CalFire "Fire Hawk!" Brand New Sikorsky S70i
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Dang! I worked for Sikorsky 1979-1985 testing all the electronics that went in every different model, mil and commercial. I must be old now, I did not recognize any of the gear in that cockpit!
It’s changed since 1999, w/ the S-70D for Turkey Land Forces. The UH-60M, w/ the glass cockpit came out for the US Army in 2005ish. Juan, the T700 aways had ESU, then Digital Control Unit when The UH-60L came on line in the late 1980’s. The the Power Levers in the overhead console are for engine controls are Shutoff, Ground Idle, Fly and ECU Lockout. There is also a push pull cable that is tied into the Collective channel, to tell the engine what the torque load is.
I was the base mechanic in Hemet in the mid 90's. I was the first base to get the OV-10 which was an awesome platform H301 and S_2 Tracker air tanker 71 and a Super 205 Huey......this is a whole other level
San Jac early to mid 60's - H/R was flying TBM's back then, if memory serves me?
I was in Army Aviation when they had the Broncos (I was fling-wing) -- someone told me that they had ejection seats but they ejected you into the props, is that true?
Wow, what a beautiful bird that Fire Hawk. What a nice departure too. They really nailed the show with that take off. Thanks for that Juan
The greatest asset is the 6-10 guys that come out the back doors armed with Wildland Firefighting tools and two-way radios. They are the joes that make the water drops fully effective.
Don't ask me how I know.
I worked for the forest service fighting fires in eastern Oregon in the 1980s - I never jumped out of a plane but man that was hard work. I am so grateful to the men and women that fight fires to save us all - and to Juan - he’s an amazing man.
I can imagine the extent of training that it takes to fly especially in close proximity to ground and smoke and other obstacles that are not on the maps. It's a high tech machine worthy of a high tech and experienced pilot.
Naw..all of us Army pilots with a bunch of hours do it daily...then get out and do it for bigger paychecks.
With the reputation of helicopter flying, picking up 1000 gallons- 8,000 pounds- of water in 40 seconds while in a hover sounds both tricky and impressive!
I had the honor to work and served with Steve in Europe, he was also at that time an UH60 team lead, and he taught me a lot. Steve, for more that year was working full time plus over time, but still he managed to get his Private Pilot License, he worked and studied hard to get his dream accomplished. I am proud of belonging to a band of brothers, called Veterans!!!….thanks Juan to honor our Military.
There are those who would gripe about allowing young children to climb around an aircraft, even in a static display. It's actually important that we as a society do this, because it plants the seeds of the need for public servants, and for volunteers in fire and EMS departments. States which once boasted volunteer fire and EMS participation in percentages approaching 75%, have seen those ranks dwindle to around 40%, and once thriving volunteer-only providers, have been forced to add "career staff" at great expense.
Yes...but as a Pilot who has done it countless times....Man...you gotta do one helluva preflight after the kids get out...they flip every single dang switch!
Agreed- kids learn more than we think when exposed to a real world new experience. And if it inspires one out of 1,000 towards something in aviation or public service a good thing has been done!
@@Bigsky1991 haha but to be fare, i know a few instructors who will do the same thing, just to check you are switched on, for any event, kids are great for testing kit
the only thing i do suggest is to make certain items such as those unfriendly racks in the rear more child friendly - kids running round in the rear will test them nicely with their head or face, not good when you try to explain to the parents, a little high density foam here and there will prevent unwanted head wounds
i met a chap a couple of years back, came to an open day to look in the cockpits, as he himself had done with his parents many years earlier, he got the bug, became interested in aviation, went into engineering and servicing, and for no reason at all, became an airline pilot, married a stewardess has his own kids and brought them down to see if they too will develop that bug to get into aviation, that's a fair accolade to me, job done
This and the need for airports around the nation!
The youngest bomber pilot in WWII was Lt. Martin Sidener. Starting at 17 he flew 48 missions over Germany and Italy in a B-26. Some people want to ban people older than him from buying guns because they cant buy beer. To me, the age to buy beer is either too high, or our teenage generation has been turned into wimps.
