United States
View more articlesOperating with 50% boom length
By Ike Brunetti / President MsAAA Bolivar County Mississippi operators, including myself, seem to be adjusting with optimism and adapting to the 50% boom length restriction for glyphosate applications imposed
UPDATE: EPA revised compliance date for WPS
UPDATED INFORMATION JUNE 7, 2017: Thia Walker from Colorado State University clarified that the implementation of the Worker Protection Safety (WPS) rule has NOT been officially delayed, regardless of what
Thrush Aircraft delivers 100th 510G
Major milestone reached as GE-powered agricultural aircraft continues to be a favorite with both pilots and operators worldwide. (Albany, GA) As the Thrush factory’s large delivery hangar doors slid open
Six Things You Must Know When Applying Pesticides
Many of you have just earned continuing certification credits and know the many different things that you need to know when applying pesticides. We agree there are many essential things
International
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Air Tractor 502XP Now in Africa
Noordbrug, South Africa — Air Tractor President, Jim Hirsch and Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine representatives, Ryan Densham and Mike Lee , were on hand for the delivery of
The thrust evolution of the FU-24
The energy level of the basic FU-24 airframe has been transformed with respect to its overall performance, as compared to the early 225 and 240 bhp models which we flew
Avoid temperature inversions
What is a temperature inversion, and how does it affect drift? There are many misconceptions and erroneous opinions. Without an inversion, or under normal conditions, the temperature is highest near
The perfect turbine barbecue recipe
Here is a very good recipe for barbecuing your turbine engine. Ingredients: • One turbine engine • One low battery • One quart of fuel • 20 seconds of rapid
AirFire & Forestry
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Overall, the U.S. fire activity has been very light since
NCFS takes delivery of AT-802F 0
by Bill Lavender From a modest beginning in the 1940s,
FireWhirls invisible danger for aerial firefighting 0
Compiled from original article appearing in Canadian Underwriter Four Fire
Aerial Firefighting Asia Pacific 2016 “A Round Up” 0
A massive thank you goes out to everyone involved in
“Why a SEAT Program?” 0
“Why a SEAT Program?” By Mark Bickham While fighting a
AVIALSA subcontracts ZTC for maintenance of Macedonian AT-802 fire-fighting aircraft 0
By Igor Bozinovski, edited for space by AgAir Update. SEPTEMBER
Aerial firefighters double-down on safety as fires rage 0
image: FilePhoto WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — As wildfires
Hellenic Air Force suffers its second CL-215 crash of the year. 0
The status of Greece’s aerial fire-fighting armada is in crisis
The scoop on Aero Spray 1
Aero Spray, Inc. of Appleton, MN entered into the aerial
Kawak Aviation technologies introduces three new bucket pump models for heavy hellicopters 0
Bend, OR ⎯ Kawak Aviation Technologies announced today the introduction
Latin America
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Interpersonal Relationships One would assume the job of an agricultural
AeroGlobo/Lane Aviation Visit Pratt & Whitney Canada in Montreal 0
The company held a tour in North America from July
Thrush appoints first factory authorized service center in Uruguay 0
Company’s presence in South America continues to expand with addition
A different operation starts in Brazil 1
MONTE MOR, SP, BRAZIL – Except for a few experimental
The green cross for Colombian agriculture 0
With today’s high performance ag-aircraft, where a 500-gallon hopper is
