Amazing Pilots

It's fire retardant, to try and slow or stop the fire.

Wonder what that does to the environment downstream?

Wow, great captures. Excellent timing on the drops.

canonloader wrote in post #6076291
Wonder what that does to the environment downstream?

I've thought about that too, but according to WikiAnswers...it may not be. Though I don't know if that answer can be trusted.

Link --> http://wiki.answers.co​m …put_out_wildfir​es_made_of

Sometimes, some people have all the luck of being in the Right Place at the Right Time. Unless of course.....you were running for your life and your camera is all you had time to grab!

Great photos.

Robert, I found this earlier, The red stuff is called Phos-Chek;

"The main components of Phos-Chek are ammonium polyphosphate, diammonium phosphate, diammonium sulfate, monoammonium phosphate, attapulgus clay, guar gum (or a derivative of guar gum), hydroxypropyl, and trade secret performance additives. Phos-Chek comes in several different formulations with varying degrees of the above components."

It's that "trade secret performance additives" part that I don't trust. And anything the government says.

Hmmm...trade secret...that is curious, but that wouldn't be a government thing...that's a corporate trade secret. Funny how they threw in there "acts as a fertilizer" . The MSDS sheets say "practically non-toxic" .

BCROSE: Is that the only plane you got a shot of? Any others flying that day?

Well then there's all the pollution from the airplane......

I like no.3 - it's like they've released a beast about to strike!

Collage...

Nice work. I like the collage too.

Awesome!

canonloader wrote in post #6073470
Very cool series. That's an old Orion P3, used by the Navy as sub chasers, they are also the planes those crazies fly into huricane walls.

This one is actually a Lockheed L-188 Electra turbo-prop airliner. It was bulit from 1957-1961 and later developed into the P-3 which first flew in 1961.

http://www.answers.com​/topic/lockheed-l-188-electra

I see P3s all the time

Thanks for all the comments
The entire series can be seen here

msowsun wrote in post #6078950
This one is actually a Lockheed L-188 Electra turbo-prop airliner. It was bulit from 1957-1961 and later developed into the P-3 which first flew in 1961.

http://www.answers.com​/topic/lockheed-l-188-electra

Ah, didn't know that, you can see the lineage of the P3 in it though.. The P3 has been around almost as long as me, and my brother flew in them for years with the navy.