The engineers really liked that 30 number. "Make it weigh 30,000lbs. Make it 30' tall. Make it $30M." "Sir, the wingspan can't be 30' " "Multiply it by 3"
@arnom18853 жыл бұрын
30 meters :+)
@gormauslander2 жыл бұрын
@@arnom1885 oh shoot, you right. It's 28.38 m but that's almost 30
@tonyfourpaws4511 Жыл бұрын
this needs 300 likes
@extremeencounter7458 Жыл бұрын
@@arnom1885 Well, since he said 30’ (feet) times 3 (90 feet) which is 27.4 meters, almost dead on.
@sathingupta9443Ай бұрын
299 LIKES… ONE MORE
@douglasgault54583 жыл бұрын
I saw these guys in action when I volunteered as a firefighter in a huge fire. We were down in a tight canyon. These guys would fly in at a right angle to the canyon. As they came over the ridge they would drop and hug the terrain while banking into a hard left. While dropping their load on target everytime. One of the best Arial acts I've ever seen. Better than close air support in Nam. These guys were great!
@ethenallen13883 жыл бұрын
It's a little mind blowing trying to imagine being the first person to write the procedures for something like this.
@Bartonovich523 жыл бұрын
Written in blood. A lot of people died before procedures were in place.
@Skinflaps_Meatslapper3 жыл бұрын
It probably wasn't that bad to be honest. It's a fairly simple procedure, you just have to know how long it takes to fill the tank and how far that translates over the water. As with any kind of aircraft testing, you start off small and work your way up. You begin with a low speed taxi and drop the scoop, then note any changes. Step up to a higher speed taxi and repeat. Finally you work your way up to the speed they currently use, and after that it's just a matter of incorporating it into a touch and go procedure. If you run into trouble, you have two options....lift the scoop power off and come to a stop, or dump the load and fly away. That's not to say it's an easy thing to do, but there are ways to mitigate risk when developing a new procedure.
@email46643 жыл бұрын
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper B-17 never had a "scoop" to refill. They also never had turboprops. They also never had 95 foot wingspan. I might add, that they take twice the crew size as well, for this task, so the loss of life when they prangued into the hillsides was much higher.
@scorpionpilot94463 жыл бұрын
This is the type of videos I subbed for.
@aidbuilds62853 жыл бұрын
SAME!!
@jayk.8192Ай бұрын
As an Air Attack my hat is off to the Scooper pilots and crews. I'm talking ro the Hotshots on the ground, who are deep in the shit, and they're telling me where they need water. I then communicate with the Scooper pilot, give them a clearance and target description and they have to come up with a pilotage solution to get water on target. Sometimes terrain, viz, bad air, DA etc preclude a fixed wing drop but these guys never cease to amaze me. Cheers.
@sammylacks4937Ай бұрын
I would like to add , here in NC the terrain allows for bulldozers pulling a plow to dig a trench that can alone stop the fire. Only on bad fires that coincide with dry weather, winds and heavy fuel woodlands are aerial drops used. They like to use a natural firebreak if available, such as a road , then use fireplow on fire side or both if time permits then do a reinforcement drop from the air. Fire has its ups and downs with fuel , wind even humidity. You try to hit it hard when its down. Its been years since I have been underneath a plane that looks to big and to close to the treetops roaring over. The members of the NCFS always spoke with respect about the firefighters out West and Cali in particular. They are I was told the best.
@jameslowe51373 жыл бұрын
Respect to these guys , my dads in the army and he has had to jump out of planes and stuff like that , but never over fire
@Belioyt3 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of smoke jumpers?
@jameslowe51373 жыл бұрын
@@Belioyt yeah , those guys are crazy but necessary !
@Belioyt3 жыл бұрын
@@jameslowe5137 yes they are, it takes hard men to do hard things. Men of steel.
@dropbearknives48313 жыл бұрын
In Australia, during the big forests fires a few years ago now, we had the fire helicopters, hired from California I think it was. Those teams were a welcome sight, going to and from the various hot spots. When ever we heard them I'd call my kids out to admire their design and wave at the flight crews. A hearty thx to All fire fighters on the ground and in the air. 👍
@PBHProductions3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being a fish just chilling in the ocean and then a plane picks you up.
