Ag Pilot/Crop Duster "Day in the life of"
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2019
- Join me as i spray fungicide on Garbanzo beans in Palouse Washington. Flying the Turbine Ag-Cat
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Kitfox Model 4 1200, Rotax 912 ULS 100hp engine. 26" Alaska bush Wheels, TK1 Racing ShockMonster landing gear.
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Music is Endless love stories by Idan Balas
I do most of my cropdusting in an old pair of levis down at the walmart.
My wranglers handle target. Teamwork makes dreams work.
what crops? 💀💀
@@Couchlover47 I said old pair. Before they were made in China globalist garbage.
Holzmann we have the same name
LOL!!!!! Epic!
The guy, the music, the rolling hills, his skill at flying, this was great.
literally, nothing is wrong with this video. just perfect.
The soil pollution
Coming from plane much less than tractor
Jesus loves you ❤
Easy country... nearly flat....
Man that plane has a face not even a mother could love, but it looks like a hell of a lot of fun to fly!
You take that back! >:O It looks like an Ag Cat Super B, which is an insane amalgamation of biplane tech (high lift, low profile area, and super maneuverable) and a FUCKING turboprop (insane operating parameters for variable prop speed, torque, and flight speed, allowing even more control in such a tight confine)! This thing is a beast at it's job, has incredible control, tight turning radii, crazy low stall speed (thanks to that MASSIVE turbo prop airflow), not to mention UNGODLY short takeoffs! It is one of the last remnants of the romantic Bi-Plane era that truly does it's job well and best. Show it a little respect and it might just look a little prettier than normal :)
@@shanedog007 I guarantee you whoever came up with the idea to bolt that engine on there at least pondered trying to fit a T56 on a Super Cub.
From the side I'd almost call it the Nigel Thornberry
I got to ride in a 2 seater one time up in Arkansas and let me tell you one thing, I WAS NOT PREPARED AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE!!!!!!
Airlines an private pilots: sure hope I never have a collision with another plan or large structure
These guys: gotta watch them ant mounds
Birdstrike? No more like Deerstrike.
did i that that rabbit??
Oops. I think I just squashed a lady bug. Oh well.
Herr, derr, planes derp.
@@cecilyt006 Electric wires too.
I am used to seeing ag pilots spraying flat fields. Rolling fields definitely increases the pucker factor .
George Hardin Especially when he flew between the tree and a barn.
The rolling slopes remind me of the Teletubbies set.
Yeah.. same thoughts. Flat fields seem like child's play by comparison. This is a whole different ballgame! Awesome video!
Gives a new meaning to the term "spray and pray"
My thoughts exactly!
Music selection combined with the spray footage totally chilled me out. So needed. Thanks. #1
I am helicopter pilot and let me just say......You have my respect working that close to the ground being that heavy with product. (Love the public land owner shirt.)
He can dump that load in seconds if something happens.
Yo his wings are traveling the same speed as his fuselage... Ill take that any day over the whirlybirds.
@@markjordan1765that’s what my ex said about me all the time
Holy crap! So your job is basically a low-altitude flight scene from Star Wars.
NOE flying. Nape of Earth. 😁
_"Rogue Group, use your harpoons and tow cables. Go for the legs. It might be our only chance of stopping them."_
makes a person somewhat jealous eh?? I know I am anyway...but Its easy to see why ag pilot life insurance would be somewhat expensive....
Yellow leader standing by!
people still using star wars references when the franchise is basically crap now.
The plane fixed views looking in, with the music, were awesome!
Indeed! I had to turn up the volume for that part, brilliant work and flying!
Agreed!
That's some of the most fertile soil in the entire world. Hundreds of feet of windblown glacial till from the end of the last ice-age give it the perfect % of water retention and drainage. Amazing place!
Wrong,,, 100% wrong.
Loess soils. From the German
Man, those takes from the nose of the plane to the cabin are just amazing! The landscape and music make them feel like an European indie movie. Loved this video.
Not the first time you’ve pulled up to that fuel station I’ll wager
Thats what I was thinking
And the other dude just casually stood there as the plane started drifting towards him :D
Professionals at work
I was thinking he exact same thing! Forget about turning on a dime... he turned that plane around on a thumb tack!
