A Day Water Bucketing with Helicopters

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21 күн бұрын

In Canada, thousands of aircraft are deployed every year to help fight the spread of wildfires. If fighting fires was a warzone, the water bucket would be the most effective weapon.
Water is simply dipped from the most appropriate nearby water source with the bucket and then strategically release onto the predetermined area to minimise the spread of a front, or to completely extinguish a hotspot.
On this day, we were extinguishing hotspots that were still present from a fire in the previous summer.
Early in the video I have a malfunction that disabled me from releasing the water, which I soon fixed on the ground and then continued on with the task, hitting flagged areas of concern.
At the end of the video i go over why it probably malfunctioned in the first place.
00:00 start
00:01 setting up the bucket
00:46 startup
01:42 takeoff
02:38 looking for targets
03:00 looking for water source
03:45 first dip
05:04 bucket malfunction
06:44 round 2
7:17 first drop
08:16 second target
09:30 trying deeper water source
11:40 new targets
13:09 new water source
14:03 last drop
15:01 packing up the bucket
16:30 picking up the fire crew
18:12 travel chat
18:44 Bucket rectification
19:05 how the Bambi Bucket works
20:49 testing new bucket configuration
23 by Chayce Beckham, t.lickd.co/Lv01eBOL0GZ License ID: xnDJmnEJPqb
Stressed Out by twenty one pilots, t.lickd.co/A2XQoxNRRkg License ID: m8NDPyZqNYp

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@ObviousSchism 17 күн бұрын

"You're at my 3 o'clock" "Yeah that doesn't help me but um I see someone with a hose"

@honestspirit56 16 күн бұрын

Excellent insight into the never ending struggle to control fire. Thank you.

@mckrunchytoast2469 8 күн бұрын

I did a small spell with woodland firefighting out of high school, we had three choppers dropping buckets trying to slow it down and the crew I was with almost got backed into a corner. If it wasn't for someone with the skill, nerve, and good awareness to drop those buckets with good accuracy we may have had to abandon our position or even god forbid do a burn over. So hats off to you and what you do, fly safe out there.

@lifeOfBarneyMusic 19 күн бұрын

Gotta be honest......... as obsessed with helicopters as I am, my favourite part was when you were chatting about getting food when you picked the guys up. I can relate.

@losttrucker8038 19 күн бұрын

great video.....I rather listen to the helicopter than that music.....helicopter sounds are music to some people....lol

@bushpiloting 19 күн бұрын

Good to know because the music cost money 😂

@USRanger1973 19 күн бұрын

New subscriber here. Love the content but I agree. Chopper audio is batter than music. Looking forward to seeing more content.

@hapskie 18 күн бұрын

I agree, no need for music!

@leolldankology 16 күн бұрын

Natural sounds > music

@ianross9099 16 күн бұрын

I liked the music added to it!

@MichaelTV44 5 күн бұрын

Crazy skills man. I was holding my breath when you had the bucket between the trees.

@ralphwoodard609 19 күн бұрын

Just found your video and enjoyed watching it. Excellent flying and excellent 360 camera at work and the music wasn’t too bad either. Thanks for producing it.

@astonishing-a 19 күн бұрын

Another great video! Including the maintenance and explanation at the end is appreciated too 👌🏻

@justincase5272 16 күн бұрын

Excellent! Careful, precise, safe (relatively).

@JestRR 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for taking us along!! The 360 camera does wonders for getting a good shot! look forward to seeing your next adventure!! subbed!!

@SelkirkFilms 18 күн бұрын

Nice work! Loved the angles you got with the 360, combined with interior and audio made for a stellar video :) excited to see more. Subscribed! 🎉

@Forestryman707 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for this cool perspective

@pierre7548 15 күн бұрын

Wonderful footage, thanks from France !

@duncanm6589 19 күн бұрын

Amazing footage. Thanks

@hhiibbaalleerr 19 күн бұрын

This is great. My son is a Type 1, and I have always been curious how the heli show works.... you have one of the coolest jobs on the planet...Thanks alot!! (btw - glad to hear about the rain....even if it does slow things down a bit).

@roystevenson9632 17 күн бұрын

Nicely done!

