Aerial Firefighting, FireBosses Drop 36k gallons on Fire in Light Fuels in Washington State

Dauntless Air FireBosses 211 & 214 dropping 52 loads on the O'Sullivan Dam Fire in Moses Lake, WA on 9-3-22, a small fire in light fuels, scooping Potholes Reservoir. Music, "Sail" by AWOLNATION

[@abomb5092]

One of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, one hell of a pilot and co worker! Thank you brother for the amazing footage and all the protection you provide!

[@sirensofthecarolinas3917]

I never thought sail by Awolnation would be perfect for aerial firefighting vids but it is amazing! That you for keeping our woodlands safe from the sky!

[@JFirn86Q]

Amazing machine and flying skills. Tanking those up only 3 minutes for each drop! One impressive operation.

[@jasonminton5689]

Thanks for posting! So fun to feel like riding along with you through the vids.

[@brentvoris4399]

Thanks! It’s the best!

[@MixedRealitySimRacing]

awesome video, can't wait to do that in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

[@BoulderingBobat]

this is dope af

[@ShelbySmallFry]

Thank you for keeping my state protected

[@blesperance]

One of the best songs ever for this kind of video!!!

[@maDM72]

Please keep it coming! Amazing footage and dope profession!

[@campingalan]

Hi Brent...it is awesome to see you still out there gettin' it!

[@saulekaravirs6585]

Great to see another one of these videos from you. They always look spectacular. You and your crew do some great formation flying. Thanks for doing this important job. o7
Also, the FD has a Duce and a Half fire truck at 1:12 during one of your drops. That's pretty cool.

[@subwooferandcarseats]

Hell yeah. I’ve always wanted to see this view!!! The algorithm worked. Subscribed.

[@PaddyPilot]

Thanks for the video, loved it!

[@bentheguru4986]

Heard the music, hooked.

[@benedict6897]

Amazing camera angles!

[@jaymac7203]

This guy plays the best songs lol

[@williamherold1776]

That was a pretty cool video..
Thanks man..

[@AFMR0420]

Crazy this video doesn’t have more likes!
Sub for sure.
Also, this is officially the new video for anytime I listen to this song.

[@Btstaz]

we need more vids

[@saulekaravirs6585]

Question about flying on these missions. Is there ever a concern that the wild fire smoke may affect the turbine engine or the breathability of the cabin air for the pilot? If so are there any particular precautions that you take?

[@brentvoris4399]

The engine air filter does a good job of trapping airborne ash and preventing it from going thru the engine, but if there’s a chance we’ll penetrate thick smoke we turn the igniters on ‘continuous’. The air in the cockpit is generally pretty good - you can smell the smoke and sometimes it’s enough to sting your eyes a bit, but nothing too bad.

[@saulekaravirs6585]

@@brentvoris4399Ah, that's really cool. Thanks for the reply. 👍

[@timewaster504]

What's required to do this?

[@brentvoris4399]

Check out Dauntlessair.com - you can also contact our chief pilot via the website

[@blikki3s-sk9qg]

what plane is this?

[@brentvoris4399]

It’s a FireBoss amphibious water scooper. An Air Tractor 802 on modified Wipaire 10,000 floats with a 1600 hp Pratt & Whitney PT6-67F turboprop. We can pick up 800 gallons of water in about 15 seconds and cruise at about 140 knots.

[@tanker1425]

Use acdc thunderstruck as a song

[@herrtalman3079]

i rlly wanna work as one of those, whats the pros and cons?

[@brentvoris4399]

There’s good info at our website Dauntlessair.com - also here's an interview with our chief pilot where he talks about qualifications : ua-cam.com/video/kSAi4Rn7HEs/v-deo.htmlsi=gFrLV3-9YPrtYWbG

[@herrtalman3079]

@@brentvoris4399 appreaciate it

[@SimonButler]

I watched you scooping at Riffe lake back in August!

[@brentvoris4399]

You took some great photos and video - Thanks!

[@brentvoris4399]

I lost my GoPro max on that fire, probably during the descent back into Riffe!

[@SimonButler]

@@brentvoris4399 that sucks! I was down there hoping my friend would be working that fire. He was flying one of the Air Spray FBs at Yakima. They didn't have them come, but watching the five FBs and the two Scoopers work was really amazing.

[@Potato_Man1776]

I assume you have quite a few hours crop dusting, im currently working on getting into a thrush s2r seat to spray with the goal of being a fireboss or 510 aerial fire fighter, which do you like better? Crop dusting or firefighting?

[@brentvoris4399]

I love both. I think ag aviation is higher risk because of the amount of time spent in the low level environment and the fact that fields these days are full of poles, wires, met towers, windmills, etc - not to mention the occasional crackpot taking a pot shot at you. We have a slightly different but similar set of risks flying fire and we spend less time down in the dirt. I enjoy flying the FireBoss more than anything I’ve ever flown though.

[@SpaceRanger187]

sign me up for this job

[@bdog3869]

Come on let’s get this action going 😁 stay safe brother

[@brentvoris4399]

Uploading 10 gigs on the FBO’s WiFi - it was a little slow

[@user-zm1ho5ko6s]

Music ?

[@bdog3869]

Hey Brent is the 15:16 time EST?

[@RynoWorxs]

Interested in doing one day. You working for private agency

[@brentvoris4399]

Dauntless Air. Dauntlessair.com

[@lt.lasereyez8891]

Admit it, you started the fire just so you could put it out!

[@tylermcdonald2400]

Need a co-pilot? 🤣

[@ostrov9272]

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