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October 28th 07, 12:40 PM
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the ideal fire/water bomber?
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October 29th 07, 04:05 AM
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:40:16 -0300, Dave
wrote: Probably some of the best vid of the 415 in action! Dave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcqguPTBteQ For some raw news footage of some awesome flying check out: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/...=mpvideosemail I don't know if this was posted here earlier, but it was sent to me by my son during the fires here. Ron
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October 29th 07, 10:41 PM
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WhooHoo!
No time to have left the wheels down! Whatta bullseye drop! Dave On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:05:25 -0700, Ron wrote: On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:40:16 -0300, Dave wrote: Probably some of the best vid of the 415 in action! Dave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcqguPTBteQ For some raw news footage of some awesome flying check out: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/...=mpvideosemail I don't know if this was posted here earlier, but it was sent to me by my son during the fires here. Ron
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October 30th 07, 12:03 AM
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That video almost gave me a heart attack. WOW those pilots earn their
pay. Is this typical?
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October 30th 07, 02:30 AM
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:03:23 -0000, EridanMan
wrote: That video almost gave me a heart attack. WOW those pilots earn their pay. Is this typical? It depends on the approach and surrounding terrain. When the houses are on a ridge line or flat land, and the fire is close, it seems to happens more often than not. Of course we never see all the drops on TV, but the ones we do see are pretty awesome. I've seen helicopters do a drop flying into a bluff and pull nearly straight up, do a stall turn and pull out going the other way. Anyone who flies water dropping aircraft truly earn their money. Ron
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October 30th 07, 02:38 AM
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"EridanMan" wrote in message oups.com... That video almost gave me a heart attack. WOW those pilots earn their pay. Is this typical? Some may leave a little more clearance, but not much. To get a large amount of the water on a small fire, you need to get pretty low. They really do fly like fighter jocks, especially in mountainous areas, in and out of the canyons. The plane was designed to be highly maneuverable. -- Jim in NC
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October 30th 07, 12:16 AM
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the ideal fire/water bomber?
Ok, I am in awe.
Is this typical?
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