turbo
Staff Sergeant
We have the same thing with the cricket game on the street!
Looks like a nice spot, if a bit chilly!
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We have the same thing with the cricket game on the street!
Looks like a nice spot, if a bit chilly!
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fubar57
General
Thanks guys. We pulled out a day early this morning. 1cm of snow on the ground, up to 10cm predicted over night. That on top of snow expected at home for the next 2 days, minus degrees and me with summer tires on now sealed the deal
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man I am so jealous!
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fubar57
General
Spent 4 hours spreading 8 wiggle loads of crush to make a helo pad, about 45'x25' with zero degrees of slope in length and width....kinda. When the helicopter arrives in the morning it lands on the very edge. I could have spread a wheelbarrow load in 30 seconds a called it a day.
That's a Eurocopter AS-350B-2. Note the tire tracks from some maintenance clown driving where he shouldn't
Nice shot George!
T Bolt
Colonel
Zero degrees of slope? How does the guy that designed that expect it to shed the rain and snow melt? Sounds like a design for a puddle.
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fubar57
General
Thanks guys
I think (hope) it's just for the summer but you are right Glenn. It's at the bottom of a large hill and just off to the right of the pic and below is a very large area of mud in which I spent a few anxious moments extracting myself from
I think (hope) it's just for the summer but you are right Glenn. It's at the bottom of a large hill and just off to the right of the pic and below is a very large area of mud in which I spent a few anxious moments extracting myself from
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fubar57
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It's that time of year again. The red dots are new fires within the last 24hrs, lightning yesterday and 2hrs of it today
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fubar57
General
Thanks Shinpachi. While I was away in camp there was a fire along the highway that is our only way out of town. It took 3 day to get it out. On the first day they used three of these little guys, Air Tractor AT-802F 'Fire Boss' amphibious air-tankers...
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fubar57
General
This one is about 3 kilometers from my daughters house...
T Bolt
Colonel
Looks like you could use some of the rain we've had here the last couple of weeks
Oh boy
Agree...
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man......
I haven't paid close attention, but there seems to be a lot of these entering the firefighting fleets, replacing the older CL-215s and the various converted WW2 veteran airframes. At first the Air Tractor's don't seem to be equivalent replacements, but their design screams practicality. Undoubtedly easier to get parts for them too.
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fubar57
General
Agree that they are way more practical but there is nothing like the site or sound of the Martin Mars coming in low and slow over your fire. I had this happen on a fire I was fighting in 1982. The Mars can only draw water from 113 lakes in B.C. while the smaller ones can use about 1700 lakes
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fubar57
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Family day at the mine and for the first time they didn't mind personal photos taken. Grandkid in the office and with mom by one of the 994s.
That kid should be a model. Seriously
