Praise the pilots as the battle against catastrophic Los Angeles-area fires continue. Click the blue play-button on the embedded post below to see the Super Scooper in action.
I'm not a pilot but I have to imagine that you have to be an absolute BADASS to skim the water in what is basically a flying tank, over and over all day long, and do it with the accuracy it takes to scoop up 1,000+ gallons of water and not have an accident.
My hat is off to… pic.twitter.com/zwzHfy0xI1
— SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) January 11, 2025