Air Tractor 802 Spraying Beans - With Commentary

This is a video of a load of fungicide and liquid fertilizer on soybeans in an Air Tractor AT-802.

[@azimuth361]

I wish people like this, who actually do something good for our culture and society, could be the REAL social media influencers, have millions of views and subscribers.

[@lqdtrance]

Spraying pesticides is good for culture and society??

[@mickboyce386]

@@lqdtrance Obviously did not listen. Its a fungicide which on beans is quite often a mineral of some type.

[@yamkaw346]

@@lqdtrance🤦‍♂️

[@thefrener794]

@@lqdtrance You want your special crap right, how do you think you get it. Might not be great but if you want to live in a concrete jungle then this is how.

[@brandonjerue1205]

People like this, American farmers, blue collar working people, DON'T CARE ABOUT LIKES! 😂

[@timrowe234]

Wow dude you are an amazing multitasker and a great pilot to be able to explain what your doing while flying 10ft over ground. Impressive

[@bernardc2553]

Bingo that !

[@Douglas_I]

Right!? This is extremely impressive!

[@joe18425]

If im going over 40mph in my car I need to keep my mouth shut 🚗💥💥👀💨

[@steveperreira5850]

This guy is totally bad ass. I like it that he is aware of everything to do with his airplane and the landscape around where he is working. Totally right on about being heavy and having to be careful about stalling!!

[@pedrogunner9750]

Agreed, however when you become an experienced aviator it becomes a little more like you driving to work. You know what to expect, how the aircraft will respond etc. you’re aware of everything in and out of the bird that has the potential to effect you. Great situational awareness is a pillar requirement to be an aviator. Especially when you’re down in the weeds working.

[@eric5680]

I’ve been around most aspects of aviation for decades now, GA, airline, some military, gliders, balloons, gyros, but other than sharing the pattern with, or seeing you from the Highway , never been around ag flying… This is easily the best video I’ve seen in a long time. Great narration, and info to see how it works! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@AlanMydland-fq2vs]

i hung around the duster strip when they had 188s and a round engine, cool stuff

[@EIVLN]

Airline pilot knew fugh all about the physics of accelersted stall. Im retired with 21000hrs and have total respect for you. Epic commentary and educated

[@pcohen85]

After speaking with several airline pilots I have come to the conclusion that the gentleman I was arguing with was probably not really an airline captain.

[@ryanhostetler9437]

Great video Patrick. If someone lives in Tennessee or Kentucky and their main source of transportation is a lawnmower, you can almost guarantee they’ll be shirtless!😂

[@JStankXPlays]

I'm a truck driver and I see you guys doing your thing all the time. It is the most nuts thing to watch when you guys are so low buzzing the field right over a major interstate. Mad respect to you guys.

[@treyhedgepeth9598]

I drive also and I love watching it and all the years some pilot finally missed his marked and completely covered my truck in spray. Had to slam on brakes bc I couldn’t see. Don’t know what it was but I felt sick for about a week after. Didn’t know I could report that until it was to late to prove. He was 15-20 ft off the ground

[@bobbyaiken-t3f]

You are really living the dream. I'm 63 yrs old now. Rode my bike to the airport & got my PPL in 1978. Most hrs tailwheel Champ. I wanted to cropdust but didn't have the $ to get there. Had to weld instead. I worked one season in Idaho for a cropduster 3 Aires Thrush 600 hp Radial birds. I loaded them at 5am 70 degrees with the Sun coming up around 6am to blue sky. The Pilots came in grabbed coffee and started the planes. Such a beautiful sound. I miss those days big time.

[@JPR3D]

I just came across your channel randomly and I am blown away, this is amazing! Thank you for being such a good commentator while you fly a pretty dynamic route. "...I do not push over the tree and pull any negative G's, that's a no-no from me. Mainly because I have an open cup of coffee in here and I don;t want to spill it." True 10k hour pilot wisdom.