@Belioyt3 жыл бұрын
I think I have heard/seen a movie/news report of such a thing; someone was scoped up while swimming by an airplane and dumped.
@viggovogt93123 жыл бұрын
@@Belioyt its a myth
@kthm40953 жыл бұрын
Finding Nemo bushfire edition
@diesellozano78743 жыл бұрын
Imagine you’re house burning down an someone complaining about fish
@justaorangewithapeel79863 жыл бұрын
@Baron So (Grade 2) alway look on the bright side Pun intended
@need83943 жыл бұрын
That's what every CEO should be like, doing stuff that everyone does.
@lonewolf63643 жыл бұрын
Ex Seal, badass to the bone!
@saeteune19183 жыл бұрын
@@lonewolf6364 Fr I was like why does this guy look like some special forces dude and the next thing they say is that he’s A MF NAVY SEAL lmao
@lonewolf63643 жыл бұрын
@@saeteune1918 hell yeah! How good!!
@AikonikBoy3 жыл бұрын
"Never command anything you can't do yourself" - Edward Carter
@powermonkey5003 жыл бұрын
I bet the other half of the reason he's in that position is because he wanted to play with big toys
@XcylLencioco3 жыл бұрын
Yes I’ve been waiting for this coz its my dream to be a pilot and i want to be a aerial fire fighter
@finnbirkeland1283 жыл бұрын
nice bro
@SHA-NN-ON3 жыл бұрын
All the best :) You got this!
@adventuroussloth49073 жыл бұрын
Nice! I’m gonna be a swat officer
@Android-fo3tk3 жыл бұрын
Good luck bro! If you can dream it, you can achieve it!
@notme91873 жыл бұрын
@@adventuroussloth4907 ok
@sailorgregor2 ай бұрын
the pilots are amazing. I was working for the Forest Service in N. Idaho in the summers '70-73, and I saw first hand a tree-top level B-17 (out of Missoula) drop nearly right on top of us. Awesome experience. These purpose built planes are well-realized and that they use 737 up to a DC10 and fly them all essentially in 'ground attack' surely has to involve the most situationally aware piloting skills. My hat is off to all of them.
@susanschofield2705Ай бұрын
This is the most flying fun you can have without killing anybody, but actually saving people!
@howardcroft3748Ай бұрын
I think you should consider taking up aerobatic flying... might be safer for the rest of us
@nonameuno93943 жыл бұрын
I've seen this plane on my nearby lake taking on water in gnarly white cap conditions getting water to fight a lightning strike fire. So freaking windy and these guys were still doing it. It was amazing to watch.
@nedeniaholm43693 ай бұрын
God bless them. My fiance who was copilot died in crash in 1989.
@tsnaudex3 жыл бұрын
literally cannot think of a job more cool.
@Kyle-cr7ho3 жыл бұрын
Secretary ;)
@worm31653 жыл бұрын
@@Kyle-cr7ho Eh, kinda lame compare to aerial firefighting
@tristando99903 жыл бұрын
Astronaut
@brandonaviationhd3 жыл бұрын
Fighter pilot?
@cupricqiviut82653 жыл бұрын
@@Kyle-cr7ho TRUE
@lilshrtt75453 жыл бұрын
When h hear this narrators voice, yk the vid is gna be good
@WilsonLove.3 жыл бұрын
For some reason this video is so satisfying
@aimaniskandar4763 жыл бұрын
@Business Insider scam
@emeraldzebra93603 жыл бұрын
I remember being on a Spanish beach years ago where a 4 prop engine aircraft doing this in the bay. The next day we went out on a jeep safari right through where the fire had been and it was amazing just how much it had saved. But nothing cooler, than sitting on the beach, having these take back off under full smack right over your head! Epic sound!!!
@user-dm4lt1xv6y3 жыл бұрын
I do my flight training at Mesa gateway. I saw this filmed and saw it sitting on the ramp
@kevincervantes23903 жыл бұрын
I recently graduated from ASU-Poly. Did some flight training at Gateway as well before switching to management. I was actually there the same week they posted this video. I got to see the start up procedure. A little anti-climatic though since they turned off the engines and I didn’t get to see them take off. A very cool airplane indeed.
