God Save The Crane

[scottyp1973]

i heard firefighting stopped today so machines could protect a crane that emerg landed beside the kelowna fire?

[rotorheadrob]

God Speed Everyone

[putz]

scotty1973

check pm's

[widgeon]

scotty1973

check pm's

 

Was that a whooping crane ?.

 

[Mark_]

I assume that the crane had feathered wings and not rotors.

 

Mark

[WTF_was_that]

Who is this God person you speak of.

[ridethesnow]

i had heard this as well.... anyone hear what happened?? everyone ok? couldnt operate on one engine?

[Helilog56]

i had heard this as well.... anyone hear what happened?? everyone ok? couldnt operate on one engine?

 

Ummmm.......no, it was a exceedance of oil temperature, along with a pressure loss in the m/r transmission.

 

Not something to be toyed with.....the crew treated it with the urgency required and set her down in the first landing site available.

 

It is being investigated why the tranny spit out all its oil.

 

The crew did an outstanding job, did not put a scratch on her.....and the support from everyone else on the fire was nothing short of amazing.