“The spray mission was very successful,” said Chris Lesser, director of the Manatee County Mosquito Control District. “We killed all the mosquitoes in that area.” The helicopter spray ...

In 2012 he founded a helicopter company specializing in crop spraying and then bought a private jet to support the business. After making it available for charter, he found it was being used so ...

The Daily Item Jul 19, 2010 Jul 19, 2010 Updated May 19, 2024 A brief “lapse of concentration” while spraying for black flies caused Gerald Racey to fly a Jet Ranger Bell 206 helicopter into ...