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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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It's a Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane, good photo of it too.
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.
I got a couple of showers from this one in N Texas that year. They are impressive to watch.
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 |
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28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 05:12PM PDT | 05:40PM PDT (?) | 0:27 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 05:08PM PDT | 05:09PM PDT | 0:01 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 04:57PM PDT | 05:02PM PDT | 0:05 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 04:42PM PDT | 04:56PM PDT | 0:14 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 02:29PM PDT | 02:29PM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 02:18PM PDT | 02:23PM PDT | 0:04 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 02:10PM PDT | 02:15PM PDT | 0:05 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 01:44PM PDT | 02:07PM PDT | 0:22 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 12:24PM PDT | 12:30PM PDT (?) | 0:05 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:17PM PDT | 12:22PM PDT | 0:05 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:10PM PDT | 12:12PM PDT (?) | 0:02 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 11:56AM PDT | 12:06PM PDT | 0:09 |
28-Mar-2024 | S64 | Near Redmond, OR | Prineville (S39) | First seen 11:18AM PDT | 11:54AM PDT | 0:36 |
27-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 01:24PM PDT | 01:34PM PDT (?) | 0:09 |
27-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:19PM PDT | 01:21PM PDT (?) | 0:01 |
27-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:14PM PDT | 01:15PM PDT (?) | 0:01 |
27-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:09PM PDT | 01:11PM PDT | 0:01 |
27-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 12:47PM PDT | 01:06PM PDT | 0:18 |
26-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 03:26PM PDT | 03:27PM PDT (?) | 0:01 |
26-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 03:21PM PDT | 03:24PM PDT | 0:02 |
26-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 02:46PM PDT | 03:17PM PDT | 0:31 |
26-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 01:32PM PDT | 01:37PM PDT (?) | 0:05 |
26-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 12:56PM PDT | 01:26PM PDT | 0:29 |
25-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 02:00PM PDT | 02:00PM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
25-Mar-2024 | S64 | Madras Municipal (S33) | Prineville (S39) | 01:33PM PDT | 01:57PM PDT | 0:24 |
25-Mar-2024 | S64 | Madras Municipal (S33) | Madras Municipal (S33) | 01:23PM PDT | 01:26PM PDT | 0:03 |
25-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Madras Municipal (S33) | 01:00PM PDT | 01:21PM PDT | 0:21 |
24-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 01:56PM PDT | 02:04PM PDT (?) | 0:08 |
24-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:50PM PDT | 01:53PM PDT | 0:02 |
24-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:35PM PDT | 01:48PM PDT | 0:12 |
24-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:30PM PDT | 01:33PM PDT | 0:02 |
24-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 12:35PM PDT | 01:28PM PDT | 0:53 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Blm (77OR) | 11:09AM PDT | 11:21AM PDT | 0:11 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:57AM PDT | 11:06AM PDT | 0:08 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:52AM PDT | 10:55AM PDT | 0:03 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:41AM PDT | 10:49AM PDT | 0:07 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:34AM PDT | 10:38AM PDT | 0:04 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 10:27AM PDT | 10:31AM PDT | 0:03 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 09:47AM PDT | 10:16AM PDT | 0:29 |
21-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 09:42AM PDT | 09:45AM PDT | 0:02 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 02:53PM PDT | 02:53PM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 02:10PM PDT | 02:48PM PDT | 0:37 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 01:55PM PDT | 02:06PM PDT (?) | 0:11 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 01:37PM PDT | 01:49PM PDT (?) | 0:12 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:48PM PDT | 12:52PM PDT | 0:04 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:42PM PDT | 12:46PM PDT | 0:03 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 12:34PM PDT | 12:36PM PDT (?) | 0:02 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:27PM PDT | 12:32PM PDT | 0:04 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 11:48AM PDT | 12:24PM PDT | 0:35 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 10:35AM PDT | 10:39AM PDT (?) | 0:04 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 10:02AM PDT | 10:31AM PDT | 0:29 |
20-Mar-2024 | S64 | Near Redmond, OR | Prineville (S39) | First seen 09:12AM PDT | 10:00AM PDT | 0:48 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 03:53PM PDT | 04:02PM PDT (?) | 0:09 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 03:07PM PDT | 03:50PM PDT | 0:42 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 02:52PM PDT | 03:04PM PDT (?) | 0:12 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 02:39PM PDT | 02:49PM PDT | 0:09 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 02:34PM PDT | 02:37PM PDT | 0:02 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 02:31PM PDT | 02:32PM PDT (?) | 0:01 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 01:47PM PDT | 01:47PM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:54PM PDT | 01:44PM PDT | 0:50 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:43PM PDT | 12:51PM PDT | 0:07 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:33PM PDT | 12:41PM PDT (?) | 0:07 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 12:23PM PDT | 12:31PM PDT (?) | 0:08 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 11:42AM PDT | 11:42AM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:54AM PDT | 11:38AM PDT | 0:43 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:44AM PDT | 10:54AM PDT | 0:09 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:41AM PDT | 10:56AM PDT | 0:14 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 10:35AM PDT | 10:41AM PDT | 0:05 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:23AM PDT | 10:32AM PDT | 0:09 |
19-Mar-2024 | S64 | Near Redmond, OR | Prineville (S39) | First seen 10:18AM PDT | 10:20AM PDT | 0:02 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Blm (77OR) | 01:20PM PDT | 01:24PM PDT (?) | 0:04 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 11:58AM PDT | 01:11PM PDT | 1:13 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 10:53AM PDT | 10:53AM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:41AM PDT | 10:45AM PDT | 0:03 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 09:59AM PDT | 10:38AM PDT (?) | 0:39 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 09:45AM PDT | 09:52AM PDT | 0:07 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 09:37AM PDT | 09:41AM PDT | 0:03 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 09:32AM PDT | 09:35AM PDT | 0:03 |
18-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 09:27AM PDT | 09:29AM PDT (?) | 0:01 |
17-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 01:16PM PDT | 02:27PM PDT (?) | 1:10 |
17-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 01:03PM PDT | 01:13PM PDT (?) | 0:10 |
17-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 10:08AM PDT | 10:53AM PDT (?) | 0:44 |
17-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 09:46AM PDT | 10:06AM PDT | 0:19 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 05:03PM PDT | 05:03PM PDT (?) | 0:00 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 04:59PM PDT | 05:00PM PDT | 0:00 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 04:57PM PDT | 04:57PM PDT | 0:00 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 04:51PM PDT | 04:56PM PDT | 0:04 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 04:25PM PDT | 04:41PM PDT (?) | 0:15 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 04:04PM PDT | 04:23PM PDT (?) | 0:19 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Blm (77OR) | 02:37PM PDT | 03:15PM PDT (?) | 0:37 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 02:16PM PDT | 02:28PM PDT | 0:11 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Hideaway (OR85) | Blm (77OR) | 11:28AM PDT | 11:35AM PDT (?) | 0:06 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Hideaway (OR85) | 11:13AM PDT | 11:19AM PDT (?) | 0:06 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:58AM PDT | 10:59AM PDT | 0:00 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:34AM PDT | 10:53AM PDT | 0:19 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:26AM PDT | 10:31AM PDT | 0:05 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:13AM PDT | 10:23AM PDT | 0:10 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Prineville (S39) | Prineville (S39) | 10:07AM PDT | 10:11AM PDT | 0:03 |
16-Mar-2024 | S64 | Blm (77OR) | Prineville (S39) | 10:04AM PDT | 10:05AM PDT | 0:01 |
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