[AT] Crop Dusting

[charlie hill]

My uncle hired the crop duster I mentioned earlier to spray his crops one
year.  My aunt watched in horror as the plane swooped down past the trees,
over the field, up just clearing the tree tops, hard bank and back down in
the field.  She remarked that she sure was glad Howard ( my uncle) wasn't in
that plane.  Turns out he was!  He was having the time of his life.  He
particularly liked the part  when the plane came up on a tall dead tree
right in the middle of the field and kind of hopped over it.

I have a friend that is a very accomplished stunt pilot.  He currently owns
and flies 2 of those Soviet built radial engine stunt planes.   Name of the
plane is something like Sokoy or something like that. He is about 50 and I
think is about to hang it up.  He has children and other business
obligations that I guess are getting in the way of his risky lifestyle.

Ron,  somehow I missed your post the first time.  What happened?  Man did
you tear that thing up!  Another guy I know used to crop dust.  He gave it
up after he flipped over on take off and nearly drowned in herbicide.  He
said he never wanted to do anything but crop dust but when he came to in the
hospital he said he was equally sure he never wanted to do it again.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Brooks" <rbrooks at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: [AT] Crop Dusting


> Charlie
>
> When I was about 12 I got to ride in an old Stearman crop duster in
upstate
> NY .
>
> The pilot was a family friend and offered to take me and my cousin up
while
> he was working.
>
> Boy was that fun. It's funny how quick the trees at the end of a field can
> come up.
>
> He didn't offer to let us fly it, but we both got up over an hour.
>
> The only flying I've done has been in modern Cessna's 172's and 210's.
And
> a Bonanza low wing, I forget the model, but it was when the pilot offered
> to let me take the controls after we were already up. I guess I did ok, I
> didn't get the controls taken away immediately.  ;)
>
> I also got a ride in a small stunt plane, that was really something, and
> the gal took it easy on me.  ;)
>
> I've always wanted to get a pilot's licence but so far have not gotten a
> round to it.
>
> Bob
>
> At 09:49 AM 3/17/04 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >The last
> > > time I was there the local crop duster's kid, maybe 14, was shooting
> > > touch and go's with the AgCat after school. My kind of place.
> > >
> > > Cecil
> >
> >As you get older you start to think about the things in life you would
have
> >liked to do if only you had known about them or had the opportunity.
Crop
> >dusting is one of those for me.   I REALLY think I would have liked doing
> >that.
> >I guess at 53 I probably shouldn't try to start now.  grins.
> >
> >Charlie
> > > --
> > > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > > what you said.
> > >
> > > Cecil E Monson
> > > Lucille Hand-Monson
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