Kōrero: Topdressing

Hill-country airstrip

Hill-country airstrip

Topdressing pilots prefer the airstrip to have a reasonable slope. This allows easier take-off with a full load, and a shorter landing distance when returning to reload. This airstrip at the Whatawhata hill-country research station is a good example.

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Photograph by John Maber

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

John Maber, 'Topdressing - Commercial developments of aerial topdressing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16557/hill-country-airstrip (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā John Maber, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008