Podcast: Fighting Fires From The Air—A Pilot’s Experience

Lee Ann Shay Patrick Veillette, Ph.D. January 16, 2025

Pilots flying fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft face numerous challenges in fighting fires. Hear pilot and former aerial firefighter Pat Veillette describe what it is like flying into these hazards and explain concerns, including engine maintenance.

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Lee Ann Shay

As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann Shay directs Aviation Week's coverage of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including Inside MRO, and business aviation, including BCA.

Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea planes, gliders, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University.

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Kurt

Sat, 01/18/2025 - 00:51

I admire folks who do this though I don't live anywhere near the area (Illinois). I imagine it was worse to do when flying old WWII and perhaps tired out airframes, piston engine fire bombers. I read where it was outlawed to use single engine fire bombers many years ago and thought that was a good idea.

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