SMALL AIRCRAFT PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN TOP-DRESSING
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 11. Although the main work of aerial topdressing of hill lands can be carried out economically only by employing aircraft capable of lifting eight to 10 tons, there will still be an important place for light aircraft in top-dressing small areas and in specialised work. This is the view of Mr. Lawson Field, president of the Gisborne Aero Club, who in an interview in Wellington today described how two specially fitted Moths were doing valuable topdressing work in Poverty Bay hill country. This small-scale work was done with ground superphosphate by ‘‘contour ' flying.” 50 to 100 ft. above the ground, he said, and farmers were well pleased with the results.
Mr. Field said he had been extended every assistance by the civil aviation and other authorities in Wellington with whom he discussed his plans to work in light plane 'operations with major aerial farming development that is ahead when large-scale aircraft are available
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23022, 12 August 1949, Page 6
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163SMALL AIRCRAFT PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN TOP-DRESSING Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23022, 12 August 1949, Page 6
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