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Ag Pilot Vlog#2 The learning curve 

Valley Ag Pilot
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Today I'm dealing with exhaustion towards the tail end of a bug run, hopping roads, and trying to improve my efficiency safely. I break down the very basics of turning and gps usage for non pilots. The beauty of our job is we're always learning. There will always be a better way to do something and in this vlog I'm at the beginning of that journey trying to primarily stay safe but striving to do a better job.
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I point out at the end of the video I am out of flying footage from this summer BUT! I will be attending a turbine transition course and if they let me do some filming we will have a few videos of that experience. This training will prepare me for the turbine Airtractor 402 I'll be flying in 2020.
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@frontagulus
@frontagulus 3 года назад
Good job narrating your activities and viewpoint. My father flew Agwagons in the '70s in NZ which is all hill country so it's very new for me to see people spraying / cropdusting over flat land.
@megadavis5377
@megadavis5377 3 года назад
Now this was perhaps the most educational and informative, and entertaining, ag-flying video I've ever seen. The best part? - you telling us that you were too tired to try to video anything. That, we can respect and admire. Keep 'em coming (when you can...) I used to watch my uncle fly ag every summer back in the 70s. But I went another route - airlines.
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 3 года назад
Thanks appreciate it!
@lacyhightower1590
@lacyhightower1590 4 года назад
You sure do put out some awesome videos! I hope the transition goes smooth for you! See you in the spring!
@Keys879
@Keys879 4 года назад
Awesome content, thank you
@stoneskipper7625
@stoneskipper7625 2 года назад
I'm impressed. Crazy job.
@amayzer2826
@amayzer2826 4 года назад
Nice work man!
@stevenbassman2999
@stevenbassman2999 3 года назад
i just found your channel and i am really into it, great job! cant wait to watch the rest of the videos
@sovereignfalcon1119
@sovereignfalcon1119 Год назад
Thank you for sharing & staying realistic & safe about sleep, Brother! Great stuff!
@royd7984
@royd7984 4 года назад
Thanks for explaining your work as it relates to flying. Stay safe and God bless. 👍
@samuelconnolly4549
@samuelconnolly4549 4 года назад
I love these videos! I'm going to work as ground crew at a operation this summer and these videos are very entertaining and educational for me.
@samuelconnolly4549
@samuelconnolly4549 4 года назад
Andy Gjerswold no I’m wanting to eventually become an Ag pilot
@melvinelder3587
@melvinelder3587 2 года назад
Wow does 7:50 bring back memories, I was probably about 7 and a 502 or something like that(I can’t remember) flew over doing the RXACT thing you just did and that’s what sparked my AG aviation love
@iainengland8058
@iainengland8058 2 года назад
This is so cool
@72Bluemax
@72Bluemax 3 года назад
Hey man, nice job. That's a great video.
@montymerritt5533
@montymerritt5533 4 года назад
Great video with good advice in it! I hate that there won’t be anymore videos till spring time, but really looking forward to your time in a turbine!! See you again in the spring. Stay safe!
@montymerritt5533
@montymerritt5533 4 года назад
Sure will be a long wait, but I bet it’s worth it!
@mrwilliemcallen4111
@mrwilliemcallen4111 4 года назад
Nice video man
@skilletthandle
@skilletthandle 3 года назад
Good job
@tac-cobserver3788
@tac-cobserver3788 2 года назад
Hey... that's dustycrophopper. What a great flight 😁👍
@mrwilliemcallen4111
@mrwilliemcallen4111 4 года назад
I ve just suscribe your channel i'll be waiting for more videos like this , thanks for sharing
@Dan-cn3ei
@Dan-cn3ei Год назад
I had a Pawnee 😍 loved doing back and forth
@travismartin936
@travismartin936 2 года назад
I really appreciate this channel.. I want to fly ag planes some day
@nh9395
@nh9395 3 года назад
My rule of thumb for the ‘correct’ patern of turn is exiting the current pass and turning out upto a lateral distance of 300 meters to the next pass and completing the lineup at the following pass. (Flying the S2R Turbo Thrush)
@MyCrazy199
@MyCrazy199 4 года назад
Man these are awesome any advice on looking for your first seat?
@kvlasblom
@kvlasblom 3 года назад
Hey there! Thanks for all of your videos! I have a 1/6th scale model AgTruck which I'm adding detail to. Would you be able to show detail of the harness, the buckle etc? It would be greatly appreciated!
@cbalducc
@cbalducc Месяц назад
I remember Cessna ag planes in the 1970s. I didn’t know any were still in use.
@MultiTurbospeed
@MultiTurbospeed 3 года назад
One thing about going to an air tractor those things go alot faster and turn on a dime and what I've heard alot more forgiving than the plane you were flying in the video
@collinbacklund3582
@collinbacklund3582 3 года назад
How many hours do you need to be considered for these jobs and are you instrument rated?
