Posted by Rusty (71.93.254.251) on December 15, 2009 at 19:33:08:
In Reply to: Re: Air Tractor sets the pace posted by MikeM on December 15, 2009 at 19:06:25:
MikeM,
Yes, I have. Try again...bark up another tree...etc.
I'm not knocking SEAT's, they'd kick rear if they were used right. That truck that follows them around? Whats that for...? 800 gallons on a 100NM turn around? They're still being used as a supplement for the USFS's lack of LAT's, not rapid I.A..They're a tool in the box that deserves respect. I've seen SEAT's on more large campaign fires than any place else. An I.A. dispatch 100NM's away,....is not I.A...
We need large Air Tankers.<------Period
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