Some photo's from Ag Pilots..

[Dixons Cider]

Just been looking at some of the photo's from the fling wing boys posted on the Rotorheads forum - some good stuff there.

Couldn't help but think there must be some mighty fine Ag photo's around somewhere. What do you think? Reckon you can give them a run for their money?
Might also add some kudos to Super Troup's effort to get a dedicated Ag forum going.

Wish I could kick it off, but as I'm not in the game, its going have to be some one else. So come on people, have a search through those files and see what you can come up with.....

[185skywagon]

Buffel seeding in west Qld
http://www.skywagons.org/gallery/view_photo.php?full=1&set_albumName=VH-SIA&id=185arabella

[maxspeed]

my dumb-ass needs some help. How do put pictures on your reply? I can only do what cracker did, but I have some photos on my computer not a web site. can some one be bothered to educate me please.:confused:

[tinpis]

max have you got your phottys on a host site like fototime?
www.fototime.com

Its free for 3 months I think.

When you have done that click IMG above and paste the URL of your picture in the block
Thats it

er..remember to OPEN your picture first before you copy the URL

[maxspeed]

Thanks Tinpis, No i dont have my photos on a host site, just files on my computer, I was wanting to know how you were able to show those photos of yours the beaver and dak , without having to open another link?

[185skywagon]

i was going to ask that as well, but i didn't want to appear dumber than i already am. :O

[tinpis]

If you want to post an image from the net right click on it and click "copy image location"
Then click the IMG box above.
Right click in pop up box and click "Paste"
Bingo ! Bobs yer uncle.

Er..ya do know how to copy and paste?

Dont drive Danny mad usin up all his bandwith tho delete it when yer done

[Dixons Cider]

Here's a link (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145070) to help out with posting photo's, and I think there is a list of sites that will also host them as well.

Give it a go blokes (and blokesses?) Look forward to the results.

Ps good onya Cracker

[maxspeed]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/vh-nottelling.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/AirTractorFloats.jpg

[Dixons Cider]

Now THATS what I'm talkin about!!

[OZBUSDRIVER]

:E I think I know where that one is:} Mums the word:p

[Super Cecil]

I know a 502 has the tail up when it has a good turn of speed, but to me the tail is sitting a bit high. Also the spray is too high on the tail, if a 502 has the tail up high then it would be doing 120+ kts? if thats the case then the spray would be going very flat. With the water being a bit choppy (so they tell me) it either starts to bog down or gets very rough, this water looks too choppy.

Photoshopped?

[Horatio Leafblower]

Super Cec,

I have seen it done in an 802 - I was watching from the air but it looks genuine enough :ooh:

[Super Cecil]

Horatio, I've seen it done in most machinery before Turbines became popular, they would just make it easier, a bit more weight to cut through the chop. :} Normally the spray is a lot lower at the back, the bull**** about sking cleaning the Aircraft is just that bull****.

[Dixons Cider]

I remember seeing a doco on TV years ago, sometime in the 80's me thinks, of some Ag flying in Sudan.

I think one of the main players was a guy called Max Lacey, but anyway, there was a lot of skiing going on in round engine Thrush's and the likes - and from what I can recall, there didn't seem to be too much spray involved, the wheels where just skimming along.

Must throw at least a little bit of water up onto the underside. Anyway, regardless of whether maxspeeds skiing 502 is photoshopped or not, still a blardy good photo.

Any more....??

[tinpis]

Any geriatrics here ever do cotton in the Sudan in the 60's?

:}

[maxspeed]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/754251.jpg IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/fire.jpg[/IMG] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/Sprayingsouthafrica.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/LDZ2.jpg

[currawong]

Cecil,

Why would you doubt a fellow airman?:}

I hope those arn't the specs you fly in...:E :E :E

Get off your chuff and post some photos instead of knocking others that do.

I will be as soon as I can beat some life into this :mad: scanner.

:ok:

[tinpis]

Them Cessnas never worked proper when they went and put the wing on upside down.:(

[Dixons Cider]

Good onya Max.

Do you know what the story was that lead to the Cessna in the trees? Driver got out ok?

[Super Cecil]

Yer right Currawong, I should try and post some. The trouble is I'm not too bright (some would say that's a requirement for AG), you've heard of Mensa for Geniuses? well I'm in Densa for idiots, so as soon as I get my young bloke to show me how :}

[Ultralights]

well, not exactly ag flying. but any flying pic is a good pic! cmon, post ya best!
http://home.exetel.com.au/pamuva/FLYING!!!/pre%202001%20flights/finals2.jpg

im sure most know where this is! a great place to spend a weekend around a campfire! (permission needed first)

http://home.exetel.com.au/pamuva/FLYING!!!/pre%202001%20flights/jabitrulandingAA.jpg

[7gcbc]

Ultralights,

Thats Yerranderie (old mining town in blue mts near bindook) finals (1st pic) is it not ?

been there many times, for circuits would you believe :) , I need another fix soon. Val makes very tasty cakes and tea, although if the plovers are nesting and you hit them on landing/TO, you'll get nada

7g

[Super Cecil]

Max, where is the Agtruck spraying? near Emerald or up the Ord?
If I can figure out how to post piccies I have a another of an Agwagon in many pieces.
Currawong I don't mind wearing the specs it's the hairy palms I object to.:E

[maxspeed]

The wagon went in at Ingam nth Qld the other week, josh was fine just a broken nose, the wreck may not even be recovered due to the terrain, it was a long walk out of the forest for him by all accounts!

