Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Crop Dusters

I woke up at 3:45 am to see the planes take off to dust the banana plants. They spray between 5 am and 6 am because winds are typically calmer at this time of day. First the chemicals are mixed in a large tank then pumped from the tank into the planes. The route the pilots take is programmed into a GPS system. It figures how many gallons are applied per acre.

I tried to get silhouette pictures of the planes and the workers just like Top Gun. My intent was to Take Your Breath Away, but I fell short and only got these blurry pictures.

This hose was really heavy and I had to have help lifting it.

Take off.


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