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2013-08-20

Video: Helicopter Pilot In Portugal Fills Fire Fighting Bucket At Pool

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Written by: Jason Rabinowitz
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Credit: LiveLeak.com user SleepingCold

As we recently saw in Canada, fighting fires from the air is no easy task. One payload, one shot to get the water drop right. But what does an areal firefighter do when they need to reload, and there is no natural water source nearby? Well, they find the nearest swimming pool, hover just above it, and reload! Duh.

A video posted to LiveLeak shows just that, apparently in Portugal. The pilot is seen swooping in over the pool to load up with some chlorinated water, dump said water over a nearby fire, and come back once again for another round. This is quite an impressive bit of flying, as the pool has several obstacles surrounding it which may result in a disastrous ending.



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