"Krztalizer" wrote in message
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Was flying a C-54E up until the forest service tanker massacre last week.

Hopefully it will be fixed and I will have a airtanker pilot career of
more
than 3 weeks duration.


Ron, I was thinking about you when I heard the decision to ax all the old
firebombers in the fleet. Any word yet on how soon they will replace
them, or
how they will provide qualified pilots for the "new" firebombers? That
747
firebomber is freakin' amazing.

Good luck in the future.
v/r
Gordon

Up here in BC, we are still using a couple of Mars flying boats !!!! for
fire fighting, they still look pretty impressive. They often send them South
of the 49th to help out .

BMC