Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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As winter wraps up, aerial firefighting contractors across Canada have been preparing for the upcoming fire season. At Red Deer Regional Airport, both Air Spray and Buffalo Airways in particular have been especially busy with training flights.

However, one new sight this season are these Government of Alberta Canadair CL-215Ts. These amphibious firefighting planes were previously operated by Conair of B.C. on contract for Alberta.

Back in February though, Air Spray was awarded that contract, and will operate these planes on behalf of the Government of Alberta for at least the next 10 years (airspray.com/news/air-spray-wins-alberta-aerial-firefighting-contract).

I’ve never actually managed to catch one of these on the move, so was very glad to see these two CL-215Ts going up for a training flight the other day. Enjoy these very unique-looking planes!

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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: Air Spray AirTankers (ASB)
Aircraft: Canadair CL-215T (CL2T)
Livery: Alberta Government
Engines: 2x
Registration: C-GFSL / C-GFSM
Route: Red Deer (YQF) - Red Deer (YQF)
Callsign: AIR SPRAY 202/203 Trainer
Runway used: 35/17
Date filmed: April 2023

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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: youtu.be/bCTTwQ_269c

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