Crop Dusters in Columbia fly Piper Cubs to the limit to dust cotton fields in mountain terrain. I wonder what horrible chemical they were using in those days...
As an old pilot of light aircraft I know how skilled those pilots were (and mad) to do a job like that and in under powered Piper Cubs too. You've gota be nuts!
Welcome to the brotherhood, Carl.You know that little thing in your head that tells you not to do stupid things? Well, I don't have one! I dusted cotton in Arkansas in the early 1960's in a P&W R-985 powered Stearman. Glad I'm still here to write this.
Michael Autry Michael, I have seen photos of it and a few J-3's with the biplane mod but have no details. Look's like they were trying to get the most lift (and drag) for the buck.
Thank you Robert, I was told that it was developed in Little Rock to help spray the corners of the fields but I have no idea if that is accurate. I appreciate your reply!
gee what whiners. i grew up in the 50' my dad crop dusted. i use to play on 50 gal. drums of 2-4-d parathion . i worked as a flager for a cropduster in the 70s worked with the same as above plus thimet and other nasty chems. still work weekends loading a spray plane. will be 56 this summer. so whaaaa.
Yeah, and to realize that they were flying J3-Piper Cubs. A really dependable light aircraft for its day as well as today. They were kind of the Model A's of their time. There are several cotton and soybean fields just a few miles from where I live, I really enjoy watching the CD spraying the fields in the late spring and summer. The sound of those engines as they make their passes over the fields reminds me of an aerial combat ballet with the crops.
I don't see how those pilots could stay that focused for so long, remembering and anticipating the hazards in time to avoid them. They definitely lived on the edge.
@SpeedyNeutrino43 We call it side-slipping. It's real fun when you take up an instructor who's never done it before - they almost wet themselves as you slip off a bit of height to plonk in over the fence on a short strip.....
I'll be dipped! That's the 1st I've seen a Piper Cub with a hopper and booms.. Too cool! Any of you seen the Bell 47 with the Soloy(?) Conversion? Dad flew one for a while, spraying cherries in WA. I still love watching Agri-Avation. I stop on the side of the road to watch. Stay safe guys! Thanks for the job you do. W/O cropdusters there are no crops. Being hungry sucks!
If you look closely at 1:27 you can see that he's flying with crossed controls so he can follow the contour of that hill without deviating from a straight flight path. This is also used when you come in for landing too high...then it's a forward slip. I've used the forward slip a lot over the years especially when flying an aircraft with no flaps. It's vital that you maintain flying speed several knots above stall otherwise you could wind up on your back at very low altitude. Not good.
Those were 150 hp Super Cubs. With all the weight of the load where the back seat would have been, a crash would have pinned the pilot against the instrument panel. Not very safe.
I have been thinking about what I'll do to build time with my commercial ticket. I think I just found my answer. I sure hope they still need pilots for that...
thats by the Andes Mts were learning about South America and that around there and the inca and he aztec so i can say how did they spray the mts. i can say i know they used plane when they came out
Interesting. No flag men needed. Bet they missed a lot of coverage flying that way. In 1975 I was offered an Ag Flying job in South America. I forgot which country it was? The pay would have been about $1,000 a month. I replied that i couldn't pay my Bill's on $1,000 a month. The person offering me the job said, "For $1,000 a month you can live like a king down there." I passed. Who wants to live in South America?
With your surname for you would be super easy living as a local at any place down the Rio Grande. Is a huge continent and if you can't remember the name of the country it doesn't matter. US 1,000 in the mid seventies was a decent salary even in the States. The average 1975 U.S. salary was $8,630.92 a year. 12,000 as they told you was a nice offer but you need huge balls to fly over the andean picks. If the offer came from Brazil it would have been a piece of cake. I've lived in some south american countries....sun, fun and diversity. Not bad at all...with money.
If your a pilot then you'll know what I mean for what i'm about to say. "Too bad them bold pilots will never become old bold pilots, or even old pilots in that matter"
@lowanfast Indeed...young guys who get a C cat rating and then try and impart their (lack of) knowledge on beginners to get their hours up - having barely flown a flapless taildragger.....
