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Old 21st Feb 2007, 23:20
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Can't help you with the cao's.
When you carry a passenger who is not a crew member you reduce your water payload.
When dropping water on a fire there is usually ground control who insures no civilians are in the way.
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Old 21st Feb 2007, 23:53
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Fire fighting operations require a Company Operations Manual (usually Section D), and an approval on the Company AOC.

Your reference to CAO 29.5 answers itself: if someone is a non crew member, they are not part of the crew and therefore can't be carried!
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Old 22nd Feb 2007, 01:02
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Possible answer to Q2, could include second pilot or observer.

Personal opinion on Q1, I doubt that the dropping of articles CAO would cover bucket work. Your Ops Manual should have specific information on fire fighting/bucket operations and that is approved by CASA
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Old 29th Jul 2022, 17:40
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Bambi Bucket


I thought a Bambi if on a line had to be 50 ft plus ?
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Old 29th Jul 2022, 20:28
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Originally Posted by Hughes500

I thought a Bambi if on a line had to be 50 ft plus ?
This is what you can expect to happen with this configuration...
Squirrel vs Bambi La Reunion, 2019

Lots of operators and pilots don't read the manual. Question is if they can't read, or don't bother.......

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Old 30th Jul 2022, 15:28
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Originally Posted by lead zeppelin
Can anyone help solve a mystery?

Why are Bambi buckets called "Bambi" buckets??

C'mon, Cliff Claven, I know you're out there.............
Because we’re out there saving Bambi from the forest fire!?
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Old 31st Jul 2022, 13:17
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Originally Posted by albatross
Because we’re out there saving Bambi from the forest fire!?
or……..🧐 because the manufacturer wrote it on the side…..😹


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Old 31st Jul 2022, 13:22
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I had to rtb with this one because the release mechanism failed. Luckily the fire was out by then !


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