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tcj created a new forum topic Tietion Airstrip 4S6I'm going through some old slides taken by my Grandma and found this one taken in 1962. A pencil note on the slide says "Airplanes at Tieton". Tieton is 4S6 if you want to look it up. https://i.imgur.com/d0SDDB0.jpg2025-07-12 18:49:21 -
tcj created a new forum topic 50 Years AgoLooking at this image Yesterday morning it reminded me of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Air Base at Trout Lake. In 1974 I transferred from the Naches Ranger District to the Wind River Ranger District...2024-08-11 22:22:57
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tcj created a new forum topic PBY CatalinaI have a couple stories about Tanker 85. It was about 1985, I was living in Heppner Oregon, it was summer fire season in the Northwest US and I got a call from a friend. He asked if I had my scanner on...2024-04-05 17:06:23
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tcj created a new forum topic CL 215 Rescued BY Chinook Helicopterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obkzuBZmUOI The rest of the story here https://fireaviation.com/2023/11/21/chinook-helicopter-rescues-stranded-cl-215/2023-11-23 19:05:03
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tcj created a new forum topic Happy Thanksgivinghttps://i.imgur.com/en15DQB.jpg2022-11-23 15:08:52
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tcj created a new forum topic NTSB Finds Float Plane WreckageKIMA News, Yakima. First by KOMO Seattle. "The coalition used side scan sonar, multibeam sonar and 3D instruments to find it. The wreckage was found 190 feet deep, officials said. Officials said that...2022-09-13 12:48:25
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tcj created a new forum topic What Model of plane is this?This photo was taken On Spirit lake WA, probably about 1950 or earlier. The guy on the left is Harry Truman of Mount Saint Helens fame. He was born in 1896. The guy on the right is Verne Dickey. The photo...2022-07-21 13:55:35
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tcj created a new forum topic Historical ELT questionA friend was in a crash in August, 1970. 4 people in a Cessna 182. His description is they flew into smoke from forest fires in the area while landing in Wenatchee WA, suddenly power lines were right...2022-07-07 14:06:21
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tcj created a new forum topic Piper Cub Landed On top of Mount Rainier71 years ago tomorrow April 12. https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/happened/it-happened-here-air-force-pilot-lands-airplane-on-mount-rainier-in-1951/article_f1d6bbd8-4185-5a05-abb3-e8c4fdc9bca5.html2022-04-11 13:31:12
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tcj created a new forum topic Helicopter ExpoVideo of short interviews with a few of the exhibitors at the HAI HELI-EXPO in Dallas this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_AhpLaj9I&t=4s rk_AhpLaj9I&t=4s2022-03-10 17:10:59
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tcj created a new forum topic Poor Man's Windsockhttps://i.imgur.com/YaJ81Dg.jpg Inexpensive windsock from amazon, some 2 inch and 1 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe, and a scrap piece of Lexan. In this case the Lexan is 0.10 (3/32) inch thick. You can go...2022-03-07 22:47:12
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tcj created a new forum topic Experimental ChinookIn the late 1960s Boeing modified a Chinook to test a few new concepts. One thing they did was add a wing to each side. It had two four blade rotors and was much quieter in flight. The idea was it could...2021-11-03 14:19:29
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tcj added a new comment in DHC-2 Beaver: The Ultimate Boundary Waters Bush Flying PlatformThank you for the very comprehensive description of this program. I worked for the USFS in fire for 31 years and then as an AD during fire season for another 14 fire seasons. I have always wondered about it.2021-10-26 22:21:34
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tcj created a new forum topic Air-Cane Crew ChiefAn interesting video on "Fire Aviation" by a crew chief on an Erickson S-64 Air-Crane. I've been around these helicopters on fires but this is the first time for me to see how the hoist operator faces...2021-10-09 23:01:41
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tcj created a new forum topic Fire near Tieton State 4S6In case anyone was wondering where the Schneider Springs Fire was in relation to the Tieton airstrip. This is an infrared photo updated 8-15-21 2200 Hrs. Started by Lightning on August 3rd. 18,842 Acres,...2021-08-16 18:01:39
