Farming from the sky: For pilot Marcelo Velich, the risk is not the agrochemicals but the flight conditions, since &

In the more than 20 years that aerial applicator Marcelo Velich has been in the air, he has had to deal with all kinds of extreme situations. That, far from being the exception, is almost a rule of his job, in which he considers there is a "mix of skill with a bit of luck" but also a lot of preparation to minimize the risks. Flying, it is clear, is not for everyone. And much less at low altitude and doing stunts. At that point, it should be noted: risk is not the same as danger. "Agro-aerial activity is considered one of the riskiest, but not necessarily dangerous," explains Marcelo. Contrary to what is commonly believed, the risk is not represented so much by the phytosanitary substance that they apply from the planes as by the conditions in which they do it. "Our work environment is hostile because we fly at a height just right to take out everything that may be in front of us, be it mills, cables, or trees. In fact, many times the one who makes a mistake is the last thing they ...