Exhilarating DC-10 Firefighter Plane Pulls Off Incredible Maneuver In Silverado Canyon 9/12/2014
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- When on a hike to view the carnage a wildfire was taking on my hometown, I caught a fantastic clip of DC-10- dropping fire retardant in a treacherous ridge about to be enveloped in flames. Nobody wanted to come with me because of the steep trail and the inherent dangers of being close to a forest fire, so I was just up there alone. A very unique experience.
On the way up the steep trail, I watched many other planes pass over the burning ridge and drop retardant and water, and I was just hoping I was going to be able to see the DC-10 make it's final pass of the day. It circled three times behind a smaller plane and dropped the retardant on the fourth.
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Awesome footage! I would've been hoopin' and hollering too! 😁🤘
Said the pilot to his airline buddies " Yes, I do volunteer to do this for free. Any other stupid questions? "
*That was AWESOME!!!* 🤤🤤🤤
I wouldn't think a DC-10 could pull up that quickly!!!
*Thanks for Sharing!!!* 👍🏼😎
No. Your commentary ruined my watching experience.
Yes that’s really incredible, he pushed the yoke forward for a few seconds then pulled it back. Woo hoo!!!🤦♂️
Rumor has it, that pilot uses the “Pull Up. Terrain. Terrain.” as his/her ringtone.
As a Kiwi it’s imprinted on my brain that that the DC10 GPWS goes “whoop - whoop - pull up”. Ask any Kiwi over the age of 50 and they’ll tell you the same.
We were all traumatised by the crash of an Air New Zealand DC10, which flew straight into Mount Erebus in Antarctica in broad daylight, without any of the five people in the cockpit ever seeing it. The last sounds on the CVR were “whoop, whoop, pull up... whoop, whoop, pull up... whoop, whoo-“
Q. E. D. That was a horrific crash.
DrKate L.
Indeed it was and made worse by the high level cover up, at Air NZ, which was aided and abetted by the PM, Rob Muldoon.
Q. E. D. Wow, I'll have to do a little reading. It's probably no surprise that I haven't heard about that aspect of the story.
DrKate L.
Yeah, the senior staff at AirNZ tried to blame the pilots. The Civil Aviation Authority were in their pocket and the government were worried about the unlimited compensation they could be sued for (as sole shareholders of ANZ) if the airline was found to be negligent. The report caused an uproar and the government got pushed into appointing a commission of inquiry. They tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the judge who was running it but he saw right through it and produced a damning (to the airline) report.
“Verdict on Erebus” was the book the judge wrote at the end of the whole debacle, and “Impact Erebus” was written by Gordon Vette, a friend and fellow pilot of the Captain on the fatal flight and who first drew public attention to the injustice of the original report.
If you’ve got the attention span to follow a complex story they are both well worth reading. As I remember, Peter Mahon, the judge, writes fine, concise and clear, expository prose.
A pilot who knows his plane well and how to fly it, well done.
Whoop, whoop pull up! Terrain! Terrain!
Yea . . . the whole time they are under a designated altitude in that area !
Sink rate, PULL UP. TERRAIN TERRAIN (whoop whoop) PULL UP
That is amazing flying.says me from the comfort & safety of my armchair.
“Climb....climb...clear of conflict”
Might be different audio..." squeeze, butt checks tighter, tighter.."!
PIC : "See that breaker?" Co: "The one marked warnings?" PIC : "Yea, pull that one out."
LMAO
Loses elevator control and nose dives into the ground as subsonic speed LMAO
To answer many questions that are similar..., No, he did not miss his target. The procedure is to drop a defensive barricade of retardant where they don't want the fire crossing. Considering where the wind was blowing from, the ridge was the natural place to drop the retardant as the fire has a harder time burning over the ridge and down the other side, making it a very effective barricade. Note*, fires burn uphill much faster and hotter. They burn downhill slowly unless carried by strong winds.
You can see the lead plane, also, showing where to begin the drop by a smoke plume just above the ridge. The lead, in coordination with the folks on the ground, etc., tells them where to drop
Yes, people need to remember this is called Fire Retardant, not Fire Extinguisher.
@@petert3355 ...and if it lands on you when dropped from a low altitude - say under 500' - your vehicle can be crushed! See video on RUclips.
@@dianeericson7900 Yeah, it is rather heavy. Also.... it stains 😁
Quickest way to paint one side of a white car pink I've ever seen.
@@petert3355 :-)
I was USAF on KC-10's back when they were new. It's amazing what those beasts can do when there isn't a load of paying customers to worry about terrifying/upsetting. Max climb outs, low level twisting and turning around terrain, etc. They're so overpowered especially with a relatively light fuel load and no junk in the trunk or pax. In Thrust We Trust!
I wish there were a passenger airline specifically for travelers who want a balls to the wall experience, lol. Imagine how fun it would be to fly with wing nuts instead of the usual airsick lames just trying to get where they’re going.
First three already at the Bone Yard. My best Bud was an Avionics Chief on them.
@@redbluesome2829 I suspect you could book a flight in a 3rd world country airline for that. 25 years ago Chinese pilots didn't care how hard they land their Soviet era planes.
Thank You Sir!
@@redbluesome2829at that point just get in a taildragger and do aerobatics. You can do way crazier stuff in a smaller airframe.
Poetry. Airliners spend their careers operating so far from the limits of their performance envelope that when they are actually "Flown" it is a treat to see.
Paul Kepler well said
Nicely said...it is particularly satisfying to see a first generation wide body still flying, still doing good work for people's benefit, and-as you said-being "flown".
Back when I was a kid I flew in a DC10 that hit "High altitude wind shear" over the Pacific. People were smashing into the ceiling and the plane was flexing so much I thought we were going to die. After a horrific nose dive we pulled out and returned to LAX to a runway full of fire trucks and ambulances. They took about 4 people out on stretchers past me. Tough ass plane!
Actually happened. I was sitting in the middle of the plane where the wings are and didn't see people hit the ceiling, but that's what I was told, and I did see people being taken out on stretchers right on the runway. It happened, and it was scary as shit. Nothing compared to what some people in real crashes have gone through though.
Trolley The Troll keep on embarrassing yourself...
That’s skill on a whole different level. Flying a DC10 like a crop duster. “Ok gentleman, strip everything to decrease weight as much as possible to compensate for the cargo AND the pilots huge balls”.
A DC-10 is already an overpowered aircraft even when filled up with passengers and cargo. After that drop is done, it essentially turns into a race car of the sky, a plane with 3 powerful engines and just 2 dudes inside turns into an absolute rocket, I can only imagine the acceleration of a completely empty DC-10
Even on launch w a full load it's way under spec for gross weight. There's 3 guys in there, they're all old and nearly cycled out, the aircraft not the airmen.
BKKGringo - Pretty much the airmen too, no noobies here.
You should look at the 747 tanker. Way more impressive
@@tek1645 Watch this full screen right to the end. Any heavy flying this close to the ground is impressive. ruclips.net/video/hwCHeu31IIY/видео.html
@@tek1645 You're that guy, lol, the one upper.
Must be fun flying a big jet like a crop duster
that was awesome!
Damn I just left that same comment😂
@@Ant_Man211 great minds think alike :P
And these guys have balls of steel. Unfortunately a US firefighting C130 crashed in Australia during the blazes earlier this year...
What a load!
Who says DC-10s can't be dive bombers? That was a perfect bomb run. Cheers to the pilot and crew.
i am imagining that ALL the terrain collision alert systems were deactivated in this aircraft?
lol.
Here's a clip where the whole time some safety system is repeating, "Landing gear. Landing gear." ruclips.net/video/c_eGiGG1B-Q/видео.html
Nope. You still have the configuration and terrain alerts!
naw the inside of that plane was complaining like karen: terrain! glidepath! landing gear! I WANT TO TALK TO THE MANAGER!!!!!!
I bet all except the Pucker Factor Alert, LOL
No, they probably just set the numbers realllllly low!
No one likes wildfire, but seeing these old birds return to the sky and perfom such amazing skills is truly a sight to behold.
THUMBS UP to all these brave and skillful pilots! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK!
My father, a former WWII bomber pilot, managed an airborne fire fighting company in the late 60's. They did similar moves with old bombers that had been retrofitted for water. This is what the brave men and women today do with jets. Not as easy as the old bombers. Well done dc10 crew! All of us in fire country thank you! Blessed be.
You cannot tell me that pilot wasn't screaming his lungs out all through that maneuver. Incredible flying!
Cause that’s what pro’s do…….////
Thanks for all the comments! What an incredible opportunity I ceased when I hiked to get this shot! I can't believe how moving the footage is after years of watching it over and over! I pray the pilots of the Tanker 911 and others stay safe as they continue to kick firefighting ass all over the continent.
I am a retired wild-land firefighter and spotter pilot. Those pilots do what looks impossible to help save lives and homes. I have the highest respect for them and the ground crews!
We don’t do the impossible. We do well-trained maneuvers to acceptable risk levels.
More people die fighting fire than in it. I don’t plan on dying fighting fire and will scrub a mission in a heart beat because my life is worth a lot more than people’s houses or a bunch of trees.
The canyon from ridge to ridge is less than 2 miles, so that guy had to pull up hard! It was so rad! There are other clips I have of many smaller planes that look puny compared to the DC-10!
+Jesse Peterson Word for word, my Prom Night.
And THIS is one of the reasons I used love to watch the firefighters keeping my family safe when I lived in California. The air teams were amazing .
Same reason I live watching the aerial applicators (crop dusters) now here in the Midwest the last 20 years of my life.
Just some amazing flight skills and maneuvers.
Thanks to all the local, state and CalFire crews for keeping us safe back then, and those who still live there now. ❤
The stress that old DC-10 takes on a daily basis! My goodness!
Just on launch n land. Short cycles no bueno for big plane.
It is an old plane, but the same time the weaknesses are better known than ever. You know what to check and you know where cracks start to form, and then you can fix them in time before anything fails.
@@danielrose1392 We will see if your theory plays out. Too old an airframe with too concentrated a load flying to low with the consequences of failure over an urban interface are simply too great. Sexy, but very expensive, as a gallon per hour delivery system
@@danielrose1392 No, that's not the way planes are managed. The plane is extremely light because it is stripped down, low fuel load, and empty. That gives it a tremendous safety margin for G's in manuevering.
The DC 10 is a beautiful plane, but lm amazed at its pull up power, it's over half a century old and was one of the best fleet planes commercially. Loved them, great to see this, thanks.
I can't deny it, that was a pretty amazing sight!
Please return all trays and stewardesses to their upright position and as always, thank you for flying Nail Biter Airways.
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the best 58 seconds on youtube
That's somebody that's been flying for years. Like the spirit of Al Haynes guided him to perform and execute that maneuver flawlessly like that.
Well, here in CA, Fire season has returned. It’s the first “red-flag” day and there has already been 3 fires within 30 miles of my house.
Thank you Tanker-10 and all the other firefighters who risk it all to make it safe for others.
Cheers to the brave!
This is the only good thing about wildfires. You get to see these crazy SOB's work. Freakin amazing.
I used to fly in DC-10's, from Newark to Oakland (World Airways). A wonderful aircraft.
Many MD-11's are still in service today, flying cargo for Lufthansa and other carriers.
How quickly we abandon proven aircraft, in favor of new designs which are not all they seem.
The three engine design has much to recommend it.
I don't know much about planes lol, but trijets are easily the most beautiful jets ever built. Thanks for your comment and flying!
DC-10s for me, I hate them with a passion. I know someone who's lost a friend on a DC-10 accident and when they were first built they were awful for pilots. Too many problems. I like Trijets like the Lockheed L-1011 and the MD-11 but the DC-10 will forever be my enemy.
Horrible maintenance, imagine working on an engine way up there, not too easy
DC-10 was made by bean counters as much as engineers, and lots of flaws on rollout made themselves apparent further down the line.
DC-10 was made by bean counters as much as engineers, and lots of flaws on rollout made themselves apparent further down the line.
Kudos to all the firefighter pilots out there. Flying airliners like strike aircraft must be one of the most challenging tasks in the business.
not to mention its a world of fun.
@@armastat Yeah, it surely must beat piloting a commuter airliner back and forth.
@@CBDuRietz Bet they don't use autopilot a lot! :-)
The company behind this DC-10 tanker is called 10 Tanker Air Carrier based on Albuquerque, NM. They now have 3 of these converted DC-10's operational and, pending more fire-fighting funding for contracts from the Forrest Service/Congress, the goal is to have 8 operational by 2017. The idea is during fire season to have 6 of them per-positioned at forward bases with 2 as rovers to join ranks with the others as required. Using this tactic they can knock down fires sooner/quicker. Another positive sidebar is these birds go down to Australia during their summer fire season (our winter).
I love that sound of the engines increasing the power!
That's amazing, Jesse! I spent many years working on those old DC10s as a flight attendant, and I'm so glad they have a meaningful life after retirement! Great stuff. Thanks!
Getting 'double rainbow' vibes from the commentary in this video. Thanks so much for recording this awesome drop, DC-10 truly looks badass when firefighting.
That is literally ground attack combat flying,very courageous !
@Poppys Bench: Astute observations sir. I'd bet my last nickle the pilot is a former fighter jock who constantly feels the need, for speed.
