Aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting, is a crucial part of modern agriculture, increasing crop yields and reducing losses by billions of dollars annually. The job of an ag pilot is ...

A Kansas man has died after his crop-dusting helicopter crashed in northeast Iowa. Chickasaw County Sheriff Ryan Shawver says that at about 1:30 pm Monday afternoon, they received a 911 call of a ...

Unmanned aircraft developer Rotor Technologies is working through regulatory approval of a remotely piloted helicopter based on Robinson Helicopter’s R44, with hopes of tapping into the aerial ...

UNION COUNTY, NC (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – A pilot was killed after a crop-dusting helicopter became entangled in power lines Sunday, according to authorities. Officials with the Union County Sheriff’s ...

In 2020, Hector Xu fulfilled a longstanding dream and learned to fly helicopters. An MIT postdoctoral researcher at the time, Xu took lessons at an airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on helicopters ...

The R550 Sprayhawk can carry up to 110 gal. of payload and cover more than 200 acres per hour. Credit: Rotor Technologies Brazilian civil aviation regulator ANAC has approved the use of uncrewed ...

U.S. startup Pyka has raised $40 million in fresh capital from new and existing investors. The new funds are intended to finance expanded production of Pyka’s autonomous electric fixed-wing aircraft, ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Stephen Austin's job has been up and down since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On Monday it was down. He and other Bootheel crop-dusters, along with their counterparts nationwide, ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A West rancher who alleges he lost 21 acres of hay through an errant crop-dusting incident is suing a Hill County aerial agricultural company for damages. Norman Klanika, who owns ...

If you spot yellow aircraft flying low over the trees this week, you may wonder if you've wandered into a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest." But don't worry, you (probably) aren't ...

Amid renewed fears that terrorists might wage chemical attacks, authorities grounded crop-dusting planes for a second day yesterday -- causing concerns among California farmers who could lose millions ...