[@unclegeek]

Wow i just watched a video after seeing yours on "TURN SMART - RESPECT THE SAFETY MARGIN". A video from Air Tractor. Speaking about stalls etc. Wow I learned something today. I am not an aviator, I am a Paramedic Firefighter. I fly in both helicopters and jets for med flights. I never realized in a turn what complexity exists in that turn. The area of the last video regarding "Normalization of Deviance" related to taking safety shortcuts by Colonel Mullane" was something I can take back to my firefighter colleagues relating to our profession. Happy aviating and blessings to you

[@clintonflynn815]

My wife often sprays me with commentary. Okay, I'll see myself out thank you.

[@mickboyce386]

😂

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

Hello Pat, I grew up around crop dusters. My step dad had six stearmens five dusters and one two seater. WE use to go up every Sunday. I was six years old at that time. The summer after my sixth grade year I hand propped my first 450 Pratt radial. It was great but I was a little scared for the first time. Took me two pulls and it started. What a rush . I also use to mix chemicals . DDT and METHANOL PERATHINE , MILAN, ENDRINE. ALL THE GOOD STUFF. HE WAS TEACHING ME TO FLY AND MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I TOOK OFF AND LANDED THE STERNAN. I WAS STARTING INSTRUCTION WHEN HE PASSED IN DEC. OF 1973. I never got to get my pilots license after that. So when I see y'all fly I tear up big time . In 1970 he and a farmer got a Grumman Ag Cat with a 650 Pratt. It had 4 Macrnear spray units on the boom, 2 on each side and sprayed pure chemical. No mixing but strong stuff. Anyway didn't mean to write a book. Stay safe and never be what you call Flying by the seat of your pants, lol Remember my Dad saying that.

[@deansibley5508]

From a 14000+ hour former Alaskan bush pilot I have to say I’m very impressed. Love the videos please keep posting with commentary. I find the details fascinating. Always wanted to fly ag but family keeps me close to home. Keep it dirty side down.

[@Twobarpsi]

How many hours on autopilot 😃

[@deansibley5508]

@@Twobarpsi Just over 7000 hour with George flying. I’m still an active CFI and owner of an Aeronca Sedan so I haven’t forgotten how to fly.

[@yeahman.9262]

Can anyone become a bush pilot?

[@brandonjerue1205]

​@yeahman.9262 Alaskan Native here, flying in the bush of AK, village to village, across vast expanses of lethal bearritory, with unpredictable weather and sub zero temperatures over half the year. Not just ANYONE can become, An Alaskan Bush Pilot. My dad had a pa-20, tail dragger, I grew up in the back of a small plane like you would take rides in the carseat. Village life in Bush Alaska... it really is, The Last Frontier

[@bdr3125]

Love these videos Patrick, my dad was a crop duster and aerial fire fighter in the 70's and 80's,when he first started they where flying super cubs,so I really enjoy your videos,especially with the narration,because I love the information about the things yiur doing, hope you do more

[@steveperreira5850]

My God, the super cub was a crop duster? When I was a kid, the cropduster‘s had radial Engines. Lots of powerlines around the farm land we lived on. Totally hazardous!!

[@merce0066]

Been spraying 10 years and this is spot on! Keep flying and keep educating!

[@michaelhancock937]

Casually flying and just describing what you’re doing, cool as a cucumber 🤣🤣

[@carlgulbransen4852]

Your particular skill set isn't in high demand at United Airlines. Love the stall explanation as well as other calculations you're explaining at ten feet off the crop! You flying is precise and skill like that takes lots of hours to build. Thanks for sharing!

[@lanceludwig5349]

Probably got most of his hours doing that before getting a job like this? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JaredJanhsen]

@@lanceludwig5349 Doubtful. Most airline pilots started with the airline having never sat at the controls. They have a complete pilot training pipeline. It's either that or former military pilots, but a military pilot would certainly know about accelerated stall.

[@lanceludwig5349]

@@JaredJanhsen all I know is recently I really discovered that j would love to do something like this or something related to flying. Idk just where to go after doing 40 hrs

[@bluehorseshoe9216]

@@JaredJanhsen you joking? I worked my way up instructing, flying 135, regional, then major. it's easier these days but you still have to "sit at the controls" many hours to make it to an airline

[@AlexK-yh8vr]

@@JaredJanhsenWhoa whoa whoa, you mean I've been flying pipelines in 110+ degree weather at 500' all this time for nothing??? Where is this delightful straight to the airlines pipeline you speak of! lol

[@danielbaker7637]

How often do these guys have bird strikes?

