Tag: Ted Delanghe

And there you are, standing proudly before your ag aircraft, with a newly minted Ag Aviation Course Diploma, certifying you as a qualified ag aviator. It’s been the culmination of ...

Today’s aerial applicator operators are true entrepreneurs doing their best to help feed a hungry world. However, as one owner told me during a hectic time, sometimes the workload is ...

But for a nail the shoe was lost. But for a shoe the horse was lost. But for a horse the rider was lost. But for a rider the battle ...

Find your blind spots! Keeping your left eye closed, hold both thumbs together and vertically at arm's length straight ahead, covering something like a clock or light switch on the wall. ...

"My memory is good.  It’s just that it’s short."- Old Time Pilot Adage It’s that time of the year again (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) when you can put ...

As with past years, in the spirit of the Twelve Days of Christmas, we put together a synopsis of this year’s monthly columns to bring in the Yuletide season. We ...

I find one of the great things about aviation is that there is always something new to learn.  That has the overall effect of keeping us humble if we are ...

The only monotonous thing about the aviation industry is the constant change.   This quote from aviation pioneer and Delta Air Lines founder Collett Everman "C.E." Woolman reflected his working ...

Two striking incidents I witnessed during my early ag aviation career illustrated the hazards of rushing things and the need to adhere to standardized procedures in all phases of flight, ...

Of the many issues ag aviation presents to pilots, the seemingly never-ending changes to the day-to-day (and hour-to-hour) operations make this line of work incredibly challenging. Rapidly changing weather, crop ...