WOW, just WOW!
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WOW, just WOW!
Apologies if this has been posted previously (I did have a quick look) but this is just IMPRESSIVE!!
This Helicopter Making A Pinpoint Accurate, Long-Range Water Drop On A Burning Tree Is Incredibly Impressive - Digg
This Helicopter Making A Pinpoint Accurate, Long-Range Water Drop On A Burning Tree Is Incredibly Impressive - Digg
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
This is very typical of most fire pilots here in the US....We are getting LOTS of practice this year in California---another one just broke out an hour ago that is going big.
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
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From: Montreal
If it was a single campfire and the crane centered a 2000 gal load on it, then yes. But like Gordy says that isn’t the way wildfires burn. In my area there were 65 new fires from a single thunderstorm/lightning front that went through. A week later the resulting fires covered about 4000 hectares and growing. All the bucketing did was support ground efforts and help preserve infrastructure (bridges, roads, buildings) where ground could not access or was too dangerous to access.
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From: Hyperspace
I am somewhat inexperienced in helicopter fire fighting, so please excuse my question - but what significant advantage does it provide by swinging the bucket like that, or is it just something to break the boredom?
