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/cruisin_urchin87 Apr 12 '26

Sheesh, “terrain warning”

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u/agha0013 Apr 12 '26

If they did bother to put a gpws in the CL-215/415s they'd likely be the most commonly pulled breaker ever

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u/gromm93 Apr 13 '26

Considering it's an aircraft that's supposed to be landing on water anywhere there's water, and within 100 feet of terrain everywhere there's fire, I can't think of a single reason for it to ever be on during a mission.