Battling Through Heavy Smokes To Fort McMurray's Rescue

[Aharon 606]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

 

As all of you know that there is real nasty bad forest fire in Fort McMurray area forcing 100,000 people out of homes, here is relief cargo aid flight by DC-8 from CYYC Calgary International Airport to CYMM Fort McMurray International Airport bringing food, clothes, and water to affected people in Fort McMurray

 

Airborne after take off on climb to FL310 passing McCall Lake Golf Course just south of the airport

 

 

Passing Scotiabank Saddledome in downtown Calgary where you can see Bow river running from top to bottom of screenshot and Elbow river running across screenshot

 

 

Making 180 degree left turn toward north with background view of airport of departure below engines

 

 

 

Still on climb to FL310 with background view of famous Banff mountains

 

 

Cruising at FL310 northward along highway route number 2

 

 

Cruising

 

 

Passing city of Red Deer Red Deer in central Alberta, Canada located near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor.

 

 

Passing CYEG Edmonton international airport located 14 nautical miles south southwest of downtown Edmonton

 

 

Wing view of entire city of Edmonton

 

 

On descent from FL310 to 10,000 ft with background view of Athabasca river

 

 

CYMM airport control tower warned us of combo of thick clouds, haze, and heavy smokes

 

 

Look at smoke haze

 

 

 

 

Entering into heavy smoke haze

 

 

 

You can see land and trees through smoke haze

 

 

 

Because of regulations of the forums not allowing more than 20 screenshots per post, please be kind

enough to go to this hyperlink as seen below to view rest of the flight.

 

Here is the link: http://vatil.org.il/forum/index.php/topic/43633-battling-through-heavy-smokes-to-fort-mcmurrays-rescue/

 

Thank you for viewing. Stay tuned for next exciting flight.

 

Regards,

 

Aharon

[A320FAN 370]

Nice shots!

[Aharon 606]

FSX777,

 

Thanks for your kind words.

 

Regards,

 

Aharon

[HighBypass 2,339]

Hopefully the engines didn't suffer in that haze - no big ash particles...