[@dominikz.1376]

“Too early in the summer to be sick of beans”. -Brokeback Mountain - Mexican Delivery Man

[@Barabus-yx2cn]

It says a lot about you that you qouted that movie. Nothing good though.

[@maubunky1]

Stay safe. I lost a friend who got me into aviation who had 4,000 hours when he clipped a tree spraying a potato field and augered in and bought the farm. I can't imagine how a life or death situation depends on a fraction of a second decision of when to pull up. I heard Sam Walton (founder of Walmart) lost his son that way. Also glad to see you concerned about drift onto people. Around about 1984 an ag sprayer sprayed me and my gaggle of younger brother and sisters with parathion when I was babysitting them at our midwestern small acreage. The pilot was a known alcoholic and not only was spraying my siblings and I who were running for our lives, but also was spraying the completely wrong field as it turned out. I only found this out because I called every farmer that was adjacent to our property to yell at them and none of them had even hired a sprayer, so they claimed. No action was taken against the pilot because it was based on the word of a minor. The entire acreage was in the dense fog cloud of the spray, and I yelled at my siblings to get inside and nearly had a panic attack because the youngest thought it was funny as hell and kept running around in it just being an ornery little sister, while in the meantime the idiot pilot kept making more passes. She was the only one who had to go to the doctor. Now I know what it's like to be a bug in a bug bombed room.

[@neutchain7838]

That same pilot later starred in the movie "independence Day" and saved the planet. :)

[@gianmarcorinaldi8247]

Isn't that the scene from Independence Day? Lolol

[@michaelwalters7110]

One of the many unsung heroes of the agricultural community. As someone who really likes to have food available, thank you for the time and effort you put into this profession. What a cool and fascinating job. Stay safe and have fun. God bless.

[@PerforatedPaperboy]

bro this isnt reddit

[@michaelwalters7110]

@@PerforatedPaperboy and?

[@roweingram2702]

you bum @@PerforatedPaperboy

[@2ndfloorsongs]

​@@michaelwalters7110I took that as he was saying that this isn't Reddit bullshit, this is the real thing. On reddit you can say you dropped nukes on Chicago, you can say you're an alien from alpha centauri, same difference. 10 ft off the ground with 40 ft trees at the end... Jesus Christ, this guy's a good pilot.

[@michaelwalters7110]

@@2ndfloorsongs I have honestly never even been on Reddit. Not even sure what it is. I am old school.

[@OriginalJetForMe]

Could you give us a tour of the plane, inside and out? Maybe preflight and loading ops too?

[@radioace318la]

good stuff. man. thanks for sharing. I lost my best friend in a 188b on 4/2/97 in Waynesboro, Georgia dusting. He had just graduated from that ag school in Bainbridge Georgia. I heard they asked him to stay on and be an IP. He declined. He wanted to get in the field. The NTSB report stated he overstressed the plane and lost the right wing. While that is possible, I highly doubt it. He and I had too many hours together for me to buy that. It's possible but we will never know for sure. RIP David. He loved what he did for a living. Stay safe & Cheers from Louisiana.

[@MasterClassComments]

I wonder if the wing failed not because of what he was doing to it, but just all the stress on the airframe from over the years and finally it separated?

[@radioace318la]

I wish I knew. I know things get broken in the plane crash. Over-stressed connections I suspect would be all over the airframe. The airplane being completely consumed in the post-crash fire makes determination more difficult I imagine. Again, it is possible but David was such a by-the-book pilot. He freaked out when I decided to do a little skud running down a local river in the 172. I looked over at him. He was not enjoying the flight at all. He was the last person I would think would break the airplane in flight. @@MasterClassComments

[@themilkman8554]

probably not, unless they weren't staying up to date on inspections and maintenance. @@MasterClassComments

[@jayrum7303]

Great point about fixation on fixed objects.

