Here’s more from Ryan Grothe:
Last week I was up in Sacramento attending the Aerial Firefighting Conference, and I took a tour of Cal Fire aviation headquarters at McClellan Airtanker Base. The main topic of discussion was the C-130 tankers, and here is an update.
According to Cal Fire officials, One of the C-130s should be ready to go sometime this year, and the first one will be based at McClellan. The other six C-130s will be tanked soon. Fresno and Ramona have been confirmed for C-130s.
And here’s a note Bill Gabbert wrote two years ago:
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It’s about damn time. The forest service dinked around with this for YEARS and would still be doing that in 2029 if CALFIRE had not stepped up and moved on this. If DynCorp is handling for the C-130’s what they do for the S-2T’s then this is a huge benefit for the state of Cali and its residents. CALFIRE is not the be-all end-all that some think, but you sure can’t argue with their success at running an aviation program — for years now. You Herc badmouthers, before you start, what other aircraft would you propose and WHERE IS IT?
Q400. It’s the best
In another lifetime, I flew C-130s. I think that they are an excellent plane for the delivery of retardant. As long as they get these back to Marietta, GA for critical inspections for metal fatigue, these H models will have many years of service,
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