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Six aircraft in Central California ready for immediate deployment anywhere in the Western US:
Prop-Jet Aero Commander 690A, seats 7 passengers, 315 mph Turbine Powered, 5.5 hours of pressurized comfort - three planes available
Turbo Aero Commanders 500B Shrike: seats 6 passengers, twin engine speed, 6.5 hour duration - two planes available
Helio Super Courier HT295: seats 5 passengers, extreme slow flight slats, STOL, 10 hours aloft - one plane available
.All planes are carded Type 1+ Air Attack Platforms, and are equipped with:
- Redundant IFR with TCAS/TCAD to Multi-Function Display (MFD)
- Satellite: Telephone, email map data while flying and AFF tracking
- 3 or more AM VHF com radios
- 3 or more FM com radios (NAT) with simulcast repeater system
- 3 Individual audio panels - one for each person including an ATGS trainee position
Additional hi-tech equipment to meet the demands of each fire mission:
- HD Video recorded continuously for debriefing, GIS team & Incident Command
- Powerful Touch Screen moving-map topos with daily fire data overlayed (fire lines, dozer tracks, drop points, division breaks, etc.)
- Ability to transmit map data and photos real-time to the ground
- 15 MegaPixel camera on continuous intervalometer, and overlayed on Topos
- Hi-res Thermal InfaRed sees through smoke and at night
Available upon request:
- Gyro Stabilized video with target tracking and extreme zoom
- Real-time transmission of video (HD or standard) to the ground - 70 mile range | 