Cal Fire Grumman (Marsh) S-2 Turbo Tracker's & OV-10 Bronco at Sonoma County Airport (STS)

[@TheRevrickinmt]

Thanks for the memories. Those came from VT-29 & VT-31 out of Corpus Christi NAS. I spent many, many happy hours in the S2 while stationed at VT-31 in 1971 & 72. I saw these years ago, shortly after being purchased by CFS, and they were still painted in Navy colors.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Your very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed. Thank you for your service and for watching :)

[@pilotmiami1]

Bravo.Thenks

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Your welcome & Thank you 👍😎

[@TheHDAviation]

Those are some really interesting aircraft to see, the OV-10 Bronco really is an interesting design. Nice footage!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Ya the Bronco is one cool design, I used to see them at the former El-Toro Marine Airbase in Orange County and they would pull up at a 90 degree and six paratroops would fall out the back. Probably can KZbin it :) Thanks so much for watching.

[@TheHDAviation]

That must have been pretty cool to see. I'll definitely give it a search and see if I can find it.

[@elihunterhanoverproductions707]

The pilot that is flying tanker 85 is Jerome Laval... And tanker 90 is Dan rieger

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Very cool, thank you for the information, I enjoy it when someone like yourself gives me information. If you know them please tell them thank you. 😎👍

[@CBGSpotter]

Loved the footage! Both unique designs :)

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks so much Elliot, these planes are becoming very rare.

[@joncox9719]

Are the S-2's airframes pressurized??? Anyone know?

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Great question. the ceiling on a S-2 is 22,000 feet, aircraft should have cabin pressurization when they fly above 10,000 to 14,000 feet but I can only assume that they don't fly these that high anymore. Maybe someone else can give us a solid answer. Thank you again for watching 👍😎

[@walt.2399]

These S2T's are from WWII area NAVY submarine chaser. The original power plant were Pratt Whitney 9 cylinder. Had a sweet sound at full speed taxi. T93 shown within is Based at Chico Air Attack Base (CAAB).

[@derekheuring2984]

The Grumman Tracker entered service in 1954, 9 years after WWII ended.

[@gonavy2255]

Great catch seen these at KHMT. I got some there on mine.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Hemet-Ryan Airport, I landed and departed in DC-3 Flabob Express. Thank you for watching :)

[@Nates707]

Can you do more stuff in Sonoma county if you ever up here

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

What kind of stuff? different aircraft or the S-2 Turbo Tracker's & OV-10 Bronco again 😎👍

[@Nates707]

@@EdWhisenantAviation different aircraft. Love the helicopters. The commercial jets

[@yvonchateauneuf4032]

Question ... Do the wings fold on a S2?

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Great question and yes the wings can fold up to make room on a Aircraft Carrier, thank you for watching 👍😎

[@louislandi938]

I was beginning to think it had to taxi all the way to the edge of the fire and finally it got airborne.

[@elstiffmeister]

I've seen them in person when they depart from my airport

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

I'm glad you get to see them, they are becoming more rare these days. Thank you for watching👍

[@frankthomas855]

Were you and Juan Browne (blancolirio) breathing the same jet exhaust? Just wondering.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching Frank 😎👍

[@bernardanderson3758]

This is what I’d rather flying the Bronco

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

You like the Bronco?

[@bobaustralia3]

Hi. Wanted to quickly asked about the fire retardant delivery system is the tank on the outside or partly on the inside.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Sorry Bob, I just came across your comment, I don't always get notified. I think mostly inside and just hanging out the bottom a little bit. Thank you for watching👍😎

[@AFRCSD]

You should’ve saluted the planes

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Maybe I did 😉 Thank you for watching 😎

[@butchblakesley6239]

Compare Landings s-2t versus s2f. Maybe I should have tried this first

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks for watching Butch 😎👍

[@butchblakesley6239]

@@EdWhisenantAviation Ed, I dont have a clue what I meant by that comment. I must have had a max gross load on eh ? Tipsy even. Anyhoo, CAVU to ya.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@@butchblakesley6239 Are you the pilot Butch 😎👍

[@butchblakesley6239]

@@EdWhisenantAviation only manifest in that i pile it here and pile it there

[@justflyingingjustflyinging4610]

Could I LINK (NOT DOWNLOAD OR REUPLOAD) your videos on my Twitter page at @JustFlyinging? They will post with the video title and your name in the header. JustFlyinging is a page that features aviation themed videos and photos giving full credit to the content provider. It's not a professional venture, just an old pilots hobby! Thanks!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Yes, that will be OK with me. Thank you for asking and thank you for watching. Take care 😃

[@guillermodam5887]

La Armada de Venezuela adquirió una escuadriila de estos aviones A/S, y luego los abandonó.Son buenos antisubmarinos,.Otros paises aún los tienen volando.😮😮😮😢😢😢😢😢

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Very sad they abandoned them but glad other countries still fly them. Thank you for watching 👍😎

[@ติ๋มนนทกัป]

อยู่ ขำๆ แต่น่ารัก โดยเฉพาะ เจ้า หมาป่า 0 วี 10 เท่ สุดๆ 😁😁

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you for watching 😎

[@bernardanderson3758]

The OV-10s are alsum

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Ya, I like them also, thank you for watching 👍😎

[@Infidel7153]

What a waste of an OV-10 .