Fletcher FU24 airplane flying very low with a ton of fertilizer onboard

[mefirstyousecond]

he's constantly flying on the edge of a stall

[NZinauz]

That is one of the better strips around.Misterwillie060 obviously isn't from NZ.With these strips a taildragger is hard work especially in a tailwind!

[johnmc58]

That is Derek Williams flying JAA. He has over 30000 hours. He is starting to get the hang of it.....

[MyApple97]

cool



[kiwidub]

Fairly normal for this pilot i'm sure.I remember loading the 400 till it overflowed with a good wind on the nose and a downhill strip and run to the start of the spread.

Nice video.

[K1W1fly]

Of course its low - there is no point climbing when you have to drop the load at low level. He is also following a valley which is quite a bit lower than the airfield. No dramas, but looks impressive.

[Robbiemack1960]

what a great sound cant beat the ole 400 great flying too

[MisterWillie060]

Why is he flying a tricycle gear airplane when Conventional Gear is obviously superior?

[June062007]

Kiwi Super pilots are probably the best in the world! Being half Kiwi half Aussie I don't mind being a bit biased. These guys earn their money......the one in this video is obviously very exerienced.The growl of the 400 is only outdone by the roar of the 600hp P&W (Ceres, Thrush & Air Tractor)

[weheka]

If thats the pilot I think it is, then he's probably done around 30000 hrs doing that sort of very demanding flying day in day out when the weather is suitable.

[mabolzichjjl]

those wings must provide incredible amounts of lift for a plane to be moving that slow with over a ton of cargo

[fritzu1991]

I´m waiting for the moment when the engine fails ...

But with terrain-follow radar it should´nt be a problem to fly that path x)

[thekneedrag]

Whats that climb rate 1foot a min... man I would not like to be hauling that lump around.

[startazz]

@TheExtremeAnimation sounds good to me mate as anything that gets the young people of our world using there brains is always a good thing ;-)

[startazz]

@TheExtremeAnimation well you have me lost there now mate but i'm sure it makes you happy so i'm happy and i hope all went well ;-)

[deviance87]

You would have to know the terrain pretty well to do that. I'm guessing it wouldn't be able to pull up in a hurry.

[ksandom40]

Wow! That would have been an amazing experience to fly that low between the hills. I bet you'll get a ton of commenters upset over that one :D

[t0ny747]

That looks a bit overweight. I would NOT fly in that plane.

[startazz]

I wouldn't want to be his old lady and doing his washing LOL,thumbs up.

[startazz]

@TheExtremeAnimation lol thanks for the info but most of us know that as there are a few videos on this channel on this very subject also he was on scrap heap challenge which was on TV in the UK ;-)

[1BustedMyth]

Ahhh, good old fletcher!, haven't seen one around here for years, close friend of my old man used to fly one, used to love seeing it come over our place doing a wing wag. Built tough and does a great job, Turbine version even better again.

[AussieJarred]

howly mowly scary scary scary

[gripchion]

I think you would need to plan your route wisely!!!!!!!!!!

[Admiral1428]

My goodness that's low!

[w7mag]

That's one thick wing.