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I saw the Siller helicopters skycrane at ptv last year and put it on my channel. If you ever see the Calfire C-130 at porterville you should post a video of your own. Lots of people including myself would like to see that. The C-212 and DHC-4A are training paratroopers??? COOL.

I’d like to see the Cal Fire C-130 here too. The Coulson C-130 occasionally shows up here. I keep an eye on FlightRadar24 and I’m close enough to the airport to hear a lot of the traffic when I’m at home. In fact I can hear the CASA C-212 flying loops overhead as I type this. I do have a few short video clips of an Erickson MD-87, a P-3 Orion, a Neptune BAE-146 and CF S2-T’s taking off. I also have video of two Canada Air Super Scoopers scooping water from the local lake a few years ago. They came by while I was fishing there. Porterville has specific facilities dedicated to skydiving training and often hosts training events. I know the Wings of Blue demonstration team cadets have conducted training exercises here. My parents have talked to airport staff that told them that there were military teams conducting regular training here. Here’s a link to one article about it: www.usma.edu/news/west-point-news/west-point-parachute-team-conducts-initial-skydives-the-plebe-class

@ Not a short drive for you, but if you want to see some really cool stuff up close, go to Mojave air and space port . Normally closed to the public but they have an event called plane crazy Saturday the second Saturday of each month. You just have to check their online Calendar to see if it’s happening. Great opportunity for general aviation spotting. Usually some rare small aircraft such as weird long ez variants.

It’s less than a two hour drive although I rarely get that way these days, I’ve been by there numerous times. The last time I was by there was when I went to Vegas a couple of years ago. I wasn’t aware the public could visit. Also, once a year a group of privately owned mostly former Soviet WWII era warbirds show up here along with other random planes. The last few years there’s been a couple of P-51’s with the group and other random small aircraft from that era. It’s usually sometime in mid Spring.

@ Only once a month. mojavemuseum.org/plane-crazy-saturday/

I didn’t know TBM’s were used for that. Cool!

@@TomsAviationChannel9813 We lost a TBM and pilot up in the narrow mountainous area northeast of Springville, CA when they had a fire there. It was quite awhile ago and prior to the mandatory use of twin engine (and now turbine only) aircraft. The bomb bay doors failed to open.

@@randym7511 That’s too bad. Only around 40 of the TBM’s are still flying. Maybe one will end up on this channel at some point…maybe.

@@douglashoff95 It is a very recognizable sound! Probably one of the most recognizable in aviation. Thank you for watching!

N78659 ( the blue and yellow one) is not registered with the FAA as an experimental aircraft. ( I had to look at the FAA's online database to make sure) . Glad you liked the video, Thanks so much for watching!

@ Copy that

@@bcmfin I don’t know how much longer they will be flying sadly. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@@crushingvanessa3277 LOL!

I don't know. I'm pretty sure that feature isn't used if it is there.

PTV has some very unique aircraft. CASA C-212 Aviocar, DHC-4A, and so forth. Thanks so much for watching!

So you must remember the B17 firebomber there back in the 70s 😊

@@RamblerMan68 I remember the B-17. I'm a native of Porterville can got my private ticket there. As a teenager, I worked for the company that contracted TBM's and F8F Bearcats and maintenance for the fire services. The B-17 flew in occasionally but wasn't based there. The TBM's and Bearcats were. We also had the photo recon-version of the Northrop P-61 Black Widow fly in one day. It was the only airworthy P-61 in the world. It was lost in a crash some months later.

I'm also a native of Porterville. My first ride was at the Moonlight Fly-In in '61. It was in a shiny new straight tail C-150. I later soloed a shiny new '66 C-150. Got my ticket in '68. My instructor was the late Ray Woodmansee (Ray's Aviation) then Eddie Wood. I knew and flew with most of the people at the entire airport! My check pilot was Claire Coe. Those were the days of those magnificent BIG round engines! I can still feel the ground shaking!!! I also worked for three season with M&W Flying Service. That was Pat Tomlinson.

@randym7511 I was gonna ask.if you knew Pat...my dad lost part of his thumb working on Pats Bell 47...G2 maybe? Wow...time travel, hahs

@@viperq Totally! Glad you liked the video.

Hopefully when they finally retire a decent number will go to museums. I don't know for sure but I don't think the job they currently do would be doable without the benefit of the turboprops. 1,200 gallons is pretty heavy.

@@TomsAviationChannel9813 When I was a child in the 60s with Dad in the Navy these had their factory issue radial engines, so that remains what my brain defaults to.

@@scottfw7169Upon further research the air-cooled radial piston engines have been used for firefighting. The turboprop engine seen above is the Honeywell TPE331, similar to what's in the Rockwell Turbo Commander or Dornier 228. The increase in HP with the new engines isn't actually that much. Thanks so much for watching!

@@jasonclark3127 That’s cool! I wish the B-17 wasn’t so rare now.

@ ya in the late 70 s and 80’s there was a b17 it was loaded from rear in that liberator was there to if you watch the movie Always that boxcar was there to

Porterville also had an F7F in 1974-75 or so, when I first started with Sequoia NF. That thing was a Corvette, or maybe even a Ferrari.

@@skydiverclassc2031 Not many are airworthy today. Practically none in museums.