@AshtonKetolaАй бұрын
Lol! I train there now and saw it the other week!
@HuckThis19713 жыл бұрын
Working for Bombardier challenger, this is still my favorite aircraft! Basically I flying tank! I have in the past seen this aircraft in the assembly plant here in Montréal before it was sold to viking air. I have also inspected some of the composite parts such as the water holding tanks etc. I am at the moment designing one to 3d print for rc!
@als102319 күн бұрын
Viking will continue the legacy, a great aircraft builder, great owners, All Canadian , unlike Bombardier, need no gov't handouts. Best thing to happen to De Havilland, moving west, away from political corruption.
@HuckThis197119 күн бұрын
@@als1023 I couldn't agree more!
@XenoWiz2 жыл бұрын
The Pilots here are heros, I hope you are paid well because this takes guts, skill and a lot of blessing Thank you fellas for your life-risking work!
@simonrancourt78343 жыл бұрын
1:27 Look at the open door. On the inside of the door, there's a sign that says "Do not open door in flight".
@tyreseinthismf3 жыл бұрын
This video was filmed at Roosevelt Lake in Gila County, Arizona. Just last year one of the largest fires in the states history burned the entire surrounding area.
@aimaniskandar4763 жыл бұрын
@Business Insider scam
@aimaniskandar4763 жыл бұрын
@Business Insider Report this scam
@kyler27443 жыл бұрын
@@aimaniskandar476 not a scam. This video was filmed at Roosevelt lake. The Bridger c145 was stationed at Mesa gateway airport. I had the privilege of going on a plane tour of that aircraft
@aimaniskandar4763 жыл бұрын
@@kyler2744 no sorry there was a fake Business Insider account trying to scam people by replying that they have secret investment tips. The comments was probably deleted for spam. You can check other replies for prove or just check my other replies on this channel
@willydarmawan19783 жыл бұрын
It's like warhog for firefighter
@dmor66962 жыл бұрын
Big fires like the ones these people try to fight makes me cry when i see them on the news, before i didn't even care... (i was a stupid kid) in my small country, a few years ago 64 people died because of bad planning and wrong directions to some drivers from the emergency personel. it is very hard to remember this time i hope the best to every body, and please don't try to stay and protect your land, first protect yourself. and by the way, i have seen a situation where a lady turned on her sprinklers before evacuating and it actually helped save her property
@ninonicebx3 жыл бұрын
That is some seriously bad ass shit. Scooping up the water like that. One miscalculation and they are dead. Awesome SOB's. Respect to their mothers. Lol.
@spacemaster133 жыл бұрын
Unsung heroes 💜💜
@cq741519 күн бұрын
Just had three day of these where I live at Wallowa Lake in Oregon. Two of these aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
@kingkong76173 жыл бұрын
The US should have a fleet of about 30 of these water bomber planes to fight wildfires with and they would pay for themselves.
@magnumxlpi12 күн бұрын
They have 300 firefighting aircraft California alone has 23 tankers
@jimclaytor98342 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing 282 over Simi Valley California years ago on a fire as it was probably 500 feet above my house. Simply amazing to see in person. Great video. 🔥🔥👍👍
@RadicalTurbine3 жыл бұрын
I wish this was longer!
@StickmanInFictionalCity3 жыл бұрын
Thumbnail : Normal Firefighting plane Me : *lego*
@billbrisson3 жыл бұрын
Love the invasion stripes! Nice job Al!
@Pk-mx7mi3 жыл бұрын
When you also wanna be a pilot and a firefighter😏
@DougsterCanada13 жыл бұрын
For years, I have seen the Hawaii Mars fly overhead, and kayaked on Sproat Lake, BC all around it while it was on it's mooring. It's an amazing aircraft to see. These planes look great too.
@Jamescc2ify3 жыл бұрын
RESPECT ! HEROES that is what you are ! Putting your lives on the line on each and every mission , your professionalism, dedication and airmanship are demanding very special kind of persons to operate under those extreme circumstances ! I wish I could fly with you , guys !
@stevewisniewski58603 жыл бұрын
I understand dad the firefighters and pilots of any aspect are understaffed and I thank all of you for whatever You do to help put out fires around our nation. My question still is in my mind of why doesn’t our government allow our military to get involved when Should be helping or could be helping our nation at home first? God bless all of you and stay safe.
