Farming
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Manitoba Canada
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Not farming per say ..... but related ..... crop insurance adjusters are very busy for short periods of time and are paid on a per-claim basis which is reasonably profitable.
The drawbacks are many miles driven farm to farm by auto ..... then sometimes miles of walking through crops to take samples .... thru mud , mosquitoes , and 90* summer temps on the Canadian Prairies
Never did it in the end .... but we calculated that with a Hughes 269 a person could cover all those fields 10 times as fast .... including setting down anywhere in the field to do a sample , make plenty of revenue , and be able to sit in the hotel bar telling true stories every evening.
The drawbacks are many miles driven farm to farm by auto ..... then sometimes miles of walking through crops to take samples .... thru mud , mosquitoes , and 90* summer temps on the Canadian Prairies
Never did it in the end .... but we calculated that with a Hughes 269 a person could cover all those fields 10 times as fast .... including setting down anywhere in the field to do a sample , make plenty of revenue , and be able to sit in the hotel bar telling true stories every evening.
If you could chose an A/c to incorporate into a medium size agricultural/cattle farm for hearding, crop spraying, frost patrol, feral animal control, surveying and small equipment/material transport, what would you favor?
and The Robinsons come to play
At the risk of offending a few people....MFH in the UK use the R44 ( and did use the R22) for bracken spraying and some associated seeding -If people want a taste of what its like ...close to the ground with spray booms following contours I can highly recommend it for sharpening your skills!!!!
Last edited by Dave Sharpe; 16th Apr 2013 at 18:23.
Bracken control
Hi---the control of bracken on high ground in the UK where either access is difficult or burning is not appropriate..its done widely in Scotland and in the Peak District National Park amongst many places-normally done by the New Zealand Pilots--R44s are used with spray tanks--a taster is done with the R22 that was used...hope that answers your questions or PM me..
Shelby, this solitary farm on the remote cliff encircled island of Stora Dimun in the Faeroe Islands probably wouldn't exist without the helicopter, nearly everything goes in and out with it. The alternative is hauling goods up the cliff off a small boat.
