Canada Wildfire: Fort McMurray!

[Fozzer]

Poor buggers are having it rough up in Canada at the moment!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36207807

Buildings and trees don't mix well together!

What a disaster!

Paul.

[Ian Warren]

One of the thing that is very regular through out Canterbury is fire .. then you get the Aussie smoke from bush fires added .. many flights across the Tasman up between 35,000 39,000 thou the smoke is up there with you .

[Fozzer]

Having spent the last 16+ years daily Sim Flying, and following the daily news, of the whole of the USA Pacific South West, particularly California, it never fails to amaze me the fascination that Americans have to place their buildings, etc, nestling amongst trees and foliage!

I have watched the various devastating Wildfires in South Lake Tahoe, Sierra Nevada, Sonoma and Napa Valley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Valley, etc.....

Every one of the forest fires totally destroying all the buildings amongst the dense trees!
It makes no sense to me to construct property in amongst TREES!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_C ... _wildfires

I follow each of these events on the USA news, and then fire up my Flight Sim and traverse the areas to view the scenery.

It is obvious, viewed from the air, that each of the locations were/are unsuitable for placing buildings there without clearing the area first of trees and vegetation!

The Americans love building their new house surrounded by tall trees, knowing that there is a wildfire season every year capable of destroying their property!

...and most of their housed are made of....wood!

...crazy!.... ...!

I have a few very small shrubs in my back garden which are kept well clipped!
...and residents Bonfires/Chimney fires are illegal!

Paul.....Fire away!.... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Wait till my mate Donny gets into power

[chopper_nut]

CV580 of Conair lost it's nose gear up there in the last day or so. Everybody's OK.

[Ian Warren]

CV580 of Conair lost it's nose gear up there in the last day or so. Everybody's OK.

They are getting lessor and lessor here now, was a regular over here heading to the Chatters .. one could pick up those Allison's straight out.

[chopper_nut]

Yeah, still a few of them flying around. I think it's the engines that have kept them in service

[chopper_nut]

CV580 Accident

[Ian Warren]

Looking at the nose, half way down the hull, think it would be scraped , done its tour of duty.

[Ian Warren]

Hit the glue tab on the TV3 news tonight , very surprised the speed but also the temperatures cooking there, It dose get warm but it is amazing how it go's from one extreme to the other.

[Fozzer]

Its Hell on Earth!..... ....>>>

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36238076

I still cant get over the illusion that Canada, in the far North, for me, is a very cold place, constantly buried under ice and snow!..... ...!

Its so far away from the heat and desert of the South/South-west USA!

A terrible thing, Fire, when it gets out of human control!

Paul.... ....!

[Fozzer]

..and when it comes to big events....

...I'm holding my breath for this one now!... .....>>>>

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... =san-diego

An area I Sim Fly over every day!

Paul.

[Splitpin]

Just awful ... i heard a guy on CNN today say , it may not be out until winter! .... and its only spring time there.
Mother nature ... she will have her way , assuming its not man made

[Ian Warren]

I sure it won't be man made cos if it was ... that one persons life experience will have know more meaning ...