After endless hours driving a wide piece of machinery in the field it becomes second nature to know exactly where the edge ends. As my uncle pulled up to take me back to the ranch house I saw a rare look of panic in his face as I swept through a turn and parked about a foot from the fencepost. Just seemed routine to me.
@@BerlinBLR hi I
And it's a tail dragger, so barely any visibility out the front when on the ground
I am not worried about the chemicals that my company uses in regards to my health. I would encourage you to do some research on how these products are brought to market and the testing and regulations that are involved. Don't trust the fear based media on the internet. If your information can't be backed up by peer reviewed scientific data, then i consider it in line with anti-vaxers and flat earthers.
The little fan bellow the plane is a fan driven pump for the spray system.
I fly that low to minimize drift of the product
I fly across the field at 120-150 MPH
The music is Endless Love Stories by Idan Balas
Trent is my friend not my brother
nice flying, keep it up!
Mind me asking. How many hours you have in powered aircraft? Is there a career path that can lead to other types of work, as your hours build? Just curious. Very impressive flying :)
Don't forget vapor trails from jets.
Dan Bongino
I'm so jealous of your job
This is real flying, the seat of your pants type stuff. No autopilot, no terrain warnings. Thanks for showing us how the good old fashioned ‘ol timers did it, and for keeping it real!!
i get ur point but ur comparing apples to pears ,"old" fashiond flying is still a thing its called not flying a military or comercial jet lmao
Thank You Scott Palmer. I am a city slicker that knows very little about agriculture, so it is nice of you to make a detailed video of one part of the agriculture business to help us understand what is all involved in the process.
Spanish guitar music and flying. I like it☺
Perfect choice, wasn't it?
Robert Borchert Yes.
I once tried doing both simultaneously. Bad move.
I feel like that's the only option to listen to not even country can compare
barnyard fuck yes I found a AC fan here!
Nice video.
Not many pilots need to worry about hitting a small pony during their flight.
😂This comment literally just made my day!
😂😂
Maybe pheasant danger is real.
lol, a small pony! A rabbit might be n danger of bringing him down!
@@BoB4jjjjs Interesting that you made the rabbit comment. You may find this story hard to believe. Back in the 70's when we were flying smaller slower aircraft, the idea was to fly as close to the crop as possible. I remember spraying fungicide on a potato crop (wheels pretty much touching the crop) and ahead of me a rabbit was running down the row as hard as he could go. As I got close, he went from flight to fight, turned and jumped. He actually went over top of the wing! True story.
This was such a nice video to watch. So well put together and excellent flying skills.
Thanks for showing us how it's done. Excellent pilot. My brother-in-law sprayed potato fields in Aroostook County, Maine in a Bell 47. He was a former Huey chopper pilot in the Vietnam era.
My property backed up to a field that was sprayed at dusk while I was in the yard. As a private pilot I was impressed with the skill of AG pilot. Then I took a shower to wash the drift off!
Cop wCuffs sounds like you had a little inversion going
Yeah, but it got rid of the lice and gave you a nice shiny coat!
Hello from a PP in Australia
Glenn Llewellyn And a nice cancer is offered with it in the pack, enjoy!
one of those kind of jobs
where you only make 1 mistake.
Prolly more likely to die of cancer
Excuse me, 3 mistakes, 1st, last, & only !!!
Uhh parachute?? duhh! Like if he was to hit power lines hed just have to deploy the chute and glide right down to the ground :) JK JK I totally agree, its definitely a job filled with ALOT of occupational hazards!
@@TarmanTheChampion some of the guys around us have a vertical blade in front of the prop to cut power lines
@@2009rummell really? Damn i didn't know this! Thats awesome
Wow, this was really cool to see! Thank you and well done! I really appreciate all the camera angles and such. I'm no pilot but have had a casual interest in aviation most of my life. I still really enjoyed this. I travel a lot by motorcycle and always get excited when I see crop dusters throwing themselves all over the sky. Looks like a very exciting way to make a living. Especially in the terrain shown here!
If you get the chance I’d highly recommend at least taking a discovery flight at a nearby school. They’re generally pretty cheap (relative) and I’m my experience the CFI let me just throw it around and have as much fun as I could (safely) it’s an experience you’d never regret no matter age
It's just like bull's-eyeing wamprats at Beggar's Canyon back home.
