The drop. That is a lot of water and it is probably why this is such an effective fire fighting technique.
Away he goes. I believe it requires a lot of skill to fly a helicopter with a heavy weight dangling below, because of having to compensate for the constant swinging.
The next Port Elizabeth Airshow is in October and I'm counting the days.
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The next airshow is going to be awesome. Although the planes are taking off at the airport (duh), the airshow will take place over the beachfront. Its going to be a free show with activities along the beachfront. This includes navy ships coming and anchoring off shore. As soon as I have more info, I will post it on MyPE.
That's amazing to see. I can't imagine managing a helicopter and a swinging bucket of water and dealing with a fire. My hat's off to the ones who do it.
Interesting to see how that works! The second picture is really beautiful with the water pouring down!
Pretty darned neat! I dated a guy who was a helicopter test pilot (about 50 some years ago) Got a ride in his plane, but never in a helicopter. I'd like to do that.
Great shots, Max! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful shots! I bet that air show was GREAT!
Marvelous!!!
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Fantastic SW post... now thats a sight to have seen Max..
I love the water shwooshing in that middle image, Max. I bet you took quite a few pictures until you got the one you were happy with! Indeed the skill required to manoeuvre one of those laden beasts would be mega ...
Happy weekend! Perfect one for SWF! We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.... Mine's up too hope you can drop by...
Thank you for the educational skywatch! And the pilot must have to be very good to do such work.
Cool pictures!
That is fantastic! So brilliant for you to capture that great pictures!
Hope you can hop by my SWF post HERE. Happy weekends!
Very interesting series...wouldn't that be a heck of a water balloon!
I agree with whoever said they couldn't imagine flying a helicopter with that swinging from below!
Impressive shots. I'm with Sandy - I can't imagine how hard it must be to manage the helicopter and that bucket of water. Incredible.
Amazing photos. Very interesting post!
Great pictures, but I certainly wouldn't want to be in that helicopter!
Those are some cool shot
I am not sure I would like to be in that helicopter...must take a great deal of skill to do this.
Very pretty and nice capturing. Happy SWF and weekend too.
Great capture. Interesint watching this done
Max: How very cool shots of the firefighter helicopter in the Sky.
Oooh fun. I bet it is hard when they drop the water too. They have to compensate for the change in weight. Great pictures!
With all of our wild-fires here in California, those helicopters have been working overtime! Great shots.
Great shots, and very interesting, it would be cool to ride in one of those, I bet you can feel the swinging motion caused by the water.
absolutely awesome!!! I can't believe it!!
I have seen helicopters dipping water from Rimrock Lake in the Cascade Mtns. when there were forest fires in nearby areas.
Fabulous skywatch shot!!
Seeing pictures of helicopters dropping water bombs brings back not so great memories for me living in California. We are once again in the midst of a horrible wildfire season where seeing and hearing the helicopters adds to the anxiety of wondering whether your house will survive the onslaught of mother nature.
sigh..living in California, I have seen this too many times ..for real!!
Great pics!! Thanks so much for the visit!
Wow Max-e these are great. It's been long time for me since my air show here in Toronto. Great shots again, Anna :)
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