CalFire, a well deserved boost to your resource budget for these necessary fire suppression fleet improvements. Hopefully, not just a one time single shot; but a ongoing infrastructure program.
'in or egress' for the S-70 Sikorsky looks like child's play 3:49 (love that little sneek-peek from the little girl there)
You guys are awesome. please keep posting!
I was able to watch two of these in action up close on the House fire a couple weeks ago. So grateful to have them watching out for us. Without them we would've been in serious trouble. Winds were high and terrain was steep but they stopped that thing cold. Great job! Thanks and good bless!
Nice job Juan. I have been working at Sikorsky in Stratford Ct going on 44 years and always makes me proud to see one of products in action. especially fighting fires. these S70I black hawks are built by PZL in Poland under license
Correct they come out of Poland then to Colorado for the equipment. I believe it is the A model specs.
It’s a full up “M” model w/o the military radios.
And the GE T700 engines were assembled near Boston, MA.
Just as Juan surmises that the S70 will taxi full length, the helicopter does something totally appropriate for a multi-engine helicopter. In a single-engine helicopter, you usually want to take off in a manner similar to that of an airplane.
So excellent to see the kids but I get the comment about the detailed preflight after 🙂 I taught my daughters how to fly fixed wing, what fantastic memories! I started flying at 15 and got my license at 17. Then and now some, well many, decades later it is still a life changing experience although I stopped flying quite a while back. I'm sure many can agree getting a pilot's license expands one's mind and is a wonderful thing. Thanks Juan, I love your videos.
I suggest a trip to LACo. Fire, the pioneers of the FireHawk for several years and that should be covered as well. A lot of stories there.
You are the coolest guy Juan - I’m not a pilot - just a passenger and a skydiver - I’m not certain how I found your channel years ago but I’m grateful I did.
You are so good at what you do professionally as a pilot - and here on TH-cam. Thank you so much!
"California Republic" Brave American Pilots and Crew! Tanks Juan 4 the Upload!
Know nothing about flying and have watched this channel for wildfire info but loved seeing the Fire Hawk up close. Live near Howard Forest so was hoping our crew would get their Fire Hawk soon after Boggs put theirs into service. Eager to see the Fire Hawk in action but I meant ours coming and going from base, not Boggs coming over to help us with a wildfire in my community. Got to see our old Huey and Boggs new Fire Hawk work side by side and that new helicopter sure was big and beautiful. The one thing about the Fire Hawk is it sounds like some of the other helicopters often flying overhead. Gone is the distinct rumbling sound up and down the valley of the Huey.
That was great ! As a California Tax Payer, that is money well spent.
I like giving kids a tour of the Huey on static display at VFW 1008 in Waterford, Michigan. A Bell 47 pilot, it makes my day to share in their excitement. They always show so much respect to our veterans; we're glad to be an active part of this community.
There are 2 types of pilots in the world... those who wish they could hover! and those who think they could. Thank you Juan!
Let's make it difficult & do it in an R22 with a 20 knot tailwind.
My dad was an engineer in the 1960's. He met THE Mr Sikorsky on a runway while working in Connecticut.. Mr Sikorsky asked my dad if he wanted to go on a test flight with him, ofcourse he said YES!
"Truth in politics is optional, Truth in engineering is mandatory"--- Igor Sikorsky
It is awe inspiring how far we have advanced in aviation and technology.
To the discerning minds eye and true aviators is the co-existence of old school to high tech.
Juan is showing us a mint turbine helo (built probably in 2021) whilst a Beech 18 with the sweet sounds of dual radials flyby
When the B18 first arrived it is was around 1937.
And her majesty of flight (B18) tickles the feathers of the new bird which back in 1937 was nothing short of a pipe dream
Thanks for the report. I loved the delight on the faces of small children allowed inside the Fire Hawk.