@luisaacevedo5783
@luisaacevedo5783 3 года назад
i have always wanted to do this. I have my private license and want to do it before I die. whats the best way to start?
@kfcriss
@kfcriss Год назад
yo *stall warning* = good pilot
@williamseigler3408
@williamseigler3408 4 года назад
Hi, went to ag flying school but ended up flying freight. Then I taught for a while. I'm looking to get back into ag flying. I keep hearing about a pilot shortage. Do you have a feeling for the need for ag pilots in the industry for the summer 2020?
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
There are plenty of jobs out there but most people are looking for a guy with 1000hrs of ag and turbine time. It’s tough to get started right now because insurance for a new pilot is expensive but if you find the right operator they might get you going.
@mrwilliemcallen4111
@mrwilliemcallen4111 4 года назад
I'm flying a 188 Ag Husky
@mrwilliemcallen4111
@mrwilliemcallen4111 4 года назад
@@valleyagpilot1283 yes it is actually My first season
@carsonshoemaker4738
@carsonshoemaker4738 Год назад
Is there any advice to you have for someone who wants to get into the industry?
@skipauto
@skipauto 4 года назад
Did you mix for a season before getting in a seat?
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
Yep I loaded for two years
@tgh223
@tgh223 4 года назад
i got a commerical in 85 back then the older pilots told me has long has you turned in 30 seconds you were fine you was doing that in every turn
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
Terry Harris I guess the focus has changed since then. Most people I think focus on learning how to turn safe first then how to turn quicker. there's a feast video on RU-vid called Turn Safe it explains things better than I can.
@tgh223
@tgh223 3 года назад
@@valleyagpilot1283nothing has changed no one starts out turning in 30 seconds that comes with time and practice
@tgh223
@tgh223 3 года назад
@@valleyagpilot1283 no no i didnt mean starting out i was talking about with plenty of time when u got comfortable in aircraft
@thomaslang5713
@thomaslang5713 Год назад
Did you use flaps in the turns in a 188? If not would you think that it would’ve made a difference
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 Год назад
I did use them on a couple occasions and they didn't seem to make a difference. I was told by other cessna pilots that they never used flaps and agree with them. Although flaps increase lift they also increase drag and in a loaded cessna I don't think the lift out weighs the drag. In an airtractor you use flaps to turn because they go so fast. Your turn radius at 140mph is higher than turn radius at 120mph so using the flaps in a lazy eight turn helps bring it around faster. In a cessna you don't have all that extra energy. Its like every piston airplane, overweight and underpowered.
@thomaslang5713
@thomaslang5713 Год назад
@@valleyagpilot1283 thanks man looking to get my initial training in a ag truck next month then hop into a 400. Looking for all the advice I can get
@gruberjohann800
@gruberjohann800 Год назад
On this youtube, I asked an Ag pilot if he gets tired and he declined. Wonder why there are often contrary experiences for the same job.
@06Xfire
@06Xfire 4 года назад
How many hours did you need to get a job Spraying
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
Logan Pinasco I had 275hrs total time and 75 hours of tailwheel time. But there's a little more to getting a seat than just time
@clodoaldodonato6567
@clodoaldodonato6567 4 года назад
"Exhausted" last year, I flew 730 hours. This year more 400 hours and, there are still 90 days until the end of the cotton season.
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
Well it was my first year so I wouldn’t say I’ve built a lot of stamina yet for running all day
@CaptainSwoop
@CaptainSwoop 3 года назад
@@valleyagpilot1283 Recognizing one's (current) limits and having the maturity and intelligence to adhere to those limits, is a recipe for a long and happy life. There are Old pilots and there are Bold pilots ...etc.
@bruceerwin5430
@bruceerwin5430 7 месяцев назад
Voice over is fine. Why put added pressure on yourself trying to commentate live… Great video.
@nicknitro125
@nicknitro125 4 года назад
Who do you fly for ?
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
nick Adam Agrimax
@kylekendall1587
@kylekendall1587 3 года назад
Did you get video this season?
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 3 года назад
I recorded 4 I just haven’t had any time to edit. Expect them late fall
@kylekendall1587
@kylekendall1587 3 года назад
Valley Ag Pilot great! Looking forward to how the season went using a turbine.
@edrichpotgieter2964
@edrichpotgieter2964 4 года назад
We fly 988 acres a day, how is 1200 alot
@valleyagpilot1283
@valleyagpilot1283 4 года назад
I was so tired I miss spoke. I sprayed 1200 acres of beans the day before which was my longest day of the year. The day before that I did 900 acres of beets so for me that was a lot
@edrichpotgieter2964
@edrichpotgieter2964 4 года назад
@@valleyagpilot1283 ahh i see haha, where is it that you applicate, im situated in South Africa
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