John Masters Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Here's an interesting story from my neck of the woods... http://www.ekathimerini.com/221222/gallery/ekathimerini/special-report/sons-succeed-fathers-in-the-cockpits-of-countrys-canadairs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I'm amazed to see they are still at it. I saw one fight a fire on the mainland across from Poros in 1983, we had a grand stand view as it scooped up water & dumped it only a km or so away all the while under our gaze. Brilliant. Thanks for the link. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Still a dangerous game too: this was just a few days ago: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Ouch, that looks as though there might be consequences. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yumpin' Yeesus! Where was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) Pelican 33 is the plane in the accident in france..the ship where it flew into was moored at a permanent mooring place..... Hereby a link to a movie from last year were a few people and the plane escaped death and a crash.. And what you see is unbelievable if was one of these onlookers i would have bought myself a lottery ticket.. http://www.lindependant.fr/2016/08/14/video-de-l-inconscience-d-admirer-un-canadair-sur-le-lac-de-villeneuve-de-la-raho,2243231.php Plane in question is by coincidence Pelican 33 i would avoid that plane it has a death wish i think... Edited August 30, 2017 by janneman36 info added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I've seen a post-flight photo and it just lost a wing float. "Just". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foresterab Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Interesting to see that Greece is still flying the base model CL-215 with the radial engines. Most of the Canadian provinces have retired their original -215 airframes and upgraded to the CL-415's however Alberta who has 4 frames (#202,203,204,205) went through a multi-year upgrade process and converted their original CL-215's to CL-215T's. Upgrades make them comparable to the -415's with the turbine engines and improved...well almost everything. On the other had they are not the only airframe to be useful and Greece does work with other governments to use Single Engine Air Tankers (SEAT's) such as the Air Tractor 802's from Israel or non-scooper aircraft such as the S2 Trackers used by Securite Civile in France (home of Pelican 33 shown in the clip above near Marsaille). Either way...always a nice sound on the ground when the bird dog siren flies overhead indicating a drop is incoming...sure beats shovel work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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