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McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (N295EA) - The pilots of Erickson's MD-87 Air Tanker (N295EA) have no choice but to sit in the cockpit and wait to depart Reno Stead Airport because RTS is closed to all but air race aircraft in this click taken during the 2019 National Championship Air Races last month.br /Had an emergency situation been declared somewhere in the western United States that had required the immediate dispatch of Tanker 105, the qualification races being conducted would have been suspended long enough for N295EA and the three other Air Tankers sitting at RTS to depart. But with no such declaration, four air tankers waited until racing action ended for the day. This tanker, along with the other three, was gone within ten minutes after RTS was reopened at 4:50 PM.
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McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (N295EA)

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The pilots of Erickson's MD-87 Air Tanker (N295EA) have no choice but to sit in the cockpit and wait to depart Reno Stead Airport because RTS is closed to all but air race aircraft in this click taken during the 2019 National Championship Air Races last month.
Had an emergency situation been declared somewhere in the western United States that had required the immediate dispatch of Tanker 105, the qualification races being conducted would have been suspended long enough for N295EA and the three other Air Tankers sitting at RTS to depart. But with no such declaration, four air tankers waited until racing action ended for the day. This tanker, along with the other three, was gone within ten minutes after RTS was reopened at 4:50 PM.

24 of N295EA 373 of MD87 1279 at KRTS
Gary Schenauer
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The crew aboard Tanker 105 was rather anxious to leave. Crewpersons from the other three tankers had positioned themselves just outside their respective tankers to watch the races while awaiting the reopening of the airport, but no one in Tanker 105 ever emerged. I observed both pilots sitting in the cockpit as they are doing here throughout the afternoon. When the last race of the day was completed, this Erickson bird had completed the engine start before the racers had even circled and landed. But so had the other three tankers. All four taxied out, queued up, and took off as soon as the last landing racer cleared the active.
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Tom Vance
WOW....Gman.................??? on my PC desktop. this photo looks 3D___?? I can almost reach into the screen....how did you do this? 5x 5 ?????..
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Tom Vance
Oh, more...I was so enthalled by the 3D effect, I missed the golf cart.....haven't rampers gotten the clue to keep that stuff outta the way yet? There are plenty of whiners like me around.......LOL :)
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 19:37 PDT 19:55 PDT 0:18
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 18:36 PDT 19:07 PDT 0:30
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 17:58 PDT 18:18 PDT 0:19
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 17:23 PDT 17:41 PDT 0:17
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 16:47 PDT 17:04 PDT 0:16
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 16:05 PDT 16:23 PDT 0:18
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 15:30 PDT 15:48 PDT 0:18
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 14:51 PDT 15:11 PDT 0:20
18-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 14:05 PDT 14:32 PDT 0:26
17-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 20:54 PDT 21:11 PDT 0:16
17-Jul-2025 MD87Near La Grande, ORRogue Valley Intl () 19:26 PDT 20:35 PDT 1:09
17-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Near La Grande, OR 16:22 PDT Last seen 16:55 PDT 0:33
17-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 15:39 PDT 16:02 PDT 0:22
17-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 14:33 PDT 14:56 PDT 0:22
17-Jul-2025 MD87La Grande/Union County ()Roberts Fld () 13:29 PDT 14:15 PDT 0:45
