Crop Dusting Compilation

[14omega28ok]

Is this difficult?

[8mmoore1]

Nice video, these men need to be more respected than they are, this is a very dangerous profession, but we need them, I live in TX. talk about bugs, etc., the saving grace is to hear them buzz my apartment, Michele.

[pavelavietor1]

hello love the flying and the music thanks

[TheChickeneer]

Best. Job. Ever.

[westtexasduster]

Great video, tjodalv! Too bad there wasn't more of the Cat...

A little tip for the next time you need to splice a song together to make it longer, rather than trying to make it match another part of the song, fade it out entirely and have the sound of the engine or a part of the video fade in briefly (like a low pass), then fade it back out while you fade in the splice. It will appear that the song is actually that much longer without the skip normally associated with splicing.

[tjodalv44]

@westtexasduster

Thanks! The Cats work at a different service at the airport, but its nice to get some diversity! Wish I had more film of them too, gottta love that radial sound.

About that tip, that's a great idea! Wish I'd have had it 3 years ago when I made the video, that would've worked a lot better. If I ever get the chance to make another one and run into that problem, I'll do that for sure, thanks for the advice! Where do you fly out in West Texas?

[westtexasduster]

@tjodalv44

Pretty much everywhere south of New Mexico...not a whole lot of work out here but someone has to do it.

Running two cats and a cessna, just outfitted with electrostatic booms.

Are you guys an all thrush operation?

[pilotman322]

WOW. im guessing thats the FUN part of farming??!!??

[sanfranciscobay]

Would you consider crop dusting flying the most dangerous of all aviation occupations?

[tjodalv44]

@sanfranciscobay

Its definately dangerous. As far as most dangerous, that is debateable. The low, fast, obstacle-ridden flying is dangerous, but you're not getting shot at like you might be as a military aviator. Perhaps the most dangerous job is being one of those crop dusters that sprays drugs in south america. There you have all then dagerous of crop dusting AND you're being shot at.

[dugger23]

@tjodalv44 @sanfranciscobay Well I think I have the most dangerous occupation. I have an intern whom crop dusts my coworker and I ALL DAY LONG! 

[jonagiam]

cual es el nombre de la musica?  which the music's name is?

[albertocanijo]

muy buenos videos saludos desde ciudad juarez chihauhua mexico

[sonnyg3111]

What a badass video!

[WildwoodHeritageFarm]

What is the music playing and who is the artist.

[Alorse10]

@WildwoodHeritageFarm "Ameno" sung by multiple artists. In this video it is a remix done by "Era"

[airsoftbro123]

have you ever hitten a bird?

[neper1982]

awesome!

[PlasticC4]

what's that flashing light doing on the engine hood?

[thestinson108]

@PlasticC4 cowling

[Joku982]

How much does it cost to get a commercial pilot license?

[thestinson108]

@Joku982 alot

[estrellablanca]

those are some humongous freaking fieldss

[yurasseck]

Piloto agrícola é uma profissão arriscada.

[pipercubsrcool]

i just saw one of these yesterday going right over the of my house about 10ft above my roof they were spraying for grasshoppers. very cool.

[1stLtDavis]

We hired a guy from Idaho to do some of our beans and as he passed over the acreage to turn he clipped one of our oak trees...luckily he only cut off a few small branches. What does it take to get a license to dust crops, or does it vary by state?

[RainbowManification]

@1stLtDavis you need a commercial pilots licence, and i think thats it.

[detha123456789]

whats the thing on the bonnet of the plane that flashes at 1 35

[skilletthandle]

GREAT video.

THANKS for sharing.

[skilletthandle]

How do you know how high you are above the ground while spraying?

[tjodalv44]

@skilletthandle

When the wheels hit the ground you know you're too low! Its done mostly by a feel that comes from experience. Definitely not the altimeter!

[crazyman7000]

@skilletthandle Yea basically you can kinda judge where your at somewhat but try to stay as low as possible for a better spray pattern.

[Gofer303]

Very cool just wish I could do that !!!

[ChasenSFO]

I don't know if they make dumptrucks big enough to carry their balls around in. Boneified badass.

[usernameavailable152]

How many acres do you usually do in an hour?

[tjodalv44]

from my other vid - There are lots of variables, very important ones being field size and shape. Others could include location, gallons per acre, swath, etc. Around here, the fields are relatively small compared to other parts of the country . Depending on those variables, around 500 per hour acres is good.

[catdieselc15]

This is at Eagle Lake right it looks familer?

[skat0r]

man thats some low flying..at wat speed are you? 60 kts?

[tjodalv44]

About 130 knots

[matthewthiez]

kewl video keep it up put more on!! 10/10

[BigWheelHawaii]

Aloha Buddie,,,

I sure enjoyed your work, great music, just

right... I see that you had a "spreader" on

the airplane for the takeoff and landings,

but most of the air work was spraying... Do

you do a lot with the speader, Rice, Seeding,

Dusting, or Fertilizer??? Brings back good

times, sure enjoyed it all... Music was just

right... Mahalo to you Buddie...

[tjodalv44]

Yes, the footage was filmed over several days, and they land alot more when they've got spreaders on. Usually when the spreader is on it is for fertilizing, but about this time of year they also do some seeding. Glad you enjoyed the vid!

[Diastro3D]

1:38 !!! Wow

[Fishnflightbum]

Crazy cool!

WTG!

