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Another similar job: frost protection of vineyards using helicopters. It is used in conditions of thermal inversion (colder air near the ground, warmer air in t
by mastazi 8y ago
Another similar job: frost protection of vineyards using helicopters. It is used in conditions of thermal inversion (colder air near the ground, warmer air in the upper layer), in those conditions the rotor downwash raises the temperature near the ground. More info:
[1] https://grapecollective.com/articles/frost-fighters-the-helicopters-that-protect-the-vines https://grapecollective.com/articles/frost-fighters-the-heli...
[2] https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/241735-flying-frost-protection-over-vineyards.html https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/241735-flying-frost-protec...
[3] https://www.wineaustralia.com/getmedia/6740ada2-1be7-4e3e-b002-d5f35ae52ba7/201009-Arming-against-frost.pdf https://www.wineaustralia.com/getmedia/6740ada2-1be7-4e3e-b0...
Another common use of helicopters in a rural environment is aerial mustering, this one does not really need explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbMudWaYeXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbMudWaYeXo