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1. Aerial firefighting is quite dangerous to pilots and crews.

Thu May 29, 2025, 05:49 PM

May 29

Low-altitude flight, hazardous conditions like smoke and winds, and potential collisions.
Add drones to the mix and it becomes way too much.

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At a fire in Flin Flon, Manitoba, someone was flying a drone. [View all] applegrove May 29 OP

Aerial firefighting is quite dangerous to pilots and crews. Irish_Dem May 29 #1

How da fuck else, is he gonna get to be a tic-toc star? 3Hotdogs May 29 #2