Cal Fire S-2T air tanker on the 52 Fire

[@wildcatz123]

Absolutely incredible. I can't believe the amount of courage, skill, and precision that goes into this.

[@cmpe43]

Very cool,wish i was near that level

[@Bigmike3406E]

You sure can see the weight change in a hurry with you pushing that yoke forward . She becomes a lot lighter in a couple of seconds .Thanks for sharing this awesome video.

[@philgowan4561]

Great video, thanks for showing the long form of tankers getting on station and dropping and all the radio traffic. I love this stuff.

[@BradPaulus]

Thanks Dave for capturing these video shots. Hopefully this type of video can also be captured on the new fixed and rotary aircraft for next year.

[@rictech1325]

Your hero’s!!!! And we appreciate all you do. God bless

[@johnhanson9245]

Great vid and they fly single-piloted. Very busy keeping clear of all the traffic and finding your drop line.

[@bradjames6748]

God Speed and thank you to all the Brave firefighters and aircrews from British Columbia to California who are out there keeping us safe......

[@AnaMaria4098]

Thoughts & Prayers for the success and safety of all of you tonight! 🙏🙏😔 With gratitude, Ana in Santa Monica 💜

[@lifebehindbars6283]

Interesting to hear their traffic.

[@kevinpenner7125]

Wow, they topped off in no time.

[@kevinpenner7125]

Wonder where there base of op was, then.

[@soflaav8r]

Great video but bummer about the low resolution.

[@GlitchMonki]

Why does he keep holding on to that handle?

[@space_kiwi7630]

MonkiJuan It is the throttle.

[@toddjudson4670]

Throttles.

[@petemitchell6788]

240p? 😂

[@Nates707]

Dam not 1080p:(

[@espeterson522]

Too spoiled lol

[@jcraigshelton]

Manage your tinder load and maybe you wouldn’t have to fight so many fires.

[@Flyboy207]

Most of the fires in our unit are grass and brush. Cattle only eat so much.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Filmed many years ago using a potato, basically unwatchable.

[@espeterson522]

Nearly everything from years ago looks bad because not everyone had a 4k GoPro at their disposal. I'm sure you're probably under 18 and have never experienced anything different from what's available now, so I won't hold it against you. It's pretty easy to tell what's going on. Listen to the comm traffic and infer whats going on in the video.

[@daveskritterkingdom]

@@espeterson522 Unwatchable? LOL To me it's about watching how the pilot does their job along with the radio traffic. Very rare combination.

[@espeterson522]

@@daveskritterkingdom I think you meant to reply to the original comment, not mine.

[@southwest3671]

He obviously has never seen a newspaper picture from 1975.

[@mlo527]

Unwatchable? Lololol hilarious that 1080 is the gold standard for watchable now.