@frisk151 16 күн бұрын

I love the 360 / 3-D cam visuals both inside the cabin and on the line! Great work on with bambie... ;_)

@clayontwowheels2562 19 күн бұрын

Awesome video mate. Just about to finish my CPLH in OZ. Looking forward to these types of jobs 👍

@javierondo 17 күн бұрын

Good one! I'm a firefighter too, in Spain with the b412. Just wanted to point something out... Please, check the water release system before, ideally during the first pick up, just do a very small water pick up and check the system on the water, otherwise, if it fails with the bucket full of water, using almost all the power, you´ll get yourself into a trouble. Keep going!

@bushpiloting 17 күн бұрын

Yeah thanks for the insight. It was the first bucket of the season but not my first rodeo

@plokkum 18 күн бұрын

What a wonderful job you have.

@TreinMachinist 16 күн бұрын

Nice job! Interesting to see your work! Greetings from the Netherlands

@2ATacAirWing-qr5ll 17 күн бұрын

hey Mate, great vid, great editing, great camera work, great song. A job well done!

@Hurst6969 18 күн бұрын

impressive flying!

@tonyvaldivia7300 15 күн бұрын

Great vid! Great insight!!

@CrayonboxAviationAdventures 19 күн бұрын

Videoing our flights is a great way to analyse and identify issues that we may need to correct in the near future - well done. It looks like the bucket went between the cables while setting up maybe? Thanks for another great video, I really enjoy these.

@bushpiloting 19 күн бұрын

Yeah I noticed a few things about myself that I hadn’t seen before hahah thanks for the feedback man I really appreciate it

@spencerhawkins3270 18 күн бұрын

Great vid mate 😎 fly safe

@cq7415 18 күн бұрын

Nice video, I would fly with you anytime. That was tricky getting the bucket into the trees without getting snagged. Must be sorta stressful. Love that helicopter, they are so fun. Helicopters are safer than fixed wing in the backcountry because you can most always find a clearing if you lose an engine. Thanks for sharing.

@213djw 19 күн бұрын

Awesome.. I'm working so hard to get into aerial fire fighting :)

@milesbrown8016 14 күн бұрын

Well done. Very exemplary 🤙🏻

@SCARFACE69247 18 күн бұрын

Good Job!

@stephanierobins9620 16 күн бұрын

Good job

@RR-fc2ie 18 күн бұрын

Checks all the time most important 😂 good job well done.

@amfwelsh 19 күн бұрын

Great work only just found your channel. Subbed

@StingrayBay 16 күн бұрын

I have the same problem with a sea anchor. Ie the head tangles the lines if it is stowed loose. What I have learned to do is just tie the lines together below the head so it is obvious if it has gone through the lines. This saves alot of untangling when you go to use it. Hope this works on your system too 😎👍

@deepVAroots 18 күн бұрын

Those trees so close made me nervous...

@DrTubeman 16 күн бұрын

Like your attitude I got a good chuckle from your profile "I am not an influencer. I have a job." You sound like a Kiwi?...Subscribed.

@helipilot4045 6 күн бұрын

Great video, a little piece of advice to help the issue with the first bucket. Always test the bucket before you get to the fire. I always test right at the first dip to make sure. Sometimes your dipsites are miles away from the fire. Also why are you running the bucket on the remote hook? I never seen that before, seems like more complications and if you have to pickle the line for whatever reason your hook and bucket are trashed.

@skyplonk 18 күн бұрын

Great Vid. Love the 407. Wish we had some in NZ!

@ericrmd1448 18 күн бұрын

don't be greedy, you already have all the 500's

@skyplonk 18 күн бұрын

@@ericrmd1448 Lol that is true. We can keep the 500s and get rid of a bunch of the boring 350s 😂

@digitaldyslexia7589 19 күн бұрын

Crazy stuff, also there are still lingering burns from a fire a YEAR AGO? That's nuts. I thought you were like.... watering the trees for logging purposes or something until I noticed smoke/steam after one of your drops

@maksimlang2299 16 күн бұрын

Keep up the good work

@pinocleen 19 күн бұрын

It's pretty safe working with Canadians as they always carry a pencil - because you never know when you might come across a sketchy situation

@bushpiloting 19 күн бұрын

I’m gonna use that one 😂

@pinocleen 19 күн бұрын

@@bushpiloting Great work and video/channel btw.

@RollinMcCoalerson-eh7fn 16 күн бұрын

Oh I thought this was gonna be a small peepee joke. That would’ve been better.