[@bat__bat]

Hey cool channel, glad this vid popped up for me. Here's some info I found to help other curious viewers. If you've watched Steveo1kinevo channel, he flies a Socata TBM850 which uses the same engine as this AT 802a. The Pratt and Whitney PT6 turboprop which is one of, if not THE highest-hours-driven vehicle engine model on the planet. I say vehicle and not aircraft because the PT6 is used in many different things from planes and hovercrafts to helicopters and tanks. The PT6 model covers the power range from 600 to 1950 shaft horsepower depending on the model variation, which depends on the application. I remember Steveo saying in one of his vids that the PT6 turboprop is so torque-heavy that it has a very noticeable pull (I think towards starboard) during takeoff on the runway. At first I thought this pilot was like crop dusting in a little 4cyl Cessna like you see in movies. No. This Air Tractor aircraft and its few variants are used for firefighting, military, and government agriculture use in like 60+ countries. The utility value of these aircraft is priceless. The gross weight mentioned in this video, around 16,000 pounds, is very heavy, about as heavy as an F250 truck pulling another F250 on a trailer. The shaft torque is what you'd get from 3 diesel engines on the new F250 from the 6.7 liter power strokes, at half the engine weight of ONE diesel engine. It's about 10 times the power of a typical Cessna 172 plane. So it's quite an engineering marvel, that whole airplane really. And I'm sure very expensive. 😂

[@SkidzFPV]

Object fixation is definitely real!! Your talking about not looking at the trees but looking at where you are going. I’m a paraglider pilot and this is something I see all the time in paragliding, at one of our local sites the LZ is absolutely huge! But there is one lone tree right in the middle, and even with a stall speed of maybe 14-16 mph, and having 3 football fields of area to land, people still get in that one single tree, because they stare at it because they don’t want to hit it, but because they look at it that’s exactly where they go lol.

[@topgunm]

Same thing happened to a guy I know. He was getting his PG licence. The landing field was HUUUGE, but it had one tractor there.. he landed right on it. lol.

[@ingmarm8858]

G'day Patrick, great videos. Mate I totally agree with you not crashing ;-) I was a cop in a rural area and I've been on scene guard and had to search and check in a local ag pilot who crashed and burned, it's not high on my list of favourite memories.

[@laketrash2]

I've done ac & heating in Baytown for 25 years, I have flown Cessna 172 for years. So I went to Georgia in 2015 to see Billy Howell at Ag Flight, I loved it just never got the 60 grand together but now I wished I would have. I did the model planes in the 80's and then starting flying Cessna's. I am thinking about doing it. At 50 I still have great vision and the want to. Any tips are should I just stay ac & heating

[@VooDooDaddy46]

18,000 hours of flight time. 16,000 of it on autopilot. Welcome to professional, IFR flying.

[@PelDaddy]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I fly a Cessna; I would love to fly Ag, but my wife would kill me faster than the trees.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

Outstanding video!! Great commentary, and you clearly understand what you're doing. Awesome! Stay safe!

[@langstonmotorsports8567]

My daddy did this for a living. In the early 70s, all through the 80s. And he had no instruments at all. Tragically he died in 1989 nine left wing Clipped a tower gide wire.

[@farmerd7174]

Im 62 and quit farming. Two of best friends spraying for me are dead now. One from cancer the other from power lines.. Be careful

[@raidazz1]

Respect to all you Ag pilots out there. Real stick and rudder stuff

[@countryboymich]

Thank you sir for another excellant video !!! Love it when you take us along and talk to us !! 650+ private ticket holder here, and always amazed at the skill level you pilots exhibit. Be safe brother !!

[@fed8925]

I'm surprised your bird doesn't have leading edge slats that deploy under certain airspeeds.. Fantastic video and am definitely encouraged by this. Appreciate yeah for taking the time and opportunity to get insight on another job for aviators. Clearest of skies.

[@vizzwizz]

those would cost money. big pharma ceo's need a cheaper plane. that yacht isn't gonna pay for itself. pilots have life insurance

[@2ndfloorsongs]

Those slats are unpredictable when you're maneuvering that much. Have one pop up at the wrong time and it slows you down and you're into a tree.

[@Shitt3r6968]

the ailerons on the air tractors droop down when the flaps are deployed in the turn and become a sort of "flaperon"

[@Frankestein01nl]

Does manouvres "normal" pilots avoid at all cost, is worried about his coffee. XD Thanks for an awsome insight into your job, very good explanation and nope, i'm a groundhog, emptying garbage bins... i'll dabble into some flightsimulation (without autopilot! ;) ) , but what yer doing is awsome and terribly frightening, yet fascinating to me. So again, thanks for the great insights and have a great and safe venture, capt'n Cohen!

