I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody ...
NASCAR Driver’s Dad Battles Los Angeles Wildfires From the Sky As A DC-10 Tanker Pilot
Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of ...
Los Angeles wildfire: DC-10 tanker drops 10,000 gallons of fire retardant to restrain devastation, video goes viral
Amid several viral videos of destruction, a footage of a DC -10 air tanker dropping around 10,000 gallons of fire retardant ...
Aerial firefighting companies' new challenge: Keeping up with demand
Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.
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Albuquerque-based air tanker helps fight Los Angeles wildfires
Thousands of firefighters and volunteers have been working over the last week to tackle the Los Angeles wildfires. Helping in that fight is Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. Its fleet consists of four ...
'Feel the Force': Pilots Push the Limits to Fight LA Fires
There is no precision equipment or autopilot for fire drops, just a pilot's view through the windscreen and his experience.
6 Waterbombers Used To Fight The LA Fires
Specialized aircraft deliver strategic water drops and retardant lines to contain flames in California’s challenging ...
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'A nightmare': Ligonier native takes to skies to battle Los Angeles fires
works for 10 Tanker, an aerial firefighting organization. He flies a DC-10 Air Tanker. He helped to drop more than 175,000 gallons of fire retardant during more than a dozen flights over the fires ...
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I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
To fight the California fires, 10Tanker has four DC-10s and two — ships 912 and 914 — here in San Bernardino at the old Norton Air Force Base ... because we're the biggest tanker out here. This fire ...