“Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide artificial lake perched on the shoulder of a hill overlooking the San Fernando Valley. He holds steady a dozen feet over the water as the flight mechanic in back, John Trivellin, lowers a 23-foot-long retractable snorkel into the reservoir.” Read the full story here in the Intelligencer from New York Magazine… https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/helicopter-pilots-waterbombing-palisades-fire.html
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Aviation Week Winner!

“X-62 VISTA DECLARED 2023- 2024 AVIATION WEEK LAUREATE AWARD WINNER- https://laureates.aviationweek.com/…/2024-winners.html The future of autonomy has been moving swiftly over the desert sky. Congratulations to the USAF Test Pilot School.”
“Calspan and Lockheed Martin collaborated to transform the U.S. Air Force’s F-16D Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) into the X-62 and enabled the first testing of synthetic artificial-intelligence pilots in a supersonic aircraft. This has provided the template for work on developing autonomy for the Air Force’s planned Collaborative Combat Aircraft family.” – Edwards Air Force Base February 21 2024
