On Aug 24, 2017, Byker wrote
(in article<dcCdnUh05bVozALEnZ2dnUU7-RHNnZ2d@supernews.com>):
> "Miloch" wrote in message news:oni3ug01ili@drn.newsguy.com...
> >
> > Flying rule of thumb:
> >
> > "Anytime you can walk away from a landing...it was a good landing".
>
> After seeing so many crashes attributable to tail rotor failure, I wonder
> why there aren't more twin-rotor manufacturers, like Kaman and Kamov?
>
> *
The Kaman K-Max is impressive.
I first saw one in action last year, as one of the fleet of aircraft fighting
our massive local, 46,344 acre “Chimney” fire which destroyed 49 homes
and 21 other structures.
Our local airport at Paso Robles with its CalFire Air Attack base seemed to
have tankers landing to reload every few minutes. From take off they would be
in orbit over the drop zones out at Lake Nacimiento with the
controller/observers in OV-10’s. The helicopters would take water from the
lake with buckets, or pump filled tanks. That fire burned from August 13 to
September 6.
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Regards,
Savageduck
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