"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/17/2016 at 18:00 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/17/2016 at 18:00 • Filed to: planelopnik | 4
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Stephen Lam/Reuters
A !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! drops a load of fire retardant in an effort to halt the progress of wildfires raging in California. The DC-10 is following a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that is flying ahead to direct the tanker over the spot where firefighters on the ground have called for the drop. The DC-10 can carry up to 12,000 gallons of water or retardant in an external tank which can be released in 8 seconds.
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For Sweden
> ttyymmnn
08/17/2016 at 18:02 |
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FedEx is getting more creative with deliveries.
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ttyymmnn
> For Sweden
08/17/2016 at 18:03 |
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No signature necessary.
ZOOMZOOM!
> ttyymmnn
08/17/2016 at 18:04 |
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Ugh, the VLAT. Good for pictures, bad for actually fighting fire efficiently. I’ll take a couple of SEATs or the Super Scoopers over that beast any day.
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ttyymmnn
> ZOOMZOOM!
08/17/2016 at 18:06 |
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Back in 2011, when fires destroyed over 34,000 acres of Bastrop County near Austin, the DC-10 was deployed to KAUS but was never used on the fire.
RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
08/17/2016 at 18:07 |
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I’ve seen a bunch of tankers flying every direction, mostly towards the Big Sur/Soberanes and Nacimiento/Chimney fires nearby, but they’re everywhere in the skies. ‘Tis the season.
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
08/17/2016 at 18:09 |
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Sadly, ‘tis. This is the fire that some scumbag set on purpose, I believe. Maybe they should load him in the hopper with the retardant and drop him on the fire.
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ZOOMZOOM!
> ttyymmnn
08/17/2016 at 18:11 |
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I was actually on the Bastrop Complex that summer. If I remember right, that’s when the whole VLAT concept was super new. Plus there were still a fair number of P2V Neptunes flying around (still are, but those are getting more rare). I think the reason they didn’t use it in Texas that summer was because they didn’t think it could get good canopy penetration or coverage with how fast and high it has to fly. That’s why I think they are kinda useless. Fine in grass, maybe, but any kind of dense brush or forest makes them just cool looking toys.
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ttyymmnn
> ZOOMZOOM!
08/17/2016 at 18:16 |
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I live in Austin, and we drove through Bastrop on Hwy 71 last year for the first time. Looking at the burned out trees, it took me a second to realize what I was looking at. It looked like No Man’s Land in WWI. We could see the smoke from Austin, and breathed it when the wind was right (or wrong, I suppose). That was a crazy time, and a lot of people were on edge. We had “go boxes” packed just in case, though I don’t think we were really in much danger in north Austin. But it never hurts to be prepared. And this week, we’ve had 12 inches of rain. Unfortunately, I fear that these sorts of things are just going to become more common.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> ttyymmnn
08/17/2016 at 19:37 |
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http://www.neptuneaviation.com/index2.php#/rg…
These guys are out of Missoula MT, and have been flying california files since January.
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ttyymmnn
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/17/2016 at 20:17 |
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Neat! Love me some Neptunes. Those BAe’s are pretty neat too. It’s always been a favorite of mine. Thanks for this link.
Chris Clarke
> ttyymmnn
08/17/2016 at 20:44 |
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
08/18/2016 at 00:33 |
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I’d crowdfund that.
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
08/18/2016 at 21:50 |
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So look what I saw on the way home:
Heading south, likely to the new fire east of Santa Barbara. So much going on here, it’s nuts.