@Kaymm-zd6lb 19 күн бұрын

Can you do a Vid on how you progressed from CPL to where you are now? I recently got my CPL and getting into the industry is pretty rough if you dont have alot of connections :)

@romainolaya1295 17 күн бұрын

amazing content

@bloodragefromnorway 18 күн бұрын

The "half moons" (no idea what they are called in english) can be split, its just a pin u need to knock out, just friction that holds it. its also a shim in there, so dont lose that when splitting. have to do it some times on the lifting equipment on our cranes

@The5shmucks 16 күн бұрын

as someone who does quiet a bit of mop up, i wanna say DAMN i would LLOVE to have a heli helping out on mop up hahahah so rad what an awesome job! , stay safe and keep getting after it boss!

@stlaffen 10 күн бұрын

awesome vid :D

@slapshot1343 19 күн бұрын

can you get rid of the music? Just want to hear the helicopter

@bushpiloting 19 күн бұрын

Note taken thanks man

@1187titanium 17 күн бұрын

Leave it haha love the suspense

@gchyz 19 күн бұрын

great video!!! 😎👍

@euronick77 17 күн бұрын

cool vid, sweet job on the line, but not sure why the taping 2 sides separetly is still showed ? i did that for years too....instead grab all your wires together and tape them all together that way there is no chance of your head tangling back in trough the middle and the tape releases much easier on your first drop ...cheers have a safe summer

@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254 16 күн бұрын

Fantástic.

@cstpborchert 19 күн бұрын

"You're at my three o'clock"... classic 😂

@CrayonboxAviationAdventures 19 күн бұрын

I've said that when flying with mates - and then realised what I said was useless to them haha. A correction follows shortly after of course.

@Blackcloud_Garage 17 күн бұрын

Flying HEMS I get that response all the time from the ground guys😅

@RegularItemShow 17 күн бұрын

@CrayonboxAviationAdventures wouldn't that mean they're on my 9 and I should look left or am I missing something

@Blackcloud_Garage 17 күн бұрын

@@RegularItemShow he could be at any clock position around you and facing any direction.

@RegularItemShow 17 күн бұрын

@@Blackcloud_Garage ohh because I don't know what cardinal heading he's facing. I was thinking about it more in line of two planes flying in the same general direction (or a known direction)

@RiverCampbell-wu4yd 19 күн бұрын

You should try and get the water bucketing job next fireseason in tassie lol

@206_Fan 19 күн бұрын

Awesome video. What's your verdict on that Lift Helmet? I've heard not so good reports regarding it!

@bushpiloting 18 күн бұрын

Hey man. Yeah look I love it, so comfy, especially if you are flying 8 hour days. There are a couple of downsides and maybe I’ll do a review of the helmet later on

@marcpigeon7796 18 күн бұрын

Living the dream 🇨🇦🏍️

@bluesideup7891 15 күн бұрын

I remember doing this when I was in military it was minimum 4 mans job. did with blackhawk. Bambi's are heavy lol thanks for the memory.

@treetopflyersofva2 16 күн бұрын

Nice video but I am confused. A helicopter costs thousands of dollars an hour to fly. You’re putting water on hotspots close to plenty of water. It took someone walking through the woods to find and mark those hotspots.They make small lightweight engine operated pumps that can do that job a whole lot cheaper especially that close to water like that. The time it took them to mark those spots and then wait for the helicopter to come, they could have had the area soaked and moved on. I can understand all this if there isn’t a water source close by.

@user-jq2rf4nf3o 14 күн бұрын

Helicopters don't leave ground scars like trucks and hoses make. Helicopters are cost effective and require no roads trails or fire breaks to go anywhere. A brush truck and a full crew cost the same doing all day what a helicopter does in minutes = helicopters are a force multiplyer

@treetopflyersofva2 14 күн бұрын

@@user-jq2rf4nf3o You all need a lot more helicopters then. Thats why you didn’t get all those fires out from last year.

@user-jq2rf4nf3o 14 күн бұрын

@@treetopflyersofva2 More back fires, helitac crews - No roads, No trails, No ground access. Look at the aria - Bad planing is your issues not helicopters Thanks for playing🤡🌎

@treetopflyersofva2 13 күн бұрын

Like I said. NEED MORE HELICOPTERS 🚁

@bernardanderson3758 18 күн бұрын

This would be a great opportunity to do something like this especially in a Bell 407

@ZdrytchX 15 күн бұрын

Just curious how much do aircraft systems help with the hovering? I really struggle to hover when looking directly down, I gotta look forward to do it effectively

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

Mmm, there aren’t really any systems that stabilize hovering in the 407

@turnnburns9110 16 күн бұрын

Dont listen to the haters! Keep doing you my man!!

