Wildfire practice

[Cryptolog]

CO ANG C-130 MAFFS practicing drops this week.
Heard on:
126.350 USFS air-air 3 with Air Attack
122.925 C-130 air-air
168.650 USFS flight following
124.000 KCOS app/dep

 

[tyytor]

CO ANG C-130 MAFFS practicing drops this week.
Heard on:
126.350 USFS air-air 3 with Air Attack
122.925 C-130 air-air
168.650 USFS flight following
124.000 KCOS app/dep

Hi do you have any Wyoming c-130 MAFFS, we are missing a couple,
they need to water the grass some were else, kcys runway is closed for repairs.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

2021 MAFFS fire tanker training scheduled for Colorado this week.

MAFFS1 / 92-1531 - ADFE6E - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFE6E

MAFFS02 / 94-7316 - ADFDDD - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFDDD

MAFFS3 / 92-1538 - ADFE75 - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFE75

MAFFS05 / 94-7320 - ADFEA0 - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFEA0

Combined tracking with the above aircraft.
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFE75,ADFDDD,ADFEA0,ADFE6E

Colorado Aircraft tracking page updated.
https://elpasocountyscan.blogspot.com/p/colorado-flight-trackers.html

 

[aprswatcher]

That would be Air Force Reserve from Peterson, AFB. 302nd Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National Guard out of Cheyenne, 153rd Airlift Wing. Both flying the C-130H-3.
Should be some good flying and monitoring.
73, Rex

 

[tyytor]

2021 MAFFS fire tanker training scheduled for Colorado this week.

MAFFS1 / 92-1531 - ADFE6E - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFE6E

MAFFS02 / 94-7316 - ADFDDD - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFDDD

MAFFS3 / 92-1538 - ADFE75 - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFE75

MAFFS05 / 94-7320 - ADFEA0 - C130
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFEA0

Combined tracking with the above aircraft.
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ADFE75,ADFDDD,ADFEA0,ADFE6E

Colorado Aircraft tracking page updated.
https://elpasocountyscan.blogspot.com/p/colorado-flight-trackers.html

92-1531, Wyoming c-130
92-1538, Wyoming c-130

 

[Spirit]

What are the freq's the C-130 use out of Wyoming the 92-1531 & 92-1538? To fight the fires in Colorado?

 

[ke0az]

I was hearing them on "126.350 USFS air-air 3 with Air Attack". Decent signals from here in Aurora (TRX-1 / Scantenna).

 

[MtnBiker2005]

Video from military MAFFS aerial firefighting training - Fire Aviation

Frederick Johnsen sent us this video he shot at the Modular Airborne Firefighting System training and certification that was held last week. The military C-130s and lead planes were flying out of Jeffco Air Tanker Base in Colorado. The event was sponsored by the US Forest Service and included...

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