Not a waste to be flown by the Colombians. They were eradicating coca fields as part of the war on drugs. The FARC, a Communist group responsible for the death of about 100,000 thousand Colombians, trade coca for weapons. Those pilots are highly courageous to say the least.
This is an American aircraft.... not Columbian. They are flown by the Department of state. They are fitted with spraying gear and advanced FLIR imagers and fly out of Titusville Florida on antinarcotics missions in Columbia. This aircraft is now retired and lives at the Russell Military Museum in Zion, Illinios.
@AirborneOptics Why do you think these are American birds? The Marines gave the Colombians 13 D+'s back in the 90's, and the Colombians have been using and upgrading them since then.
@dumbenoughou812 Plus it's still being used by various American agencies and South American militaries. For example, CALFIRE uses a couple dozen of them. I can usually see 2-3 of them right down the road at San Bernradino INTL all summer long. Boeing has already made it public that they are revamping the aircraft and are calling it the OV-10X, and they're going to produce it whether the US military wants it or not.
@dumbenoughou812 Type in "bronco 155436" in Google seach. The first hit should be "Former DOS Bronco fleet on the move". Full details are given there. I can give you the exact URL but YT wont let me. These were owned by the US State Department and operated by the contractor DynCorp. They flew unarmed, usually escorted by Columbian Huey or Blackhawk gunships.
@AirborneOptics Google aeroflights Columbian Police Aircraft Types. You can see #144436 was delivered in 02 and was in use. Dosn't list the date it was retired, but it didn't hit the museum until 08.
Not a waste to be flown by the Colombians. They were eradicating coca fields as part of the war on drugs. The FARC, a Communist group responsible for the death of about 100,000 thousand Colombians, trade coca for weapons. Those pilots are highly courageous to say the least.
BladeRunner1868 2 days ago
This is an American aircraft.... not Columbian. They are flown by the Department of state. They are fitted with spraying gear and advanced FLIR imagers and fly out of Titusville Florida on antinarcotics missions in Columbia. This aircraft is now retired and lives at the Russell Military Museum in Zion, Illinios.
AirborneOptics 3 months ago
@AirborneOptics Why do you think these are American birds? The Marines gave the Colombians 13 D+'s back in the 90's, and the Colombians have been using and upgrading them since then.
dumbenoughou812 1 month ago
@dumbenoughou812 Plus it's still being used by various American agencies and South American militaries. For example, CALFIRE uses a couple dozen of them. I can usually see 2-3 of them right down the road at San Bernradino INTL all summer long. Boeing has already made it public that they are revamping the aircraft and are calling it the OV-10X, and they're going to produce it whether the US military wants it or not.
dumbenoughou812 1 month ago
@dumbenoughou812 Type in "bronco 155436" in Google seach. The first hit should be "Former DOS Bronco fleet on the move". Full details are given there. I can give you the exact URL but YT wont let me. These were owned by the US State Department and operated by the contractor DynCorp. They flew unarmed, usually escorted by Columbian Huey or Blackhawk gunships.
AirborneOptics 4 weeks ago
@AirborneOptics Google aeroflights Columbian Police Aircraft Types. You can see #144436 was delivered in 02 and was in use. Dosn't list the date it was retired, but it didn't hit the museum until 08.
dumbenoughou812 3 weeks ago
What a waste giving these to the columbians
19thSFGA 4 months ago
Not at all bad. Quite good, actually!
sablatnic 4 months ago
For once I might be right when I say "that'll buff out"
Wildmanhodge 5 months ago
Ah Colombian air force still flies these, cool.
ecktoeman 8 months ago 2
Wow........
sunstarfire 8 months ago
excellent landing....!!
wrlomm 10 months ago 2
muy bien excellente! Bravo!
daflipboi4u 10 months ago
As good as it gets.
kolbpilot 11 months ago
He makes it look like it's SUPPOSED to be landed like that! WOW.
andrewengstrom 11 months ago
Excellent...Excellent Job!
238839 1 year ago
lol he put the gear down when he touched down and realized he didnt have his gear down!!..lol
MyPilot747 1 year ago
Amazing piloting skills!
DeNbEiRe84 1 year ago
Wore a nice little flat spot in the bottom to sit on.
sham8723 1 year ago
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Nice, the fire truck didnt have to drive far.
driftability 1 year ago
Que buen video, exelente piloto, saludos desde Bogotá
10andres2485 1 year ago
Lucky Basterd
lostend1 1 year ago
Nicely Done! Great Job by the Pilot...
Wrongway1965 2 years ago