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Emergency personnel responded to the Summit Grove Camp and Retreat Center in New Freedom this morning after a crop duster dropped a fungicide in the area of the camp. Initial reports indicated ...
What does it take to run a crop-dusting business? This pilot and aerial-applicator business owner shares her story with FLYING.
Crop dusting pilots are some of the most notable unsung heroes in the aviation industry, and boast a tight-knit community .
DIETRICH, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Thursday morning, a crop duster made an emergency landing near Dietrich. The Lincoln County ...
To start a crop dusting business, you need a commercial pilot's license, as well as knowledge of the industry, experience in crop dusting or aerial application of chemicals, and understanding of ...
Delta Air Lines celebrated its 100th anniversary, marking a century of growth from its origins as a crop-dusting service. The newly renovated Delta Flight Museum showcases the airline's history ...
But the use of crop-dusting tech for military purposes is more recent. The infamous use of Agent Orange and other herbicides during the Vietnam War was carried out by modified C-123 transport planes.
Delta has grown from a crop duster to Atlanta’s largest private employer and the nation’s most profitable airline.
This image from the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on the July 22, 2024, crop duster crash shows the airplane’s flight track in red and the fields being sprayed in green.
Crop dusting planes are a key tool for keeping banana plantations free from pests, but the practice causes significant environmental and climate damage. A small but growing number of plantations ...
A Long Island City asphalt recycling plant is spraying a “choking” stink along Newtown Creek — leaving state regulators fuming and residents plugging their noses. New York officia… ...
Robert Ray Cottingham is the crop-duster pilot killed Monday evening in a plane crash southwest of Oxford, Benton County coroner said.