@U20E27 16 күн бұрын

A friend was involved with the power tower extension project. I asked him if he tried the e-ticket ride😆. He says what you mean the rigger seats on the end of the helicopter tether? Ha ha. He’s an engineer his response was hell no! Ha ha.

@ColaBeGaming 15 күн бұрын

"You're at my three-o'clock" - like that narrows it down😶

@Lucianrider 16 күн бұрын

If you had an issue that didn't allow you to fly back from where you were stationed, how far is the closest road? Or would another helicopter be needed to come rescue you and the guys? great video.

@bushpiloting 16 күн бұрын

Another helicopter would come get us. This far north in summer, the sun sets at midnight… so daylight is not an issue

@Helmetfires 18 күн бұрын

“You’re at my 3 o’clock”😂👌

@EtiRats 18 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏 interesting vid. Does the bucket ever scoop up debris lifting water from those small ponds? I’d guess there’s quite a few weeds, branches, 🐸s floating around in that water….

@bushpiloting 18 күн бұрын

Mmm if it does it’s mostly loose branches and weeds that could be laying on the bottom

@blasterml 16 күн бұрын

Great job! Why the "trim rel" button blanked? No force trim on this helo?

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

There is no force trim on the B407

@blasterml 15 күн бұрын

@@bushpiloting Tnx for the reply! Any SAS stabilisation?

@kubaflanker2186 15 күн бұрын

Great video!!! I wonder what is minumum experience to get a helicopter job in Canada? It is good place to get hours for easa licensed pilots?

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

Minimum experience is a license

@MDFire150 15 күн бұрын

For W&B, couldn't the gear basket be on the opposite side of the pilot?? Great vid!

@bushpiloting 12 күн бұрын

Negative. The bell 407 sits left ski low due to the effect of tail rotor roll. To counteract this they have designed the machine to accommodate the basket on the right side, as well as the pilot

@tombryant4518 16 күн бұрын

Nice work! Why aren’t they mopping up with pumps and hose since they’re so close to a water source? Back in my days, I’d get my ass chewed off for wasting money and resources like that. Did a ton of bucketing, just not when it wasn’t necessary.

@liquidsnow1 16 күн бұрын

Skip the music 🤨🤨 Awesome video 💪💪👍👍

@AB-hu2uw 15 күн бұрын

what is the point of pouring water on these random marked out areas ?

@liquighost7988 16 күн бұрын

Just curious as to why your basket for all your rope and gear is on the same side you pilot from doesn't that shift the center of weight too much or is it not a problem?

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

The helicopter sits left skid low, so having the basket on the right side helps that

@liquighost7988 15 күн бұрын

@@bushpiloting ah ok interesting

@hapskie 18 күн бұрын

What was wrong with the water release system? I thought I saw a part (rope?) fall when you tried to release the first time.

@bushpiloting 18 күн бұрын

Watch the last couple of minutes of the video and find out haha

@WholeMilkLP 19 күн бұрын

ty x1000000

@andybratt6022 15 күн бұрын

Music should go if you want more views. We want to hear the equipment

@areaone3813 16 күн бұрын

Congratulations you made a music video.

@areaone3813 16 күн бұрын

I should have said, I’m only joking. Very nice video. I appreciate your time.

@areaone3813 16 күн бұрын

Btw it’s great to see a family doing things together like my family did.

@Stubby0266 19 күн бұрын

What brand of bucket you are using?

@bushpiloting 19 күн бұрын

Bambi Bucket my dude

@Stubby0266 19 күн бұрын

@@bushpiloting I worked with Simplex and Bambi. Bambi is the way to go. Safe flying.

@mjparker900 17 күн бұрын

Forgive the rookie question, but why is it necessary to lower the basket down into the trees and take on that risk of snagging? Can't you just drop it from above the trees? Deflection off the branches? - thx

@bushpiloting 17 күн бұрын

Why be below average?