Patrick Piculell
T-16 of course
Come on why do you have to sand bag me
Thanks for using my music for this beautiful video Scott! Keep flying high ;)
+Idan Balas thanks for creating such beautiful sounds.
Wonderful music too. It really captures the feeling of flying along, almost a dance it's so graceful.
It is a beautiful and dreamy piece. Congratulations and a heartfelt salute from Spain.
Idan Balas I was digging the music! It made me want to dust some crops! Decided to just dust some furniture instead. Totally counts!
@@localcrew 😂
I love seeing these daily life videos from normal people with interesting jobs, and what a high quality video!
Absolutely Amazing. I see why your Boss Trusted you with his Plane.And your a Champ for giving recognition to the loader. Keep Safe Mate. Love from Australia!.
I love how professionals make it look so flawless and simple!
Outstanding skills. Trees, power lines, buildings, hills, that requires instant reactions. Crazy stuff. Stay safe out there. Amazing.
I used to live in Pullman, WA. I used to watch them dust the wheat fields.
Have never flown an AgCat but did build and repair them for 27 years at Hershey Flying Service. Designed and built many of the fiberglass parts on them. Nice to see some of my handiwork in opperation. One hell of an airplane. Amazing to see some of the wrecks the pilots walked away from uninjured.
In 1993, I crashed a Cat after being taken down by a powerline. The airplane went straight into the ground at about 120 mph, ripping the engine off and crushing the nose right to the windshield. The only salvageable parts were the elevators and rudder. Amazingly, I walked (stumbled) away with no broken bones, but incredible bruising inside and out. We used a tractor with grapple forks to load the wreck onto a trailer.
@@finneganfly I about 1973 I was a loader for Baker Flying Service that used Thrush Commanders, they had 2.
The employee pilot was taking off trying to finish the job as a severe thunderstorm was approaching.
He made it about 100 yards when a very large gust lifted the plane and flipped it over right beside the runway.
I was watching him. It seemed like slow motion.
I started running to the plane.
I made it about half way when the pilot, Bill Neal, got out.
I thought he may have died.
The plane, upside down, looked so large to me.
There was no fire.
We strapped on the tail wheel with the loader truck boom.
The loader truck was in front of the upside down plane.
I started pulling with the cable and flipped the plane right side up.
It sounded like a crash when became right side up.
Anyway the owner, an A&P, checked the engine, repaired the damaged right wingtip and installed a new prop.
The owner, Mr. Baker, was really mad.
He didn't tear down the engine because he said it wasn't "under power" when the prop struck.
I was just a loader so I didn't point out the prop blades were bent forward.
I will say the engine kept performing without any problems.
Pratt and Whitney 1340s are pretty good engines. I think.
Enjoyed this. It was exciting for me as a kid when I would see a crop duster flying during our frequent trips through California's central valley. I always thought they must be the best pilots in the world.
That was one of the best if not the best AG spraying video I've ever seen the Angles and the views that he gave and the knowledge was just unreal I enjoyed it
Dude that was some intense low level hill hugging. And the SPEED at which you're doing it is insane!
Without the speed one falleth back unto the ground.
S T E L L A R production Scott. You captured what it is all about incredibly well. Applause for the great camera work and post-production!!!
Just so awesome. I’ve watched this video a dozen times and shared it as many. All of your videos are exceptional
I opened the video from my recommended section because it looked interesting, and about ten seconds in realized I recognized the plane. I've passed by it all the time coming in and out of Moscow! Even seen it flying a couple times.
That was bad ass - the flying, the scenery, the camera shots, the details on AG flying, and the tunes. Hope to see more AG flying vids! Great vid.
Square circle..killed it!
Pulling up to that fuel station was some Tokyo drift shit :D
Differential braking allows you to do that.
I think that was a chemical pick up, not fuel. Still pretty cool.
@@robertheinkel6225 wouldn't it have gone into the tank on top? I was confused as to what it was because he had just told us he spilled fuel when he got into the plane...
I was wondering if it was fuel or chem myself. The young fella never hooked up a static strap to the plane so I assume he loaded up with chemicals.
