bernardi was a legend in South American ag aviation. He was responsible for training over 1,000 agricultural pilots and played an integral role in advancing agricultural aviation south of the Equator. His influence extends to this day. Here is his story. Laudelino Bernardi was...

via Real Point Media An ag pilot has walked away unscathed after an ibis smashed via the windscreen of his spray airplane that was traveling at near 300 kilometers per hour. Key factors: The mid-flight collision between spray airplane and ibis close to Quambatook was at about 300kph Pilot Jim...

The pilot of a crop duster that plowed into a field was concentrating on tasks inside the aircraft’s cockpit rather than looking out the windows when he experienced a loss of situational awareness and crashed.   This excerpt from a Transportation Safety Board report highlights the consequences of becoming distracted...

by Christophe Druart In April 2021, Madagascar observed an increase in the locust population, “Locusta migratoria capito?, and a locust control intervention program was quickly established. "Preserving the food security of the populations is the main objective,” according to  Catherine Constant, the FAO coordinator on site (Food and Agriculture Organization,...

Posted from https://www.timesaerospace.aero/ original article by Guy Leitch Note: The conference was held in 2021. Capital investment in the latest agricultural aircraft has received a welcome boost in South Africa thanks to the agricultural sector enjoying boom years on the back of strong market prices, good rainfall, and strong product...

One last decision: racetrack or back-to-back? If the powerline weren’t there, racetrack would be best, but the powerline is there. You decide that back-to-back would be the better option and give the field one last survey while setting up the first swath. Beyond the power line at the north end...

A few hours after stepping off the airplane, two public affairs representatives from the 910th Airlift Wing walk into a brewery on the coast of St. Augustine. It's a travel day, so they want to check out the U.S.’s oldest city before their work starts tomorrow. After checking their IDs,...

We've heard a lot in the news in recent months about using ethanol in jet fuel. Aviation has another connection to rural America. The Alliance for Aviation Across America says the two go hand-in-hand. Aviation connects rural places to services, including medical care and disaster relief. The Executive Director says investing in...

Brazilian agricultural aviation reached a fleet of 2,432 aircraft – 2,409 planes and 23 helicopters, according to a study obtained by AgroPages. With an increase of 80 new devices as against the previous year, the sector grew 3.40%. The data is part of the Brazilian Agricultural Aircraft Fleet survey, prepared...

They will tell a power of stories about Ben Buckley at his funeral this Friday, most of them true. The bush pilot from Benambra on the Omeo high plains was a legend a long time before he died in his sleep last week — an exit so peaceful it seemed...