Weather where you are?

I just watched a longish article on the news about how bad it is for folks in the US contending with smoke from the Canadian fires. Poor buggers, it must be terrible with all those air quality issues.
But all I could think of was “what’s it like in Canada…?”
I didn’t even know they were still burning!
What’s the update Jim?
 
Andy said:
I just watched a longish article on the news about how bad it is for folks in the US contending with smoke from the Canadian fires. Poor buggers, it must be terrible with all those air quality issues.
But all I could think of was “what’s it like in Canada…?”
I didn’t even know they were still burning!
What’s the update Jim?
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There’s a giant pig, turning on a rotisserie above the hickory forests in Canada

Jim basst it every so often with 10,000 litres of juices at 700mt.
 
Funny you should say that Andy, watched the news report on the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) this morning and it was all about the smoke in NY and DC, little mention how Canada has been affected. Then read 'The Australian', quarter of a page covering the smoke impact in the US and only two paragraphs how Canada was fairing.
To add insult to injury, an ex firefighting chief from California was asked his expert opinion.
Must piss our Canadian brothers and sisters off no end.
Anyhow, how are things going HelicopterJim?
 
Andy said:
I just watched a longish article on the news about how bad it is for folks in the US contending with smoke from the Canadian fires. Poor buggers, it must be terrible with all those air quality issues.
But all I could think of was “what’s it like in Canada…?”
I didn’t even know they were still burning!
What’s the update Jim?
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I live about 300kms southwest of Jim , 12 kms from the US border, and 10kms from the Pacific.
I will tell you that the prevailing winds the last week have brought some smoke into Vancouver, bringing with it the low humidity and standard heat from the semi arid southern interior. Presently this area is cool with winds off the ocean, rain showers today and tomorrow.
The smoke “monster” in Western Canada is and has been the north east sector, with huge tracts of forest, bigger than most Western European countries, most of that smoke has found its way into province of Alberta.
One caveat I will note has been the low level lightning events, the natural way fires start, but that fully 90%+ of current fires right now, have been humanoid caused, either by accident or on purpose. There have been increasing cases of anti ‘resource extraction’ residents of this country who have decided to feed the narrative of climate change directly to spontaneously started forest fires , which mainstream media is happy to grab and run with, fully 50% of the 6 o’clock news is climate change, and 95% of the weather person pushes. The government of BC has run an app, BC wildfire app, which for 10 yrs now has shown info on size, location, etc, including cause. This spring they have inexplicably removed cause because it was showing virtually 100% humanoid caused, which was ‘ruffling feathers’ of the strong anti oil segment. One would think that offering the cause of a fire to be a very good bit of info for future prevention, but alas the government is no comment on this new inferior info package.

The fires affecting New York and the east coast, Quebec and Nova Scotia, are fully 5500kms east of Jim and I.
 
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During our big fire event in Oz, this happened here as well. It hurts my head when one side of politics supports one side of this and therefore any Science becomes irrelevant. I leave it there as guess what happens next and has done for the last 20 years. Just another local layer here in Oz is lots of talk about Aboriginal use of fire and how well they did and we should return to what they did using small-scale burning to stop massive and intense huge fires. Funnily enough, that's exactly what happens anyway and has done for decades with local Bushfire Brigades doing winter small-scale burnoffs, just more Political BS to add. Everyone has an agender including me.
 
Legs said:
Funny you should say that Andy, watched the news report on the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) this morning and it was all about the smoke in NY and DC, little mention how Canada has been affected. Then read 'The Australian', quarter of a page covering the smoke impact in the US and only two paragraphs how Canada was fairing.
To add insult to injury, an ex firefighting chief from California was asked his expert opinion.
Must piss our Canadian brothers and sisters off no end.
Anyhow, how are things going HelicopterJim?
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It's all okay with me ..... I got the go ahead to start smoking from my doctor when I turned 65 (he figures by the time the cumulative effects catch up I'll be too old to worry).

I fly into thick smoke to be able to do my job (2500 liters or 550 gallons of water per drop) and I couldn't do it if I avoided the smoke. I just need to be able to see where I'm going but I'm maybe 250 feet above ground. I've never had any respiratory issues whilst flying and since flying falls under federal regulations there's not a single bit of recourse if I did. I don't mind ...... it's what I do. (nothing can be done about hearing loss either ...... unless you happen to work for a company that is large enough to afford to care.)

The smoke is rather nasty and extensive though ....... very impressive that it has made it to new York with an intensity that it actually inspired the Karens and shrub eaters to protest. Now THAT impresses me. There was a region that has warned its residents to be prepared for evacuations. I am thinking where the fuck do you evacuate to? Costa Rica?

I'd rather they asked foreigners about the fire conditions here ....... the children they have running the show here now make me cringe when they are asked those questions. They released us from a fire in British Columbia when it rained for two days. A week later they wanted us back but we got hired on in another province. They couldn't understand why we would do that and actually asked us if we would break the contract to come back to BC. My boss told them something ....... I think "go piss up a rope" would be a politer version of his answer.

Anyways ....... as I said above ...... "It is our turn to burn" so I will just carry on with my usual and I shall be diligent ..... for dangers abound!

Jim
 
helicopterjim said:
It's all okay with me ..... I got the go ahead to start smoking from my doctor when I turned 65 (he figures by the time the cumulative effects catch up I'll be too old to worry).

I fly into thick smoke to be able to do my job (2500 liters or 550 gallons of water per drop) and I couldn't do it if I avoided the smoke. I just need to be able to see where I'm going but I'm maybe 250 feet above ground. I've never had any respiratory issues whilst flying and since flying falls under federal regulations there's not a single bit of recourse if I did. I don't mind ...... it's what I do. (nothing can be done about hearing loss either ...... unless you happen to work for a company that is large enough to afford to care.)

The smoke is rather nasty and extensive though ....... very impressive that it has made it to new York with an intensity that it actually inspired the Karens and shrub eaters to protest. Now THAT impresses me. There was a region that has warned its residents to be prepared for evacuations. I am thinking where the fuck do you evacuate to? Costa Rica?

I'd rather they asked foreigners about the fire conditions here ....... the children they have running the show here now make me cringe when they are asked those questions. They released us from a fire in British Columbia when it rained for two days. A week later they wanted us back but we got hired on in another province. They couldn't understand why we would do that and actually asked us if we would break the contract to come back to BC. My boss told them something ....... I think "go piss up a rope" would be a politer version of his answer.

Anyways ....... as I said above ...... "It is our turn to burn" so I will just carry on with my usual and I shall be diligent ..... for dangers abound!

Jim
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“The children who are running the show”. It took me a while to figure out Jim, that term described every ducking level of government in this entire country!!
 
These are our first line of defence against bushfires in South Aus, especially the Adelaide Hills.
On sever (or above) fire danger days, they are on active standby and can be airborne within minutes. They are responded as soon as a fire is reported and most of the time have dumped on the fire before the ground crews arrive.
They are our little (not so little mates) and we love them. To the general public the larger aircraft register but to us it's these Sky Tractors stop small fires getting bigger.Sky Tractor.jpg
 
Steve G. said:
Bell work Ranger??
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A bunch of Bell 212's ..... or Twin Huey. Kind of not much better than a 3/4 ton truck for packing a load.

I prefer the Bell 214. Similar airframe with well over twice the payload and about 40 kts faster. Like the difference between a Malibu 307 with a 2 bbl carb and a 454 LS-6 in a 1970 SS Chevelle.

Jim

Lycoming/Honeywell T55-08D - 2,930 Shaft horsepower.


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Legs said:
These are our first line of defence against bushfires in South Aus, especially the Adelaide Hills.
On sever (or above) fire danger days, they are on active standby and can be airborne within minutes. They are responded as soon as a fire is reported and most of the time have dumped on the fire before the ground crews arrive.
They are our little (not so little mates) and we love them. To the general public the larger aircraft register but to us it's these Sky Tractors stop small fires getting bigger.View attachment 83010
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The 802 is a great aircraft! Loved working with them on the fires around of Cooma!

Jim
 
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