SA315B's & USFS

[mikeferg]

I am trying to get an accurate count on how many Lama's are expected to be either on an Exclusive Use Contract or on a Call When Needed contract for the 2002 fire season. Boise can't really help me with this year's numbers yet because most of the CWN contracts aren't in yet.. .. .Does anyone know any operators that are still operating Lama's that plan to put them out for the fire season this year? What I'm finding out is that a lot of them are being sold because the USFS seems to like 350B2's and SA316's better because of the seating capacity and airspeed..???. .. .Any help would be appreciated.