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Kōrero: Topdressing

Hill-country airstrip

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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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by John Maber

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John Maber, Topdressing – Commercial developments of aerial topdressing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16557/hill-country-airstrip (accessed 9 July 2026).

He kōrero nā John Maber, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.