A mother and her chick.

[pierre smith]

The old hen protecting the whippersnapper.

Ray Lawrence was here putting new wing walk material on the 402 when a huge storm came up so we sent the -4 to her Mom



Best,

[rockwoodrv9]

Pierre,
I was watching an Air Tractor spraying fields between Boise and Caldwell the other day. It made me think of you. This guy was much higher than I had seen in the past and did quite a bit of other flying around that usual. Maybe he just had water and was practicing!

Cool looking at both the planes at that angle. They do look alike.

[Smilin' Jack]

Hey Pierre,
Great photo, your turbine is almost as long as the 4..

I am hopeful that now finally with the engine, Fit the cowling, prop and spinner and then off to paint. Perhaps 2 months. We're trying hard. I thought we'd make Oshkosh but it will be next yea.

Talked to Hoppy whom you met a long time ago and it was he that took you for the ride in the commander.

He is now in Nebraska and retired from everything.

Smilin' Jack.

[gtmule]

Originally Posted by pierre smith

I like the removable top skin on the -4, make it easier to fill the hopper....oh, wait, wrong plane!

[pierre smith]

Originally Posted by Smilin' Jack

Hey Pierre,
Talked to Hoppy whom you met a long time ago and it was he that took you for the ride in the commander.

He is now in Nebraska and retired from everything.

Smilin' Jack.

Wow...small world indeed. Send me his contact info if you have it. I got my glider rating under him in Thomson, Ga. years ago.

Thanks,

[pierre smith]

Originally Posted by rockwoodrv9

Pierre,
. This guy was much higher than I had seen in the past and did quite a bit of other flying around that usual. Maybe he just had water and was practicing!

Cool looking at both the planes at that angle. They do look alike.

Air Tractor and Texas A&M university did many studies including droplet sizes for drift control and also swath uniformity. They found that a spray boom height of ten feet above the crop canopy produced the most uniform, streak-free coverage, so we went up to that level these days, instead of having our tires scrub the crop as in olden days.

Best,

[DanH]

Say hello to Ray for me.

[N363RV]

Our little Sonny has a big brother! We took this picture in Medford, Ok.

[rockwoodrv9]

Pierre,
This guy was about 30-50' over the crops and was going from field to field. He had to be just practicing, but there was something coming out of the booms so I figured he was just testing or having a good time!

It looked like quite a bit of fun, that's for sure, so if must not have been work!

Originally Posted by pierre smith

Air Tractor and Texas A&M university did many studies including droplet sizes for drift control and also swath uniformity. They found that a spray boom height of ten feet above the crop canopy produced the most uniform, streak-free coverage, so we went up to that level these days, instead of having our tires scrub the crop as in olden days.

Best,

[richlynn]

Rockwoodrv9
He was probably appling dry fertilizer to his crops every time I've had done on my farm the fly at about 50 feet to give it a chance to spread out.

Rich