Any Crop-Dusters (Past/Present)?...Low Flying-Tips to stay alive?
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I can't speak for anyone else, but low is under powerlines, and when the wheels bounce off the ground. Low is looking up at trees and houses and big rocks. Low is when bird strikes occur because they don't hear you coming until you're nearly on them, then they rise up out of the grass. Low is having to climb to clear a fence or a car.
When I was a kid, I was working a field with my boss. I ran out of chemical, and he asked me to climb to 500' and wait while he finished up. I remember being afraid of climbing that high.
When I was a kid, I was working a field with my boss. I ran out of chemical, and he asked me to climb to 500' and wait while he finished up. I remember being afraid of climbing that high.
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Chuck... as an aside
Pulling out of the field at the right time... good.
Teenager humping pulling out at the right time...BAD.
Remember Gentleman;
Coitus interruptus is no subsitute for a condom!!
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Pulling out of the field at the right time... good.
Teenager humping pulling out at the right time...BAD.
Remember Gentleman;
Coitus interruptus is no subsitute for a condom!!
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We used to have crop sprayers apply fertilizer on our farm in Sussex, as a young lad I used to help load the hopper all day for a ride in the Pawnee, that's what got me into flying. Farm Air at Headcorn used to be the outfit, long gone now, but I remember well the sights and sounds of the Pawnee, wheeling around the South Downs.....if anyone comes across or knows Bob Sharpe(the pilot) please send him my regards, last known in N.Z.
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Guess you would be reaching for the oxegen mask.
When I was a kid, I was working a field with my boss. I ran out of chemical, and he asked me to climb to 500' and wait while he finished up. I remember being afraid of climbing that high.
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Great thread
On a practical note - AFAIK there is a course in Ag flying you can do in Spain (Cordoba). Spanish friend of mine did this a couple of years ago, if you need more info let me know, I can try to find out more.
On a practical note - AFAIK there is a course in Ag flying you can do in Spain (Cordoba). Spanish friend of mine did this a couple of years ago, if you need more info let me know, I can try to find out more.
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Ag Flying in Libya
During the late 70's and early 80's I used to crop spray for an American company who were cereal farming in Libya, and was using Cessna 188B Ag Trucks, tips for low flying are under power lines and over trees, looking out for irrigation machines.
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Hello Lister, Just a small thing, the name is Noel Kinvig, he is an old friend, we sprayed together in a number of places over the years and eventually wound up flying Pilatus Portrs with Zimex Aviation. Noel is a New Zealander. All the best Paddy McKay
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Paddy,thank you for the update.
I got it nearly right.
Is Noel still doing aerial work,he was based at Southend with someone like CKS when he did our farm?
If you are still in touch please give him my regards,he sprayed trials and commercial crops for us around Ongar,Essex,flying from Mike Luckin's farm strip at High Easter.
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Is Noel still doing aerial work,he was based at Southend with someone like CKS when he did our farm?
If you are still in touch please give him my regards,he sprayed trials and commercial crops for us around Ongar,Essex,flying from Mike Luckin's farm strip at High Easter.
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SN3Guppy spells it out adequately. Preparation includes definition of the task to be performed (assuming it is of a professional nature), the desired objectives, performance limitations, overall risk assesment, contingency plans and a thorough "scouting" of the locale.
I never had the priveledge of trying dusting (would LOVE to), but flying inverted at 2 metres in film work, formation or during displays doesn't leave room for spare brain capacity (for me at least) to "make it up as you go along."
And yes, in such regimes of flight there IS a significant risk, and protective clothing/equipment could well save your life! I have seen it do just that.
I never had the priveledge of trying dusting (would LOVE to), but flying inverted at 2 metres in film work, formation or during displays doesn't leave room for spare brain capacity (for me at least) to "make it up as you go along."
And yes, in such regimes of flight there IS a significant risk, and protective clothing/equipment could well save your life! I have seen it do just that.
North Norfolk coast. Spring tides can uncover a mile wide beach. Trim to require slight forward pressure for straight and level. Watch out for birds and the occasional bait-digger. Give bird sanctuary a wide berth. Be alert for other like-minded loons. Not me though. Not ever. Never. Honest.
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Just don't do it, don't do it at all.
They train for it in NZ as part of the PPL (along with Mountain Flying - I did some when I was there)
The risks are just too high - honest.
Like Lister says ' the pilots are either very old or very young - the rest are dead'
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They train for it in NZ as part of the PPL (along with Mountain Flying - I did some when I was there)
The risks are just too high - honest.
Like Lister says ' the pilots are either very old or very young - the rest are dead'
Arc
