It's not just limited to the Townships; I saw one of the water bombers (a lil' too far away to tell which one) flying over downtown Montreal around 18.40 local this evening. There was also a piece on CFCF's noontime news today about leasing some water bombers to southern California, since it's apparently their fire season from now until December. Matthew :) Mike Gammon wrote: > If anyone on the list is a fan of big round radial engines, today I was > spending a restful day at a Benedictine abbey on Lake Memphramagog, which is > near here, and I heard the unmistakable sound of large, very large, piston > radial engines, and at low altitude! > > To my surprise a CL215 water bomber along with its newer CL415 turboprop, > were doing water scoops on the lake. I don't know if it was practise or to > put out a wildfire somewhere