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2022 Annual Reno Conference is On!

August 23, 2022 By Leave a Comment

The 2022 Annual Reno Conference is On!  The Associated Aerial Firefighters will hold their conference on December 14, 2022. Meet & Greet fully hosted bar with plenty of food December 13, look for info at base of … [Continue reading]

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2021 Reno Conference Review!

August 30, 2022 By Leave a Comment

The 2021 Reno Conference was a big success: Large member & visitor attendance Senator Dean Heller, R, Nevada stopped in and discussed the need for more airtankers We had several raffled off great donated prizes This conference … [Continue reading]

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The Annual Reno Conference 2022 is On!

August 30, 2022 By Leave a Comment

The Annual Reno Conference is On! Conference gains FAA Class Certification! The Annual Reno Conference is On!   The Associated Aerial Firefighters will hold their conference on December 14, 2022. Meet & Greet fully hosted bar with … [Continue reading]

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The Annual Reno Conference is On!

September 30, 2021 By Leave a Comment

Was an amazing time!  thank you to all who joined us!   We Are Back! The Annual Reno Conference is On!   The Associated Aerial Firefighters will hold their conference on December 15, 2021. Meet & Greet fully hosted bar with … [Continue reading]

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AAF 2021 Reno Meeting

August 2, 2021 By Leave a Comment

AAF 2021 Reno Meeting Eldorado Hotel December 14 and 15, 2021 We are back!    The information for booking a room for this event is as follows;   There is a booking website at; https://book.passkey.com/go/SEAAFF1 If … [Continue reading]

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October 20, 2020 By Leave a Comment

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The day before I lost my friend Ted Bell, we both ended up at Redding Air Attack Base that night after a full day of fighting fire.  Ted was a relatively new S-2 Airtanker Pilot and I was a DC-6 Co-Pilot.  During the winter months we worked in the … [Continue reading]

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The loss of Airtanker Pilot Ted Bell

October 20, 2020 By Leave a Comment

The day before I lost my friend Ted Bell, we both ended up at Redding Air Attack Base that night after a full day of fighting fire.  Ted was a relatively new S-2 Airtanker Pilot and I was a DC-6 Co-Pilot.  During the winter months we worked in the … [Continue reading]

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AAF Meeting room for the December meeting.

October 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment

There is a slight change in the arrangements this year at the AAF Reno Meeting. Instead of having our meeting at the convention center at the El Dorado it will be held at Ballroom “E” at the Silver Legacy. It isn’t hard to find. From the lobby at the … [Continue reading]

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Aerial Firefighting white paper

March 13, 2019 By Leave a Comment

My name is Nick Tucky with Blue Sky Network. We are a provider of aircraft tracking, SATCOM and ATU systems & solutions. We are writing a white paper on aerial firefighting and we would like input and feedback from operators. The main focus of … [Continue reading]

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AAF 2019 Conference, Nevada

January 30, 2019 By Leave a Comment

The AAF 2019 Conference is scheduled for December 11th. Our keynote speakers are a B-787 Captain and Chief Accident Investigator, Allied Pilots Association, also a Manager of Safety Management Systems for a major USA airline. These two speakers … [Continue reading]

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