[@robwilburn2776]

Found your channel! Glad I did. Love AG spraying, farming and aviation. Thank you for keeping the American farmers going!🇺🇸

[@chadbobby]

"Ooooooooohhh a TALL TREE !!!" hahahahaha. Loved watching this... Do you have to make a separate calculation in your weight and balance for the weight of your balls....?? HA I can tell you're comfortable in this airframe from how you can talk us thur this process! Well Done Sir !

[@firewalker1372]

We had a neighbor (may he rip) flew crop dusters for a living. Started off with the old bi-plane, air tractor with the old radial engine, then one with a turbo prop. Watching him spray was spectacular. He would pull out of the field dang near straight up, almost looks like he stalls it. Comes back down and sprays. He said it kept him from having to go so far out. It was amazing. Cool video man!

[@Vmaxfodder]

Reminds me of bullseyeing womp rats in my T-16 back home ! 🙈

[@terrymcguire8476]

We have lost several pilots here in Dyer County , TN. The last one was 2 years ago , Wes Addison , flying for my cousin's husband Scott Rainey . He stalled and crashed over in Arkansas, killing him instantly. My other cousin , Adam McGuire crashed two planes in the last 2 years. One mechanical failure and another caught on fire in midair. He's on his 3rd plane now.

[@pcohen85]

I've flown quite a bit in Dyer County.

[@terrymcguire8476]

@@pcohen85 I'm sure you know pilots Marty Moody , Scott Rainey , Wes Addison , and Monte Warne

[@Shitt3r6968]

Small world lol I worked with Adam in Iowa a few seasons ago. We were both contracting for another operator, he had brought his 402 up. Adam is great people.

[@terrymcguire8476]

@@Shitt3r6968 Yeah that 402 is his third plane. So far , it's holding up. We sprayed some defoliant and a dab of gramoxone last Thursday, but it's slowing down here. We haven't had any significant rainfall in over 2 months.

[@peterzweck1763]

I'm only a humble 60hr LSA pilot (and a farmer)...but I just shook my head several times when you said a high time airline pilot did not actually know that a stall is all about angle-of-attack and not airspeed. Unbelievable!!!

[@stayinyourlaneplease]

This was like watching Bob Ross as a cropduster.

[@FritzWeinrebe]

Thank you Patrick. Once again an excellent video. I picked a few things. Thank you. The narration is perfect. It's nice to see the airmanship and technical side of spraying as well. Will be waiting eagerly for your next video.

[@pcohen85]

I’ll make one for you specifically sometime in the near future. I didn’t end up going up north so the next time I have to fly it anywhere other than when I am working I will get some better footage for you.

[@FritzWeinrebe]

@@pcohen85 no worries. Your full movement of the controls and the roll rate stood out in this video. Perfect reference.

[@quantomic1106]

Those close flybys over the trees gave me the heebie-jeebies. I agree. Airline hours should not count as full hours and stalls can happen at any speed once the plane exceeds its critical AOA. This is one of the reasons why fighter pilots are first picks for airliners since they are trained to play within the AOA during BFMs. A fighter can stall at 300kt if not handled right.

[@dirtwizard5647]

My father had over 20,000 hours c130h and over 500 ch46 rescue chopper. I really enjoyed your flight! I'm a heavy equipment operator. A job well done is most appreciated by the operator! I'm a ex logger thanks for the heads up! I have laughed so much , thank you from the bottom of my heart. Keep the coffee in the cup! Legend❤🏆👏👍✌🖖

[@_denis.kim_]

Guys, what are these red and green dots in front of the windshield?

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

I see a few guys like you in my travels as a trucker. I have mad respect for you because you guys fly incredibly well. I have actually sat at a truck stop in Missouri and got to watch and video a crop duster do his thing. Was like having my own air show. I have also seen the aftermath of something gone wrong. Thankfully both walked away. One was just recent, like a week or two ago, in Jamestown, ND. Saw the plane in a field. Then saw the same plane on a scrap trailer and talked to the guys. Said the pilot didn't add enough power on takeoff and stalled the plane and set it down in the field of cows. I have pictures of it laying in the field and on the trailer. Stay safe out there and keep the blue side up.

