New Zealand aerial topdressing

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Aerial topdressing is the aerial application of fertilisers over farmland using agricultural aircraft. It was developed in New Zealand in the 1940s and rapidly adopted elsewhere in the 1950s. More information about this subject could be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_topdressing

By the Sixties there were at least four firms using PAC FLetcher FU-24 for aerial topdressing. Deane Baunton released some years ago several paitings of the aircraft shown at that time:

Wanganui Aero Works Ltd. at Wanganui NZWU

 
James Aviation at Whangarei NZWR



Fieldair at Palmerston North NZPM




Robertson Air Service Ltd. at Hamilton NZHN

These airports were also deserved by New Zealand National Airways Corporation NAC and are scheduled in CalClassic Traffic 1962 (and maybe olders). As these are AI used stearable models, don't expect to see them spreading in flight.

[Erik]

Very nice, I sense a different atmosphere in each of these pictures.

Erik

[aerofoto]

In the past we've (FIELDAIR especially) even used much larger aircraft in the top aerial top dressing role and as follows ....

DC-3


L-18-56 LOADSTAR


DHC-2 BEAVER MK1



In fact down here in New Zealand there's not much we haven't done with an aerolplane

Probably part of the NZ/Kiwi "CAN DO" .... and .... "we can do anything with piece of #8 fence wire and a 4X2 plank of wood" sort of mentality

We have an international reputation for being "a highly motivated, independent, creative, and ingenious lot of people"

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[jacklyon]

Hi, where i can find the New Zeland Classic ai traffic?
Is a traffic ai in developpment?

[Deleted]

What do you mean exactly? GA traffic or airliner? First one would be generated by usual packages, whereas the second ones are included in those of CalClassic.

[Tom/CalClassic]

I assume he means those aerial topdressers?

[jacklyon]

Hi, yes, i am talking about the aerial topdressers, how i can download them?

Thanks in advance

[Deleted]

This traffic uses stearable third party aircraft with third party sceneries. Due to author restrictions and so on, no chance to upload them somewhere. Sorry.

The Flechter Fu24 is available on the web. Traffic are a simple pattern flights of one aircraft at each airport (NZPM Palmerston North / NZWR Whangarei / NZHN Hamilton) as shown above. Two others remain static.

aircraft.txt
AC#1,100,"Fu24_Fieldair"
AC#2,100,"Fu24_James"
AC#3,100,"Fu24_Robertson"

Airport.txt
default file

Flightplans.txt
AC#1,FU24,50%,4hr,IFR,13:00:32,13:15:32,050,F,0001,NZPM,13:17:54,13:32:54,050,F,0001,NZPM
AC#1,FU24,50%,WEEK,IFR,1/12:00:32,1/12:15:32,050,F,0001,NZPM,1/12:17:54,1/12:32:54,050,F,0001,NZPM
AC#1,FU24,50%,WEEK,IFR,1/12:00:32,1/12:15:32,050,F,0001,NZPM,1/12:17:54,1/12:32:54,050,F,0001,NZPM
AC#2,FU24,50%,4hr,IFR,13:00:32,13:15:32,050,F,0001,NZWR,13:17:54,13:32:54,050,F,0001,NZWR
AC#2,FU24,50%,WEEK,IFR,1/12:00:32,1/12:15:32,050,F,0001,NZWR,1/12:17:54,1/12:32:54,050,F,0001,NZWR
AC#2,FU24,50%,WEEK,IFR,1/12:00:32,1/12:15:32,050,F,0001,NZWR,1/12:17:54,1/12:32:54,050,F,0001,NZWR
AC#3,FU24,50%,4hr,IFR,13:00:32,13:15:32,050,F,0001,NZHN,13:17:54,13:32:54,050,F,0001,NZHN
AC#3,FU24,50%,WEEK,IFR,1/12:00:32,1/12:15:32,050,F,0001,NZHN,1/12:17:54,1/12:32:54,050,F,0001,NZHN
AC#3,FU24,50%,WEEK,IFR,1/12:00:32,1/12:15:32,050,F,0001,NZHN,1/12:17:54,1/12:32:54,050,F,0001,NZHN

[jacklyon]

Hi

Thanks,

i will check it

Cheers

Alejandro