@viperq3 жыл бұрын
These aircraft were lifesavers in California's 2020 fires.
@viperq3 жыл бұрын
@Chris Clifford ugh ok
@jasonswift93102 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Wyoming I remember being able to see the smoke from nearby fires Infrequently, now you can set your watch by them, makes you wonder sometimes. Big money in fighting fires!
@jonsey1563 жыл бұрын
Very Interesting !!
@ahmedliaqat64423 жыл бұрын
This job is soo amazing
@ok-xh7dn3 жыл бұрын
@Business Insider scam
@agerman-speakingfilipino41382 жыл бұрын
I plan on joining CAL FIRE in the future, so that I can see these people doing their job while I’m doing mine.
@dicdicd17672 жыл бұрын
This plane is called Canadair CL-415 not superscooper!
@bgorveatt Жыл бұрын
The Super Scooper was invented to make it look like it was an American aircraft.
@5710fpilot3 жыл бұрын
I was driving through lake roosevelt about a month or so ago.... doing test drops from a similar plane- wonder if it was them filming!
@ronbenson5270 Жыл бұрын
Thank you & God speed!
@email46643 жыл бұрын
This is what makes America Great, not political trash- And I know, some of you are going to bring up fire politics, but I don't care to put that on these folks in this video, and they are the ones I am complimenting.
@jerrycann63743 жыл бұрын
I worked at Canadair working on the CL215 back in the 80's. The CL415 looks identical to the CL215 except for the engines
@Bendigo13 жыл бұрын
Isn't it quite a bit bigger too?
@jerrycann63743 жыл бұрын
@@Bendigo1 no, the upgrades to the newer models are mostly in the avionics, engines. The 415 also has 4 bomb bay door vs the 2 in the 215 but the capacity remains the same
@Bendigo13 жыл бұрын
@@jerrycann6374 ok, thank you for the clarification.
@whogavehimafork2 жыл бұрын
Man that was really cool. Saw a video of a tanker jet dropping retardant and it occurred to me that I had no idea what the process was like for the pilots
@Ultranationalist9413 жыл бұрын
Its like doing CAS missions but you're saving lives and property.
@Richie0163 жыл бұрын
Aerofighters train hard to practice accuracy in executing various rescue operations 😊.
@lottnio82073 жыл бұрын
They are double heroes as pilots are heroes and firefighters are heroes.
@vickilindberg63362 ай бұрын
The flying that seems the scariest to me are the Super Scoopers. It seems like one errant log floating in the way could be a disaster, let alone cross winds.
@Toys-show2018Y3 жыл бұрын
Wow I like it
@anthonyryan15613 жыл бұрын
I've missed this guy's voice
@gustavoheberle62653 жыл бұрын
Safe flights to all Fire Fighter Crews !
@horizon77992 жыл бұрын
I honestly hope to someday pilot a SEAT if I don’t or can’t get into music, being a firefighter has always been a dream of mine, and now flying planes, it’s amazing that we humans as a race together can make such a creation.
@LBOUNCER101Ай бұрын
That plane bears a striking resemblance to the PB y5 a Catalina
@MrDeweydog3 жыл бұрын
2:05 -besides the Canadians the Russians also purposly designed and built aircraft to fight fires, the Berievs.
@pranavgoyal27983 жыл бұрын
Canadair CL - 415 surely is a wonderful aircraft
@bornjusticerule57643 жыл бұрын
Looks like fun to me.🤙🏿
@gorillachilla3 жыл бұрын
These guys are real heroes
@XcylLencioco3 жыл бұрын
Congrats to everyone that is not early and not saying first
@alparslankorkmaz29643 жыл бұрын
Nice video.
@stewartdeerfield Жыл бұрын
I saw these guy's flying out of Hemet in late 60' / early 70's. TBM's / F7F's/PBY's/B-17's/D.C.-4/6/7/& I'm not sure. S-2's just coming in. Great airshow!
@smokum013 күн бұрын
Thank You
@jeffrobarge63782 жыл бұрын
These guys are amazing pilots. God bless all of these courageous men and women, in the air or on the ground, that risk their lives year after year to battle the infernos that ravage the western United States more frequently and more destructively than ever.
