Ag Helicopter Practice Flight, Near Creston, Illinois on 5-26-2010

New hire, Carl Bruch, at Hendrickson Flying Service, puts an aerial application helicopter through its paces.

After a day of videoing rail traffic around the Rochelle area I was on my way home. Driving east on Rt 38 along the Union Pacific tracks I spied this small helicopter working east and west along a field. I assumed it was a tune up of some sort since the "dusting" season hasn't kicked off yet around this area. I pulled onto a side road to get a better view and then set up the camera.

Carl eventually spies me and puts on a bit of a show. Bringing the helicopter closer to my location before pulling up and around. After he landed and shut down, I went over and introduced myself.

My new Manfrotto tripod and fluid head made this so much easier. And this helicopter is two-bladed. Apparently my video camera likes to add a few more blades.

Photo at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/basicbill/4643198897/

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• helicopter
• flight
• flying
• aviation
• agriculture
• Creston
• Illinois
• Canon
• HF
• S100
• HD

[basicbill1]

@Rodrigo2838 Thanks. Yes, I believe that is is a modified 47.

Bill

[Rodrigo2838]

nice video, hey its that a Bell 47 or what? the nose section looks different....

[basicbill1]

@dieselburner Thanks. They were just using water with the practice runs.

[dieselburner]

cool video! did you find out what they sprayed you with?