All Videos Tagged Yosemite (My Firefighter Nation) - My Firefighter Nation2024-05-15T07:50:02Zhttps://my.firefighternation.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=Yosemite&rss=yes&xn_auth=noYosemite Fire Helicopter Close-up Refillingtag:my.firefighternation.com,2014-08-11:889755:Video:64611222014-08-11T20:13:25.314ZFFN WebTeamhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/WebTeam1
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</a> <br></br>Jim Chamberlain - Yosemite Fire - Helicopter refilling in the Merced River July 2014.<br></br>
The amount of expertise required to accomplish something like this is mind-boggling. The blades are VERY CLOSE to the trees.<br></br>
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This was an unexpected event where driving on Route 140 . . . the helicopter suddenly dropped down from the sky for refilling next to…
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</a><br />Jim Chamberlain - Yosemite Fire - Helicopter refilling in the Merced River July 2014.<br />
The amount of expertise required to accomplish something like this is mind-boggling. The blades are VERY CLOSE to the trees.<br />
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This was an unexpected event where driving on Route 140 . . . the helicopter suddenly dropped down from the sky for refilling next to our moving car. The video clip was captured with a TG-3 Olympus underwater camera that was handy in the side pocket of the car. Further stabilization was done with Sony Vegas Pro 12 editing software.