The SuperScoopers are always a controversy too...but they are always there! I heard a great argument with the CDF air boss over the Burbank Fire a couple year back. Classic.
The DC10’s a running controversy. Some love it, some don’t. It has some value on a day like this when it’s the only fixed wing that can get off the ground. However, in a situation where it’s operating with traditional water-droppers it’s a pain, ‘cause you have to clear them out every time the 10 sets up to make a drop, and it lacks the nimbleness and forgiveness of the smaller aircraft. I have a feeling we’ll see a large ‘thud’ some time in the next season or so.
The DC-10 does make things bit more interesting in the choreography
A big thud
Did you see the DC-10 drop earlier at Lake Arrowhead. Looked like he was too hight and winds scattered the Phoscheck all over the countryside. What drop altitude do they prefer?
I like those super scoppers that LA County has been using,...they seem to get down close to the ground also...
The SuperScoopers are always a controversy too...but they are always there! I heard a great argument with the CDF air boss over the Burbank Fire a couple year back. Classic.