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Post by Gavin Conroy on Nov 17, 2007 7:42:31 GMT 12
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Nov 17, 2007 7:46:54 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Nov 17, 2007 10:22:00 GMT 12
Those are great action shots of ag ops. I like the nose on the Fletcher  |
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Post by planeimages on Nov 17, 2007 13:11:22 GMT 12
These are beautiful. I especially admire the shot on the fields and spray cloud vortices. PF
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Nov 17, 2007 14:33:07 GMT 12
Brilliant,ag plane photos,well done that man.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Nov 18, 2007 9:24:10 GMT 12
thanks for that, there are quite a few more that I have just added to my website although these are among my favourites. Ray Patchett and I have been friends for many years now and its nice to finally get round to getting these photos which were all taken for him.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 18, 2007 13:00:43 GMT 12
Those shots are fantastic Gavin. I especially like the second shot in you second post with the grapes being topdressed (I never knew they aerial topdressed vines).
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Nov 18, 2007 14:19:15 GMT 12
Yip, they do spray the grapes, mainly with sulphur and a few other products as well.
Should probably point out that the one taken into the sun was taken on a still morning and the spray isnt drifting.
Ray has a small amount of bank on and is skidding the aircraft a bit so he covers all of the site as it was a patchy block.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 19, 2007 12:52:02 GMT 12
Beautiful shots. I always assumed spraying of grapes would be done by truck or tractor. Is it cheaper to use a plane?
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Nov 19, 2007 20:24:13 GMT 12
They normally do use tractors etc but sometimes the crops need something in a hurry and due to the speed of an aeroplane or helicopter, you just cant beat it, it is more expensive though. Here is a shot taken early yesterday morning showing a nice propellor arc.  |
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