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via NAAA The FAA published the following special conditions as part of the type certification basis for Robinson Helicopter Company Model R66 helicopters. The pressure refueling system must be designed and installed as follows: Each fueling connection below the fuel level in each tank must have the means to prevent...

George Albert Henry Runke, Jr., 80, of Cosmos, passed away on Wednesday, April 20 2022, at E.W. & Lucille Cates House in Ocala, Florida. Funeral service was Thursday, April 28, at St. John ‘s Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills Township with interment in the church cemetery. Clergy officiating was the...

HELM AGRO U.S. ANNOUNCES LABEL UPDATES FOR REVITON HERBICIDEThe EPA has approved aerial applications of Reviton herbicide, Helm Agro U.S., inc announced. The label expansion will also increase soybean plant back intervals, depending on soil type and rate. “Unpredictable spring weather can often narrow the window for preplant burndown applications,”...

NEBRASKA CITY – Otoe County commissioners appeased an overflowing crowd Tuesday with passage of a one-year moratorium on accepting applications for wind turbine permits. The action comes after the Federal Aviation Administration began an impact study on a proposed wind farm between Panama in Lancaster County and Douglas in Otoe...

Here's some old footage of the infamous "Ag-Pilot Championship" held in Americus, GA in the mid-1980s. How times have changed! Eagle Aircraft furnished the Eagle for demonstrations. The Dromader pilot was none other than the legendary Bob Hoover. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/236931963118920/videos/544986112313502

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) PT6A-34, -34B, -34AG, -114, and -114A model turboprop engines. This AD was prompted by several reports of low-time fractures of compressor turbine (CT) blades resulting in loss of power or in-flight shutdown (IFSD)...

WICHITA, Kansas — Aeronautix has been contracted by Storm Aeronautics to collaboratively develop a prototype and pursue FAA STC certification for an extensively modified Grumman Ag-Cat (G-164A and B models). The modified Ag-Cat, known as the “Storm Cat,” will be produced and sold by Storm Aeronautics to compete with today’s agricultural monoplanes....

Air Repair, out of Cleveland, Mississippi held a public safety education event last month to showcase ag aviation and agricultural aircraft to local first responders. The event was attended by approximately 50 volunteer firemen from Bolivar County, MS as well as the city of Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department, Bolivar County...