[@titan97warrior69]

I very much enjoyed this video. Very informative and entertaining. Thanks for the good content

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Don't know, so not speaking of the chemical used here, but the creek near here had all the usual life until the field close upstream was put into production again after some decades of idleness. Man is disgusting and suicidal in his bowing before his green god of money. And his disdain for the Way of his Creator. Matthew 24: 6, 7 and 8. Droughts and famines. Wars and rumors of wars. These days are the Begining of Sorrows.

[@its4michael]

Feeding you, your family and the rest of the world. You can say "Thank you" now.

[@quinnjim]

Really cool video! I’ve seen many crop dusters from the air, but it was really interesting to see a glimpse of what’s going on in the cockpit. It’s hard to believe an airline guy wouldn’t understand the aerodynamics of a stall, but I guess there are slackers in every category!

[@JaredJanhsen]

That turbine up front is a beast. Aerial spraying has saved my dad a lot of stress and worry when his window to get chemical on his crops was limited. When you're farming alone, you can't be in two places at once. My dad always hired the local aerial sprayer rather than hiring someone with a RoGator.

[@carlgulbransen4852]

Love your job. 2200 hours since 2018.is amazing. I hope you always keep safety your primary goal. No crash is the goal. Thanks for sharing this with us mortals. I love the modern technology that we can see operating taking all the notes and helping guide you in your day.

[@alikalany6586]

I've been flying small planes few times in windy condition and let me tell you keeping it straight with Ruther and all that sht not over speeding is really hard i learned that cause I was like wtf I'm either struggling with this crapy wind or the speed and now i see this guy switching hand from right to left in a left dive as if hes driving hes daily car WOW good job pall as a student let me tell you this is really hard to not get distracted in a fast flying aircraft and he got my respect 👊👊

[@richardstone1984]

Best and most informative clip I’ve watched. Now I better understand what my son does all summer.

[@seldoon_nemar]

In this video: Expert pilot shows why the army decided to put guns on the 802 for close air support (AT-802U Sky Warden / Air Tractor-L3Harris OA-1K Sky Warden) Not only do you get to spray lead, you get an extra 300 horses on the throttle to play with (1600shp vs standard 1350shp)

[@iowafarmboy]

Awesome man! I'm working on my PPL (am 37 and an engineer, just for fun), and see guys like you flying around often. Neat to watch. You ever get up around Iowa?

[@pcohen85]

I pretty much stay local unless it’s a weird year and I go up north to spray corn. I’ve never been to Iowa but I’ve been to north west Illinois before right in the IA border.

[@GarryFishermusic]

Thank you Captain for the ride along and your relaxed causal speaking voice all while flying close enough to see the grasshoppers expression . Blue side up blessings

[@bigjohn2048]

A couple of the farms here in north Louisiana use float planes to spray . They have dug runways across the field closest to the shop and lined them with plastic back then. They would fill them with water during spray season and land and take off using them. I think they did it because it was cheaper than paving a runway. Just an interesting fact .

[@space1commander]

Very cool skill and not a lot of pilots can do it. Most of Us don't realized all the process and risk involved in the food We enjoy. Corn Sweet Corn. Tanks for sharing.

[@heatherbuckley7971]

I used to fly, as a Private Pilot… but OMG, watching you do this 😱😂 I can’t even begin to imagine flying this low, without a nice clear runway ahead of me! 😂 Incredible! 👍😎

[@archiehenderson2744]

Where are you spraying? Im in a deer camp in Holly Bluff, Mississippi. Which is in the Delta. We see lots you guys flying around. Some of the members know the pilots. Thank you for sharing your job. 🇺🇸⚓️

[@orlandoorlandosan4628]

You awesome, I’m a Pipeline Pilot and fly right over you’alls all the time. Want to get into AirTraktor one day.

[@lexustech48]

Such a cool job. A true aviator! You earned a sub sir!!

