hotrod180 wrote:There used to be quite a bit of ag flying done there around the Skagit flats, seems like there should still be some Pawnee-savvy pilots & mechanics around. Also, the glider ops down at Arlington use at least one Pawnee, don't know who does their flying or wrenching but they could be a source of information.

Swanland used Waco's and then Barker and Bromels and Belisle used Ag Cats as did Tronsdal. (I worked for Tronsdal) The fields there are too small for a Pawnee to really do much good.

John

John,

I worked some really small vegetable plots in Fabens, Texas with Pawnee. Did y'all have a tall trees problem on small fields?

hardtailjohn wrote:...Barker and Bromels and Belisle used Ag Cats as did Tronsdal. ......

Still one or two broke-down AgCats sitting at Barkers.
You can see them here if you zoom in:

http://satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/g.cgi ... pe=airport

Sad about the round engines going away. Flyingzebra could have got an Ag Cat for the money but would have had to put more than that into the 1,000 hour engine and then feed it. Pawnee will still be around for small jobs some time yet. Especially with grain prices so low.

Good job on the buy.

On the other hand if you want to carry a big load straight up a few seconds, Ag Cat is your airplane. Several have economical jet engines on them now. Hard to compete with the ferry and XC time of Rob's Thrush, however.

Pawnee could have been more accurately on the AOPA Pilot 50 year anniversary fold out ; "Now Arriving Gate 1, The Future." At least the shape.

Ag Cats are always an eye catcher during the daily coffee, BCP and Barnstormers ritual. The GPH side of things always sends me skimming on though. The 15GPH Pawnee with a MoGas STC and a sweet purchase price seems to be a fair compromise.

Not much help but it's 12 gph without spray boom or spreader.