Cockpit view - Cropdusting NZ

Ride along as I spread a load of fertiliser on coastal farmland, New Zealand. I'll talk things through as I go.
The aircraft is Cresco with 1800kgs of fertiliser on board.
-The clicker I talk about is the load counter.
-If the aircraft didn't have a hydraulic hopper I would be holding the handle shut while the load is tipped in, if it's too fast it can blow the doors open.
-Block planning on hill country can be quite a headache, especially if you get it wrong! The general idea, and what I have done on this video, is to split the block into two runs. The first done on the low lands and the second, once the aircraft is lighter, faster, and more maneuverable, done up high.
Enjoy!

[@fingerhorn4]

Excellent walk through. For other pilots: Note how he achieves steep turns by trading speed and altitude for turn radius. The steepness is achieved by a hell of a roll but note that the wings are unloaded for the steepest part of the turn which is why it is possible without stalling the aircraft, as the trade off is loss of height rather than the same height at a high AoA. Excellent piloting and also note stick is back in his lap on touchdown. A lot of skills there!

[@jppjames]

You do more work in 5 minutes than most of us do all day. Tremendously good video!

[@outwiththem]

Airline flying is for little girls comparing to this..

[@jppjames]

@@outwiththem so true

[@outwiththem]

@@jppjames Yeah,.. Last 12 years in many countries and europe too they have copilots with only 200 hours mostly on simulator, only 18 years old, and only around 30 hours flying solo. Some can be a good pilot even at 18.

[@chartphred1]

Once was my dream job. Just never enough dough to learn.

[@louissteven8862]

Well, loans, but blluuurghh...

[@TonyRule]

Just spotted the opening clip of this on '3 Minutes of Aviation' channel in a video from 3 months back. I knew it was you as soon as it started playing.

[@RichardShelton]

When you make it look that easy, that's skill! Nice job!

[@MrDeanonline]

That is some incredible flying!!! I really hope I will be able to do this one day. Thank you for sharing!

[@chippytwo7920]

my old man worked for fielder.i been in a DC3 & a beaver but not a Fletcher. I love watching this.good man , good

[@ZaphodHarkonnen]

Great bit of content. Though I'm going to love sharing this with my foreign mates for the accent and slang. Such a beautiful summation of kiwi English. 😁👍

[@selwynhingston9484]

What an awesome job

[@donmcleod8307]

So relaxed and accurate. Thanks for uploading this

[@blairguinea6811]

Precision flying ,exhilarating .......................thanks Jimbo

[@leejackson2969]

I could watch these vids all day. Fantastic stuff!

[@drumsandstix128]

Really enjoyed that! Thank you,! it was helpful to hear your commentary.

[@tom997]

Jimbo, your videos are awesome. Please keep making more :)

[@terrytaoho8204]

I've always loved watching topdressing plane back in the day, don't see them so much these days, love your videos and talking us through it, you make it look so easy, nga mihi e hoa

[@sventistvan2023]

Fantastic snippet.........please please continue with more clips to your wonderful snapshot of flying.

[@chrism8850]

Awesome. What a job, and what a view.

[@mars2g]

I remember seeing this on fb a while ago. Glad it made its way to youtube.

[@JamieCrew]

Best job ever. Wish I could do this all day long. So lucky. Enjoy 🎉

[@terryc47]

Jimbo great cockpit view video. Thankyou

[@mrsaskriders]

That is some crazy expert flying there. Cheers from Saskatchewan Canada, too right mate

[@davechapman7735]

very well done Sir thanks for sharing ! you did well.

[@quikstop4347]

Awesome, great commentary!

[@Rodracking]

Cool mate watched the Fert plane for hours when I was a boy still a cool sight today 🤙🏻

[@XRP747E]

Really enjoyed that! Thank you.

[@mickeydawg07]

Good stuff--thanks for sharing.

[@grantmiller6570]

Nice ride along.

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

looks like a fun little plane to fly

[@davidfenwick9577]

Great video Jimbo! You are certainly busy in that cockpit.

[@daveirving1393]

top class pilot

[@kranson8514]

It's an OK job I suppose sedately flying over hills and valleys in less than perfect viz, with the misguided hope that sun may shine. Great videos,mixing, informative even entertaining 😉👏

[@mikeherbert470]

Awesome mahi Jimbo massive vids..my close friend was a top dressing Pilot pioneer from Thames ..Fred Sawyer iwned a fleet of fletchers ..Thank you for sharing mate 🙌💞

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers Mike, appreciate it 👍

[@BettySwollocks13]

Was on a Walter engine course back in 98 with a chief engineer from NZ, he worked on fletchers.

[@gregwells8764]

wow what a ride ! you make it look easy, but could see by your work that is most definitely not. serious skill.

