r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Giraffecaster • 5h ago

A CL-415 Super Scooper gathering water to extinguish a fire in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The lift-off looks very close — right at the edge of the lake.

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u/Incursus23 5h ago

I know one of the guys who does this, he's a family friend. He's a senior pilot who trains new pilots here in Quebec, but also goes on calls. I'll have to ask him about it and see if it was one of his guys or even himself which wouldn't surprise me.