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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 18, 2013 - 10:54pm PT
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Loading up in one of them sikorskys... probably not far from Payson.
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Jan 18, 2013 - 11:03pm PT
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Though these machines are extremely expensive to operate (near 100K for a full day of work), they are one of our most effective firefighting tools today provided water and fuel are nearby. They burn something like 450 gallons fuel an hour and typically carry 1000-1400 gallons of water.
These babies are awe-inspiring crafts all the way around.
Probably born around 1960.
A friend of mine was ferrying a Crane back from the FL wildfires in 98 or so and watched as his two colleagues in front in a similar aircraft lost a main rotor blade and plummeted to their end in the CA deserts.
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Jan 18, 2013 - 11:06pm PT
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OTE that's an Sikorsky S-58T.
I don't recognize it, but its probably still flying. They are apparently very reliable. Born late 1950s. That Sikorsky was an incredible genius in the helicopter world.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 18, 2013 - 11:08pm PT
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Whoa Albatross- I used to be a smokejumper and got sent to Florida that season to do ramp management stuff- we were qualified to work around aircraft. Anyway, that ship worked out of the airport I was at and I remember hearing about that accident after I returned to my base. Sad!
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 18, 2013 - 11:31pm PT
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Some days everyone is just pissing into the wind (Idaho or Montana)....
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 18, 2013 - 11:42pm PT
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Alright one more and I'll shut up. Southern California....
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Jan 19, 2013 - 12:08am PT
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OTE after hearing rumors for a decade or more about the Crane accident, it was thought provoking to hear the story from the man who witnessed it. I think being a wildland fire pilot is one of the riskier professions around. Almost as dangerous as driving a motor vehicle to a fire.
Nice pic of the Bell 205s, lots of those mid-late 70s models still hauling us around.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 19, 2013 - 12:14am PT
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Cargo run!
(somewhere in Northern California)
Do you go to the saw box or try to get the pop tarts out of the food box? What kind of man are you???!!!1
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 19, 2013 - 12:39am PT
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OMG! Federal workers sleeping on the job!! In their defense I'll say we were unpressurized at 12,000ish feet and it was cold as f*#k.
(wyoming)
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Jan 19, 2013 - 01:45am PT
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The first thing that happens to most passengers above 12,000 feet is they fall asleep. Some commercial operators will fly almost to 14,000 but are themselves on oxygen, when the passengers are obnoxious. Invariably the a$$holes fall into silent dreamland! Federal regs demand that passengers be provided with oxygen ABOVE 14,000!
I for one, really enjoy high altitude flying. My trip out to City of Rocks this past July 4th was at 12,500' over the Wasatch Mountains near Logan, UT. I set the timer and measured out my "legal" time above 12,500 which occurred just as I crested the range. Then a fast ride "downhill" to 10,500 at Malad City. That was a 500 fpm descent rate at 156 kias.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 19, 2013 - 02:13am PT
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Look familiar brokendown? We spent several days there and then finally jumped a fire in the B-T.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Jan 19, 2013 - 03:01am PT
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alright alright I'm posting too much.... here's a couple guys about to join us, probably on the Shasta-T NF (Northern California).
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Leggs
Sport climber
Home away from Home
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Jan 19, 2013 - 03:06am PT
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I've only done two static line jumps at 3,000+ ft...
I am terrified of heights, so it was kind of a big deal for me.
It was also a big deal that I hit my chin on the wheel of the plane after climbing out on the wind strut and "letting go". I didn't lose any teeth, thankfully.
I did, however, have a tire mark on my chin for about 3 months. No lie.
Good times.
~peace
EDIT: Terrified of heights = Skydiving, bungee jumping, and becoming a climbing instructor, teaching others to conquer their fears.
Still terrified of heights, which keeps me in "check", but chasing adventure!! :)
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Jan 19, 2013 - 06:33pm PT
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OTE&STD!
It's now Atlantic Aviation!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 19, 2013 - 07:09pm PT
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Igor Sikorsky started building airplanes, or more accurately, flying boats.
I saw an interesting interview with him during which he recounted flying in
one of his clippers down the coast of Florida at low altitude along the beach.
While doing so he was suddenly overcome by a strong sense of deja vu. Then
he realized with a start that he was seeing the exact scene that he had
previously seen 60 years before as a child in Russia only that time it had
been a dream! Whoa!
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Jan 21, 2013 - 01:44pm PT
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nice hank, will be down there in a month to play.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2013 - 02:07pm PT
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Awesome stuff Hank! Thanks for sharing.
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Jan 22, 2013 - 08:20pm PT
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just a little fun with friends
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