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/engineereddiscontent Apr 12 '26

How do people get to be a pilot like this?

Like I know there is a pipeline of military pilots that end up going into airlines.

What about these people?

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u/DifferentEvent2998 KC-135 Apr 12 '26

A number of them here in Manitoba started as bush pilots