As a 40 year Sikorky Crew Chief, it aways amused me that the kids aways hopped in to the seats and put on the seat belts. I had worked on the initial Firehawks fo LA County Fire 25 years ago. I didn’t know that the S-70i where being sold to CalFire. (The Best H-60’s are built in Stratford, wink 😉 wink.)
SWEET! When you said "don't scratch the paint" I couldn't help but think "yea, and watch out for the shopping carts so you don't get door dings!" HA!
the little munchkin staring out the window... precious
What a beautiful bird she is. I can see more of them showing up in other State. Thanks for sharing and giving us some good information.
That air show looks like an amazing time, loved the twin Beechcraft....Fire Hawk too, thanks Juan!
WOW, what a machine!! Loved the enhanced audio of some twin radials at high power settings flying by there, too! AWESOME!!
Thanks for this new equipment go through.
I appreciate it.
I live in CA.
I was at Georgetown yesterday with El Dorado SAR. Saw your Husky across the field and walked over hoping to say hello but didn't see you. Georgetown is a great event. Maybe next year.
Beautiful new chopper. Thanks for the tour. You've had a nice day. Would rather see you guys at a nice airshow than a big fire - hope things don't get too busy this year. Take care ~ watch the paint! PS - nice Beech.
It must still have "New Helicopter Smell!"
'andy nailed it' 'howie did it..''buddy knows his stuff'...great channel!!
Thanks Juan , those and the ex-CC c-130s should help a lot going forward.
Now if we can look at the big picture and have good scientific forest management !With controlled burns in our quiver!
As always, informative, interesting and relevant.
JUAN, HOWDY, AS TYPICAL FOR THE BEECH 18. REAL NOISE, but now the HELO, means they need to stock JET FUEL where where you were, as all their other stuff was 100LL, very nice that they could get more. HELOS INTO CAL FIRE, Thanks for the visit,,, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
"It's the BS session........Mandatory".....Love it🤣🤣🤣! Safe travels Juan!
Pretty bird, thank you for briefing, Capt. Browne.
Thanks Juan for sharing this gorgeous fire hawk with us👍
Magnificent machines and people...thanks for the tour!
Great video Juan. Appreciate all your videos, this one was really informative.
New Angles in the ski. Thank you and your teams for helping to protect during a fire. Thanks Juan for sharing. Great fun.
Hey Juan great video and Firehawk, sweet, just wanted to say that pretty much all turbine helicopters from Huey’s, 206’s, OH-6’s, etc. have a flight idle setting when on the ground and an setting for flight, once the rpm is set, 6600 for a Huey, the fuel control maintains that rpm, pilot not having to keep adjusting the throttle to maintain 6600. Only helicopter that I flew where you had to constantly adjust throttle to maintain proper rpm was the TH-55 with a reciprocating engine. I did get to fly a Blackhawk, UH-60 simulator was at a reunion at Ft. Campbell back in the 90’s. With everything working it was easy to fly. By the way I was an AA 75/76 F/O then.
Beautiful way to start the day Juan
The S-70 design really gorgeous
Absolutely beautiful piece of equipment for sure. There's just something about brand new aircraft. Really do appreciate the walk around Juan thanks.
Nice overview of our new machines. Thanks.
She is a beauty!
Great video Juan! Read about these in Fire Avaiation a few years ago. Good to see them in service.
NICE Chopper Brownie looks like a work horse but that "18"..got my corn-cob Goosebumps flowing...
Awesome helicopter, thanks Juan!
I surveyed Hollister, Howard Forest (Willits), assisted at Columbia, Kneeland (near Eureka), Fresno, Ukiah and Ramona (San Diego County) so facilities can be designed for C130s or Fire Hawks. We got permission from the airport owner to fly our UAV on a photogrammetry mission at Kneeland. The day we show up to setup control and put out targets, no air traffic. Next day no airplanes until I opened the UAV box. Airplane shows up, so we wait for him to finish his pattern work, do a mission, another airplane so we land (talking on CTAF), Helitak leaves and comes back. We finished our missions. Next day no need to fly and no airplanes.
Great report on the the new Fire-hawk!
Very impressive aircraft. Nice video Juan.
