RFS LAT Arrives

[Greg Hyde]

The latest weapon in the RFS arsenal against the next fie season arrived at Richmond yesterday.

The new addition to the NSW RFS aerial firefighting fleet, named Marie Bashir, will be based at RAAF Base in Richmond and can operate from some regional airports. It will be able to reach all parts of NSW within an hour.

The aircraft N138CG arrived in the country last week

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N138CG

https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/402068690442708/UzpfSTE0NTQ2OTE0MzQ4NDA2MjQ6MjA2MDg5MTgwNzU1MzkxNA/

[Greg Hyde]

RJ85 "Boomer" arrived at Richmond yesterday.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CGVFK

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/boomer-bounds-in-to-action-on-nsw-bush-fires

[MarkR]

10 Tanker will have a DC10 VLAT arriving this weekend.

[Sean L]

10 Tanker will have a DC10 VLAT arriving this weekend.

Sat or Sun?

[MarkR]

She is just completing a test flight and will actually be here around 1Pm Friday

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N17085/history/20191114/1851Z/NSTU/YSRI

[Greg Hyde]

There a Herc as well.

Not sure which one.

Made the news last night after hitting a northern suburb with red fire retardant.

[MarkR]

There a Herc as well.

Not sure which one.

Made the news last night after hitting a northern suburb with red fire retardant.

N130FF arrived 8/11

[Greg Hyde]

thks Mark

In youtube - search "NSW bushfires spread to the Sydney suburb of Turramurra"

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/12/south-turramurra-sydney-suburb-in-the-pink-after-surviving-bushfire-emergency


Turramurra needs someone to clean fire retardant off a large number of solar panels

[Brenden S]

The NSW FRS were cleaning down today.

[MarkR]

She is just completing a test flight and will actually be here around 1Pm Friday

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N17085/history/20191114/1851Z/NSTU/YSRI

Delayed, new ETA of 5 AM Saturday

[Erik H. Bakke]

thks Mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2***Oa7g2A

Turramurra needs someone to clean fire retardant off a large number of solar panels


Very true.

Still, if I had a choice of having my place burn down, or having to do a cleanup job, I know which one I would choose. :)

[Greg Hyde]

Pilot interviewed on Ch10 earlier this week.

Wasn't an "optimum" drop, wind, houses, .....

[MarkR]

Pilot interviewed on Ch10 earlier this week.

Wasn't an "optimum" drop, wind, houses, .....

That was a diverted aircraft and it went in without a Forward Air Controller on-site.

[S.Greaves]

N137CG a B737-3H4 arrived at RAAF Richmond today from American Samoa. Additional LAT.