Haven't flown fighters like Ed but I have flown single pilot IFR
under Part 135 like you and no offense, but that DC-4 position
sounds like just another uneviable, low-pay, low-prestige yet
high-risk flying job. No thanks.

On top of that, very little is done to tame the fires. In most cases
the fires just keep burning until the weather changes. Water and
Retardant bombers are like ****ing on a house fire.

Well it depends on the situation. Retardant is rarely dropped on a fire
anyways. Its main use to to help get a fire under control so the people on the
ground can get a handle on it. On smaller fires, it definitely makes a big
different, but on larger firestorms like what was in San Diego last year and
Yellowstone in 88, they do not always have a big impact.




Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter