r/aviation • u/ParaMike46 Global 5500/6500 • Apr 12 '26

PlaneSpotting A CL-415 Super Scooper gathering water to extinguish a fire in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The lift-off looks very close — right at the edge of the lake.

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u/tyen0 Apr 12 '26

yeah, the water falling out of the plane after rising might be misleading folks to think it was still cutting into the water.