Originally Posted by
JohnMcGhie
Thanks BK:
Our idea was that we should offer this solution to give people an option. You will appreciate that we have literally thousands of years of experience with wildfires (we call them "Bush Fires") in Australia: the Aborigines have been managing the risk by burning off for 50,000 years. Climate change is making things rapidly worse.
Australia has amongst the most benign flying conditions in the world, and yet our fire-fighting aircraft can't get there soon enough, can't operate safely in the extreme conditions, can't carry enough water. Para-dropping firefighters can become a suicide mission. Fire trucks can't get into the extremely rugged areas where these fires start. People are dying. And the bad seasons are getting worse, and closer together.
We have tested this thing: initial results are very encouraging. With more experience, we will enhance and adjust the design according to what we learn.
We're not going to save the world with this thing. But we are going to provide an option -- for people who otherwise might not have one.
At least: we're going to try, with your help.
John
Food for though Canada and Australia are too very different countries terrain wise. According to your website your device has a limited range of 30 meters. Almost all of out forested areas have trees and brush every 1 to 2 meters. Where I see your device being useful would be for individuals that have acreage or homesteads in the middle of forested areas. They could be used as a fire break around the property's. This would also depend on cost of the units.