I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.
Friday, October 05, 2012
CV 580 working June 2012 Colorado Wildfire
This is a video from Paul Filmer taken from the nose of one of Conair's CV580's working one of a wildfire in Colorado in June 2012. You will see the take-off, following the bird dog (lead plane) to extend a retardant drop and the landing. Paul has a webpage for the High Park and Springer Fires (CO) including some absolutely stunning galleries of his photographs of aerial operations.
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