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As we enter cold and flu season, the FAA has issued new guidance to pilots regarding what over-the-counter medications are safe to fly on. The list is broken down into two categories: “Go” and “No Go.” The list includes antihistamines, decongestants, cough and pain medicines, as well as medications for rashes and...

The 2019 Ag Aviation Expo was a successful convention for all of ag aviation; held in Orlando, Florida during the latter part of November. Browse through photos, video and industry announcements from the event. Tuesday Photo Highlights Tuesday Video Recap Wednesday Photo Highlights Thursday Photo Highlights

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The Air Force uses basic and specialized versions of the C-130 Hercules to perform a diverse number of missions, including airlift support, Antarctic resupply, aeromedical missions, weather reconnaissance, firefighting duties and aerial spray missions. So how does the Air Force kill weeds to make fire breaks in hazardous areas of...

This first large agricultural drone is the result of a collaboration between John Deere, who bring knowledge of farmers’ needs, and the Urban Air Mobility pioneer Volocopter, whose flying taxis form the technological basis of the VoloDrone. Large drones are becoming increasingly important, not just in the field of logistics...

DOC is planning a large-scale pest control operation using cereal baits containing the pesticide sodium fluoroacetate (known as 1080). The baits will be applied by helicopter across approximately 30,000 ha of the ranges this spring. The pest control is needed to protect at-risk birds from a predator plague. Monitoring has...

NETTLETON – A strip of asphalt alongside Highway 6 just east of Nettleton that was vacant and overgrown for more than 25 years is gaining new life as it is being rehabilitated to its original purpose – a landing strip for crop dusters. It served as a drag strip in...

When one thinks of New Jersey, images of busy highways, urban sprawl, Atlantic City and maybe even scenes from the HBO series The Sopranos come to mind. Few associate the small northeastern state with small towns, acres of cranberries, corn and aerial application. However, there are a handful of aerial...

Denny O’Hara received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot award from the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday afternoon. Since 1965, Denny O’Hara has been a pilot in many different roles, from an instructor to a charter pilot as well as a crop duster and sprayer. O’Hara was honored for his years in...

This week representatives from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Gaetz Aerospace Institute conducted an agricultural demonstration at Buena Regional High School. This is one of two visits to Atlantic County high schools to conduct a demonstration of the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drones) to collect data for use in the agricultural...