Crop Dusting

[Muddyboots]

Fields next to me, so cool!

 

[del2les]

Reminds me of my old home in the South. Lots of cotton grown then and loved watching the planes aerobatics in and out of smaller fields.

 

[Justice1327]

My crop duster

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Fields next to me, so cool!
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Used to watch them in MS on the cotton fields. Fly just above the ground and then do a 90 degree vertical up just before hitting the trees and power lines. Amazing pilots!!!

 

[ADR..]

My crop duster

DJI t40?

 

[Roughrice]

Yep!
Those guys do work at an extremely high risk on a daily basis.
Although those newer aircraft are better than the older ones, there is still the risk of engine failure, bird strike or an occasional pine tree branch or power line that is invisible from the air.
Those Air Tractor 603 and 803's work at about 140 mph diving in and out with their wheels about 10-20 feet off the ground pulling G forces that only experienced pilots can comprehend.
You just have to respect the guys who are willing to do it every day for us farmers who need the application on a timely basis.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

Our Co-op owns 2 of the 802-A air tractors, and we could not grow crops profitably locally without them. They take care of a lot of grain crops and cotton also. Soybeans, wheat, rice, corn and grain sorghum.
each runs about 500-600 hours tach time per year.
not a job for the faint of heart.

 

[Bucklowery]

The guys here get shot at more than one would imagine

Thanks

Buck

 

[74honker]

Lots of air shows this time of year and they can sure put a show on. Lot of helicopters in some areas too.

 

[FrogFire7]

Pretty sure if get banned if I posted a pic of MY crop duster

 

[victor3ranger]

We have 3 different groups fly a lot around here.
We have had 5 crashes over the years and I am amazed not more. They are amazing pilots

 

[Recon$$]

Did some training in AZ a few years back. Crazy pilotes cutting under the electrical wires, fun to watch.

 

[victor3ranger]

Pretty sure if get banned if I posted a pic of MY crop duster

That's the first thing that came to mind when I read the title

 

[MtPockets]

That's the first thing that came to mind when I read the title

^^^^^ Yep, that.

Thankfully, Muddy showed us the PG version!