USFS Sherpas to get glass flight decks
The analog instrumentation on the Sherpa aircraft the U.S. Forest Service obtained from the Army will be converted to glass flight decks using the Garmin G950 system. The work is being done by Field...
View ArticleNeptune completes their part of the conversion process on two USFS Sherpas
Photo above: C-23Bs being worked on by Neptune Aviation. Neptune photo. Neptune Aviation has finished their portion of the process of converting two of the U.S. Forest Service C-23B Sherpa aircraft to...
View ArticleUSFS has one fully operational C-23B
The U.S. Army transferred 15 to the U.S. Forest Service
View ArticleThis year will likely be the farewell tour for P2V air tankers
Above: A P2V air tanker on final approach at Redding, California, August 7, 2014. Photo by Bill Gabbert. (Updated at 8:50 a.m. MST January 12, 2016) The U.S. Forest Service expects to issue a new round...
View ArticleSmokejumper aircraft experiences problem during landing
Due to an issue with an engine on the C-23A Sherpa, the crew idled it, but during landing the engine went to takeoff power uncommanded.
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