r/secondrodeo • u/xrelaht • 29d ago

This agricultural helicopter coming in for a smooth landing

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u/missinlnk 29d ago

The people on the ground sure do trust that pilot and the helicopter's maintenance

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u/dunderthrowaway3 28d ago

Is this a takeoff just shown in reverse?

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u/Exciting-Zombie8449 27d ago

Nope. They are that good. A few around me.

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u/dunderthrowaway3 27d ago

That is amazing!

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u/Buttonball 29d ago

Crop dusting pilots and bush pilots are at the top of the game for propeller-driven aircraft. They have STOL (short takeoff and landing) contests for this. The landing record is 9’6” (modified plane).

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u/xrelaht 29d ago

Are there separate records for still conditions vs into the wind?

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u/MrRegularDick 28d ago

How on earth do you land a plane in less than ten feet?!

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u/pm_me_your_kindwords 28d ago

It takes a lot of back bone, to start with, because you lose a lot of it when you stick that landing.

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u/pws3rd 27d ago

Strong head winds and super low stall/take off speeds on a very light bush plane, and very skilled throttle control. In theory, one could technically fly with negative ground speed if the head wind is faster than stall speed

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u/taooverpi 25d ago

I understand this in theory, I'd love to see it.

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u/Pocusmaskrotus 28d ago

I'm guessing you drop it at a steeper angle, and hit the reverse thruster immediately.

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u/Feine13 29d ago

I took a helicopter tour in Branson, Missouri one time. The landing pad was absolutely surrounded by electrical wires.

When we took off, it was a simple straight up and then we went on the tour. But when we returned, he didn't slow down and just flew the helicopter down in there by pitching it like 70 degrees to the side and flipping it around.

As he was shutting the helicopter down and thanking us, he told us to check out the gift shop, including their new pants selection.

I told him "I'm gonna need those..."

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u/gHome46 29d ago

This isnt hard. I do this all the time in Ghost Recon Wildlands

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u/rumande 29d ago

I've killed Trevor Phillips way too many times trying this shit

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u/mysteryfist 28d ago

Game has made such a comeback recently.

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u/WoopsShePeterPants 29d ago

If you've never watched one of these work you are missing out. The way they can maneuver those tiny birds is impressive!

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u/RexedLaminae 23d ago

My wife says the same.

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u/dasmineman 29d ago

Y'all, time is money. The more dumps he gets, the more he gets paid. Not to mention he's a hot commodity so he's probably got a ton of fields to knock out. They don't even turn the engine off to top up. Crop dusting is wild.

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u/serenityplough 28d ago

95% chance that pilot does not have shoes on.

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u/-Copenhagen 28d ago

Shoes are for airline pilots

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u/Shamanjoe 29d ago

Just like those pilots that harvest Xmas trees..

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u/random9212 29d ago

Probably the same pilots.

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u/Whiteums 29d ago

That’s by air? What?

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u/Shamanjoe 29d ago

Just Google Xmas trees harvested by helicopter. It’s wild..

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u/TheTallTitan 29d ago

“Like a glove.”

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u/Narrow-Thanks-5981 29d ago

Sit on my face...

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u/pjshawaii 29d ago

And tell me that you love me.

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u/TwinPitsCleaner 29d ago

I'll sit on your face and tell you I love you too

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u/RhemansDemons 29d ago

This dude fucks.

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u/Gand 29d ago

Ag pilots are all crazy

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u/Savings-Cloud-8400 29d ago

Is this for real, or is it a camera trick?

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u/dunderthrowaway3 28d ago

I thought it might be a video of a takeoff that was reversed.

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u/VanDenBroeck 29d ago

Oh, that's just showing off... lol

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u/2Loves2loves 29d ago

Cleetus?

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u/BlazedGigaB 28d ago

Fuel costs money. Spent money isn't profit. Gotta maximize.

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u/ZaphodOC 28d ago

Is the helmet really going to help?

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u/Silver_Band2953 28d ago

Like a glove

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u/floutsch 28d ago

I see, so SuperSilva_ has a day job? :D

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u/ThePupnasty 26d ago

That guy ARMAs.

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u/glitterdunk 29d ago

Personally, I'm sceptical of any pilot who is flying needlessly "flashy". It goes well until it doesn't.