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As an old pilot of light aircraft I know how skilled those pilots were (and mad) to do a job like that and in under powered Piper Cubs too. You've gota be nuts!
I am an old Stearman crop Duster and your old videos should be watched by all, nice job.
Welcome to the brotherhood, Carl.You know that little thing in your head that tells you not to do stupid things? Well, I don't have one! I dusted cotton in Arkansas in the early 1960's in a P&W R-985 powered Stearman. Glad I'm still here to write this.
Robert Cieslak Hey Robert, do you know anything about the Biplane Super Cub "Aeromod" that was invented in Little Rock, AR?
Michael Autry Michael, I have seen photos of it and a few J-3's with the biplane mod but have no details. Look's like they were trying to get the most lift (and drag) for the buck.
Thank you Robert, I was told that it was developed in Little Rock to help spray the corners of the fields but I have no idea if that is accurate. I appreciate your reply!
I'm surprised that pilot could get into the air with those huge balls!! Amazing flying skills.
gee what whiners. i grew up in the 50' my dad crop dusted. i use to play on 50 gal. drums of 2-4-d parathion . i worked as a flager for a cropduster in the 70s worked with the same as above plus thimet and other nasty chems. still work weekends loading a spray plane. will be 56 this summer. so whaaaa.
Once watched two crop dusters over a field in Arizona - at night! They had spotlights.
I've never seen Crop Dusting like that before, no wonder they wanted to catch it on film.
WOW - That's CRAZY - AWESOME
what a great handling!
Yeah, and to realize that they were flying J3-Piper Cubs. A really dependable light aircraft for its day as well as today. They were kind of the Model A's of their time. There are several cotton and soybean fields just a few miles from where I live, I really enjoy watching the CD spraying the fields in the late spring and summer. The sound of those engines as they make their passes over the fields reminds me of an aerial combat ballet with the crops.
I don't see how those pilots could stay that focused for so long, remembering and anticipating the hazards in time to avoid them. They definitely lived on the edge.
@SpeedyNeutrino43 We call it side-slipping. It's real fun when you take up an instructor who's never done it before - they almost wet themselves as you slip off a bit of height to plonk in over the fence on a short strip.....
My dad flew a converted PV2 bomber - it cought fire according to witnesses but I never heard why. Angola Mississippi was his last fight. 1963
That kind of flying is no different the back country flying. We do it all the time. Love the video and Super Cubs.
Dam!
And I thought that today crop dusters fly low and risky!
Without mission komputer, 50 cm over land... Military pilots should see this twice a day!
I'll be dipped! That's the 1st I've seen a Piper Cub with a hopper and booms.. Too cool! Any of you seen the Bell 47 with the Soloy(?) Conversion? Dad flew one for a while, spraying cherries in WA. I still love watching Agri-Avation. I stop on the side of the road to watch. Stay safe guys! Thanks for the job you do. W/O cropdusters there are no crops. Being hungry sucks!
YOU`VE GOTTA RESPECT COLOMBIAN PILOTS!!!!
If you look closely at 1:27 you can see that he's flying with crossed controls so he can follow the contour of that hill without deviating from a straight flight path. This is also used when you come in for landing too high...then it's a forward slip. I've used the forward slip a lot over the years especially when flying an aircraft with no flaps. It's vital that you maintain flying speed several knots above stall otherwise you could wind up on your back at very low altitude. Not good.
It doesn't bear thinking what these guys were like in their cars!
very good video,hard to find archives!!
not seen wvery day,take a look !!
Arizona is varied but it was reasonably flat at that location. There were some nearby power lines though.
Mini air tractors, hauling DDT, unreal flying!
Those were 150 hp Super Cubs. With all the weight of the load where the back seat would have been, a crash would have pinned the pilot against the instrument panel. Not very safe.
That was refreshing.
These were Piper PA-18A 150 Super Cubs. "A" was for "agriculturial".
