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Old 21st Jan 2013, 21:44
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Steve76
 
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I have to say - I actually felt afraid a couple of times. Admittedly the perspective is skewed but that bucket was very close to the ground, he was transiting through almost non-VFR vis, everything was a rush and the bucket continually hit the ground before the water tank, it looks like rising ground to the RHS of the water tank - why isn't the tail downhill (?) and finally he fly's into the smoke again after flying past a larger pool at 07:30 sec's. He probably couldn't get into it due having the bucket on the belly. There is a lot to be said for a 100ft line.
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