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Olney’s largest employer is hosting a job fair this weekend for a variety of aircraft-manufacturing jobs. “Air Tractor is preparing for strong growth as the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural and firefighting aircraft,” the company said in a release. The job fair will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,...

One of the earliest ag airplanes designed and built by the founder of Air Tractor, Inc. will fly to the 2021 National Agricultural Aviation Association Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah, Georgia, after a lengthy restoration process. The Snow Aeronautical model S-2A, built in 1959, was the 25th airplane produced by...

“We need to talk.” Those are cringe-worthy words, yet sometimes you really do need to talk. Not all “talks” are negative, though. For example, Transland called its first-ever Dealer Meeting to share important things happening in the ag aviation industry. “Talks” ranged from a patented weldless boom to the 802...

Although becoming less and less common, a checkout on an ag aircraft can often be: “Well, it’s behind the hangar, go fly it.” No flight manual, no in-type experienced pilot to offer some words of wisdom, and of course no second seat for a check pilot to occupy. It can...

DAVID SHVED We would like to congratulate David Shved from Ozark, MO for completing our ag aviation program in Miller, MO on October 05th, 2021. David’s long-term goals are to be a great ag pilot. This is something he has always wanted to do. David has worked extremely hard to...

Looking for meanings for the word stress, means "to be under pressure" or "to be under the action of persistent stimulus". Stress is the finger that often pushes the first domino causing serious dysfunction in the body. Low flight, low speed, failed or deficient maintenance and obstacles on the ground...

Editors Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2005 edition of AgAir Update, and was brought back to our attention by our friends in New Zealand as a great refresher. The opinion of this author does not necessarily reflect the opinion of AgAir Update. It should be noted that...

Perfect Flight has debuted a complete pre and post-flight analysis platform that is compatible with a series of brands of agricultural aviation GPS systems. The Perfect Flight systems allow the organization of jobs before the day begins, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the workday. In the post-flight analysis mode, Perfect...

It may look like an ordinary early aircraft, but the Huff-Daland Duster was a game-changer. Built in 1925, this first crop duster, nicknamed the “Puffer,” altered the direction of the nascent aviation industry—begun just two decades earlier with the Wright Flyer—bent on building bigger and better biplanes by focusing on...