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N172AC — - This unusual bird came to town in 2011, so I shot it with my Nikon D700.
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N172AC —

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This unusual bird came to town in 2011, so I shot it with my Nikon D700.

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Champdriver
It's a Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane, good photo of it too.
Rusty Kambata
A very versatile aircraft, can be fitted out for heavy duty lifting, also as in this case for aerial water suction into their onboard tank/s via the white suction hose which would hang down a few more meters during flight, so the Heli just hovers over the lake dipping the suction hose to such in the huge quantity of water in a few seconds, fly a sortie to the location of say a forest fire & return & do repetitive drops thus dowsing the fire. The other option is a hanging water bucket below which it dunks & fils up at lakes or rivers & air drops it over the fire zone. The whole idea being to save time for landing & take off.
Lee Sulecki
I got a couple of showers from this one in N Texas that year. They are impressive to watch.
vonerot8
Nice photo of a familiar Erikson Air Crane rotary bird we have come over to us in Australia every summer for bush fire fighting use. They do a fantastic job, and are all uniquely named too. :)
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 05:12PM PDT 05:40PM PDT (?) 0:27
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 05:08PM PDT 05:09PM PDT 0:01
28-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 04:57PM PDT 05:02PM PDT 0:05
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 04:42PM PDT 04:56PM PDT 0:14
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 02:29PM PDT 02:29PM PDT (?) 0:00
28-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 02:18PM PDT 02:23PM PDT 0:04
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 02:10PM PDT 02:15PM PDT 0:05
28-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 01:44PM PDT 02:07PM PDT 0:22
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 12:24PM PDT 12:30PM PDT (?) 0:05
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:17PM PDT 12:22PM PDT 0:05
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:10PM PDT 12:12PM PDT (?) 0:02
28-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 11:56AM PDT 12:06PM PDT 0:09
28-Mar-2024 S64Near Redmond, ORPrineville () First seen 11:18AM PDT 11:54AM PDT 0:36
27-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 01:24PM PDT 01:34PM PDT (?) 0:09
27-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:19PM PDT 01:21PM PDT (?) 0:01
27-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:14PM PDT 01:15PM PDT (?) 0:01
27-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:09PM PDT 01:11PM PDT 0:01
27-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 12:47PM PDT 01:06PM PDT 0:18
26-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 03:26PM PDT 03:27PM PDT (?) 0:01
26-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 03:21PM PDT 03:24PM PDT 0:02
26-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 02:46PM PDT 03:17PM PDT 0:31
26-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 01:32PM PDT 01:37PM PDT (?) 0:05
26-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 12:56PM PDT 01:26PM PDT 0:29
25-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 02:00PM PDT 02:00PM PDT (?) 0:00
25-Mar-2024 S64Madras Municipal ()Prineville () 01:33PM PDT 01:57PM PDT 0:24
25-Mar-2024 S64Madras Municipal ()Madras Municipal () 01:23PM PDT 01:26PM PDT 0:03
25-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Madras Municipal () 01:00PM PDT 01:21PM PDT 0:21
24-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 01:56PM PDT 02:04PM PDT (?) 0:08
24-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:50PM PDT 01:53PM PDT 0:02
24-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:35PM PDT 01:48PM PDT 0:12
24-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:30PM PDT 01:33PM PDT 0:02
24-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 12:35PM PDT 01:28PM PDT 0:53
21-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Blm () 11:09AM PDT 11:21AM PDT 0:11
21-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:57AM PDT 11:06AM PDT 0:08
21-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:52AM PDT 10:55AM PDT 0:03
21-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:41AM PDT 10:49AM PDT 0:07
21-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:34AM PDT 10:38AM PDT 0:04
21-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 10:27AM PDT 10:31AM PDT 0:03
21-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 09:47AM PDT 10:16AM PDT 0:29
21-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 09:42AM PDT 09:45AM PDT 0:02
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 02:53PM PDT 02:53PM PDT (?) 0:00
