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This is a compilation of stills and video that I shot last week when I was near Chatsworth NJ watching Downstown's aerial application operations. That day they were applied dry fertilizer to 700 acres of Pine Island Cranberry bogs in three hours using two Ag Cats and an Air Tractor 602.
The video starts out with a couple of stills in the loading area of the air strip near Pine Island followed by a video of the AT-602 taking off. You will then see a series of stills as the Air Tractor completes her take-off roll, lift offs, and then we move to the cranberry bog for the rest of the stills.
The pilot of the Air Tractor did a great job that day, and I got some great shots with my camera and telephoto lens.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Aerial Applications in NJ Cranberry Bogs: Air Tractor 602 in action
Labels:
Ag Aviation,
Downstown Aero Services,
NJ Agriculture
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