Australian pilots want to retrain for water bombing

Captain Louise Pole says out of work pilots could retrain to help fight bushfires this summer. Airline pilots want to retrain to fly water bombing aircraft during the fire season. Captain Pole told the ABC there were lots of pilots who would be prepared to swap a jumbo jet for a firebomber and could take up immediate training in order to be ready to work this summer…. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-17/grounded-commercial-pilots-want-to-fly-bushfire-water-bombers/12775232