POV: At the controls of a Fireboss fighting a wildfire.

THIS IS NOT ME!
This video is from another brave pilot who recorded his work and shared it with me. I thank them for letting us see what it's like to fly these missions, I know I find the control inputs and maneuvering fascinating. I watch these clips over and over while editing, and keep on seeing new things each time. On one run you can see a helicopter flying below, on another you can see Air Attack (I think) going opposite direction.
This fire was near Deer Park, Washington in early August.
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[@Aeronca11]

Makes it evident how they can fly into a hillside very easily if the lighting is poor and smoke is thicker. Am in awe of the planning for the flight paths they use to get the water where it needs to go.

[@SimonButler]

@@Aeronca11 even though I know they completed the flight safely, I get anxiety when they're going through the smoke and the viz drops.

[@Aviation488]

Cool

[@christianagren1032]

Very cool! Does it tend to gallop when scooping water?

[@SimonButler]

@@christianagren1032 my friend provides this footage to me, the description I hear him use is bucking. So still a horse term, but it's pretty rough. I like being able to see the pilots control movement in this video, it shows you how extreme the control inputs are when scooping and dropping.