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Wildfire scouting aircraft

Posted by Manuel Hellerschmid on August 28, 2025 at 10:58am

Dear ASOG members,

I recently came across a LinkedIn post from Metrea about their Fireswift (C) Dash 8-300. Great and gorgeous plane.

What do you as an ASOG member/community deem necessary - sensor wise - to have on board in order to fulfill the task of "wild fire scouting from above"?

Is an EO-IR sensor enough? What about the Overwatch TK-8 smart-sensor?

Looking forward to your replies and the talks!

Best regards from Austria!

Manuel

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David Bradshaw October 14, 2025 at 12:00pm

Manuel Hellerschmid, please have a look at https://fire.aero/

I fly with this company in Australia, and would be happy to discuss. Company CEO, Dr Paul Dare, also sometimes frequents these pages.
ASOG Desk Editor August 28, 2025 at 11:03am

Oh...I didn't forget...What do you think Sam Barnes
ASOG Desk Editor August 28, 2025 at 11:02am

Good question Manuel Hellerschmid ..... David Bradshaw what do you think?

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