[@unclegeek]

A refreshing video. Great commentary and sizup of what you are doing. Looks like a fun job. Happy flying

[@ronnieandpatriciamackinnon4958]

Great stuff patrick,,i had wondered if u felt any negative g entering a field. Thanks for the answer..makes perfect sense. Wonder,, on ur top end turn,, no g there be the safest thing. Roll into what appears to be 45 to 60 degrees of bank and gently let ur nose drop back towards the field,,holding enough elevator pressure to keep it from over speeding. I can damn near feel that!! Keep em coming please and keep safe!!

[@hector-fpv]

This is amazing to watch. I have a few hours in a small experimental plane and seeing this makes my heart race. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@i-9565]

Patrick with your technical knowledge and expertise and flying I was wondering what you found so fascinating about a Ford Ranger parked between the fields?😊

[@notaboutit3565]

It’s a nice little truck lol

[@excellenceinanimation960]

It’s awesome to have commentary! As a ag pilot wanna be this is really cool!

[@gsfarm9]

Enjoyed the video! I have lots of fields close to trees that I sometimes do get sprayed by air; I consider that a last resort due to the extra danger for the pilot to deal with. Nice getting a perspective from the cockpit in those close-quarters rounds. Those trees are going by real fast. Enjoyed the commentary. Fly safe!

[@foesfly3047]

Huge respect for your skills ♠️

[@radamus210]

Very cool. I spent some years in a Terra Gator and got to see a lot of Ag pilots. There's a small muni airport where I learned to fly a few miles away they'll fly from at spraying time. Been seeing a lot of spraying in the last couple weeks. Nuts man....still say, nuts! LOL!

[@-KingOfKhaos]

This is actually really impressive and fascinating flying! More so that you are so casually easing the stick and just barely missing those trees 🌲 😅 all while discussing stalls mere feet from the ground … I suppose someone has to do it… I will just be sitting here watching from the relative safety on this side of the screen 😂

[@WilliamsWings]

Wow. Great stick and rudder skills. Crazy how close you fly to those trees!

[@AdonisHarmon]

Awesome! Thanks for taking us along for a ride with you. wow looks like your so close to those trees awesome flying.

[@chrishoke4802]

I am ga Pilot and own a Cessna 150K, have my A&P too. I am very, very impressed with your knowledge and Pilot skills. I see all these folks on Instagram doing crazy things just for a video. You manage an ever changing flight envelope. Wow this is the best video I have seen . Thanks and be safe!

[@alannorthcarolina1776]

Ag flying and banner towing are the two most risky types of flying. Hats off to you, but the last time I was that close to trees was in a hot air balloon. Way more tech in your cockpit than I would have imagined.

[@AcmePhoto]

Nice work. Thanks for letting us ride along. I enjoyed watching the planes spray growing up in E MT. They would sometimes use our grass strip to refill their fungicide, to not have to fly back to their base (SDY)

[@dingusmagee3326]

i dont know if you know this but this is pretty impressive shit

[@pcohen85]

Would you mind telling my wife that for me plz, thanks

[@randysmith1071]

Great informative video, I hope new guys getting into this industry realize how valuable the info is that you’re giving. I was old school and had to learn practically everything you’ve said here today. You are a true professional and an inspiration. Nothing like the feeling of being one with the machine, that’s what I see here. Be safe, have fun, make money!!😎😎😎

[@michaela6147]

So awesome watching our food get poison all over it👍😀

[@2ndfloorsongs]

​@@michaela6147It's a double-edged sword. If you didn't spray the fields the yield would go down and our food would be much more expensive. Commercial agriculture is what keeps a lot of the world from starving. Not a big deal for those of us who can afford organic food, but for a lot of people the choice is eating a little pesticide or starving. The world having a much lower population and eating all organic would be great; so would having peace and no war. But that isn't the world we live in, so spraying is necessary. But our crappy civilization aside, it's wonderful watching this guy dance through the sky. I'm happy to grab beauty where I can.

[@stevalty]

What a great narrative. This is the best “dual” I’ve heard since my first Army helicopter instructor, Capt Jon Stevenson, in 1967. Great to hear a true pro these days.

[@williamlewis9350]

These guys are amazing, but most of them are a little crazy. Don't know if it comes naturally or it's from dealing with all those chemicals. Had a friend that did it. He died of liver cancer in his 40's.

