Their workdays are few and far between. There are regulattions on overspray,
so their work can only be done in morning, evening and calm days.
It is, also, seasonal.
Bill Pearce
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] The Sound of Cropduster in the Morning
> Hmm, that sounds excessive. But I should think that they do because
> they have to ...
>
> Chris
>
> On 14 Aug 2009, at 22:50, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>> Years ago, Flying Magazine did a big article on one of the aerial-ag
>> companies here in Iowa and it was quite impressive about what these
>> guys
>> have to do. A fully-loaded plane is a beast to fly and the G-loads
>> are
>> never-ending. At this time of year, their workdays are in the 12-14
>> hour
>> range and of that they don't spend much time with the wheels on the
>> ground.
>> I'm not sure what the regulations are, but in the agri-business,
>> regulations
>> seem to have as many loopholes as there are rules.
>
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