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Major Nikon

(36,827 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2019, 12:37 PM Mar 2019

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Check this out... 2naSalit Mar 2019 #1

Dropping a huge load of water while you are getting a whopping thermal from the fire Major Nikon Mar 2019 #2

As my buddy says, 2naSalit Mar 2019 #3

I had a yellow ultralight swoop down on me Saturday afternoon. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #4

2naSalit

(86,889 posts)

1. Check this out...

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 02:41 PM

Mar 2019

Those are the Spanish Army's firefighters, De Havilands is the type of aircraft I think, the "scooper brigade".

One of my flyguy firefighter friends turned me on to this vid several years ago:

http://player.vimeo.com/video/48642618

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

2. Dropping a huge load of water while you are getting a whopping thermal from the fire

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 02:52 PM

Mar 2019

Seems like a lot of fun.

2naSalit

(86,889 posts)

3. As my buddy says,

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 08:38 PM

Mar 2019

just stay out of the column! He's in airtac, never see him during fire season unless the fire is near where I live. I know a lot of fire firelighters in this part of the Rockies, used to live next to a "jump base" for a long time in a small town. I got to see the Canadian version of these water scoopers a few times.

littlemissmartypants

(22,850 posts)

4. I had a yellow ultralight swoop down on me Saturday afternoon.

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 08:43 PM

Mar 2019

It was terrifyingly delightful. Pun intended.

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