Wow. Amazing is all can say. Actually can say one more. HUGE THANKS to all who are fighting these wild fires and structures fires out there, Hell THANKS TO ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
Wow!!!!!! That made my heart pound, and I'm just watching at home! I can't imagine being as close as you were taking the video! Or, in the plane!! Crazy! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the video. Thank you for your unique perspective. Thank you for shooting this in landscape mode. Thank you for not screaming "OMG" a hundred times.
Just imagine how thrilling it was for the pilot of that plane.
Nah to them, its just another day at the office.
No time to be thrilled... time to pay f'ing attention to avoid being 'thrilled'
Finally this guy had his moment. Worth waiting for that footage 💪🏻
I was almost expecting a victory roll
I get so geeked out over these videos and just amazes me how these planes and pilots do their job! I love watching them from the ground!
Awesome video! Thanks for posting.
Beautiful! I absolutely love seeing these big airliners maneuvering so close to the ground. Simply incredible.
0:35 that spool :G
I know!!! Music to my ears.
I thought the same thing, what a scream
I replay that part 5 times every time this video pops up on my recommended
No trunk full of junk and no pax - true joy to see this aircraft fly free with an excellent and well trained crew - incredible.
When you fly the passenger plane over Vinewood in GTA 5
I dont know how you could dislike the dc10 after watching this. I swear this is the most ballsy pilot ever
"Here it is...the moment I've been waiting for..." ...(camera shake goes up by factor of 10....)
The pilot: Jet-powered balls.
Forest fire with consequent thermal updrafts? Terrain-hugging flight profile? High ridge-line? Taking a jet-liner that was designed for high-altitude flight down to spittin' distance from the ground? Doing a pull-up with cargo doors wide open?
Hold my beer...
'murica! (...and AIR FORCE !!! training...)
In my book, those pilots on that aircraft are the definition of hero's!! Thank you for what you do to protect people in harm's way of those fires.
Impressive indeed. Had to watch it a second time.
I fought wildfires in oregon and idaho in 97 and 98. It was one of the coolest things to watch especially if they were dropping on fires below the ridge you were on. The big DC-10 hadn't been converted to fire fighting until after I was done.
Dayumm! He’s flying that beast like it’s a dirt bike!
What an insane video of that DC-10. I'm here in OC and know the area incredibly well. I remember these fires. Great video bro!
"Unloading soooo much!" ... that's what she said? 🤷♂️ sorry, not sorry
OK, I am officially impressed with this pilot. That pilot has some serious skills and the cojones to go with it.
He is unloading só much!
Wow.... He slightly angled down, then pressed the drop juice button, then slightly angled up. Exhilarating. I'm amazed nobody wanted to hike down a dirty smoky hill with you to watch that once in a lifetime experience. The only other place you could see something like that is in the departure lounge of any airport.
very nice "wuh-hoo-hooo!"
goodsirknight lol
+goodsirknight That's the California "Allah Akbar!"
+angmhalp homer
Wouldn’t stop at anything less after seeing that.
This may be the most incredible video you'll ever seen on RUclips. Do not doubt me. The end is as good as the beginning.
On approach Captain "I love the smell of the after burners when we pull out". On the pull out Captain "can you smell it"? Copilot "sir, smell it I'm actually sitting in it"!
That pull up sound damn son its just amazing
If you closed your eyes and just listen to this guys dialog, you think he was talking about something else.
Get your mind out of the gutter. There ain't room enough in it for the both of us... :)
Thank you for your patience and the work it took to record that.
Sounds like me on my honeymoon.
Excellent control, getting it all slowed down before he dumped the nose and made his pass, just perfect flying.
Flying an airliner for something other than passengers or cargo must be the sickest job.
Im talking this, 0 G flights, test flights, photo ops, or privately owned stuff!
Have had the privilege to sit in the cockpit of that airplane and talked to the crews all day. Super humble pilots
He doesn't even have to ask permission to "Buzz The Tower" anymore.
Fire races up hill faster than the fastest athlete can run! He hit the target 100%! The crest of the hill! What an awesome awesome pilot!
This sight is extremely rare for planespotting.
A friend of my parents died doing this, his plane went down in a fire.
It doesnt always go to plan. DC-10 is a huge thing to be flying near a fire.
I'd wager my last dime the pilot is a former Fighter Jock who feels the need, for speed.
Beautiful flying. He must have come to within 200 feet of the ridge at one point. This is a fighter pilot in an airliner, and a wild ride indeed!
