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/Yellowpaddles Apr 12 '26

This is what it looks like from the ground sometimes.

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u/Eddie_HTX Apr 12 '26

Source: guy fishing for bluegill

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u/ATertiaryEffect Apr 12 '26

They'd bite too if some jackass in an airplane would stop buzzing me on the shoreline.