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Dec 3, 2019 · Whether you’re a seasoned pilot looking for a transition, or a younger pilot working toward a career in aerial firefighting, here are the top things you’ll want to know, and develop, before trying to join a wildfire mission.
Jan 24, 2018 · How to Become a Firefighter Pilot. Pilot backgrounds are diverse, including military, bush and airline flying, but tailwheel and low-level flying experience — the latter over terrain — are ...
Jun 1, 2022 · Career: Fire pilot. Qualifications: 800 hours of pilot-in-command time and a commercial, multiengine, and instrument rating. Work/life balance: Time away from family and different hotels each night. Favorite part of the job: The challenge of taking a large airplane and maneuvering it in ways that most pilots wouldn’t fly a small airplane. As ...
Mar 9, 2023 · Air traffic patterns during a wildfire are complex, often involving dozens of aircraft working near each other. Pilots also must learn how to drop fire retardant to maximize its effectiveness while minimizing negative impacts to the environment.
Jul 10, 2024 · The pilot and only occupant of a wildland firefighting plane was killed when the plane crashed at lower Hauser Lake while fighting the Horse Gulch Fire on Wednesday. The pilot was a 45-year-old woman, whose relatives live outside of the United States, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said at Wednesday's press conference.
Jul 11, 2024 · The pilot was part of a crew fighting the nearby Horse Gulch Fire, a 600-acre human-caused blaze burning in dense timber in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest about 5 miles south of the ...
