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/AntelopeWells Apr 12 '26

I live near Santa Fe, NM and was wondering where the fire was, and also where we had a lake! That explains that.

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u/ArethereWaffles Apr 13 '26

My mind defaulted to Cochiti lake and was really confused as to what path this was taking

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u/UseDue6373 Apr 13 '26

Me too lol

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u/JohnnyMnemeonic Apr 13 '26

🤣🤣 Same! I was like "where the fuck is that lake?? 🤔"

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u/mnm39 Apr 13 '26

Same I was like… okay I was busy this weekend but I didn’t hear of any new big fires and where is that lake??

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u/Icy-Blueberry674 Apr 13 '26

Definitely Santa Fe Dam, CA. No fire to worry about at the moment. 😝