| | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | That is how I earned my spending money during the summers in High School was as ground support for a crop sprayer, (I had my driver's license at age 15.) The aircraft I have serviced were the Pawnee, Callair and Thrush Commander where the nearest straight stretch of road to the job served as the base. Now, I have had the pilot sit in my lap when it wasn't practical to move the ground support truck. But, riding in the hopper? People here are very aware of my lack of tolerance for using the word "stupid", but in this case the term would definitely apply!
Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 11,389 Likes: 923 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 11,389 Likes: 923 | Bill,
Sounds like we did the same sort of thing, although the outfit I worked for had only Call Airs. We used gravel roads that were as close to the field as possible because the airplanes were fairly slow and "you can't make money with the gate closed," ferrying cost money.
I never did get ferried in the airplane, always repositioned via the flag car or the loading truck.
I agree with your application of the word stupid in the context mentioned!
Did you ever get to fly the Call Airs?
Warmest regards,
Rick | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 35,523 Likes: 554 DA POOBS Member with 30,000+ posts!! | | DA POOBS Member with 30,000+ posts!! Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 35,523 Likes: 554 | I can't imagine riding in the hopper, what with all the stuff that's been in there. Do it once, and your kids have flippers... Dang... I just can't see anyone doing that! In the hopper.... Cripes... 
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Join the Popular Front for the Reunification of Gondwanaland. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,951 Likes: 1 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,951 Likes: 1 | I earned most of my early flying money working in ground support of duster operations. I washed planes, fueled, put in oil, loaded poison (mostly DDT), flagged and chased parts; I loved ever minute of it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 11,389 Likes: 923 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 11,389 Likes: 923 | I earned most of my early flying money working in ground support of duster operations. I washed planes, fueled, put in oil, loaded poison (mostly DDT), flagged and chased parts; I loved ever minute of it. Wayne, Hear, hear. I got many of my ratings that way (one of the few jobs for a high school kid that paid well). My first summer flagging and loading was the last year DDT was legal. Interesting the next few years as folks tried to find something to replace it. Warmest regards, Rick | | | | | Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 245 Likes: 1 Member/100+posts | | Member/100+posts Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 245 Likes: 1 | If anyone happens to be in the market for a Grumman Tiger or knows someone who's looking, I just happen to know where a very nice one is available from my hangar neighbor next door. The owner is a Southwest Captain and he has his cross hairs on a certain Bonanza.....(not mine.  ) Jim Do you know if the Tiger is still available?
Scott Pearson
Tipton, IA
1976 8KCAB Decathlon
2008 DA40 XLS
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,704 Likes: 2245 Member/20,000 posts | | Member/20,000 posts Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 21,704 Likes: 2245 | The Tiger was sold and exported to, I believe, Europe?
She was a nice one too.
Jim
Cessna 150/150, N2259M - Mighty Mouse
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