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How frost fighting really works 🍇🍎🍒 When frost hits, every degree — and every minute — matters. Helicopters play a key role in protecting orchards and vineyards across Central Otago. On cold, still nights, a layer of warmer air often sits just above the surface. When we fly, the rotor wash pushes that warm air down, mixing it with the cold air near the ground to lift temperatures around the crop by a crucial 1–3°C. That small difference can mean everything for buds and blossoms — protecting m