gotta say, i am an new ag pilot flying a A-model AgCat 450, and after a day of this kinda i know i would be slap out of energy. nice flying and cool video. thanks!!
thats what i assumed was happening. i always was taught to skid gently using rudder to stay on line so as not to streak up the field and end up fighting yourself chasing the light bar. was just curious,thanks.
Good question! Firstly it was hot & windy.Hot air rises & combined with the wind this made flying difficult.Secondly, every time he reacted to the wind, he tried chasing the GPS which is what he follows to keep in line. Lastly, he used too much aileron & not enough rudder to keep in line with the GPS. Make sense?
As is pretty common on the Darling Downs of Queensland, a lot of farmers spray out last years (or even before) stubble & the grass & weeds that have grown since the previous harvest.
On that particular day it was very hot (about 36C) allmost too hot to spray.After the roundup (herbecide) killed off the plants (& thereby preserved what moisture was in the ground) the farmer planted sorghum over the top.
anyone know of any ag spraying jobs around there for an ag pilot such as my self?
duckhuntingmachine 1 year ago
My mate now owns this air tractor in coleambally, NSW, AUS. He also owns an AT-401. He comes and does all our aerial work
holdzy19 1 year ago
gotta say, i am an new ag pilot flying a A-model AgCat 450, and after a day of this kinda i know i would be slap out of energy. nice flying and cool video. thanks!!
flyboyzach07 1 year ago
Cool video. Gotta love those old radial engines. What a sound!
sprsnc01 4 years ago
man he was catching hell holding that AT-301 must been whipped after a day of spraying under these conditions
asexynupe 4 years ago
Your right. Craig was pretty well worn out, bearing in mind he spent over 2 weeks on that particular property spraying out over 26,000 acres.
June062007 4 years ago
GPS is a neat deal, but it's real easy to catch yourself concentrating too hard on chasing that lightbar, and not enough on whats going on outside!
agcatdriver 4 years ago
thats what i assumed was happening. i always was taught to skid gently using rudder to stay on line so as not to streak up the field and end up fighting yourself chasing the light bar. was just curious,thanks.
improptrash 4 years ago
Why is he having so much trouble staying strait?
improptrash 4 years ago
Good question! Firstly it was hot & windy.Hot air rises & combined with the wind this made flying difficult.Secondly, every time he reacted to the wind, he tried chasing the GPS which is what he follows to keep in line. Lastly, he used too much aileron & not enough rudder to keep in line with the GPS. Make sense?
cheers, Peter B.
June062007 4 years ago
nice video, have a question, what was the plane spraying because the field looks already dry (yellow).
XBJAJ 4 years ago
As is pretty common on the Darling Downs of Queensland, a lot of farmers spray out last years (or even before) stubble & the grass & weeds that have grown since the previous harvest.
On that particular day it was very hot (about 36C) allmost too hot to spray.After the roundup (herbecide) killed off the plants (& thereby preserved what moisture was in the ground) the farmer planted sorghum over the top.
June062007 4 years ago