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Rich Stowell “Preventing Loss Of Control In Flight” Webinar

February 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A majority of aerial fire suppression fatalities occur because of LOCIF (Loss of control in flight) or CFIT (controlled flight into terrain). Rich Stowell, a recognized SME, recently produced a Webinar on the subject. Because of the tremendous … [Continue reading]

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Sen. Mark Udall seeks to speed acquisition of airtankers

February 3, 2013 By 1 Comment

In a Denver Post article dated 29 January 2013, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, says delays in upgrading the U.S. Forest Service fleet of firefighting aircraft are unacceptable. In a letter released Monday, Udall tells Agriculture Secretary … [Continue reading]

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AAFAirtankerVideos YouTube Channel

January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Check out: http://www.youtube.com/user/AAFAirtankerVideos?feature=watch You are encouraged to upload your airtanker videos with a brief description. Please do not upload videos which are copyrighted, or which contain copyrighted audio … [Continue reading]

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Tangent-Link AFF conference, Aix-en-Provence, France, April 10-11

January 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Tangent-Link will be holding it's 10th Aerial Firefighting Conference & Exhibition, the world’s leading event focusing on this subject and more importantly how it integrates both aerial and land assets in tackling wildland fires. Details are … [Continue reading]

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AAF/Reno 2013; Broadening Our Horizons.

January 17, 2013 By 1 Comment

A great success: over 65 attendees, 14 NEW members recruited. Three Sponsor displays, press (Reno Gazette-Journal) and TV (CH 2) coverage. Thought-provoking presentations followed by challenging Q&A periods. As per  tradition, sustenance … [Continue reading]

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AAF in Reno; Reno Gazette-Journal

January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Tanker firefighters tell 'war stories' in Reno Jan 14, 2013 Emerson Marcus The Associated Aerial Firefighters annual meeting began this weekend at the Eldorado in Reno and continues today with discussions on new technology and preparedness … [Continue reading]

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AAF Reno TV Coverage

January 16, 2013 By 1 Comment

KTVN News in Reno reported on our AAF meeting. If the video doesn't load for you, click the link below to watch the video on the KTVN website, then come back here and tell us what you think in the comments section below. … [Continue reading]

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AAF Webmaster stays current in Afghanistan, waiting for airtanker seat.

January 7, 2013 By 1 Comment

  If you’re wondering who is responsible for the new airtanker.org, it’s our one & only webmaster,  Dale Head. Brought to you from Kandahar, Afghanistan. Dale is on his second deployment to Afghanistan. He should be home … [Continue reading]

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C27J release by USAF on hold

January 4, 2013 By 3 Comments

  DefenseAlert Intra-Theater Airlift Working Group To Decide Basing For 32 Cargo Planes Posted on InsideDefense.com: January 3, 2013 The Air Force has established an Intra-Theater Airlift working group to decide how to divvy up the 32 cargo aircraft … [Continue reading]

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Creating and responding to articles or threads is easier now

January 3, 2013 By 1 Comment

To create an article or thread: Just sign in and go to the top menu bar and hit the  "+new" button. That will take you to an edit page.     To respond to an article or thread: Just sign in and hit the "Continue Reading" link at the … [Continue reading]

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