Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara
October 6, 2009

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A fleet of Aero Tech Air Tractor AT-802A turbo-props is dropping hydromulch on burned areas of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara and Goleta. They are serviced at the old tanker station at the west end of the Santa Barbara Airport flightline.

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 Aero Tech Air Tractor AT-802A N8505E #486

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N802LA #485

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N166LA #484

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N9197F #487

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N232AT #888

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N8505E #486 lands again, sixteen minutes after its previous landing.

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N802LA #485

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N9197F #487

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N8505E #486

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N232AT #888 and N8505E #486

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N232AT #888

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N9197F #487 and N232AT #888 take off together as N9197F #487 and N8505E #486 wait for clearance to take off.

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N9197F #487

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N232AT #888

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N9197F #487 and N8505E #486 take-off in loose formation.

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N802LA #485

Hydromulching Operations at Santa Barbara, October 6, 2009 AT-802A N8505E #486



Links

Air Tractor AT-802A page.

Wikipedia AT-802 page.






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