Dumping a Load

Description: This video from the 2020 NAAREF Safety Session features Fran de Kock of Battlefords Airspray in Canada. He graciously allowed NAAREF to film him instructing his students on emergency dumping procedures. In agricultural aviation the goal of course is to apply the load in the hopper to the intended target area. Situations can change, and it is important the pilots know how to conduct an emergency dump, and just as importantly how to safely practice doing it. Fran was filmed both in his classroom and in a dual-seat AT-504. He covers the topic in depth, including the difference between how dumping is typically practiced versus how it will occur during an actual emergency.

Duration: 25 min

Year: 2020

Availability: NAAA Members (Free)

This course's content falls within the following sections of the Agricultural Airman's Guidelines (AAG):

137.IV - Takeoff
-- F - Other Takeoff Techniques
-- G - Takeoff Emergency Response Plan

137.V - Ferry and Approach to Working Area
-- C - Working Area Assessment

137.VI - Emergency Procedure Considerations
-- A - Jettison a Load