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China’s AG-600 Water Bomber Arrives for China Airshow

China's locally designed and produced AG-600 water bomber has arrived ahead of the country's China Airshow that is to be held November 7th-13th in...

The Drop – Knowledge is Nothing Without Training

If you read my editorials every issue, you know that two things are very close to my heart in aviation. I am a massive...

Wildfire SOS

How the Federal Government Can Reduce the Burden on American Taxpayers of the Escalating Wildfire Crisis  Each year from 2021—2030, in the months from May—December,...

European Fire Suppressant Tested Stateside for First Time Ever at Rifle Garfield County Airport

Rifle Garfield County Airport played host Monday to the nation’s very first exhibition of a fire suppressant common to Europe. Burning brush piles collected from...

Mechanized Birds: Wildland Firefighting With Drone Intelligence

The robotic birds of the sky, known colloquially as drones, were a menace to the wildland firefighting community. The mere appearance of a recreational...

Going to the Birds to Prevent Hazardous Strikes

Promising research suggests UV lights mounted on helicopters and planes drive birds away from aircraft…and danger. By Jim Tise, FAA The FAA is researching new and...

Remembering the Fallen

Saturday, July 16th, 2022, will long be remembered as a dark day for the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Sheriff’s office as reports began to...

The Dangers of Misinformation in Wildland Fire Aviation

The Balance of Cost versus Benefit Wildland fire agencies have a huge reliance on the private sector to provide the assets and many times the...

Quick Reaction Force Deploys in California

For the second consecutive year, three Southern California fire departments — Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), and Ventura...

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