Originally Posted by
Pinky the pilot
Back in 1991, I flew around 175 hrs in Bird Scaring/chasing operations at the Lindsay point Almond Orchards, just over the Victorian/SA border east of Renmark.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it entailed making the first sortie of the day just after first light and the last just before last light!
With various sorties staged at irregular intervals throughout the day.
Em Nau!
Never flew less than 5 hours each day and finally achieved what I called 'Air Superiority' over the Feathered sods of a non reflective colour!
ie as soon as they heard me take off, they decamped from the area!
So sometimes I'd just do one circuit of the area and land. Other times I'd do a full hour or so of just cruising up and down the orchard but never did the same thing twice in a row.
If offered the job again....I'd grab it in a flash!!
DD; You copy?
ah, Lindsay Point, when I visited in '87, they had guys on trail bikes with shotguns. That approach was working well back then. And yes, there's money in almonds.