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 02:10PM PDT 02:48PM PDT 0:37
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 01:55PM PDT 02:06PM PDT (?) 0:11
20-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 01:37PM PDT 01:49PM PDT (?) 0:12
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:48PM PDT 12:52PM PDT 0:04
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:42PM PDT 12:46PM PDT 0:03
20-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 12:34PM PDT 12:36PM PDT (?) 0:02
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:27PM PDT 12:32PM PDT 0:04
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 11:48AM PDT 12:24PM PDT 0:35
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 10:35AM PDT 10:39AM PDT (?) 0:04
20-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 10:02AM PDT 10:31AM PDT 0:29
20-Mar-2024 S64Near Redmond, ORPrineville () First seen 09:12AM PDT 10:00AM PDT 0:48
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 03:53PM PDT 04:02PM PDT (?) 0:09
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 03:07PM PDT 03:50PM PDT 0:42
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 02:52PM PDT 03:04PM PDT (?) 0:12
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 02:39PM PDT 02:49PM PDT 0:09
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 02:34PM PDT 02:37PM PDT 0:02
19-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 02:31PM PDT 02:32PM PDT (?) 0:01
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 01:47PM PDT 01:47PM PDT (?) 0:00
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:54PM PDT 01:44PM PDT 0:50
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:43PM PDT 12:51PM PDT 0:07
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:33PM PDT 12:41PM PDT (?) 0:07
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 12:23PM PDT 12:31PM PDT (?) 0:08
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 11:42AM PDT 11:42AM PDT (?) 0:00
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:54AM PDT 11:38AM PDT 0:43
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:44AM PDT 10:54AM PDT 0:09
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:41AM PDT 10:56AM PDT 0:14
19-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 10:35AM PDT 10:41AM PDT 0:05
19-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:23AM PDT 10:32AM PDT 0:09
19-Mar-2024 S64Near Redmond, ORPrineville () First seen 10:18AM PDT 10:20AM PDT 0:02
18-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Blm () 01:20PM PDT 01:24PM PDT (?) 0:04
18-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 11:58AM PDT 01:11PM PDT 1:13
18-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 10:53AM PDT 10:53AM PDT (?) 0:00
18-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:41AM PDT 10:45AM PDT 0:03
18-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 09:59AM PDT 10:38AM PDT (?) 0:39
18-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 09:45AM PDT 09:52AM PDT 0:07
18-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 09:37AM PDT 09:41AM PDT 0:03
18-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 09:32AM PDT 09:35AM PDT 0:03
18-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 09:27AM PDT 09:29AM PDT (?) 0:01
17-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 01:16PM PDT 02:27PM PDT (?) 1:10
17-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 01:03PM PDT 01:13PM PDT (?) 0:10
17-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 10:08AM PDT 10:53AM PDT (?) 0:44
17-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 09:46AM PDT 10:06AM PDT 0:19
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 05:03PM PDT 05:03PM PDT (?) 0:00
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 04:59PM PDT 05:00PM PDT 0:00
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 04:57PM PDT 04:57PM PDT 0:00
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 04:51PM PDT 04:56PM PDT 0:04
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 04:25PM PDT 04:41PM PDT (?) 0:15
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 04:04PM PDT 04:23PM PDT (?) 0:19
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Blm () 02:37PM PDT 03:15PM PDT (?) 0:37
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 02:16PM PDT 02:28PM PDT 0:11
16-Mar-2024 S64Hideaway ()Blm () 11:28AM PDT 11:35AM PDT (?) 0:06
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Hideaway () 11:13AM PDT 11:19AM PDT (?) 0:06
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:58AM PDT 10:59AM PDT 0:00
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:34AM PDT 10:53AM PDT 0:19
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:26AM PDT 10:31AM PDT 0:05
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:13AM PDT 10:23AM PDT 0:10
16-Mar-2024 S64Prineville ()Prineville () 10:07AM PDT 10:11AM PDT 0:03
16-Mar-2024 S64Blm ()Prineville () 10:04AM PDT 10:05AM PDT 0:01
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