The Ponderosa fuel static traps aren’t needed with the connectors if you look closely down and left of where that hose was you can see what looks like a black dot that’s for chems
This was nuts. Great video and wasn’t expecting it. Every now and then you find a video that just blows your small mind, and this one did it. Props!
My grandson was watching a whole different kind of cropdusting on my iPad. This was on it. Now I can’t stop watching.You gotta have the best job on earth.
I know it takes skill and a lot of practice, but, wow, getting paid to have fun? Oh yeah!
How much?
@@Francisco-FX 50 cent
That's work in a nutshell
Not always fun
Enjoyed every second of this video, flying, music, absolutely everything. Usually I am not making comments here (or anywhere else) but this video definitely motivated me to do so...
That was fun to watch I’ve always dreamed of crop dusting as a career. Great editing thank you very much for sharing.
For HG pilots it would kick ass; I have thought about it too. Tons of low level trike experience, plus helicopter, plus Varieze, but still work.
Do a couple of seasons, that’ll get it out of your career path !
@@alistairplank4996 Great advice thanks.
Cool, thanks for taking us along.
Seriously amazing flying, This was fantastic with the music and the camera angles. I loved seeing how close you kept to the rolling hills and trees. Amazing flying. Lots of pucker factor.
Grew up in Lewiston, always saw you guys flying the fields and wondered what it was like. Awesome of you to show me what it looks like from your perspective...
The ay you can float the plane over those rolling hills is mesmerizing.
This was awesome. 1':20" - This is first time I ever heard " the fields are spread out all over the place like in a 50 mile square circle". You owned it and I love it! I do the same thing rarely all the time! Thanks for the great content.
Wow, you have an amazing job that you must look forward to every day! Never a dull moment I am sure! Thanks for taking the time to share your videos!
I crop dusted my mate at work while walking around him in a circle. He said that I crop circled him!
🤣
ben tackett that’s rough Ben LMAO
That's called crap dusting.
The skill of his flying and the size of those fields.. what a great video!
I kind of fond of the Ag Cat. When I was in High School I spent my summers flagging for two gentlemen that had Ag Cats powered by the Radial engine. Loud but very agile. Good memories. Thanks for the ride-along!
Well he says its a plane for one. But he's taken over 400,000 people along for the ride
Over 1 million to date..
No he hasn’t, there was no one on the ride with him
@@nicholascowan1731 - you missed it. Dummy..
5feetgoaround fullflapsC150 watching CZcams isn’t riding in a plane
@@nicholascowan1731 come on bro grow up
Love the new crop dusting videos Scott, not something I’ve ever watched before, very cool keep up the videos please
Much respect for this man!
Watching the video I hadnt read the location yet and was feeling like I recognized that plane and those hills. I've spent the last 4 years at WSU and drove through here so much! So great to see the process!
Great stuff right there, Scott. Thanks for sharing, buddy!
Captivating and hypnotic. Great music to boot.
Stay Safe. thank you
Your aviation skills are off the charts !
So many different angles, awesome video, thanks Scott!
Wow that's impressive and impressively sketchy with all those hills and power lines. Thanks for taking us along for the day!
A lot more 'terrain following' than I expected. Cool stuff. Thanks.
😻🥺 the crop duster. I’m just so in love!!! ( the aircraft) and the landscape!!! Que locura!!!
Amazing video. Thanks for sharing. Crop dusters and the cattle muster chopper pilots in Oz are 2 of my favorite types of videos to watch.
Brother, you are a friggin aviation stud! Rock On!
Man you did a great job explaining it! Anyone curious of the general gist of things needs to watch this video!! 3 thumbs up!!!
Three thumbs up.. yeah, I had a woody, too..
Wow! what a choice of a soundtrack too. Thanks for this vid!
Damn, this guy is comfortable in that airplane! Great strafing run, great music, cool video.
Always wanted to see a GoPro on a crop duster! Thanks for the video! Always quality content from the Palmer brothers.
Mad Dog Seabee Brothers from different mothers lol
Your Best Video ever ...crazy views. so cool. Can't believe you crop dust on hills like that.