I have been thinking about what I'll do to build time with my commercial ticket. I think I just found my answer. I sure hope they still need pilots for that...
thats by the Andes Mts were learning about South America and that around there and the inca and he aztec so i can say how did they spray the mts. i can say i know they used plane when they came out
Tank is usually in the back seat, or is the back seat of a cub. If I remember correctly about 50 gal max.
Yeah, and now we have the AT-802 that carries 16× that with 3× the speed and 2× the width. Things sure have changed.
correction for the description, it aint "columbia" its COLOMBIA !!!
GREAT VID! 5 *****
Amazing
Ever do any spraying around Maroguin, Bunkie, Alexandria, Baton Rouge or Cottonport.?
Imagens que todos os pilotos agrícolas deveriam ver.
Yeap, DEA still dusting there. That is Sierra De Santa Marta I was told.
awesome
Haha, I thought he was going to say... down south... in Columbia... South Carolina
like a boss!
Those crop dusters are lucky Cary Grant is not around…
Where can I buy one of these motors I’m gonna put one in a 1985 gmc
I notice that the camera guy also took a dusting... wonder if he is still around ?
I know it’s messed up but that made me laugh
Those pilots graduated to flying narcotics into the USA at night and at low level!
This video would be incomplete without narration.
Am I stupid? NO.
Are you living in a fucking cloud cuckoo land? YES.
Not Piper Cubs, Piper Super Cubs, Cub has the cylinders exposed instead of covered by cowling.
You quite right - Super Cubs. Slightly more powerful I think but you still have to be nuts.
I'd love to use this footage for a video about chemicals, would you mind if I used it? I'm not sure of the protocols...
crop dusters sounds like some knock-off version of ghost busters lol
@mateopavolini YEAH!!! YOU TELL 'EM BRO!!! IT'S TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO FINALLY UNDERSTAND IT IS COLOMBIA WITH A FREAKING O BIATCH!!!
my GOD that stuff looks poisonous...
colombian pilos of course!
OMG ARE THOSE PIPER J-3 CUBS?
donde consigo este video completo?
Interesting. No flag men needed. Bet they missed a lot of coverage flying that way. In 1975 I was offered an Ag Flying job in South America. I forgot which country it was? The pay would have been about $1,000 a month. I replied that i couldn't pay my Bill's on $1,000 a month. The person offering me the job said, "For $1,000 a month you can live like a king down there." I passed. Who wants to live in South America?
With your surname for you would be super easy living as a local at any place down the Rio Grande. Is a huge continent and if you can't remember the name of the country it doesn't matter. US 1,000 in the mid seventies was a decent salary even in the States. The average 1975 U.S. salary was $8,630.92 a year. 12,000 as they told you was a nice offer but you need huge balls to fly over the andean picks. If the offer came from Brazil it would have been a piece of cake. I've lived in some south american countries....sun, fun and diversity. Not bad at all...with money.
40+ years ago I sprayed Paraquat in Colombia .
If your a pilot then you'll know what I mean for what i'm about to say.
"Too bad them bold pilots will never become old bold pilots, or even old pilots in that matter"
Strongest association seems to be with breast cancer in women.
maybe both things huh? Cancer + insanely low flight, I call that suicide attempt!
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Cubs as cropdusters. Huh
Muito bom!
All together now... ColOmbia. With an "o"; not a "u".
You wouldn't be handling chemicals like that these days. not with H & S around.
Woo hoo!!
@lowanfast Indeed...young guys who get a C cat rating and then try and impart their (lack of) knowledge on beginners to get their hours up - having barely flown a flapless taildragger.....
Dustin the fields with paraquat
That was in the 1990's. Plan Colombia from USA..
YOu can just see the cancer.
Back in time, when pilots were actually pilots
"crop" dusters?
watch?v=_MbhPWud8kM
"W/O cropdusters there are no crops. Being hungry sucks! "
Oh cmon. you sound like soviet propaganda, but in your case pro-cropduster.
I know that idiot comment was 12 years ago. But idiot still is. W/o crop dusters food could cost double. They are needed..