San Antonio

No rush, are you going to Jambo?

 

Not sure yet. The wife and I want to go but the rice season is starting soon for us. When it does I'm going to be out of town for at least a month to pollinate rice. The thing is, we usually only get about a day's notice to get out there and get to work. Last year I found out at 4pm and at 6am I was flying to the fields. We stayed out there for 6 weeks.

So, I'm going to try, but I can't make any promises yet. That said, is there a cut off to the tickets?

 

Right on, that's intense!

I believe it's all pay at the gate now.

 

Well, I'm planning on being there, we'll see what happens.

Here's rice -

The fun begins somewhere around 5 or 6 minutes.

https://youtu.be/Dls2hJZLRkY

 

Badass video! I think you showed a few of us this a cnc. Never even knew people pollinated rice by doing this though. Whereabouts is this? Down in the waller/brookshire area by chance? I know there are a ton of rice fields down that way

 

Damn that's so fun to watch.

 

Yep that's the one I pulled up! That's out around Eagle Lake, south and West of Houston. Every year most fields are pollinated by helicopter. Fun fact: a rice field pollinated by helicopter yields about 80% more rice.

 

Very interesting!

 

What is difference in dispersal by helo vs crop duster?

Less waste?

 

I will in about a month.

 

Welcome to the SA thread man!

 

Crop dusters typically only spray and don't really produce the downwash of air the way a helicopter does to spread the pollen. Since our thrust is so much more vertical, helicopters are the way to go for pollination.

As far as efficiency, we do about 200 acres an hour and the cost is marginal.

I've got some crazier videos I've been meaning to upload. Flying between trees at 120mph crazy...

 

Sounds like fun.

 

I think I can drive my truck between trees at 120mph. Not sure how I'd spread the pollan. Guess I'll look for something else we can do.

 

DAMN! Your truck can do 120?!


Not mine...

 

Welcome!

 

Well i decided while at work today that this is friday for me. The firm is giving us a floating holiday for after tax season as a reward, so im taking that friday and then taking off tomorrow.. Found out about the free holiday today, so im not coming in since i was going to use a day of vacation anyways

 

I lurk from time to time. Be seeing some of you at the PINS run I'm sure.

 

Needs Airwolf theme music.





Curious, why fly sideways while pollenating? Better field of view?

 

Awesome Robert. I'd say your lucky, but we know you earned it. Go have fun Dude!