[@mistry9408]

very nice now interested in that plane design and any latest variants, would be nice to affix a gopro on the under carriage looking back at the fert drop

[@bradquiggin956]

The Naki? Never seen it from that altitude but looks so much like it. Impressive flying!👍🏽

[@mizzyroro]

Those bank angles are insane.

[@jamesdehart5039]

Wow what a different environment you guys work in over there!! Fly safe .ps I have 200 hours in the pac 750xl love that plane

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers! Cresco is just an XL in sports mode - lighter controls and a bit zippier getting around 😁

[@markplain2555]

I wish I had seen this video like 30 years ago - my life would have been completely different - I would have dedicated my life to doing this for a living. Put simply this is f#@king amazing!!! Thanks for the video (at least I can live vicariously through this). As a glider pilot, I truly appreciate the sharp turns, great visibility, land uphill with a tail wind, but make sure you have a down hill and head wind when taking off with that load. . I am going to adopt your terminology: "stir the porridge"... really cool. . Thanks for the video.

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers! Much appreciated 😎

[@outwiththem]

Love low flying over hills. But.. with a turbine, like you do. Had cylinder fails on pistons. (2).

[@markcrisp8279]

Nice again.

[@markcrisp8279]

Gets better each time I watch.

[@kennethavesato3883]

Informative 😊

[@videoworks7731]

great vid nice job

[@MrSako270]

awesome video, thx for taking the effort to put this together

[@doctorpc4x4]

Another awesome bit of footage

[@iflyhighparagliding]

That was awesome. i would need a sleep after a few of those runs. haha!

[@mcd5082]

Hell of a pilot

[@kiwi6444]

Nice Jimbo. Never heard Jimbo before.

[@JimboBurgess]

I reckon Stubbsy might even make an apprearance in the China series 😁

[@klinttorbert]

(New Sub) Loving the videos of your amazing skills and the beautiful country scene. Please Please Please add more Turbine sounds!!!

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers Klint Torbet. I have plenty more vids on the way. Check out my facebook page for some smaller clips 👍

[@alexanderray9106]

Jim, I've been talking to you for a while. Finally doing my RPC and PL in Aus. Your incredible mate. Listen, what is your engine fail contingency and glide ratio of the aircraft your in? I would assume you immediately dump load? Keep up these video mate.

[@ZacYates]

That was a fantastic video! It’s interesting to see just what the pilot’s up to at various points. You mentioned this machine had the weird buffet when the hopper lid was flapping - which rego was it?

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers Zak. Pretty sure this was in LTH, a couple of them had this style of lid. Not sure if they still do it though 👍

[@conmanumber1]

Thanks for vids Sir. Any insane hill work videos showing the pulling up from hillsides?. What is the load capacity please?. I had a mate spread a neighbors farm by mistake due to the truck driver dumping fert on wrong property which was pretty funny. Cheers and thanks?.

[@daviousmaximus6446]

Choice commentary bro. You make that look easy.

[@pauldonnelly7949]

Great vid! Make it look so easy although theres a sh#tload going on, excellent skills! Stay safe...

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

That fat wing has suuper lift. Great planes.

[@clintontatham7899]

looks like a nice day had at waiawau

[@JimboBurgess]

Always a great day to be had over there 😎

[@markanthonynovilla4035]

It’s like playing how can this be a job, can you get used to this thing? And you made it look so easy.

[@craigdowden4788]

Really appreciate the quality of your videos. Do all Crescos have the hydraulic hopper door?

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers mate, appreciate the kind words. Not all Crescos have hydraulics. It's a separate mod some companies have installed 🤠

[@sonycox]

respect

[@DrBearAviation]

Awesome clip. It appears to me that you are flying a jet fighter. 😄

[@kandlaker]

I Am always curious how much Positive and Negative G's Crop Dusting work takes?

[@selwynhingston9484]

I would imagine you have to work in with the wind direction when spreading your load

[@prazrim5460]

That's what i call a real flying, man you one pilot, which part of North Island is this in New Zealand. I would love to give it a try in Xplane or New Microsoft Flight simulator.

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers. This is Central North Island on the west coast

[@sodot887]

Champion

[@ironclay3939]

Awesome guy, I watch these things on adsb is this an airtractor

[@JimboBurgess]

This one's a Cresco 🚀

[@RamblerMan68]

What specifically are you fertilizing? Awesome stuff from Up-Top 😊

[@JimboBurgess]

Pasture. Helping the grass grow to hold the hills together and give stock more feed 👍

[@AviationBlenheim]

Hello love the video do you have any Blenheim?

[@JimboBurgess]

I briefly stopped in on my ferry flight 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/imm2moybaKanipo

[@SquallRealm]

Wow what a fun ride. How many Gs are you pulling here?

