As the temperatures heat up, the threat of wildfires in Arizona begins to rise. For the last several weeks, pilots have been training for water airdrops in Buckeye.
As the temperatures heat up, the threat of wildfires in Arizona begins to rise.For the last several weeks, pilots have been training for water airdrops in Buckeye.Using a single-engine plane is one of the most precise ways to fight a wildfire from the sky. The firefighting plane has a tank directly underneath the pilot and when it’s full, it nearly doubles the weight of the tanker.
Before Western Pilot Service trains in the air, it goes over the exact plan and what to expect.Then, they load up the planes with 800 gallons of water and hit the sky.Tanker pilot Steve Sunde describes what he's looking out for while in the sky."Check out obstacles, check out people on the ground, and overall be aware of changes and surprises all the time. We don’t like either one of those," he said.
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