I was under the impression that the air tankers counted towards you tankers called for in wildfires. Mine are not. Has it always been this way or is it something new?
Air Tankers
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Air tankers count as wildland vehicles, not tankers.
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#MCLogic
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This should be changed.
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actually it should stay as it is, the regular ground tankers are supporting the water flow to the engines/pumps. the air tankers are dropping water/fire retardant either directly on the fire or just in front , they cant effectively, directly support water flow.
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actually it should stay as it is, the regular ground tankers are supporting the water flow to the engines/pumps. the air tankers are dropping water/fire retardant either directly on the fire or just in front , they cant effectively, directly support water flow.
I hate logical answers... I didn't think of it in those terms. Thanks!
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I hate logical answers... I didn't think of it in those terms. Thanks!
your welcome.
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Honestly, it was like a lightbulb came on... Then I remembered this story about an air tanker landing on a logging road to refill a tanker truck.
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rotflmao
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actually it should stay as it is, the regular ground tankers are supporting the water flow to the engines/pumps. the air tankers are dropping water/fire retardant either directly on the fire or just in front , they cant effectively, directly support water flow.
That's why most place have gone to referring to water trucks as Tenders to differentiate them
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