[@JimboBurgess]

Sure is fun! We try to keep the Gs low, 2-3Gs id the norm 👍

[@ZK-APA]

Amazing video. Though i wanna ask 2 things 1. Why does the pilot sit on the right side? Is it for convinence or its a design feature of this aircraft? 2. Why does the pilot require a full helmet rather than just a headset? I have a curious mind, hope you don't mind answering it 😅

[@JimboBurgess]

Cheers! Great questions, keep em coming 😁 We sit in the right seat because the controls are in a natural position. Joystick RH, power and hopper control LH. This is a dual control version, in singles the pilot's setup is on the LH side. Helmets are a safety measure and in most cases a requirement for insurance.

[@ZK-APA]

Jimbo Burgess ah OK. Well i learnt something new today :D

[@chippytwo7920]

yeh no music. great

[@michaellarsson8637]

what input you broadcasting ? on pasture sward or are those small crop fields ?

[@JimboBurgess]

Hillcountry grasslands. What the ground rigs can't do 👍

[@iancurtis1152]

Sweet as

[@abecoulter8550]

is that a sony head unit?

[@antonioiozzi9171]

fantastic. What's the name of this airstrip?

[@JimboBurgess]

I can't remember the name of the strip. It's a private farmers strip 👍

[@outwiththem]

02:58 That is a Teardrop Turnback you are doing. But.. i think it could be safer if you extend the first leg a bit further so you dont have to do the second leg at 90 degree bank steep. AS a CFI of Bush Pilots, I taught them on GRM and EFATO. Turnback errors are the main cause of Crop Dusters stalls and fatal crashes.. Cheers from Pennsylvania USA.

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

Hi victor, you are all over lately. Remember to do the first leg towards tailwind side, then 2nd leg with a headwind and 45 degree bank. Much safer and quicker too..

[@Rahhhhhnman]

I don't think Jimbo requires any flying tips, he's a human bird.

[@outwiththem]

@@Rahhhhhnman Stay ignorant..

[@nothanksmate]

@@outwiththem Stay rude..

[@camiLaloV]

“Pat yourself on the back” hahahaha

[@JimboBurgess]

😆🙌

[@mikeherbert208]

Hi Jimbo hey do you ever top dress over the Kawhia Raglan area,s thank you ,🛩️🙏

[@JimboBurgess]

I've done a couple jobs over that way. Amazing part of NZ, love it over there 👌

[@mikeherbert208]

@@JimboBurgess awesome Jimbo yes it's beautiful up there my home Kawhia but reside in Hawkes Bay ..I use to go for rides with a pilot Paul Beard from Robertson Air Service Ltd was cool to back in the 70s he had a 300 Fletcher's back then ..Thank you Jimbo truely awesome video,s .. 🙏♥️

[@randomunboxingbrazil3544]

Every 2 minutes a Landing?

[@ryanchisholm1347]

Jeez, what a life. Would love to do this when I'm older

[@dkapitenchannel3860]

Hi ... how to make apply pilot in your company ? Is it possible...?

[@parabolicflow891]

Excuse my ignorance but what does 'stir the porridge' mean?

[@00Donkey00]

My guess is that he is checking the controls. Moving the stick too all extremes which kind of looks like you're stirring a big pot of porridge.

[@JimboBurgess]

Simon is correct, I'm checking the controls are full and free 😁 I've always called it stirring the porridge and forget everyone else won't understand my jargon 😄

[@cocomilkmedia8943]

Could we possibly arrange me coming out for a day ? I'm very interested it's my dream job I'm in nz rotorua

[@henkeH2]

What does ”hand on the dump” mean?

[@JimboBurgess]

Dump refers to the manual jettison lever. It's used in emergency situations to dump the load quickly. I enjoyed your comment on the crash landing vid, by the way 😄

[@henkeH2]

@@JimboBurgess well alright, I enjoy your videos. 👍🏼

[@louissteven8862]

@@JimboBurgess Did you have your habd on it on takeoff foe the turn incase you stall

[@onewheelmedia]

Do you guys do topdressing in Levin?

[@JimboBurgess]

I'm sure there would be some done in the hillcountry, not sure who though. Maybe Griffon Ag Air/Aerospread?

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

90 degree banks? it takes only one, only one time.. and no more time on planet earth..

[@Heli4213]

Can you do a video on just how the light bars work? And how at all just for somebody new who has no idea what this means in relation to flying?

[@JimboBurgess]

You bet, try this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJyVhXaLZtCsbpIsi=ib8v4SMJn0GSgmFr

[@Heli4213]

awesome will look thank you@@JimboBurgess

[@kiwihouseofenglish]

Great video. Loved listening to your commentary. Thanks.