Hey Hoser, I have a question for you.

[USMC88-93]

If the high-rez of this picture makes its way around in your Fire fighting circles can you post it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/Military/hoser_zpswrnr2t3h.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/Military/hoser_zpswrnr2t3h.png.html)


I saw it online here...

http://warisboring.com/articles/america-is-at-war-with-fire/

[Irving]

Try emailing the author of the article.

[USMC88-93]

Try emailing the author of the article.

That would be far too simple plus I hadn't thought to do it. Typically such pictures in articles click into a high-res I was sad when it didn't.

[Irving]

I thought I would be clever and tried clicking on the pictures as well.

[Bailey Guns]

Very nice picture anyway.

[Gman]

This was the most complete image I could find using Google Images; http://fireaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/California-Air-National-Guard-MAFFS-over-Palm-Springs-Aerial-Tramway.jpg

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Interesting that it's a 2013 pic.

I ran across this image as well and these guys were really shaking the trees (image was too large to insert); http://www.peterson.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120422-F-DT527-484.jpg

ETA: Looks like the original can be downloaded from here; http://www.146aw.ang.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?page=8

The dimensions are 2848 x 4288 @ 240dpi

[fullmann]

Glad to see some of the fire drop guys are getting upgraded to the new J model. The H's (and older models) are cool, but the J has so much more capability.

I miss building them.

[davsel]

http://www.302aw.afrc.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/2013/08/130719-Z-QY689-001a.jpg
http://www.146aw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/2013/07/130719-Z-QY689-001.jpg

[HoneyBadger]

I ran across this image as well and these guys were really shaking the trees (image was too large to insert); http://www.peterson.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120422-F-DT527-484.jpg

I don't care how cool you think your job is... these guys are certifiably INSANE! As always, thanks for what you do Hoser.

I thought I was safe from the fires, but we've had a C-130 and some smaller planes with dirty red bellies flying in and out of my local airport (Santa Maria) to fight all the fires around here. One just a few miles up the road just burned 2500 acres.

[Hoser]

If the high-rez of this picture makes its way around in your Fire fighting circles can you post it.

Thanks USMC. That is a great pic of MAFFS 6 from the 2013 fires.

We have been out here in Sacramento working the fires since the beginning of August. The fires are really bad this year. Worse, it isn't windy enough to blow the smoke out of the valleys so sometimes we end up sitting under the wing all day waiting for a launch.






I ran across this image as well and these guys were really shaking the trees (image was too large to insert); http://www.peterson.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120422-F-DT527-484.jpg

I was on that plane. It looks a lot more hairy then it really was. It was taken during our annual recertification training with the Forest Service near the old Hayman Burn.




Glad to see some of the fire drop guys are getting upgraded to the new J model. The H's (and older models) are cool, but the J has so much more capability.


Only one of the four squadrons that do MAFFS have Js. While the Js have more power, they have a lot less drag so they are harder to get *and* keep slow. Worse yet, two less sets of eyeballs in the cockpit does not help.

Waldo Canyon. MAFFS 2, the first plane on both Waldo and Black Forest.

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/waldofire072sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50sJPG.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/waldofire072sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50sJPG.jpg.htm l)

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/waldofire054sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50sJPG.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/waldofire054sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50sJPG.jpg.htm l)

2011 Training.

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/puebloshooter/Hurk/MAFFSTraining.jpg (http://s890.photobucket.com/user/puebloshooter/media/Hurk/MAFFSTraining.jpg.html)

[OtterbatHellcat]

That right there is just so bad ass.....very cool.

[Hoser]

A friend if mine just sent me this link. I had not seen it before.

Fun times at :45 on a practice drop.

Lots of footage of training in the Hayman burn area and the Waldo Canyon fire.

https://vimeo.com/user12946941/review/138043670/71e169e7cb

[vossman]

Vomit time at :45. Holy crap thats close to the ground.

[muddywings]

A friend if mine just sent me this link. I had not seen it before.

Fun times at :45 on a practice drop.

Lots of footage of training in the Hayman burn area and the Waldo Canyon fire.

https://vimeo.com/user12946941/review/138043670/71e169e7cb

how long have you been using a paratrooper door mod? Or have I been missing something, I thought it was out the ramp?

ETA: Fly safe!

[Hoser]

how long have you been using a paratrooper door mod? Or have I been missing something, I thought it was out the ramp?

ETA: Fly safe!

The new MAFFS System hit the streets in 2010. It keeps the plane much cleaner and means countless manhours of post season clean up and corrosion maint.

The old system could only get up to 4 gallons on a 10x10 grid. The new one is right up with everyone else at 8 gallons.

We did however lose flying around with the back end open. I got to see some pretty cool shit hanging out the back of the plane.