10. An interview with Jared, aerial firefighting tanker pilot and reflecting on a Go/No-Go decision

An interview with Jared, aerial firefighting tanker pilot and reflecting on a Go/No-Go decision. The guys discuss a recent go/no-go decision Max had to make while airborne [1:45]. We ask the listeners to let us know what they would have done in Max's shoes [11:40]. Jared joins us to discuss the lifestyle of an aerial firefighting pilot and describes a little bit about how the industry works [14:20], and why operators are using the Avro as an aerial tanker [22:10]. Jared describes a 'typical' mission [36:30]. We ask Jared to break down the viral video (see below for link) of the extremely low pass an aerial tanker recently made [54:00]. Jared shares some ideas about how to get into the aerial firefighting industry [58:52]. Jared tells us about ferrying an Avro tanker to Australia [1:09:00]. We get Jared to tell a tale from the road [1:12:00]. Connect with Jared on LinkedIn Aerial Firefighting Operators Air Attack - Ponderosa Aviation, Bridger Aerospace, Dynamic Aviation Air Tanker - 10 Tanker Air Carrier, Neptune Aviation, Aero-Flite, Coulson, Dauntless Links to discussion topics Video of extremely low tanker drop Safety Report filed by the Crew Special thanks to FindAPilot.com, which is offering 21.5% off of premium memberships to our listeners, use coupon code 21FIVE. Do you have feedback, suggestions, or a great aviation story to share? Email us [email protected] Check out our Instagram feed @21FivePodcast for more great content and to see our collection of aviation license plates.