wingz5000
26th Oct 2012, 15:48
There are many fine Ag Types out there..... Airtractor, Thrushes, Ag-Cats,
Cessna Agwagons, the list goes on..... I've flown most of them over the years but I am still amazed that a type can be certified with a Fundamental Design Flaw.:ugh:
Most of these types, on take-off, the forward visibility is NIL,:sad: thats right, NIL until you get the tail up at 40-50 knots. With a fully loaded machine this may take you 200-300metres down the airstrip. The only forward visibility you have is a splay perhaps 20 degrees each side of the centreline, where you may see the fence posts and if you're of average height like me, the view directly in front over the nose angles up a few degrees so you'll maybe see the top of any trees at the end of the strip. I am always wondering if some clown is riding a bike up the strip or a cow has broken though the fence and quietly resting on the strip. I would never know until the crunch.
There are however three types that come to mind that do have good viz over the nose and they are the Fletcher, Cresco and 750XL.
Cessna Agwagons, the list goes on..... I've flown most of them over the years but I am still amazed that a type can be certified with a Fundamental Design Flaw.:ugh:
Most of these types, on take-off, the forward visibility is NIL,:sad: thats right, NIL until you get the tail up at 40-50 knots. With a fully loaded machine this may take you 200-300metres down the airstrip. The only forward visibility you have is a splay perhaps 20 degrees each side of the centreline, where you may see the fence posts and if you're of average height like me, the view directly in front over the nose angles up a few degrees so you'll maybe see the top of any trees at the end of the strip. I am always wondering if some clown is riding a bike up the strip or a cow has broken though the fence and quietly resting on the strip. I would never know until the crunch.
There are however three types that come to mind that do have good viz over the nose and they are the Fletcher, Cresco and 750XL.