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North of LA in Ventura County at Camarillo Airport are a Ag 206B, Bell47G and a 47 Tomcat.Aspen Helicopters also have a couple 206Bs with Ag gear out of Oxnard Airport.Have pics of all but the Tomcat.
They work the strawberry and onion fields
in the area.
North of LA in Ventura County at Camarillo Airport are a Ag 206B, Bell47G and a 47 Tomcat.Aspen Helicopters also have a couple 206Bs with Ag gear out of Oxnard Airport.Have pics of all but the Tomcat.
They work the strawberry and onion fields
in the area.
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We operate 1 B206 on the West Coast, New Zealand. We are mainly doing Forestry, but we also do farming work, just returned from a months spraying on NZ's Largest High Country Station, Molesworth.
Spraying Broom up to 5000ft!
Looking to expand in the future as I have recently come on board with a PPL (H) and hopefully commercial by next season
Really like the magazine Pac Rotors.
Spraying Broom up to 5000ft!
Looking to expand in the future as I have recently come on board with a PPL (H) and hopefully commercial by next season
Really like the magazine Pac Rotors.
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Larry, can you send me postal details for the smaller ag operators up there so I can send them the magazine. I have already been there at Aspen Helicopters. In fact I did some shots with their Mercy Air 222 out on one of the oil rigs, some set up medical shots and used the Longranger as camera ship. Rick Throckmorton was pilot.
Had a great time there. Will post some of the pics when I get back home. Heading off to Spokane to shoot some EMS machines for a few days.
Anderson Heli, thanks for the comments about the magazine, we are continuining to try and make it better issue by issue.
PR
Had a great time there. Will post some of the pics when I get back home. Heading off to Spokane to shoot some EMS machines for a few days.
Anderson Heli, thanks for the comments about the magazine, we are continuining to try and make it better issue by issue.
PR
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I have been touching base with as many ag ops as possible so I can plan on visiting them. It has been hard trying to get contact details for them but if Larry or anyone else can help it would be appreciated.
Want to try and get in touch with the smaller operators and not just the big ones. The one man bands have a right to good press, not just the big boys.
PR
Want to try and get in touch with the smaller operators and not just the big ones. The one man bands have a right to good press, not just the big boys.
PR
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R22 For Ag Training
I'd like a few opinion's on what some people think of R22's being used for Ag training, I was interested in doing an Ag rating and the company i approached said that's their helicopter for Ag training, these guys fit full spray gear and everything.
Good Idea or nar?
Good Idea or nar?
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The R22 is an excellant aircraft to do an Ag rating in, however if you are doing it in NZ as I suspect, dont use the training operator based in Wanganui, otherwise your Ag rating will consist of flying up and down the aerodrome., learning how to spray turn and nothing on double pass , overlap etc etc and I bet you wouldnt even get to fly on an actual spray job. Go to an Ag operator that operates an R22 commercialy on a day to day basis, that way you will be trained by a competent Ag pilot who is current and has a DGPS fitted. There are a couple in the South Island.
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Spraying...
It depends on the type of spraying you're looking to do.
I fly MD500's for a company in the mid-west doing powerline spraying.
PM me and I'll put you in touch with our guys that know the spray gear inside out.
From the pilot side...it seems to work as good as anything with minimal hassle.
I fly MD500's for a company in the mid-west doing powerline spraying.
PM me and I'll put you in touch with our guys that know the spray gear inside out.
From the pilot side...it seems to work as good as anything with minimal hassle.