And I’m guessing that the plane diverted to another place in the lake to get water to avoid the boats. So I’ll give the boaters a bit of a break on this. “Oh - he’s getting water from way over there - we’re good!”
I watched a couple of helicopters getting water from a small lake with their bags slung from a cable. I’m guessing every little bit helps, but seeing the massive smoke from the fire those huge bags seemed like a thimble-full of water.
“And I’m guessing that the plane diverted to another place in the lake to get water to avoid the boats.”
No boats in sight. He was making a U-turn picking up water at the ‘bottom’ of the U. Shortest, quickest path.
“I’m guessing every little bit helps, but seeing the massive smoke from the fire those huge bags seemed like a thimble-full of water.”
The goal is not to put out the fire but to contain it.
“I watched a couple of helicopters getting water from a small lake with their bags slung from a cable. I’m guessing every little bit helps, but seeing the massive smoke from the fire those huge bags seemed like a thimble-full of water.”
They hunt for and hit spot fires out ahead of the fireline that result from flying burning crap, not to hit the main body of the fire.