Air Tractor AT-802A, N512LA: Incident occurred September 08, 2020 in Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Denver Aircraft clipped cable or line during during firefighting operations. Western Pilot Service Inc Date: 08-SEP-20 Time: 00:45:00Z Regis#: N512LA Aircraft Make: AIR TRACTOR Aircraft Model: AT802 Event Type: INCIDENT Highest Injury: NONE Aircraft Missing: No Damage: UNKNOWN Activity: FIREFIGHTING Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV) Operation: 103 City: JACKSON State: WYOMING
^^Correct. They are very popular in suburban metro cities where there are lots of trees. I live in suburban Atlanta and we have them. They are also in Orlando where my second home is. It's amazing at how well they blend into nature as intended but you can't appreciate it here being in a mostly desert dotted with trees.
Great photo!
ReplyDeleteNarrowly missed being another Ag/Firefighter high risk flying job casualty on KR that sadly has been on the increase this year in alarming manner.
ReplyDeleteCell tower disguised as a fake tree?
ReplyDelete^^Correct. They are very popular in suburban metro cities where there are lots of trees. I live in suburban Atlanta and we have them. They are also in Orlando where my second home is. It's amazing at how well they blend into nature as intended but you can't appreciate it here being in a mostly desert dotted with trees.
DeleteWe've got a lot of those here in the Phoenix area. Either pine trees or palm trees depending on the area!
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