Airborne Firefighting

[Hoser]

Thats time of the year again. Tested out the systems out this morning, start flying next week. Here is what dumping 3,000 gallons out of the back of a Herk in 4 seconds looks like. This is about .75 seconds into the drop.
http://coloradoshooting.org/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Hosers-Travels/MAFFS_H20.sized.jpg

Here is an older pic of #1 dropping on a flare up on the Hayman burn in 2002.
http://coloradoshooting.org/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Hosers-Travels/MAFFS_1_DROP.sized.jpg

Lastly Civilian Air tanker #16 starting a drop on a ridgeline in Southern California a few years ago. Just a little lower than he really needed to be...
http://coloradoshooting.org/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Hosers-Travels/TANKER_16_DROP.sized.jpg

[PsychoI3oy]

Those are awesome pictures.

So, is the pink/red stuff still Boraid or do I remember right and they changed it to something else a while back?

[roman gnome]

3rd pic is classic,very nice!

[VNgunfighter]

Nice pics Tom, reminds me of the old days-Need to get mine scanned someday-Jimmy

[CSM]

Who do you work for, or who owns those planes and where? I know H&P are out of the game and they sold off all their parts last year. I actually got my multi from a fire bomer pilot.

Thanks for the pics! That first one is cool.

[7idl]

I loves me some big planes flying low!

[WillysWagon]

Are those the 302nd MAFFS planes?

Cool pics....

[eerw]

302nd training for the summer season today in NM.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/eerw/Cool%20Stuff/WaterDropPractice.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/eerw/Cool%20Stuff/lrMAFFS338.jpg

[SkyTech]

That third pic should win some award.

:cool:

[CSM]

That third pic should win some award.

:cool:

I file that under the "bold pilots" category.

[Pistol Packing Preacher]

Good pics!

I was a mech on 130s back in the 60s...

USAF...

Great aircraft!

[SkyTech]

That third pic should win some award.

:cool:

I file that under the "bold pilots" category.

Not to mention those guys on the ridge getting a haircut!

:mrgreen:

[Hoser]

Need to get mine scanned someday-Jimmy Yes you do... Let me know, I would love to see them.



302nd training for the summer season today in NM. Thanks for the pics Stuart. I dont often get to see drops from the ground.



That third pic should win some award. I dont know who took it, I am guessing some CDF guy.



Who do you work for, or who owns those planes and where? The planes are US Air Force. The squadron at Peterson AFB is one of 3 squadrons in the AF that do the MAFFS Firefighting mission.

[Hoser]

Headed to San Diego in the morning.

[HunterCO]

Headed to San Diego in the morning.

Good luck Tom personally I would let all those rich anti-gun liberal pricks homes burn to the ground. Any chance you could replace the fire retardant with some sort of fuel? Like gasoline........[LOL]

[Hoser]

Got home last night. The guys that replaced us will be home after a week or so. The winds are supposed to pick up again later this week.

All we worked was San Diego County. Over 250,000 gallons of red goop in one week.

Lots of people out there have lost everything. I saw more destroyed homes this year than the previous 17 years of doing this combined.

http://coloradoshooting.org/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Hosers-Travels/mud.sized.jpg

http://coloradoshooting.org/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Hosers-Travels/maffs.sized.jpg

http://coloradoshooting.org/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Hosers-Travels/woody.sized.jpg

[rtr]

Cool pics Hoser, welcome home.

[eerw]

video of Hoser and crew..

fire fighting video (http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155184276/bclid1155254480/bctid1270733160)

welcome home

[rtr]

Cool video of our own hoser in action. who took the video?

[Hoser]

who took the video?
We had AF camera dudes flying with us all week. They gave me a DVD with a ton of pics on it but I have yet to watch it.

[7idl]

Good pics!

I was a mech on 130s back in the 60s...

USAF...

Great aircraft!


was that the prototype with the wood airframe and fabric covering?






[Muaha]