I'm ROLLING!!!

Yes Heathy.....read in astonishment...I have posted for two consecutive nights.
Here are some of the wicked whirlibirds that were out working on the fire.
This one is a Sigorski Sky Crane........only about $8000-10000/hr to operate!

This thing hovers over a lake and sucks up approx. 2700 gallons in a little less than 2 minutes. To help put that into perspective, its about the equivilent of 540 jugs from a standard water cooler!

Each of the six rotor blades have a width of just over two feet.

This one is called a Vertol, the Bambi bucket in the forefront holds about 1000 gallons. It's pretty expensive as well. The inside is hollowed out with the exception of a couple of seats near the pilots seat.

Anyway, a small sample of some cool machines.

Adios!