The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Great piloting skills, mad-as-a-hatter risk-taker, or both?
Shamelessly stolen borrowed from Daily Timewaster (clickit to biggit):
Mad skillz, or just mad? I'm betting on a combination of both!
It's a Piper Pawnee, which suggests an ag pilot. Those guys are absolute wizards with stick and rudder. Flying between the fenceline and the power lines is commonplace for them.
That's an Ag plane. Flying close to the ground and other objects is what they do in the normal course of spraying farming fields. They fly under power lines as a normal flight profile, and may have to climb to avoid fences, bushes, and trees, if they can't go around. They define "nap of the earth" flying, and do what military fliers aspire to, only there is a bit of a speed differential.
We have a lot of those planes around here. And has been mentioned, they are used for crop dusters. We have a field behind our house and across the street from us. If it weren't for our oak trees, I would not be surprised to have one bounce off our roof occasionally, as they use it for a turning point and fly low enough that I can count the sprayers (if I count fast).
Air Tractor AT-502. Used to dove hunt up around Olney, TX where they are built and saw them flying around a lot. There are a couple of tactical and fire fighting versions available also.
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It's a Piper Pawnee, which suggests an ag pilot. Those guys are absolute wizards with stick and rudder. Flying between the fenceline and the power lines is commonplace for them.
Superb depth perception to say the least. The idiot on the ground on the other hand.....
That's an Ag plane. Flying close to the ground and other objects is what they do in the normal course of spraying farming fields. They fly under power lines as a normal flight profile, and may have to climb to avoid fences, bushes, and trees, if they can't go around. They define "nap of the earth" flying, and do what military fliers aspire to, only there is a bit of a speed differential.
I was always told that there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are darned few old AND bold pilots.
He's probably getting nosebleed from being so 'high'... Is that a Pawnee or an Air Tractor?
What did Dorothy say after she stopped screaming?
There's a low altitude flight record. It is possible to tie it.
We have a lot of those planes around here. And has been mentioned, they are used for crop dusters.
We have a field behind our house and across the street from us. If it weren't for our oak trees, I would not be surprised to have one bounce off our roof occasionally, as they use it for a turning point and fly low enough that I can count the sprayers (if I count fast).
Did somebody say low?
https://youtu.be/uNjNGkPo9B4
You could crash on the shore of the Dead Sea, that’s like 1400 feet below sea level.
Air Tractor AT-502. Used to dove hunt up around Olney, TX where they are built and saw them flying around a lot. There are a couple of tactical and fire fighting versions available also.
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