Thank You Juan.
Great job Juan and thanks
Thanks for the video hope these new assets will make a positive difference this fire season should be a hot one.
Great video there, Juan, that new Fire Hawk even smells "new", it combines the best of the Huey and the Blackhawk and I don't know what all else. That should be a great addition to Cal Fire's fire protection arsenal. God Bless and stay safe.
Great video. Glad to see the new gear.
I was surprised you didn’t mention the new hoist used for victim rescue. In San Jose (fire), we’ve used Cal fire as well as CHP, coast guard and the military (129th out of Moffet)for mountain and bay rescue using their helo hoist.
The old Cal fire Huey’s have to land at their base and bolt the hoist on during fire season which adds at least 15 extra minutes (longer if they aren’t at their base).
Chp Napa is only 35 min eta and we end up using them many times because of this. That and there is a CHP paramedic full time staffed on the aircraft.
The Huey’s and these new fire hawks have a longer hoist line and bigger payload than the CHP A-stars. Placer county sheriff also runs a similar ship as CHP in your area.
Maybe you can cover another time👍🏻
Wow that's a serious bit of kit
Nice looking helicopter! Thank you Juan!
3 years ago CalFire saved our town Murrieta CA not one structure loss. Keep them save, very grateful.
I remember when we did the first two of these for the National Guard when I was at the factory in Troy Alabama
Awesome piece of kit
great content thanks brother Juan
wow thats a beautiful machine. thank you
What a fun video
Ten star
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Thank you so so much
Best wishes always
From Las Vegas Craig
Cool piece of equipment and graphics.
Nevada has had some old H-60s out and about for around 3 months now practice flights like crazy out of Minden
6:39 that sound... ;) sooo cool living down the I8 just liike 5 or so miles from KSEE ....get to hear that drone of RADIALS and other ''planes'' often!!! :) SOOO NOT COOL when CALFIRE is drawing out of the LAKE JENNINGS cuz like ummmm that means there is a fre TOO CLOSE BUT those peeps at CAL-FIRE ROCK!!! :) awesome job peeps, keep beeing AWESOME!!
Please remember that the governor and the Cal Fire need money for these expensive crafts... So when some people complain about the excises taxes of the government... So please? Remember that these nice expensive wonderful machines and great personnel have a very big appetite for money... Love that Sikorsky and that they made a tailor-made Fire Hawk for them.
Very nice. Interesting slots in the horizontal tail.
Very nice Juan.
Nice video there again Juan !!!!
I live just south of Columbia these guys are great.
What an an awesome piece of equipment.
Glad you waited for the liftoff. That was special.
Lookin' forward to seeing 305 this summer! We need her!
Same. But not so close this year hopefully. 🤣 I've had too many airshows from my porch.
Anyone familiar can automatically tell a Military Pilot, just from how they fly the Bird! Nice machine! Thanks Juan!
Excellent !
Awesome video man 👍✌🇨🇦
Great report!! Thanks Juan. And it is good to see these new machines in the arsenal!! I hope they get NO use at all, due to no NEED!! But I know that won't happen.
Love it
SWEET, STAY SAFE CAL FIRE!🇺🇲
😁👍😍 good investment 👏 Thanks for the Video!
Looks like a very handy piece of kit
Beautiful machine...
$26 million price tag is well worth it going forward in our "new normal" fire ravaged Golden State. I don't mind taxes when they buy safety/fire equpment that will save homes and lives. New equipment is much cheaper and far more capable than using old military or modified aircraft. Nice video.
It takes a lot of $7 gas to pay for these beauties.
Wow. Very cool!
they need to park one of these in your home town of Grass Valley, perfect for putting out brush fires and lots of lakes nearby to get water
Really like the CalFire livery.
Love the FireHawk
Sweet rig
Beautiful....Thanks Juan.....Shoe🇺🇸
It was just a matter of time before Dan Anderson made it into a blancolirio video. Hi Dan!!! Please say hello to Juan for me.
About time Cali invested in safe and effective fire fighting. The left over stuff was already worn out.