16-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()La Grande/Union County () 19:45 PDT 20:26 PDT 0:40
16-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 19:01 PDT 19:19 PDT 0:18
16-Jul-2025 MD87Near La Grande, ORRoberts Fld () 17:56 PDT 18:41 PDT 0:45
16-Jul-2025 MD87Crater Lake/Klamath Rgnl ()La Grande/Union County () 15:29 PDT 16:19 PDT (?) 0:50
16-Jul-2025 MD87Near La Grande, ORCrater Lake/Klamath Rgnl () First seen 13:58 PDT 15:02 PDT 1:03
15-Jul-2025 MD87La Grande/Union County ()Near Baker City, OR 19:10 PDT Last seen 19:41 PDT 0:31
15-Jul-2025 MD87Near La Grande, ORRedtail Ranch Airstrip () First seen 18:20 PDT Last seen 18:46 PDT 0:25
15-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Near Baker City, OR 16:28 PDT 18:03 PDT (?) 1:35
15-Jul-2025 MD87Near La Grande, ORRoberts Fld () 14:57 PDT 15:50 PDT 0:53
15-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()La Grande/Union County () 13:16 PDT 14:24 PDT 1:07
15-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 12:22 PDT 12:51 PDT 0:29
15-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 11:30 PDT 12:04 PDT 0:33
13-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 20:30 PDT 20:51 PDT 0:21
13-Jul-2025 MD87Coeur D'Alene/Pappy Boyington Fld ()Roberts Fld () 19:04 PDT 20:10 PDT 1:06
13-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Coeur D'Alene/Pappy Boyington Fld () 16:53 PDT 18:14 PDT 1:20
13-Jul-2025 MD87Gowen Field ()Roberts Fld () 16:21 MDT 16:22 PDT 1:00
13-Jul-2025 MD87Gowen Field ()Gowen Field () 15:17 MDT 16:00 MDT 0:43
13-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Gowen Field () 12:36 PDT 14:46 MDT 1:09
12-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 20:58 PDT 21:12 PDT 0:14
12-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 20:22 PDT 20:38 PDT 0:16
12-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 19:50 PDT 20:04 PDT 0:14
12-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 19:06 PDT 19:17 PDT 0:11
12-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 18:28 PDT 18:43 PDT 0:14
12-Jul-2025 MD87Grant County Intl ()Roberts Fld () 17:17 PDT 18:08 PDT 0:50
11-Jul-2025 MD87Grant County Intl ()Grant County Intl () 16:51 PDT 17:46 PDT 0:55
11-Jul-2025 MD87Grant County Intl ()Grant County Intl () 13:17 PDT 13:58 PDT 0:41
11-Jul-2025 MD87Grant County Intl ()Grant County Intl () 12:05 PDT 12:44 PDT 0:38
11-Jul-2025 MD87Grant County Intl ()Grant County Intl () 11:00 PDT 11:45 PDT 0:44
10-Jul-2025 MD87Grant County Intl ()Grant County Intl () 18:56 PDT 19:58 PDT 1:01
10-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Grant County Intl () 16:53 PDT 18:30 PDT 1:37
09-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 20:56 PDT 21:28 PDT 0:31
09-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 20:02 PDT 20:36 PDT 0:33
09-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 19:03 PDT 19:42 PDT 0:38
09-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 17:58 PDT 18:32 PDT 0:34
09-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Roberts Fld () 16:53 PDT 17:38 PDT 0:44
09-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Roberts Fld () 15:36 PDT 16:29 PDT 0:53
09-Jul-2025 MD87Rogue Valley Intl ()Rogue Valley Intl () 14:09 PDT 14:40 PDT 0:30
09-Jul-2025 MD87Roberts Fld ()Rogue Valley Intl () 12:59 PDT 13:48 PDT 0:49
09-Jul-2025 MD87Madras Municipal ()Roberts Fld () 08:56 PDT 09:05 PDT 0:09
06-Jul-2025 MD87Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl ()Madras Municipal () 19:06 MST 21:02 PDT 1:55
06-Jul-2025 MD87Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl ()Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl () 10:09 MST 10:49 MST 0:39
05-Jul-2025 MD87Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl ()Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl () 17:47 MST 18:22 MST 0:35
05-Jul-2025 MD87Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl ()Winslow-Lindbergh Rgnl () 16:56 MST 17:28 MST 0:31
05-Jul-2025 MD87Near Silver City, NMWinslow-Lindbergh Rgnl () First seen 16:23 MDT 16:17 MST 0:54
05-Jul-2025 MD87Near Silver City, NMNear Silver City, NM First seen 14:31 MDT Last seen 14:49 MDT 0:18
05-Jul-2025 MD87Porterville Muni ()Grant County () 11:14 PDT 14:00 MDT (?) 1:46
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