The Flying Men Who Saved A Mountain-Pt. 1
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Uploaded by dougcarthel on Apr 4, 2008
Two part film of 5 Airtractor 802's flying during the Angora Fire Recovery Aerial Hydromulching program. In just 14 days, these aircraft flew over 3200 loads in an effort to prevent erosion of the burned areas into Lake Tahoe.
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@dougcarthel Please don't, I love the combination of the music and the images.
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Completely at a tangent. The wheels are stationary when touching down, would it make a difference if they were spooled up to ground speed just before landing with a hub mounted electric motor? Or could they have an effect in mid air acting as a couple of gyroscopes.
Ohh I hope the answer isn't STFU you moron.
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bothering to include grammar would be a good start
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THE GLOVES....?
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i would trade my truck and trailer and company to make a carere of being a fire bommer ive flown solo already what would i need to do to become a firefighter pilot and possibly have my own plane?
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how much do these pilots get paid???...by the load???...who pays them???...can i buy a water bomber and just show up to a fire???...btw...my hats off to these guys...i was on a helo crew and i have a general disdain for fixed wing pricks...but these guys do have skillz.
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thanks for input and intel...may the wind always be at your tail.
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@jjjazzycraig Yeah, well, okay... whatever you think.
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your cocky attitude is writing checks that the laws of nature are returning as nsf.
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@jjjazzycraig That shows how much you DON'T know about farming, agriculture, and erosion control.
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It was a small camera that they placed in several locations on the airplane, then spliced the shots together to make the video. If I were smarter, we would find a way to jaz it up a little with some pumped up music!
dougcarthel 2 years ago
The "blowhole" is actually a big vent to relieve the negative pressure that developes in the hopper as the door comes open to drop the hydromulch. As to the negative attitude towards "erosion control" what you see here is not really erosion control but an effort to keep ash from running into pristine Lake Tahoe. It was successful, as were the other six large projects of this type that I have been a part of. Have a nice day.
dougcarthel 2 years ago
That's a vent with a weak spring. When the big door comes open to release the load of mulch, that vent opens to relieve the negative pressure in the hopper. This one had a weak spring and didn't stay closed during cruise.
dougcarthel 2 years ago
We liked flying with you guys as well. Very professional and safe. We all hated to hear about the mid-air that occurred a few days after we left. I think that I can speak for all of the Aero Tech pilots in saying that that was our biggest concern while we were flying out of Corona.
Be safe!
dougcarthel 3 years ago