These pilots are amazing! this would be such a satisfying role as a pilot. Like sure passenger jets are amazing and the pilots are too. Military jets are also really cool but this.. this is cool and saves peoples lives in STYLE...
Awesome catch 👍 Zero room for mistakes ✊ Thank you for sharing ✌️
Three times sixty thousand pounds of thrust = 180,000 pounds of thrust in the pilot's hand with a light load to empty in delivery, old style controls the pilot's control stick has stainless steel cables to the hydraulic servos in the tail and wing so the pilot's controls cannot be interrupted (later aircraft are electric like a game control).
I believe the cables to the hydraulic servos do not go to the tail. Hence the problem from the Fan disc disintegration of the tail engine #2 severing all 3 hydraulic system lines. Disabling control of all of the aircraft flight control surfaces. I am not certain of where the servos are located. Irregardless, all 3 hydraulic systems failed completely because of damage from the engine disintegrating. United Airlines Flight 232. Made a miracle crash landing in Sioux City, Iowa. Many lives saved due to the 2 pilots, Al Haynes and Bill Records and a DC-10 Check Airman pilot named Dennis Fitch who happened to be a passenger on board. He volunteered his help and assisted tremendously by controlling the plane by managing only the throttles. Engine control was not hydraulically connected.
185 passengers survived due to the heroism of these 3 DC-10 pilots. Unfortunately 111 passengers died. These brave pilots saved many lives from a situation that had an astronomically high probability of 100% fatalities.
@@msmeyersmd8 Additional cable to the tail deploys a beam with a small propeller turning a hydraulic pump in case all three engines are lost the DC-10 can be flown as a glider. This system failed lacking a check valve that fixed the above problem preventing total hydraulic fluid loss. The backup beam propeller pump was omitted on the MD-11 computerized update having never been needed in commercial service. The hydraulic systems were tested in production at Long Beach, CA at 12,000 psi and heated to flush clean and safety prove.
Flying a DC-10 like a fighter plane...cool. Thanks for being in a great position for the catch.
Every time I do this the passengers barf.
Damn if he works for american airlines the passengers better be praying
Magnificence in the air. Great piloting. Wonderful to see. Thanks for recording it.
Listen to the audio by itself and you'll swear you're watching a porno.
Excellent shot! Thanks for posting.
"That" was a retired U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot at the controls! :)
I'm glad that someone has finally found a good use for the DC-10.
"So, what do you do for a living?"
Pilot: "I put jet aircraft into steep dives over extremely hazardous terrain, and after I drop my payload I pull back on the stick and head back to base."
"Where are you stationed?"
Pilot: "All over California"...
The amount of updraft on those wings with full flaps extended. Hats off to the pilot and to the DC10
85% of that was intentional, the other 45% was them forgetting to compensate for the weight of their gonads.
blugobln85 Other 45%? That makes 130%. Isn't 100%, a hundred percent, of 100%?
alneal100 - I guess giant gonads add another 30% to 100 by default?
@@alneal100 Yes thats above %100 and yes those numbers are correct
@@SillyPuddy2012 exactly, that's accurate.
I don't believe these numbers to be accurate. After watching the video it's obvious that the pilot has a separate hanger for his gonads !!!!!!Later
I worked on DC 10s for a while before the airline I work retire them and to see one not only flying but fly like that is a treat.
"There he goes, unloading so much..."
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I get to see "Air Ten" a lot this time of the year. They work out of a base near my home. It is always a thrill for me to watch an air strike by an air-tanker and specially when it's Air Ten!
DROPPING LOADS!!!
My generation had the double rainbow guy. You all have this dude. Congratulations. Have a nice day.
These guys deserve a lot of recogination for what they do.
I worked with NCFS a couple fire seasons. Got to see some spectacular fires , meet some good people and have big plane loads of retardant dropped on or near me. That was something special to see my hats off to the pilot of that bird. A sight you just don't see everyday.
Close your eyes, and think about what he’s saying in a sexually based context. Worth the laugh
And?
Billy
That's better and way funnier than watching it.
Good call, Thanks!
P. S. What's wrong with thinking like a 10 year old lol
blindwillie99 10 years old is a bit young to be thinking like that
Gave me chills man! I hate the fires, but glad conditions were workable for aerial firefighting!
"WOO HOO HOO" lol made me tear up with pride.
Awesome video ! Thats one for the record books. The pilot will enjoy watching that clip.
Coolest Job you will ever have, is serving your country, or state.