Rimin Air

Aviation services company 

Approval no.: MKD.ATO.001; MK.CAO.002; MK-04/2025

Agricultural flights

Aerial aplications
Aerial application is the process of distributing agricultural products like pesticides, fertilizers, and seeds over crops using an aircraft, helicopter, or drone. This method is used for its speed and efficiency in covering large or remote areas, and it is particularly useful when the ground is too wet or muddy for ground-based equipment, or when the crops are too tall for tractors to pass through without damage.

Benefits of aerial application

• Speed and efficiency:

  It is much faster than ground application, allowing for the timely treatment of large areas. 

• Access to remote or difficult areas:

  It is useful in remote locations, over rolling terrain, or when ground travel is impossible due to wet or muddy soil conditions. 

• Crop protection:

  It avoids soil compaction that can occur with ground equipment, preventing soil runoff and minimizing crop damage. 

• Increased yield:

  It can lead to higher crop yields and more efficient land use. 

• Reduced crop damage:

  It doesn't cause the damage to crops that ground-based equipment can, especially when crops are tall.

Season

All year round, except during adverse weather conditions not suitable for a VFR flight

Aircraft used

Zlin Z-37A Cmelak, single engine radial piston aircraft, able to carry up to 650 l of liquids or 600 kg of fertilizer/seeds effectively covering up to 120 ha in a single flight for aerial applications.

In a single day, multiple flights are possible therefore allowing to cover very large fields of up to 3000 ha.

Area of operation
North Macedonia and neighbouring countries

High-risk specialised operations over populated areas

Mosquito control aerial spraying

Aircraft are used for mosquito control to treat large areas quickly and efficiently, especially when there is a public health threat from mosquito-borne diseases.

The process, known as aerial spraying, involves releasing insecticides to target either adult mosquitoes or their larvae.

Type of insecticides

Aerial spraying targets mosquitoes in two life stages:

• Adulticides: Insecticides that kill adult, flying mosquitoes. They are typically sprayed at dawn or dusk when mosquitoes are most active and pollinating insects are not. Naled is an example of a common adulticide.

• Larvicides: These products kill mosquito larvae before they can become flying, biting adults. This is done by treating bodies of water where mosquitoes lay their eggs. 

Season 

between May-September, usually requiring min. 3 applications for a successful control of the mosquito population at each stage of its life

Aircraft used

Zlin Z-37A Cmelak, single engine radial piston aircraft, able to carry up to 650 l of liquids effectively covering up to 1300 ha in a single flight.

Locations

North Macedonia

Aerial advertising

Privileges

Aerial advertising uses aircraft to display messages in the sky, including methods like towing banners or leaflet dropping. It is a unique and eye-catching marketing technique that can reach large audiences at outdoor events, populated areas or in high-traffic areas, often at a lower cost than traditional media like television.  

Methods of aerial advertising

• Banner towing: An airplane tows a banner with a static message, like "Will you marry me?". 
• Leaflet dropping: An aircraft drops printed flyers, leaflets over cities, crowds or private events in a large quantity attracting enormous audience from all ages.

Aircraft used 

Single engine aircrafts: Utva 75 and Zlin Z37A Cmelak.

Locations

North Macedonia

Firefighting operations

Introduction

Aerial firefighting uses aircraft to combat wildfires and other large blazes, providing a crucial advantage for reaching fires in remote, difficult terrain. These air resources drop water or chemical retardants to suppress flames and create firebreaks, often working in coordination with ground crews to contain and control a fire. 

Methods

• Drop retardant or water: The most common use is dropping water, gels, or fire retardant on fires to suppress flames and create firelines.

• Support ground crews: Aerial drops can help ground crews by slowing the fire's spread and preventing it from reaching new areas.

• Aerial reconnaissance: Tactical aircraft act as command and control for the aerial fleet, monitoring the fire's progress and guiding other aircraft in coordination with Crisis Management Center and/or Directorate of Protection and Rescue.

Aircraft used

For firefighting operations we use Zlin Z-37A aircraft, able to carry up to 650 l of water or fire retardant in order to help/neutralize fire in early stage. 

For aerial survey and coordination during firefighting operation, we also use Utva 75 aircraft which is light, single engine, 2-seat aicraft that can coordinate/navigate the firefighting aircrafts in attacking and surpressing the wildfires.

Locations

North Macedonia

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