Orsmond Aviation

01/01/2026

As we welcome 2026, we’re wishing everyone clear skies, new horizons, and continued success.

Thank you to the pilots, operators, partners, and Thrush team who make it all possible. We’re proud to be your trusted partner in the sky.

24/12/2025

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas! 🎄

11/11/2025

We are Hiring!

Vacant Post – Mechanic based in Bethlehem

Responsibilities include:

1. Maintenance, fault finding, servicing and repairs to vehicles, mixing tanks and related machinery and equipment

2. Relevant Job-Card administration

Skills and qualifications:

1. At least four years’ relevant experience and knowledge of:
- two-stroke, four-stroke and diesel engines
- hydraulic equipment
- auto electrics
- welding

2. Valid C1 (old code 10) driving licence

3. Self-motivated, energetic and disciplined

4. Willing to work after hours due to breakdowns

Please send your CV to [email protected] by the 21st of November 2025. If you have not received a response by the 28th of November 2025 please consider your application unsuccessful.

04/07/2025

Riverdale base…

04/07/2025

Aircraft in Action…

04/07/2025

Aircraft positioned in Shafton.

27/06/2025

20/05/2025

18/05/2025

DUSTY SKIES
“Dusty skies, a canvas vast and wide,
Where you, dear pilot, did your duty stride.

The wind, a song, a whisper in your ear,
As fields of green, you nurtured year by year.

The sprayer's hum, a rhythm in your soul,
A legacy of life, beyond the pole.

The crops you saved, the bounty you did sow,
A harvest brought, a vibrant, verdant glow.

Now, in the clouds, you join the silver flight,
A star alight, a beacon in the night.

The land remembers, where your spirit takes its rest,
A gentle soul, forever in the west.

Though we are left, with sorrow and with pain,
Your memory lives, in sunshine and in rain.

We'll watch the skies, and know you're soaring free,
An agricultural legend, for all eternity.”

RIP Martin du Plooy. You will be missed! 🙏🏻

To Hanna and the du Plooy family we are thinking of you all during this time! ❤️

26/04/2025

Today we honor the pilots who take to the skies with purpose, especially those flying low and working hard to protect crops, steward the land, and support growers around.

From all of us at Thrush — thank you for flying with skill, heart, and grit.

23/12/2024

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2025. 🎄 ⭐️ We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your loyalty and support during this past year. May the New Year bring blessings in abundance for all.

15/11/2024

Most incredible artwork! Bethlehem public come and have a look at the talented children we have in our beautiful town! ❤️ Well done Vinia Wheatley