CAAA New Horizons Digital Bulletin: June 2022

Thank you to our 2022 Platinum Partners ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ New Horizons Digital Bulletin Round Up Training Bayer CropScience has provided the online access for applicators to complete the Monsanto Round Up Training.   See below to access.   Reminder to all members to follow label requirements on all products you are applying, including on required training. Online Round Up Training CAAA Members in the News Cochrane Airport buzzing with insecticide initiative A provincial initiative to limit the impact of a destructive insect is expected to wrap up its operations in Cochrane this week. A fleet of 15 aircraft — including 13 aerial application planes and two control aircraft — has been fly- ing regularly out of the Cochrane Airport since May 23 to spray a biological pesticide on five target forest areas in the region. Read More Fly’n Dutchman Takes to the Air In 2008 Chad Vanderbyl started Fly’n Dutchman Ag Ltd. out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, providing aerial application services for agricultural and forestry needs. The company name is both a tribute to his Dutch ancestry and a reference to the fabled Flying Dutchman ship of naval lore. For Chad, it was the culmination of a childhood dream. “I remember as a kid looking up at the sky and seeing the planes flying overhead. I always wanted to be a pilot, but I had poor eyesight, so I always thought that there was no way I could ever be a pilot without having 20/20 vision.” Read More Thrush Aircraft Announces Certification of New Aircraft Model and Corresponding Production Expansion Thrush Aircraft, LLC, a leading aerial application aircraft manufacturing company, recently announced it has launched four certification programs for two engine and airframe configurations. These programs will combine their best 500- gallon airframe with additional engine options from Pratt and Whitney (PT6-34AG and PT6- 140AG) to create their new 510P2 and 510P2+ aircraft. Both engines are integrated with single and dual cockpit versions of the airframe, historically used for their 510G model. The first of four configurations has been granted its Type Certificate from the FAA. The other configurations are planned for certification later this summer. Read More NAAAREF Fly Safe Messages NAAREF publishes important safety alerts every other Monday in April, May, June and August, every Monday in July, and whenever aviation activity warrants additional safety reminders. Past issues are available on the NAAA website. How Artificial Intelligence Is Enhancing P&WC Engine Maintenance Pratt & Whitney Canada’s innovative oil analysis technology, available on a wide range of engines, is part of the company’s expanding portfolio of digital engine health solutions that are reducing maintenance costs and helping customers move toward 100% planned maintenance. By analyzing microscopic traces of metal debris from oil-wetted components inside the engine, oil-analysis technology can detect specific engine conditions with high level of detail. Read More Classifieds Complimentary classified postings are available to current Members of the CAAA. Are you an employer or do you have aircraft equipment to sell? Post a classified and reach CAAA members. If you need to modify or remove a listing, please contact the CAAA Office. View Current Listings Canadian Aerial Applicators Association T 780 413 0078 | F 780 413 0076 info@canadianaerialapplicators.com www.canadianaerialapplicators.com