Ag-Cat first test flights after restoration 

Thats so neat tho hear that other people have great memories of crop dusters flying over. My dad was a crop duster pilot for about 35 years. I took many rides on his lap and he would circle our house til we came outside to wave at him. He would pass so low and on his side that I could see his face and hands. We are also from Louisiana. We lived in Chataignier, which is very small right between Ville Platte and Eunice, La.

I learned to fly in 1968 and started flying spray in 85. I flew the geared 600 Agcat A model until 2016. Always enjoyed flying over and watching kids come out and wave just like I did in the early fifties when they used open cockpit Stearman biplanes and the pilots wore leather helmets and goggles. Very vivid in my memory.

You probably got to see Merle Gustafson fly up there. He was a ag pilot from Tallulah, also flew warbirds in air shows back in the day. There's a great old video of him here on RU-vid. I too grew up watching crop dusters here in Central Louisiana, there was a air strip here on my grandparents place that got a lot of use by a pilot friend of ours...when ever I heard that radial engine I knew Mr Bill was coming in and I would run to watch him....great times!

@@tonyandrus6432 yes, saw Merle fly his Corsair and his T6 many, many times. I personally flew his T6 once.

@@charlesfoster141 years ago I got to visit Fantasy of Flight in Florida and got to put my hands on "Angel"...so sad she's not air worthy now and I fear if someone else doesn't get her she may never be..

The big turbine planes can use 100 gallons an hour but I think they get more acres done per hour and get more time before overhauls are due

I believe that "Pratt" is a Jacobs.

Yes so sick of bad music ruining flying videos.

@@douglasrodrigues9329 Douglas the Jacobs have different valve rocker caps. Ag Cats I remember 1964-1972 had Pratt & Whitney 1340s. The man, Mr. Clifford Baker, I worked for used Thrush Commanders with P &W 1340s. This Ag Cat may be using a P & W R985, 450 HP.

That would have been a Chase YC-122 Avitruc

Not sure what airport they were flying out of in Paramaribo, but I do have some old pictures of the Chase ...

Really? I would love to see those

The pictures are pretty rough and old but you can download them here: www.dropbox.com/s/5qbbdn468o4v7ur/Surinam_1960.pdf?dl=0

The Twin Beech is buried somewhere in the Jungle after the pilot pulled the flaps instead of the gear on takeoff after my father left country..ugh....

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