[tinpis]

http://photos.airliners.net/22caffd6c7ede7c72b57408a06a67da3/42129c8e/middle/7/9/0/143097.jpg


Anyone know if this V8 auto engined Fletcher worked ok?

[AT502]

OK, as soon as I get some more spare time, I will debate the issue of our own forum to the powers that be. This new thread has just made me more determined!

Will share some photos later.

Doco about Sudan was called Into Africa, stared Max Lacey and a pilot by the name of Abercrombie? Spelling? Anyway have a copy of that doco, was made by the BBC a long time ago.

Cheers,

troup
:ok: :ok: :ok: :ok:

[maxspeed]

super cec, The AG truck is spraying in the Orange Free State South Africa at nearly 6000ft AMSL!:8

[Super Cecil]

Tinpiss the V8 Fletchers have stopped progress. The Superair NZ Ford big block one has flown after 5 million $ and had to have a heap of ballast out the rear end. The gain in performance was negligable and the hassels of paper work and Authority issues have virtually stopped the project.
The other one with the Chev based unit has stopped also, did show a heap of promise but the development problems seemed to have bogged them both down.

[Dixons Cider]

Cheers Super Troup, might try and track that one down. If its a BBC doco then it might still be around..., but you're right, the name Abercrombie rings a bell

Hey Ultralight, whaddya been dragging the arse of that Jabiru through?? Looks like the back end of a Hilux after following a mob of a couple of hundred diary cows!!!
Good onya

[Ultralights]

well used grass strips tend to go a little brown after rain, not only that, those lower strakes tend to attract every molecule of mud, dust, cow poo, that can be found on a runway! especially at the Oaks, Yerrandarrie, and south west rocks!

doing circuits at yerranderrie? touch and goes? how often do you get punctures? i have had 2 departing there! fortunatly YHOX has plenty of soft grass on the eastern edge ( if the helos will listen to you requesting to use the grass left/right and get out of your way while you put her down with a flat tyre!)

[Super Cecil]

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/topdress.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/cotton.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/cott2.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/dstart.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/exagwag.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/exagwag2.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/knockoff.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/murrymth.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/murrymth.jpg

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bravobrad/cec/murraymth.jpg

[Super Cecil]

The first shot is off a short strip and once airbourne you have to crank around a bit to avoid high ground.

The next couple are typical cotton shots.

Early morning Beaver shot.

The bloke didn't exactly walk away from this but was OK, first thing he remembered was the cockies dog licking him in the face. I don't know how long he flew when he went back, I think he's given up now. The photo would ahve been in the early eighties. Looking at the photo you wonder how he got our of it, he is only a little bloke, I think that helped.

Late afternoon Beaver shot, coming home from a big days sowing rice.

Sitting on top of the world, spraying work doesn't have a view like that. It's the Murry Mouth from top of a hill near Victor Harbour.

[Ultralights]

amazing how anyone could have survived that! look at the rudder pedals! just goes to show, when your numbers up, its up, when its not time to go, miracles happen!

[multime]

Great shots Super C!!:ok:

[Super Cecil]

Currawong, got off my chuff and put some on..................where's yours?

[Paint The Sky Pink!]

Hi all,

Have a look at

www.iflyag.com

PTSP!

[Dixons Cider]

Well done Pinky, ... awesome site.

[VRB03KT CAVOK]

Can anyone confirm if the photo posted by Ultralights on the second page of this topic is Yerranderie near Bindook?

I've never noticed this strip out there (not sure what it might look like these days).

Can't find Yerranderie on the WAC or VNC either...

[7gcbc]

CAVOK,

It certainly looks like Yerranderie, if you look on the left side of the strip, you can just make out the tin roofs of the buildings.

also, the last 1/3 or so of the strip is not visible from that shot, as it slopes down, thats in keeping with my memory ,its been a year or so since I went out there.

cheers

7gcbc

[Chimbu chuckles]

From the site Pinky posted....lotsa wires


ya gotta be joking (http://www.iflyag.com/gallery/pages/4ECU3533.html) :uhoh:

[7gcbc]

you certainly have got to be joking. :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:

[Woomera]

Phaaaaaaaaark, you're all mad.:p :\:rolleyes: :cool:

[Ultralights]

just like the real early days when ultralights were limited to a MAX Alt of just 300 Ft AGL.

i dare say, the best pilots on the planet would have to be those AG guys! when it comes to stick and rudder skills! :ok:

(puts fire proof suit on)

[maxspeed]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/Thrushpara.bmp http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/4ECU3691.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/maxspeed01/fire.jpg

[7gcbc]

Max,

That last red fire sky with # 2 sitting there is a fixed picture on my desktop.

any info on it ? Is it here (OZ) or US/France ?


cheers

7g

[Ultralights]

so what happens here?

http://home.exetel.com.au/pamuva/FLYING!!!/4ECU4219.jpg

[sir.pratt]

those weren't the beaver shots I was expecting to see.....:8

[prospector]

Ultralights,

Very good question, Do you mean to the photographer or to the aircraft?.


Prospector

[Super Cecil]

Ultralights, theres still room to slip over the top. He's on the way up, sno good keeping rotating cause the tailwheel twags the line.