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Old 16th May 2020, 18:43
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Originally Posted by Aser
Are you saying that you fill the fuel to max and then fill the bucket to the full capacity and then do a partial drop in the hover?
That’s correct Aser, on the Bambi multi-drop bucket you need to hold the button in to open the valve so each time you press the button for about 1 second you drop approximately 50 litres of water. Fill to the top then pull to the first limit on the FLI, button off enough water to get the load airborne & away you go. It’s a good technique for large open dip sites but There is a risk when dipping from a small hole which requires a vertical descent/departure that if the bucket malfunctions you’ll be stuck there unable to lift the load, so if the dip site won’t allow you to tip a bit of water out by resting the bucket against a rock or log etc. then don’t fill it to 100%.
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