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MikeD · August 8th, 2003, 16:24

Was down at one of the indian casinos located in Ak Chin last night, and prior to entering, I watched an Air Tractor dusting a field right next to Maricopa Road. Was cool to watch the night dusting operation with this guy flying down the fields at @50 AGL, pulling up just prior to the power lines, shutting off the landing lights, executing a 30/210 course reversal at @200 AGL and coming back down to @50 AGL just past the powerlines and dusting an adjacent swath. All at night, not too many ground references, spatial-D hell with the maneuvers combined with lights on/off ,no NVGs, and powerlines and vehicle traffic on the road to avoid.

Now THATs flying!

August 8th, 2003, 16:24	#1
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Ballsy flying. Was down at one of the indian casinos located in Ak Chin last night, and prior to entering, I watched an Air Tractor dusting a field right next to Maricopa Road. Was cool to watch the night dusting operation with this guy flying down the fields at @50 AGL, pulling up just prior to the power lines, shutting off the landing lights, executing a 30/210 course reversal at @200 AGL and coming back down to @50 AGL just past the powerlines and dusting an adjacent swath. All at night, not too many ground references, spatial-D hell with the maneuvers combined with lights on/off ,no NVGs, and powerlines and vehicle traffic on the road to avoid. Now THATs flying!