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Something interesting...
There's a firefighter helicopter (we assume) dipping water from the pond in the gravel pit with a bucket. It's done a few trips now; it takes about 3-5 minutes to do a round trip, which means that wherever it's taking the water is rather alarmingly close. It's possible that they're just practicing for an actual emergency, though.
Circling around to get a good angle on the pond.
Lowering the bucket into the pond (which is behind a gravel pile) -- I didn't want to get any closer because I don't want them to feel like they can't maneuver due to rubberneckers. They go straight down, hover for a minute while the bucket fills, then it's up and away.
Taking off and flying back up into the hills.
It's a surprisingly tiny bucket, although I guess you can only carry so much weight with a smallish flying machine. You can actually SEE the difference in the way the helicopter maneuvers when it's empty and when it's full.
Circling around to get a good angle on the pond.
Lowering the bucket into the pond (which is behind a gravel pile) -- I didn't want to get any closer because I don't want them to feel like they can't maneuver due to rubberneckers. They go straight down, hover for a minute while the bucket fills, then it's up and away.
Taking off and flying back up into the hills.
It's a surprisingly tiny bucket, although I guess you can only carry so much weight with a smallish flying machine. You can actually SEE the difference in the way the helicopter maneuvers when it's empty and when it's full.
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