Last week Air Tanker 60, a DC-7B (N838D), completed its last season as an aerial firefighting machine. On October 14 it departed from Medford, Oregon when the contract with the state of Oregon ended. Tim Crippen, who took these photos as it left, said it gave a wing wave to the tanker base as it … Continue reading "Tanker 60 retires from aerial firefighting" The post Tanker 60 retires from aerial firefighting appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/22/tanker-60-retires-from-aerial-firefighting/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/tanker-60-retires-from-aerial.html
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Opinion: Congress needs to be careful about banning all parts for drones made outside the U.S.10/21/2020 October 21, 2020 | 1:44 p.m. By Carrick Detweiler The end of summer means the heart of fire season for many Americans. You’ve probably read about a fire somewhere in the United States; so far this year, more than 43,000 fires have burned in states throughout the country, with more than 7 million acres destroyed … Continue reading "Opinion: Congress needs to be careful about banning all parts for drones made outside the U.S." The post Opinion: Congress needs to be careful about banning all parts for drones made outside the U.S. appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/21/opinion-congress-needs-to-be-careful-about-banning-all-parts-for-drones-made-outside-the-u-s/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/opinion-congress-needs-to-be-careful.html Ventura County, between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, has an air unit which is a cooperative enterprise of the Fire District and the Sheriff’s Office. The unit has four Bell UH-1 helicopters and one Bell Long Ranger. In addition, they purchased three military HH-60L Blackhawk helicopters in order to convert them into FIREHAWKS to be … Continue reading "A look at the Ventura County helicopters" The post A look at the Ventura County helicopters appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/21/a-look-at-the-ventura-county-helicopters/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-look-at-ventura-county-helicopters.html The pilot was killed September 22, 2020 southeast of Emmett, Idaho The post Preliminary report released for fatal SEAT crash in Idaho appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/16/preliminary-report-released-for-fatal-seat-crash-in-idaho/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/preliminary-report-released-for-fatal.html The helicopters will be phased in over the next several weeks. The post Helicopter lineup for Australia this fire season appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/15/helicopter-lineup-for-australia-this-fire-season/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/helicopter-lineup-for-australia-this.html The list includes: B737, Q400, RJ 85, and C-130 The post Australia to have six large air tankers during the 2020-2021 bushfire season appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/13/australia-to-have-six-large-air-tankers-during-the-2020-2021-bushfire-season/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/australia-to-have-six-large-air-tankers.html The 737 air tanker that New South Wales Rural Fire Service purchased from Coulson received a new paint job over the Australian winter. Besides needing to be identified as Bomber 138, there is a report that flying through ash during the incredibly busy 2019-2020 bushfire season stripped away enough paint to justify the new livery. … Continue reading "Tanker 138 becomes Bomber 210 in Australia and gets new livery" The post Tanker 138 becomes Bomber 210 in Australia and gets new livery appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/12/tanker-138-becomes-bomber-210-in-australia-and-gets-new-livery/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/tanker-138-becomes-bomber-210-in.html The video below shows the effects of air tanker drops in timber. The first part shows a dozer line or road on the edge of the Glass Fire in Northern California. Then you will see where red fire retardant dropped by air tankers has slowed the advance of the fire. When it can be done … Continue reading "Videos and photos of firefighting air tankers" The post Videos and photos of firefighting air tankers appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/05/videos-and-photos-of-firefighting-air-tankers/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/videos-and-photos-of-firefighting-air.html One version is expected to be available in 2021 The post Two new single engine air tankers are being designed appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/03/two-new-single-engine-air-tankers-are-being-designed/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/two-new-single-engine-air-tankers-are.html October 2, 2020 | 4:46 p.m. MDT The first of five C-130H planes that Coulson Aviation purchased from the Norwegian military completed its heavy maintenance in Crestview, Florida October 1 and was ferried to Spokane, Washington for new paint and an inspection. The aircraft has already been converted to an air tanker, Tanker 132, with … Continue reading "Another C-130 is almost ready to join the Coulson fleet" The post Another C-130 is almost ready to join the Coulson fleet appeared first on Fire Aviation. from Fire Aviation https://fireaviation.com/2020/10/02/another-c-130-is-almost-ready-to-join-the-coulson-fleet/ from https://deborahdrew0.blogspot.com/2020/10/another-c-130-is-almost-ready-to-join.html |