SoCal Fires

[Brewcrafter]

Crab Pot - Classic.  The Bronco was a Vietnam era spotter craft.  And what it is doing now is straight in the wheelhouse from it's original mission design.  Again, those guys are top level Badass...

[Wally15]

Crab Pot - Classic.  The Bronco was a Vietnam era spotter craft.  And what it is doing now is straight in the wheelhouse from it's original mission design.  Again, those guys are top level Badass...

I totally agree! Not meaning to hijack a serious thread but when I was flying insertion/extraction missions into Laos back in '71, and we were outside US artillery support, we often had OV 10 FAC's (Forward Air Controllers) in direct support. They could actually slow down to 90 knots and fly alongside the formation. And he always had a couple of AF F-4's or Navy/Marine A-6's flying high cover. 500 lb high drags and 20mm cannons are a nice thing to have in your back pocket. Especially if your only armament was 2 M-60D machine guns.
We also had push-pull O-2's (Cessna 337 Skymasters) as FAC's. All those guys were badass!
GA Mike

[alantani]

just checked.  i have two cousins within miles of the fire zone.  one is ok for sure.  i am waiting to hear from the other. 

[Keta]

Damn, I forgot where they lived.  The canyon could be a flue.