Originally Posted by
logansi
The best place for the big tankers is in thick bushland, SEAT loads are often to light and can't penetrate the canopy
Not true, depends on application rate/bush density/pilot skill, I'd hardly call 3000 litres light. With LATS I've seen retardant just misting on top of the canopy, again depends on application rate and operational considerations as to how high the drop is. As others have said if used to their advantages all aircraft have good points, it's the management that quite often use the wrong choice with it being fashionable to use the LATS lately instead of seats.