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Old 08-18-2010, 12:02 AM
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Default RE: crop duster r/c

Excellento rc planes.

Years ago I was a loader truck driver for a fairly new pilot who flew a 502. He was at the least a slave driver and an ass. 1 day we were at a very short airstrip with over grown grass and a 25 mph wind. He had to takeoff on downwind because the strip was wet and muddy at the upwind end and he told me to be sure and put no more than 2,500 in his hopper and I said roger that. Little did he know I put 3,200 in his hopper. He rolled for takeoff clipped power lines, hit a few trees and crashed in a field in flames. He lived and is no longer an ag pilot. There are only 3 insurance companies in the world that insure ag pilots and being he was fairly new, the insurance companies wouldn't cover him and that was the end of his career.

Food for thought for some of you who may be ag pilots in real life, ( DON'T PISS OFF YOUR LOADER DRIVER ) and don't be a slave driver.

Have a great day...