This has to be right up there with the amount of adrenaline you feel in combat. Pretty hairy stuff…(sign me up!)…
BeachAV8R
Ah yes, Spaniards and their badass fire-fighting canadian built flying boats.
Agreed, would definitely be a dream job, also lots of respect for the Smokejumpers that go with these guys.
I love the Bombardier 415! I think that Spain was the first contract for the aircraft but I am pretty sure that it is in wider use now.
…now that is a nice aircraft name, the SuperScooper!
It looks pretty dangerous though, my first thought was this (wow, getting old):
Great movie (Always)… The part where he is making John Goodman scratch his face with the tar on his fingers is hilarious…
I may have misidentified it. It is more likely the CL215 Turbo Prop version instead of the newer CL415. I did not think that the 215 had a Turbo Prop version.
I’ve always wondered how it affects the aircraft when you dump a ton of water out of it.
Between the fatigue of that low level, turbulent flying, and the corrosion of water - I’d be buying my aircraft maintainers a case of beer each Friday…
BeachAV8R
Necro-thread revival…some nice footage here. That looks like pretty fun flying…
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Wow! Nice to see from that perspective. I have seen those scooping in Newfoundland during forest fire season.