In Australia I have been lucky with shoot the Cranes close up while fire bombing, both from the air and a couple of times on the ground. What amazed me is how agile they are for such a big machine. I have seen Kenny Chapman turn one of them around on a dime and then also have it on its side while side slipping down to get a load of water into a tough spot.
Full credit to the command pilots on these things, they handle them like a 500.
Autorotate.