DC-10 pilot drops 9000 gallons of fire retardant on wildfire

[veezerrscharnhorst]

I think this is the peak of a pilot's career

[duncanmcgee]

The mental toughness to fly a big bird in low visibility conditions at a low altitude even with a guide

[chrisjanicki]

This is perhaps the most menacing boss video of the DC - 10 the way it emerged from behind the hill in the background of the red hot sky and the way you're just standing there like a deer caught up in its headlights. God we make some beautiful machines

[JohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt]

> Flying a huge jet plane
> In low visibility
> At very low altitude in the mountains/hills
> Suddenly losing thousands of pounds of weight from your cargo bay
> While flying nose-up
Those have got to be among the best commercial jet pilots in the world

[mctottem]

It looks so abstract because you usually don't see planes this size flying so low

[qmance]

imagine a medieval peasant seeing this

[RetroWaveRider]

When firefighters call for an airstrike

[mahendrasinghdoni-tx]

Bro the sound, environment, Plane looks so AMAZING

[Radictor]

You can bet the autopilot is screaming "PULL UP... PULL UP..."

[weasle]

The DC-10 has the most awesome comeback story of any aircraft

[rocketman]

This is the most insane DC-10 angle I’ve seen. And knowing how they sound, the sound was most definitely impressive and eerie at the same time

[kerberbudFN]

“No, I can’t kill you. But my buddy can!” Ahh clip

[TheSpuddOfTub]

The way the smoke goes behind the dc-10 before it goes past the hill almost makes the plane look like an angel

[jj_franklin]

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a beautiful aircraft.

[donkipro]

Pilot probably felt like the main character in that moment

[Aviatorguy-ku]

Those guys are so skilled, my sister watched one of those guys fly into a really narrow valley and fly out of it after dropping water on a 300+acre fire. I live in the central eastern part of Washington state and I’m a cadet for our fire department. It’s really cool to see fire planes get water and drop it.

[annahitchcock]

Bruh the little plane is like it’s saying “hey guys! I brought my brother if you don’t mind!”

[LowQName]

imagine waking up in the afternoon and seeing the sky orange and a DC-10 flying over your house

[claytonsanders]

This requires a very, very skilled pilot with nerves of steel.

[Vazlpe]

the experience on ground must have been unreal