@@garyhicks2771 Lol

Glad you enjoyed the video! These aircraft are really cool. Have a good day!

I used to have fun talking to the C1 Mamie guys.. ADR's had a much different tool box. I still refer to the ADR screwdriver 😂. ( the huge old twofisted pry bar)

@ what does ADR stand for?

@@TomsAviationChannel9813 ADR was the Navy designation for Aviation Machinist Mate Reciprocating (piston engines) I was an ADJ, I worked on Jet engines. Later on, as the piston engines were going away, the designation was shortened to AD.

@@BuggsOgden Interesting... And I thought ADR only stood for Air data inertial reference unit.

Piper has made a ton of the PA-28's . One of the most common general aviation aircraft worldwide. Still not as produced as the 172 though.

@@TomsAviationChannel9813 True!!!!!!!!

Interesting, I didn't know that!

I missed the OV-10. Fun fact about the tracker, they were originally designed as anti submarine warfare aircraft. Thanks for watching!

@@TomsAviationChannel9813my favorite fact about the OV-10 is that apparently you can parachute out of the back!

@@RobWormaldPlus Not much room in the back of an OV-10 . I can confirm this; for a different video last year I got to see one on the ground ( not as good as the video above): th-cam.com/video/Ku2YsuH68ww/w-d-xo.html, Anyone parachuting out the back would be very cramped sitting in there. From a forum I read, it looks like the pilot would pitch the nose up and the jumpers would just kind of fall out. " You don't "jump" out of an OV-10. More like you are "dumped" out of an OV-10" . Nowadays the back is just used for storage. Thanks for watching!!!

@@TomsAviationChannel9813 That's what people told me too. 4 recon soldiers jammed in there and went out on static line.

@@skydiverclassc2031Doesn't sound fun. Very cramped with 4 people.

Thanks for watching!

The 747-400 Supertanker ( N744ST) was retired in 2021. It hasn't been used since. As far as I know it's the only 747 firefighting plane ever. There are a few DC-10 Air Tankers though.

I believe Cal Fire also suffered budget cuts.

Merci! Il n'y a pas de tour de contrôle à l'aéroport de Porterville. Il existe un site Web appelé LiveATC, pour les aéroports qui ont une tour.

@ ah d’accord! Oui je le sait j’ai l’application sur mon IPad Pro (c’était gratuit avant quand que je l’ai télécharger il y a quelques années) en espérant de voir d’autres vidéos des avions+hélicoptères qui tente de contenir les feux de forêts.

@@123danyk123 Je vais essayer, probablement si j'obtiens plus de ces images, ce sera en été.

Same here

Thank you! Have a good day!

Thank You! Not a common aircraft . Probably the only time I'll see one.

Les opérations en marche arrière se produisent lorsque les aéroports échangent la direction d'atterrissage et de décollage. Merci!

Ravi que vous ayez apprécié ! Merci!

@@AMB955Bosbok Aermacchi AM-3C?! Came late and left a little early. Probably missed it.

@ it’s a damaged one that was parked there last year, we are trying to contact the owner. Mine should be flying in the U.S. in January 👍

@ They look awesome, ( from what I can see online), would be cool at an airshow. BTW ( you probably already know this) , but the specific n number in question appears as a cover image on the Wikipedia page for the type.

@ I didn’t know that, thanks I will go and look. There is five in the U.S., unfortunately only one that we have the contactable details of the owner. N8ME was flying up until a year or so ago but we cannot reach him either. It’s a great airplane to fly. Hopefully we can meet up sometime so you can see.

@ That would be cool. Theres quite a few photos and info on N165TP on the web. Not really anything that would help though.

aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=24631 Hope that helps.

Thank you so much! That's not the only aircraft I forgot to timestamp. I also missed the Vans at (6:14) .

What you see depends on which plane crazy Saturday you attend in my experience. There's almost always something cool, but its more rare to see something like these two. Mojave Air and Spaceport's Instagram has info on the event.

Merci!

Merci d'avoir regardé!

Thank you! Cheers!

Merci, le 690A est rapide !

@kerncountyresponsevideos2639 Thank you!

Dans de nombreux cas, l'AC-130J n'apparaît pas sur l'ADSB ou le radar de vol 24. J'ai cependant pu trouver le numéro de l'avion facilement. Merci!

Beechcraft Mentor on a budget.

@@TomsAviationChannel9813 if ya couldn’t guess I’m a bit of a beech fanatic. Still my first manufacturer rating. Just got my wings back.

@@mikewaterfield3599 Cool!

Thanks, I’m hoping it stays open too! Would be nice to see more jet traffic.

It’s a cool aircraft!

@@AviationAirplaneTV Thank you so much!!!

Thanks ✌

Glad you enjoyed. Have a nice day!

Merci, Le vol a duré environ 30 minutes. 🛩

@@protohass Thank you! The VNY observation area is fantastic for aircraft spotting.

@@fighterbomberMiG27 Very cool, Thank you!

Merci! l’Antonov est le plus grand biplan monomoteur du monde !

Glad you enjoyed!

Merci, ce n’est pas mon meilleur travail, mais j’aurai bientôt plus d’avions sur ma chaîne TH-cam.