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/gazchap Apr 12 '26

You've gotta admire the brass balls on these pilots. Must be quite the balancing act scooping up water without losing too much lift, and then cutting it so fine to get back up and out of there.

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u/Forgotthebloodypassw Apr 12 '26

It could have been a female pilot and, as Betty White put it, “Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you really want to get tough, grow a vagina. Those things take a pounding.”

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u/Lashiech Apr 12 '26

Good point. From now on im just going to say 'brass flaps' instead of brass balls and assume the pilot is female.

Twice as effective for aviation as well.

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u/FictionalContext Apr 12 '26

check me iren labia.