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The biggest advantage of helicopter crop dusting when fixed-wing is an option is that the helicopter dusting gets more "into" the plants because the helicopter
by ponker 6y ago
The biggest advantage of helicopter crop dusting when fixed-wing is an option is that the helicopter dusting gets more "into" the plants because the helicopter rotor actively blows the shit downwards.
- saagarjha 6y agoI would assume you have slightly better control over application as well.
- Scoundreller 6y agoAlso useful for cherry crops: a rain at just the wrong time can ruin an entire crop. There’s basically fleets of helicopters on standby around crop areas that are just there to fly above cherry trees and blow off the moisture if it rains late in the season at night.
- chris_st 6y agoHad a friend who worked for the US government, in one of their farmer support areas. Told me that it's not unusual for them to be used to keep crops from freezing, oddly enough.