Congratulations MJG407
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WacoFan
Bigly
Get rid of the Benz, buy a Hyundai Genesis for much less money (yet still retain a 350+HP V-8 and RWD) and spend the money you save on a Waco!
Somewhere I have an old Waco ad published in the 30's trying to sell their "Custom Cabin" line (for Waco-philes those are any cabin models where the last letter is "C" - ala EQC, DGC, YOC, CUC, etc - with the exception of the "E" which was also a custom). Anyway, the ad states that with a "C" you will be a "Man of Consequence". I think that would be fitting for the Director of Ops - don't you?
Good job Mike!
Speed Pilot
Brain Damaged
Congrats!
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
Management swine! Congrats! 
WacoFan
Bigly
Well...now that the "cat is out of the bag" so to speak, I don't think Mike would mind me mentioning some other changes that are going to happen, since he is in Hawaii and can't do it himself.
1) AU will be abandoning the P-3 and will be retooling with:
a) PBY Catalina's, DC-7's, and A-26's.
b) For SEAT's they will find older TBM Avengers that are already equiped for firefighting and reactivate those.
2) I will be given one of the Avengers to fly.
3) Bumblebee will be in charge of getting me coffee.
Thanks all!
1) AU will be abandoning the P-3 and will be retooling with:
a) PBY Catalina's, DC-7's, and A-26's.
b) For SEAT's they will find older TBM Avengers that are already equiped for firefighting and reactivate those.
2) I will be given one of the Avengers to fly.
3) Bumblebee will be in charge of getting me coffee.
Thanks all!
They need to get Airspray's (of Canada) old TBMs that were up for sale just a few years ago. I don't believe any air tanker modded TBMs still exist in the USA.
Also, AU would have to bring back the old SP-2H Firestar's as well as the DC-4/C-54s which used to be the backbone of the fleet.
Oh, and pull Bill Waldman out of retirement....first met him as a kid when he was flying Aero Union's B-17 9323Z, which is now the Sentimental Journey based at Falcon Field, AZ.
Bumblebee
Commodore
just to let you know, I would be glad to bring you your "coffee"
I have always wanted to fly the Avenger!For such a smart guy, with generally great SA, you have made a grave tactical error!
WacoFan
Bigly
just to let you know, I would be glad to bring you your "coffee"
For such a smart guy, with generally great SA, you have made a grave tactical error!
Maybe not the best use of SA!
Seriously...I have always wanted to fly an Avenger. I like to old "ugly" warbirds best - Avengers, Skyraiders, P-47's, etc.
mjg407
Well-Known Member
Not a likely scenario. Right now the USFS want's to push ahead with a modern platform (you pick) and possibly a GO-CO concept (government owned contractor operated). It will be interesting to see how the GO-CO concept will change the prerequisites of training/background required. IE are they going to give the keys to the brand new shiny 80 mil airplane to someone without formal training (like military or Part-121)? It is going to be an interesting next few years.
Firebird2XC
Well-Known Member
Are there even any P-2s....either the SP-2Hs you had in operation, or the carcasses (ones still in USN livery).....still on the ramp there at Chico?
So that's how Neptune Inc is able to utilize their P-2s? Since they have 2 recips and 2 jets, whereas AU removed the jets from their SP-2Hs?
Bumblebee
Commodore
that is why Neptune and Minden both can still fly the P2V, those scary little jets:bandit:
I think both the P-2s and the P-3s are cool. Are all of CalFire's S-2s turboprops now, or do they still have some round-engine ones?