[@romainnelseng3264]

Thanks a bunch for the entertainment you’ve given me from this old Air Guard Deuce, Airline B-727, DC-10 pilot. I enjoy and agree with your flying wisdom. Best to you. Romain

[@xxnuclearss1xx]

Very informative! It looks like fun, but I'm sure it just becomes hard work. Are you in Iowa?

[@bigroybr69]

Awesome vid, as a farmer and aviation fan the commentary is nice the explaining why you do certain things is very informative.

[@CRlTICALMASS]

Thanks for this Patrick, I learn so much from you!

[@kimberlynndickens9640]

Thanks for taking us along in your day of work. Be safe and have fun. Great job narrating us through.

[@MarkPollard]

Sick video and great flying dude! Makes me want to spray in my off time lol

[@Slugg-O]

We lived around farms when I was a kid and I remember seeing crops getting sprayed. A neighbor said these planes were basically hotrods compared to normal private planes because they were all motor. We had tall distribution lines about 100-150 feet tall. The airplanes would exit the field almost straight up to miss the lines. Very amazing for a kid of about 6 to watch. A friend and I got chased out of a field of carrots once. We were digging up carrots when we got buzzed. Scared the crap out of us. Fun times for a kid in the farmlands

[@randalljames1]

AG flyers have always impressed me with their "feel" for flight... Sure is fun to watch good ones fly fields.. (grew up in AZ) Great video...

[@steverontti4199]

I love watching you guys from the ground! Thanks for posting your perspective.

[@alvinhang8721]

Amazing video. Amazing pilot skill. I enjoy every minute of this.

[@michaela6147]

Absolutely amazing👍 I love watching our food get sprayed with poison

[@GalvestonGuy]

I figured out that stall concept flying a WWII dogfighting video game :)

[@pcohen85]

Damn that sounds like a realistic game. Which one was it?

[@GalvestonGuy]

@@pcohen85 I don't remember. It was 15 years ago... Old school. I was in dives getting too close to the ground and I had to put less pressure on the stick to stop my decent at high speeds. Experiencing it a few times you just get it. It would have been more realistic if a wing dropped in the process. That is what would really happen.

[@WillCrump-e5x]

All in the name of not crashing and not dying says it all!! I have lost 2 ag-pilot friends to crashes. Alan Lowdermilk (flying for Nelle's Air Service) while flying a 502 back in the summer of 1994 while fertilizing wheat near Simsboro, AR and James Taylor in a wire strike while flying his trusty 188 Ag-Wagon N5850G between Bolivar and Middleton, TN Pea Vine road to be exact. He impacted a set of TVA lines.

[@Marc9889]

Great video! It never occurred to me that "you're going to go where you're looking" applies to ag piloting. I first learned about it when I was doing motorcycle track days (ZX6R), and it's absolutely true. Once I started looking where I wanted the bike to go, I was much more fluid and lap times dropped as well. Thanks for taking the time to record and publish this one. I really enjoyed it.

[@rjust2297]

You speak English but it seems like you're flying over RIO DEGENNARO I don't know if I spelled that right I mean correctly😂. Anyway that looks like about 120 1.9 anchors to me this talk-to-text is so stupid cool aircraft though. If I can get ahold of that stick I'd be doing better than I thought 🧐 To like Sherlock Holmes in the air. LOL 🇺🇲 O'ORAH

[@derekb7814]

Grew up part of my childhood in East Arkansas (St. Francis & Cross Co. ) and watching these guys fly these planes was a daily routine. Air Tractors and Ag Cat bipes. Absolutely amazed at their skill. Great video!

[@abdelouahedzouhari3445]

I am a flight mechanic on S2RT34 and S2RT660 turbo-thrush aircraft in Morocco for 32 years of experience, this aircraft is robust in low altitude flight, the flight control responses are fast, I really like this aircraft and thank you to the manufacturer, my greetings to Mr jody bays

[@TheMrdhyde]

Man you are good. I would love to get a private pilots license but I don't think I would wanna do this job. I hope you get paid VERY well and deserve every penny. Extremely dangerous flying that way then also even if you do it safely for 35 years you probably die from damn cancer from chemicals. Thank you for what you do.

[@viebien79]

That should be written in every plane manual. Don't want your coffee on you? Don't pull negative G's.