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Awesome. As a Private Pilot…. I’ve forever wondered about AG Flying. Thank for sharing
Fabulous guitar playing ! Great mini-documentary - living the dream!
It’s not everyday I see a double decker turboprop flying low level following the contours of the ground... But when I do, I subcribe! Good job fly flying that bird and superb editing. Cheers! 👌😎✈️
Great video. Insanely dangerous work - cropduster pilots are so brave.
Really well done. Living the dream. So I can live vicariously through you. 👍🏻😎👊🏻
Thank you for the song Idan Balas I’m in love.
Bro. This is some next level production quality. Trent should be jealous of the edits and the shots. This is one of your best if not the best video you’ve done. No kidding Scott. You did great on this edit! Bad ass bro! And the flying is sick too. You guys (Ag Pilots) have balls of steel!
Great video! I worked for Ag-Flight Inc. out of Bainbridge, Georgia for about six months when i was right out of college. It is an Ag Pilot training school and was also a crop dusting service too at the time. I worked as a ground man during the season and mechanics helper when there was no spraying to be done. Worked a lot on the old Ag-Cats. 600 and 450 cats with the Pratt and Whitney radials. We also had a Air Tractor 301 with a R1340 P&W, Cessna Ag-Wagon, and several Piper Pawnees. I enjoyed the work and there was never a dull day when the planes were flying.
Damn this video is so relaxing to watch. Great stuff. I see this Around my house. They usually wake me up but still awesome
Thank you for some amazing flying and photography.
Love that its a Grumman Aircraft! My father worked for them during LEM development :) Apollo 11!
Thanks for bringing back memories!
12:31 When he flies past that tree... That's insane!!
Man this was mesmerizing seeing you fly so low in that beautiful area and with that great music.
I've been a Coug since the mid-80s and fell in love with the Palouse when I first saw the area. Love the footage and my respect for your skill in flying over that terrain is off the charts. Incredible video (I just found this today . . . 4 years late) and I will look for more.
She is a very utilitarian plane. Designed for work.. No worries about cosmetics. I think I love her! Thank you for this video.
Did not known Ag planes had gender, will have to look into that.
This is so amazing, love the video, the edit, the commentary, your skills are beyond my comprehension. I live in czech republic and our government practically forbid use of planes for cropdusting, mostly because the popuation is dense and the drift was a risk. I suggest to look up our Z-37, it looks very different than the pawnees, it was used as a cropduster, aerial photography plane and so on, now mostly on airshows and for towing big gliders. It also has a turboprop version.
Much respect for you! Looks like the best job in the world.
beautiful music, beautiful flying.
Awesome!!! Fly safe👍🏻 thats a dream Job, keep posting
Amazing vlog, one of your best so far. Love the music and the camera angles are awesome, although it looks a a bit scary and risky with the low and fast flying over ondulated fields, but Im sure you are in total control. Nice one Scott
As soon as I saw that bright yellow biplane I knew this had to be out by Colfax! Probably seen this guy over 100 times driving by on the way to and from Wazzu.
Even was lucky enough to race this bad boy as he took off while I was parallel the runway. Awesome to finally put a face and name to the story.
Anyways, thanks for all your hard work! It was great watching you crazy bastards. I know the community truly appreciates everything you do. Go Cougs!
Bow down to the Dawgs!!! Hopefully there will be an Apple Cup this year.
There is that yellow plane just North of moscow too off the highway, ive had a similar encounter where I got to race him when he was taking off.
Beautiful sky, clouds and country!
I've watched the 2013 movie 'Planes", I could do this in my sleep
I'm a licensed spray applicator myself, however, I keep my feet on the ground while I do my applications.. Love this aerial application video.. Great footage on how it's done covering a large target site. Two thumbs up!.. ;-)
I’m a regional over the road truck driver and drive the Midwest, love watching crop dusters when I get the chance. Thanks for the video!
Unexpectedly awesome. THAT is some low pass flying. Oddly beautiful plane also.
Very cool Scott! The sound of the engine when you were loading up was awesome!
How did this pop up in my recommendations? Don't know... but I loved it. Great video and music! New subscriber!
First ag bi-plane I've seen! You set up some great camera positions. Thanks for sharing. The music was very fitting. Live long and prosper.
Very cool, thanks for the ride!!!