[poptartpencil]

this is my dream to be an ag pilot :)

[sjwyuma]

Nice. Hard to get this kind of footage here in Yuma, AZ, most all of the spraying is done at nite.. originally to kill pink bollworm moths int he cotton which fly at night, and later, to avoid all the labor in the vegetable fields.

Nice job portraying Ag in a positive way.

[ZanderMckael]

You spray out in Yuma? Man i swore i saw you guys out there during my first solo night cross country getting my private couple months back! I fly out of Williams field in Mesa with UND getting my ratings out of the way. Sure love watching you dusters on my days off work though, truly amazing flying and i have much respect for you guys....maybe one day....

[jackstani]

2.30!! Traffic 12 oclock!

[jayeb1rd]

Any concerns about standing in a cloud of pesticide?

[tjodalv44]

A valid question!

However, in this instance it was just a mild herbicide and I was geared out to be sprayed.

But yes, don't try this at home.

[skipdownstairs]

hahaha

[ussjealousy]

2:30 Damn!!!

That's was pretty close

Amazing video!

[tjodalv44]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed!

Yeah, that part was "choreographed" for the video. In practice 2 planes won't spray in a T pattern for obvious safety reasons....

[shony206]

what is that red and green light in the nose of the airplane?

[tjodalv44]

Hi! Thats the lightbar. It's connected to a GPS unit. It helps guide the pilot to make sure he doesn't spray the same spot twice or skip a spot of the field.

[shony206]

thank you for the response!!

[TheShannnOnn]

there was a guy that died over in bainbridge a week ago from this

[fernanties]

Bainbridge, GA has a school. Agflight(dot)com

[romulosantin]

Carra ser piloto de um air tractor é tudo de bom....

[kmcknight1]

where would a person learn to fly nowadays

[madnessunseen]

i should expect this from you.

great job!

[josijosi67]

Ez nagyon Király,very good video,tnx. :-))

[johnayerger13]

love living in a small town. when we go out to run track theres crop dusters whizzing around in a field beside our school!

[jztrak]

Great.

Music very enjoyable.

Thanks for sharing.

[crazymarine1991]

how do i get in to a job like this.

[crashdown45]

first you need to get a private pilot liscense... then you'll need your commercial rating so you can get paid to fly........ oh yeah, did i forget to mention you gotta be half insane?? hahaha

[bob27556]

Love it! Shame the industry has shrunk so much. Put out my last load 22 years ago and I can still smell the hangar! Just a Super Cub jockey but the most enjoyable flying ever! Yeah, no music, engines only.

[tjodalv44]

Glad you enjoyed it! The industry crowd wants no music, but laymen want music so I try to put out a little of both. What kind of stuff did you haul in the Super Cub?

[bob27556]

Abathion and BTI at 1 pt/acre on aquatic mosquito control. Each load took roughly an hour and a half to apply.

[bob27556]

Just to clarify. It was not a mix of abathion and BTI but either or depending on location.

[bigroybr69]

very good video shows how low they get and how much faster the turbines are. cool

[Smith1519]

This is one of the great videos of the 20th century

[fishintheseacz]

The band IS called ERA and the song in Ameno, thats right.

[fetufab]

nice landing!great video ,how about making another one

[tjodalv44]

Thanks! I've got some more good footage for a new one I'm going to put together sometime.

[christychackojohn]

Wow taht was a lot of fun.

[jztrak]

Music is great!

Do you know title?

[jztrak]

Great video.  Awesome flying!

Upon touchdown do you reverse pitch to slow?

[tjodalv44]

Yes, they do use reverse thrust.

I think the band is called Era and the song Ameno, but I'm not 100% sure.

[skaybeillinson]

GREAT JOB! ...

Where are those fields at?!

My dad used to have an ayres and I miss hearing the turbine !!! jjaja good video.

Kind regards

Maria

[1hammerhead2]

Looks like Eagle Lake, Texas to me. Maybe wrong though.

[tjodalv44]

Thats right, the airport is ELA.

[spitoinkr]

Great. Those vapour trails from the prop tips early in the mornin' is just awesome. Specially when your standing behind the plane on take-off. And please do a clip without the music also. Agplanes are the best.

[robertthegreatest]

Good job, great footage! Tastefully done.

[rodartrobot]

Nicely done! This really makes me want to cropdust!

[johnnasheek]

Great video. You almost feel like you are in the airplane but I don't have the stomach to do this everyday. Love the music, makes you feel like you are in a some other place.

[cnagpilot]

Nice Video

[XBJAJ]

Very nice, keep sharing!!.

[tjodalv44]

Thanks! I just wanted to do something different for the music, and I thought it worked in a weird way. Just the engines are great, but I figured most non-ag pilot types would quickly get bored without music, methinks. I can cut you a version w/o music sometime if you really want it tho.

[CaptRH]

I really like the forward view on the Thrush,if you could make a clip like this as long as possible and of course without the music.Thanks.

[gnarkillkicksass]

Great love this! Makes me wanna move from instructing to a croppie! Can I ask what the song is?

Cheers

[tjodalv44]

The song I believe is called Ameno by Era. If you search for the video "Switzerland in a figher plane" its the music from that video which is where I first heard it.

[gnarkillkicksass]

Found it, thanks very much mate. Once again thought about it all day while trying to teach kids how to do steep turns :(.

[CaptRH]

Great video!but what is with the music?Just once,i'd like to hear the sound of the engines,and only the engines.