Planes: Fire & Rescue Page #3

Copy that. I'm away.

Vl/indlifter, you're clear to maneuver.

Windlifter copies.

All light, Cabbie. ..

Let's get some wheels on the gmund.

Jumpers, South Meadow looks clear.

Should put you approximately

100 yards below the fire.

Looks good, Cabbie.

Let's ride the silk elevator, boys.

I will never understand

why you gravel crunchers want to jump

out of a perfectly good airplane.

We're not. We'rejumping out of you!

Everyone's down. We're good.

Cabbie copies. Be careful out there.

Dynamite, use that creek bed

as a natural barrier to create a firebreak.

All right, jumpers,

let's anchor into the bed

and start building a line.

Awesome!

Who the...

Get out of this air space!

Sorry. Sorry!

That ought to do it.

Well, back to work.

I gotta mix up a fresh batch of retardant.

Once you dry out,

you can wing it on back

to the lodge with the rest of the tourists.

I'm not a tourist.

Actually, I'm the guy that May...

He's the trainee.

You're the SEA Mayday radioed about?

- For the love of...

- Come on, Blade.

He's not just some SEAT.

No, no, no.

Seriously. It's Dusty Crophopper,

the champion air racer.

-"Champion."

- Don't be shy. Come on!

Tell him!

No big deal.

He raced all the way around the world!

I did. I did do that.

The world wasn't on fire though, was it?

Was the whole world on fire?

No.

Mam!

What?

Rip off his landing gear.

Wait, what?

Muskrat, muskrat candlelight

It feels pretty weird

without the tip tanks.

Tip tanks?

You couldn't exactly go flying into fire

with fuel tanks on your wings.

Kaboom!

Nope. You're gonna need

these pontoons.

- They may be old...

- Old?

But they'll let you

scoop water right off the lake.

You're goofing on me.

Do you have any new ones?

New?

We don't even know what that

word means around here.

I rebuilt these babies myself.

They're better than new.

Give them a go.

All right. Let me just get this...

Pop the wheels, genius.

The whee... Yeah. Pop the wheels.

- That's it.

- Yeah, you think?

Yeah, I'm tall. Look at this.

Hey, you guys have a wall of fame

just like the Jolly Wrenches.

So, what's the deal?

What do you have to do

to get your picture up here?

Crash.

Yeah, it's dangerous work,

but that's the job of a firefighter.

Risking their lives for people

they don't even know.

They fly in when others are flying out.

It takes a special kind of plane.

Fighting wildfire means flying low.

And that's why

we have Augerin Canyon,

our own little obstacle course.

All you gotta do is stay below the rim,

and when you get to the bridge,

?y under and pull out.

Flying low. No problem.

Overconfidence,

the kind of attitude

that can get you killed.

Okay, now, let's see you

make it under that bridge.

Why did you pull power'?

You gotta firewall it.

The bridge, it's too close to the falls.

No excuses.

H there had been a downdraft,

you'd be dead.

Make a normal seaplane approach.

Stay on the step

while collecting water

through the scoops.

Just like that.

Climb out loaded,

return to your holding orbit,

and drop as directed.

Copy that?

Copy that.

Okay, you've got

12 to 15 seconds to scoop...

Then 50 feet to climb out.

And watch out for the tree!

Indirect attack,

parallel attack, direct attack.

Know what your fire is doing

at all times.

Wind speed and direction.

Temperature' relative humidity.

And finally, all aircraft

must be on the ground

30 minutes after sunset.

Flying low at night is the fastest way

to get your picture on the wall.

Too early.

Too high!

Too low.

Those crops of yours, they die a lot'!?

Approach looks good.

Now, increase your air speed.

Redline it.

Go to max torque.

Don'! back off.

Don? back off!

Why did you bail out again?

If you don't push it,

you're not gonna make it

and you won't be certified.

Good job!

You just saved those folks

from a nice vacation.

Propwash Junction to Dusty.

Come in, Dusty.

Propwash Junction to Dusty.

HEY, Skipper.

Hey! Hows it going?

This is tougher than I thought,

but it is so good to hear from you.

We", we wanted to radio...

Skip, let me tell him.

All right, Chug.

- Tell me what?

- Okay.

That we...

I can't!

You tell him, Sparky.

Well.

So, okay, there's this fella

out in California.

California!

The Skipper and I know him from back

when we were stationed in Coronado.

Near San Diego!

We all used to go down to Baja.

Near Coronado!

Oh, boy, there was this one time

we went to this bar,

and Skipper put a hula skirt

and coconuts on his...

Sparky!

Right, okay' Sony' sorry.

The point is. he has one of your...

Gearboxes!

We got the gearbox!

You got the... You got the...

Are you kidding me'?

Wait. It gets better.

He's going to ship it out tonight.

We'll have it in a couple of days!

This is the best news.

This is just what

I needed to hear right now.

We'll let you know as soon as we get it.

Hey, Dusty! Listen to my new siren.

Yeah, I haven't actually

hooked up his siren yet.

All aircraft, be advised...

Somethings up. I gotta go, guys.

I repeat, Superintendent Spinner

has entered the base.

What's going on?

Park superintendent.

He waxes himself...daily.

Honk, honk! Beep-beep!

Park superintendent coming.

I sign your paychecks.

Anybody gonna greet me?

Yes, you are!

I got some oil pans to change.

Blade, Blade, Blade.

What do you want, Cad?

That's a big hill. Listen.

Do you think I like driving all around

over here and up there,

over there just to complain?

Answer... No, I don't.

But, I heard from some campers

that one of your staff

just soaked them with that red fire

phosphorescent stuff that you use.

The deodorant.

Yeah, I'm sorry. That was my fault.

The team needs 10 train.

There's gonna be some mud

spilled along the way.

Are you kidding me?

- No, that's the way it works.

- No, you are not!

Blade, you're hiding

a world famous racer

right here at Piston Peak!

Ripslinger!

It's "Crophopper."

Crophopper!

- Dusty.

- Yeah, right.

Me, Cad Spinner. You, one fast plane.

What are you doing up here?

- Well, I'm getting...

- Doesn't matter.

Tomorrow night. The lodge.

Grand reopening party. You're invited!

And I'm thinking,

high-speed flyover.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking it'll be... it'll be dark.

Hey! There's gonna be a lot of VIPs.

"Very Important Planes."

How would you like to rub tires with the

Secretary of the Interior

of the United States

of America?

I smell photo op! Flash! Cha-ching.

I smell something else.

Blade, Blade, Blade.

Can I explain something? Yes, I can.

Look, spilling mud on people

makes for sad campers.

Big party at my lodge

makes for happy campers.

You understand?

You've packed too many

happy campers into the park

and way too many into that lodge.

We've got a structural fire engine

down there protecting it.

This isn't just about

protecting the lodge.

There's low humidity...

He got the Park Service

to shift 80 percent of our budget

to his lodge restoration project.

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