I have more respect for him than all the air force pilots combined! He deserves nothing but the best in life, hats off to his dedication and hard work.

@@maniya6830 Do you think that military pilots don't train hard? Did you know the washout rate for military pilots is very high. A lot try every year, but a lot fail because of the difficulty. After that, they are constantly in classes and performing check rides to maintain their proficiency, and combat flying is ~way harder than what most civilian pilots are exposed to. The level of training and experience that military pilots receive is exactly why they are so sought after in the civilian sector.

@@ImpendingJoker the ones that make it have not earned it in my opinion. They got a free ride.

@@maniya6830 its not a free ride lol, it still takes a long time

@@Jevrosons it is a free ride. actually, you're paid to do it. how fun. name a single dude that has gotten a chpl from a flight school and getting paid for it.

Every thinking person who knows about fires understands this to be true. Unfortunately, people vote non thinking people into office... Repeatedly, so we get what we have today...

Hey gmcannon, can you recommend me some videos on that? How to prevent fire by forest management

@@TheKorbi Don’t look to California for advice.

@@mobiledetail4you 'Murica!

@@GarySmith-up1un CalFire is pretty impressive and probably cost effective compared to contracts

Especially no stupid music. There's an epidemic of idiots who are mentally unable to abstain from blaring music over everything. "Watch me make this sandwich. For that task, we need AC/DC!" I hate those people.

@@integralmath i prefer Metallica for my sandwich making music

@@integralmath You're the kind of person that asks an artist to change the color of something in their painting so you'll buy it. Man it's gotta be tough dealing with endless hours of free content made by people with the audacity to add their interests to YOUR free entertainment.

Especially the not adding music part. 👍

I agree 100%

They did sing a little

@@millimetreperfect sing a little? Hell, they wrote one of the most famous songs with one of the most iconic opening riffs of all time!!! lol

@@jamieshaffer6493 I heard Colby or Mike sing one line “smoke on the water” didn’t realise they were responsible for writing iconic riffs too, or are you talking about someone else?

That's what she sayr

*Sayd*

Thanks for the kudos. We'll see if we can put more of these together. And that was a smart move about taking care of your kids first. Even though it is a rewarding career, you're almost never home...

@@michaelstrasser156 thanks man!! Yeah i made choices and had responsibilities lol but they're about to both be adults and i can work and travel!!

"Slow talking Walter, fire engine guy"

I noticed the conch strap too... creative solution

A damn tough one! Here in Mallorca earlier this month we had a fire in the woods on the other side of the valley (Tramuntana) across from my house right next to a populated area. I could see 3 Helis with 1 ½ min interval dropping water that they picked up with the basket across my son in laws house 3 Km down the valley from a pond on the golf course next to the house (80 m). The guys kept up that pace for 4 hours until the fire was out! And they had ground firefighters at the scene too. Those pilots did not need to go to the gymnasium that night! I hope they had a good cold beer and were totally happy with the great job they did that day. Thank you and thanks to the firefighters special mountain and woodland department!

If you complete your degree you can enlist in the military as a pilot (Canada/US). Service commitment will be 7-10 years, but those sweet tax payer dollars will be paying your way through training and you can leave with experience that looks good on a resume. Also, I have been told that you should go into the aviation industry with alternative skills that you can deploy if you get grounded for medical reasons, (computer engineering sounds like a perfect degree to get you a job whenever you want). Hope that helped. All the best,

9 tons isnt it?

@@legallyfree2955 Could be their full capacity. I thought I saw that they pumped up 5 tons, but I might have been mistaken.

@@rg2cents157 In the news reports in Australia they always say 9000 litres or 9500. There may be different variants too of course because I think I heard 7000 once. I did a google before writing this comment and the first link I found said 9500 liters.

@@rg2cents157 We were at altitude for this dip here so we took "only" 5 tons, but yes, at sea level we could pump 9 tons in there....

@@michaelstrasser156 Thanks for making the video. If I may ask, how is Erickson these days? I've read some not so good employee reviews about them over the last couple years. Have a good day.

I like both formats, BTW. The toons are epic.

They do still make them. Erickson Air Crane bought the rights and have been making all new parts for years. My dad has worked for them for almost 30 years

meh... the pointy part is pretty soft. Them rocks will mess up yer whole day tho.

@@Tinker001 Tha's why you're supposed to keep the twirly part UP.