After looking for the cost formula for using the Bi-Plane i found out there is a good way to save a lot of cash while using the bi-plane to master crops in Farmvill.
Now the formula itself isnt very important for this technique.
What IS important is the fact that the first 550 hours of instagrow costs 1 fv$. After the first 550 hours the price goes drastically up and you only get about 290 hours worth of instagrow for the 2nd fv$. The price seems to slowly climb from there so every consecutive cash is worth less and less bi-plane time (this is where the formula kicks in).
So from this we can see that if we only bi-plane ~550 hours worth of crops at a time, we are getting a much better deal on what we spend.
Let's look at an example, assuming we want to master Acorn Squash:
Grow Time = 10 hours
Total seeds needed for mastery = 6,000
On a 500 Plot Farm:
Bi-Plane instagrow cost: 17 FV$ (@ 0%)
Cycles needed: 6,000 / 500 = 12
Cycles needed with bushel bonus: 12/2 = 6
Cycles needed with bushel bonus and double mastery = 12/3 = 4
Total FV$ cost to master: 12 x 17 = 204 FV$
Cost with Bushel: 6 x 17 =102 FV$
Cost with Bushel and double mastery: 3x 17 = 68 FV$
On a 55 Plot Farm:
(note: 55 plots x 10 hours per crop = 550 hours)
Bi-Plane instagrow cost: 1 FV$
Cycles needed: 6,000 / 55 = 109
Cycles needed with bushel bonus: 109 / 2 = 55
Cycles needed with bushel bonus and double mastery: 109 / 3 = 36
Total FV$ cost to master: 109 x 1 = 109 FV$
Cost with Bushel: 55 x 1 = 55 FV$
Cost with Bushel and double mastery: 36 x 1 = 36 FV$
We can see from this that the 55 plot farm reduced the instagrow cost to master this crop by almost half! (47% less!!)
How to set it up:
Ok, now the key to doing this effectively is to have the max amount of plots while keeping total grow time at 550 hours or less so your bi plane cost will stay at 1.
The number of plots you need will change according the the grow time of the seed you are using. You will need to delete all the plots on your farm and leave just the number of plots you need for the crop you will use. The exact number of plots might vary im not sure since there might be a random factor to each seed, but here are some examples on how to get started:
550h /crop grow time = max plot number (rounded down)
10 hour crop: 550/10 = 55 plots
8 hour crop: 550/8 = 68 plots
4 hour crop: 550/4 = 137 plots
23 hour crop: 550/23 = 23 plots
now once you have the required amount of plots on your farm go ahead and plant your crop and immediately go to check your bi plane if the cost is 1.
If the initial cost is 2 then you have too many plots, delete one by one and see when the plane cost goes down to 1. (note: you will need to do this quickly especially on short term crops because the price can go down just from the fact that the crop is growing, if you get to price of 1 and the crop is already more then 0% you will need to double check on the next cycle that the cost is indeed still 1)
If the initial cost is 1 then just add one more plot and seed it. Then check that the cost goes up to 2. If it doesn't keep adding plots and seeding one at a time until cost changes to 2 (we do this to make sure we are using the most amount of plots possible per cycle). Once it's at 2 delete the last plot you added, price should be back at 1 and you are good to go. (again, you should double check on next cycle if crop is greater then 0% when you are finished)
The fastest way to set it up would be to disable all plugins except for settings and seeder (personly i remove all the plugin folders to another folder, but you can disable in settings too) Set bot interval at 4-5, use fuel (if you have it) and of course select use bi-plane in settings (duh).
Have fun 
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