Grumman G164B Fat Cat

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS. LOTS OF MEMORIES FOR ME

[@BillyClough-eg6dw]

Love it, all it needs is a P&W Radial. Love the sound of those. We had our own dusters back in the day .

[@MonostripeZebra]

nice view, happy landings

[@silverproof]

Wow, That bird looks pretty nimble. Lots of lift!

[@pcohen85]

Cats have the same amount of wing surface area as an 802 at less than half the weight 😎

[@cosmotraumatika7474]

Great video! How would you compare the Grumman Ag Cat with the Air Tractor AT-802A? Have to believe there's a world of difference. Would you fly the Air Tractor in a heartbeat or are you sold on the biplane Grumman? BTW, if you ever are in southwest Iowa working and are up for beers on your downtime, they're on us. Love your videos.

[@pcohen85]

Man it is hard to compare those two planes. They are from two different eras. The Ag Cat is a CAM 8 aircraft first off, check that out if you’ve never heard of it. The Cat was also the first purpose built aircraft for agricultural use. The 802 completely blows the cat away in every statistic except possibly the percentage of crashes that are fatal. 802 crashes are probably more often fatal vs an Ag Cat. I would most definitely pick the 802 over the Cat due to productivity and comfort.

[@bdr3125]

That old cat sure does turn good,does it have the longer wings??,thanks for the video

[@pcohen85]

The wings are standard B model wings however with the widened center section the wingspan is technically 14” longer than a standard B model.

[@cdggilter7792]

Thoughts on the Air tractor 502XP?

[@pcohen85]

The XP is the 502 that Air Tractor should have been producing since day one. Hands down better than a B model in every way. I flew two XP’s, the first one flew like sh*t and the tail buzzed in the turns with just the slightest pressure. I feel sorry for whoever ended up with that plane. The second one I flew (the one in the videos) flew like an absolute bat out of hell and was the best flying 502 I’ve flown.