A PILOT'S PERSPECTIVE: Watch a demonstration of a twin Air Tractor 802A Fire Boss amphibious scooper plane drawing water from Lake Marion, then dropping its payload directly on a live – but controlled – wildfire at Manchester State Forest. The Fire Boss aircraft can stay airborne for 3 hours at a time and scoop up to 800 gallons of water from lakes and rivers as close to the fire as possible. They are capable of dropping water or a combination of water and fire-retardant gel, depending on fuel t