Caught an aerial top dressing plane in action one morning on Brunswick Road, Whanganui, New Zealand. The conditions were perfect – both for the plane and for taking photos. The airstrip for reloading was only a kilometre away enabling the plane to make many passes in a short time. The dives into and out of the gully were spectacular but the horses weren’t so sure.
Aerial top-dressing plane unloading fertilizer across neighbour’s paddocks.
Banking out of gully of gully after dropping “payload” of fertilizer.
The neighbours horses were not so sure.
The horses need reassuring while the plane buzzes them.
The calm conditions were ideal for top dressing
Dropping final load o fertilizer before heading back to base.