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He sprays my neighbor's corn field a couple of times a year. This time he was not making the long swing North to come around for his next pass. I don't think he noticed I was out, because he didn't do a wing waggle as he passed overhead, as he did on the previous one I posted. I was in my back yard and he was spraying only the lower 1/4 of the field, so there was no need for him to adjust his pattern for my position. Looking at the "HeSprays" picture, the fuzzy cattails in the foreground are about 20 feet off the field edge.
The life span of crop dusters has extended greatly over the past 30 to 40 years. Partly due to more stringent training requirements and partly due to previous gene pool thinning. The old saying about "old" and "bold" applies here. Most crop dusters, these days, are ex military fighter pilots. This lad is ex US Marine and served 3 tours in the Middle East. He is a double "Ace."
I'm really disappointed in myself for screwing up the last picture's sharpening so badly. When I get time, I'll run them all through the system again.
Pops