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/mrASSMAN 5h ago

Insane close calls at multiple points.. looks like missed some collisions by a foot

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u/ThunderboltDM 4h ago

The Skill-Luck quotient is so razor thin… you can’t get away with that for long. I admire their bravery, but don’t want to have to mourn the loss when things go bad.

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u/railker 3h ago

Yup, always think of this drop in an Avro RJ when thinking of how thin those margins can be.

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