Magazine Article

[Flying Pig]

http://www.heliweb.com/wp/   (April 2015 issue)

Well... when Pigs Fly.  I was recently contacted by an aviation magazine about coming out and doing a story on my unit.  Turned out pretty well.  Although not an all inclusive about our operation, it focused a lot on our fire fighting mission.

[Panzerbjorn]

Cool article! Thank you for sharing!

[Flying Pig]

Sure.

[Spam]

This is really a great article!  Lacks only some cool pix of the cockpit updates, but then, we get a hero shot to make up for it.

V/R,
Spam

[ZigZag911]

Very nice article...sounds like you've found your "spot" there!

[blackrain]

I may have missed it in the article but what is the capacity of your Bambi Bucket?

[Flying Pig]

324 gallons.  Approx 2600lbs per drop.  Depending on all the factors sometimes I'll restrict it down to 270ga.   I don't have to be quite as delicate with her handling. If the fire is close it's not uncommon to come on station with 1200-1300 lbs of fuel still on board.