@oljobo 16 күн бұрын

Drop the music when helicopter sounds better 😊

@JollyGreen7277 19 күн бұрын

What province was this taken place in?

@bushpiloting 19 күн бұрын

NWT my bro

@JollyGreen7277 19 күн бұрын

@@bushpiloting Good stuff! Hopefully Canada is treating you well. Greetings from North SK

@yymmyyyymmyy2630 18 күн бұрын

Is it some sort of underground fire?

@bushpiloting 18 күн бұрын

Yeah pretty much, it was a fire that was still smouldering over from the previous year

@devinstetler3612 17 күн бұрын

Tell me more about your Lift Helmet? Ive heard the name but don’t know anyone who has one. I need to replace mine.

@bushpiloting 17 күн бұрын

Man, it’s comfy as hell, but it’s made to fit one size and is unadjustable, so will be difficult to sell onto someone else. I think the new one is ajustable

@thefreedomguyuk 18 күн бұрын

My mama told me Be a simple kind of man Someone who fly a helo every day 😎💪

@NomadHatch 15 күн бұрын

um, why are you using a cargo hook? if you need to punch the bucket you use the belly hook so that you drop the line as well... especially since you're dragging the bucket through the trees like that. no PPE either, insane how different canuck fire is from us...

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

The cargo hook is bypassed to the bucket there captain 🧑‍✈️ The bucket works better too when it has a whole bunch of holes in it from dragging it through the trees. That’s how we do it in Canada 🍁

@seanksmith 15 күн бұрын

Are you still with HTS

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

Negative

@scottgoode9874 18 күн бұрын

Did you see something fall out just before 5:08 into the video? It fell to the right and then onto the floor?

@bushpiloting 18 күн бұрын

I see what you mean. I think it was just some grass or something that was pinched in the wires

@eprofessio 15 күн бұрын

Why are you bucketing water on a fire that’s already out?

@sanfranciscobay 17 күн бұрын

Why not Fly on the Left Side so you don't have to move your body so much to look out the window?

@bushpiloting 17 күн бұрын

Single pilot ops in a 407 is right side only

@sanfranciscobay 17 күн бұрын

@@bushpiloting Since you're using the Helicopter for dropping water, why not fly it on the left side because it would be more ergonomical?

@bushpiloting 17 күн бұрын

Yeah you’re not wrong, but that’s not how these machines were certified to fly single pilot

@ltborg 16 күн бұрын

I’m surprised with today’s technology that bubble windows are still used versus a camera displaying on a screen. Do you know if that’s being worked on and is just going through a long certification process? Are glass cockpits just not that common yet?

@user-jq2rf4nf3o 14 күн бұрын

Mmmmmm eating after the job.... Good times Pt 133

@RegularItemShow 17 күн бұрын

That was really cool but please no music

@websitesthatneedanem 18 күн бұрын

interesting but a drop in Portable pump seems SUCH A MORE EFFICIENT IDEA!!! There's water EVERYWHERE!!!!!!

@spongypancake 17 күн бұрын

Flat earthers when they sea this video... I'm just kidding i know its becuz of the camera ;)

@MrSnicklesnickle 17 күн бұрын

Not too sure what you’re dropping water on and why?

@bushpiloting 17 күн бұрын

There are hot spots of concern that if left unattended could flare up and spread and now we have a full blown fire all over again

@chesterbloom 19 күн бұрын

NAV on SS009?

@bushpiloting 18 күн бұрын

I think this was actually ss004

@CapofigoGamingChannel 16 күн бұрын

Aren't you guys scared of FOD? How do does this thing work?

@henriccarlsson9052 15 күн бұрын

No way the guy on the ground is called Bruce 😂

@skyking6989 15 күн бұрын

So let's say the bucket gets snagged. Surely You can disconnect the bucket so you don't crash correct?

@bushpiloting 15 күн бұрын

Yessirrrr, the long line is jettisonable from the belly of the helicopter

@skyking6989 15 күн бұрын

@bushpiloting Great. I know if I was a helo pilot and couldn't jettison the bucket I'd refuse to fly. Great stuff!

@stephanierobins9620 16 күн бұрын

Y it's good

@ZagiBob 12 күн бұрын

Forget the rap. Blade and turbine noise is better.

@jamesbishop2970 6 күн бұрын

what a fucking badass

@ThaddeusMoreno 16 күн бұрын

Something fell off From the release I seen something flying