How Aerial Firefighter Pilots Are Trained | What It Takes

Aerial firefighters go through intense training before they re ready to fight active wildfires from the sky. Government agencies like the US Forest Service and state governments contract Bridger Aerospace to provide the planes and pilots used to battle blazes that threaten property and human life. We spent three days with Bridger s training team in Mesa, Arizona, where a new class of pilots and technicians trained for the 2021 fire season in the company s signature firefighting aircraft known as the Super Scooper. This $30 million "flying boat" scoops up 1,400 gallons of water before deploying it on an area affected by a wildfire. MORE WHAT IT TAKES VIDEOS: What It Takes To Be An Air Traffic Controller At The World s Busiest Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-cDwQupj8 What It Takes To Be A White House Photographer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5gNwN8VBc What It Takes To Win The Gumball 3000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pucCdjrc7g ------------------------------------------------------ #Firefighters #Wildfires #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/businessinsider BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Amazon Prime: http://read.bi/PrimeVideo How Aerial Firefighter Pilots Are Trained | What It Takes