@skurtlil98243 жыл бұрын
Modern bomber that doesnt need us humans fighting eachother extremely inspiring
@user-dm4lt1xv6y3 жыл бұрын
I saw the plane parked at Mesa gateway airport in arizona
@CarlosLopez-zw9wo6 күн бұрын
You and me need to do some business together on aerial firefighting planes!
@volgg3 жыл бұрын
Bless the firefighters, seriously, we need them more than ever with wildfires getting more dangerous by the year...
@nvonaspern2 жыл бұрын
101% my dream career. Time to put my focus into it.
@caspertheghost99992 жыл бұрын
Awesome !
@fnln544Ай бұрын
And the Aerial Water Bombardiers should proudly wear WW2 style Bombardier flight wings. Blessings!
@nitendo673 жыл бұрын
Lets get this in FS2020 asap
@Bendigo13 жыл бұрын
They have it in X-Plane 10.
@danasheets54783 жыл бұрын
thank you for your service to others 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@musoseven82182 жыл бұрын
Awesome flying, awesome job well done👍😊
@rcfoley3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful airplane.
@id1043354093 жыл бұрын
A firefighter goes in the cockpit and tells the pilot to take off immediately. When in the air he then tells him the coordinates he needs to fly to. When they reach the smoke, he tells him to fly straight over the flames. At that point the pilot looks at him and nervously says "You're not my flight instructor, are you!?!"
@terryjohnson38123 жыл бұрын
I flew heavy air tankers, I've never had anyone in my flight deck tell me when to take off, where to go, and for the love of God not now to attack the fire.
@id1043354093 жыл бұрын
@@terryjohnson3812 its a joke
@famous56933 жыл бұрын
Filling water with a flying aircraft really goose bumps
@devingraves80443 жыл бұрын
This has always been a dream career for me
@Dave-eu3ib3 жыл бұрын
Bless you for what you do.
@marctacchi2 жыл бұрын
I know do this after 20 years w/Airlines. Best job Ever
@terryking68243 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to know how you make sure there aren’t any boats as well.
@MB-cv5pz3 жыл бұрын
Visual identification is my guess. A preemptive low pass over the intended fill-up area could also send a clear message to any neighbouring boats about your intensions
@terryjohnson38123 жыл бұрын
They look out the windshield.
@Skinflaps_Meatslapper3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's not hard to see boats on the water in a plane.
@chansaicommerce17213 жыл бұрын
AMAZING !!!!!!!
@matthewberg5835 Жыл бұрын
They should just made an academy where they teach you to fly and you get your license but at the same time also getting the hours needed to be an Ariel firefighter
@trxtech30102 жыл бұрын
Hey that's Rosavelt alake and Damn.
@AirlineFud3 жыл бұрын
i’m just here for the narrator, i love his voice
@Susheelkhot523 жыл бұрын
Amazing this job 🙏🙏🙏👍
@titantanic72553 жыл бұрын
That’s no where near the training for dauntless dive bombing Still would be epic to do that tho
@Skinflaps_Meatslapper3 жыл бұрын
Completely different skill sets. Dauntless dive bombing is nowhere near the training required for modern precision bombing.
@samyfay77863 жыл бұрын
Dream job.
@Richie54803 жыл бұрын
Amazing job guys, stay safe.
@kennysboat44323 жыл бұрын
The planes that load out of lakes that are bucket less are the most impressive
@greenshield13 жыл бұрын
I've been in the fire service for almost 30 years. 20 of this in major city. The only way I am doing wildland FF would be like this. Guess pilots license is in my future
@PopleBackyardFarm3 жыл бұрын
pretty neat
@pandesal14213 жыл бұрын
i remember the 'Planes' movie
@terryjohnson38123 жыл бұрын
Obviously a cartoon, BUT more accurate in terminology, and techniques than Always.. Taking out the vertical scoop in the waterfall.. that was a bit far fetched.
@ilikeminecraftgaming93313 жыл бұрын
Yeah,but it was necessary for the plot I guess
@jp86123 жыл бұрын
Adler went from fighting the Russians to dropping water from a plane
@brandonzink8283Ай бұрын
Take me, train me, I’ll do whatever it takes please 😍