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Author: Have fun!   Date: 3/24/2024 8:03:41 PM  +0/-1   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

60 to 90 days on standby, no days off. It's Part 91 and there are not duty or flight time limitations.Sunrise is around 0400 - the growers expect you to be up and ready to dry at that time if it rained overnight. Sunset can be as late as 2130. You can be in a bar having a beer at 2000, and if it rains the grower will call you out. On a rainy day you might fly ALL DAY LONG from 0430 to 2100. Doesn't happen often, but it does happen.  If it's a dry summer, you might not fly at all and you'll spend a lot of time watching Fox News.


They plant cherries where it doesn't rain a lot. Most days in the growing season are severe clear with zero % chance of rain.  Most of the rain stays on the west side of the Cascades. But occasionally, a stray shower or storm will sneak across and into the Okanogan or Columbia River valley, the cherries get a little wet and suddenly the growers panic and call you out. Not good if you're off riding a dirtbike and "out of pocket."


If you've just got to do cherry drying, find an operator that uses a machine that will allow you to stay above the wind machines and powerlines. In other words, don't fly an R44.

 
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Is cherry drying a good side job? +0/-0 Not looking to build hours 3/22/2024 10:55:03 AM