Interviewer
Charlie Bragdon, Nick Sundt
Files
Description
Scott Fairchild, a lead plane and a jumper-plane pilot who worked as a smokejumper out of Redmond, Oregon, describes planes at the base, what lead plane pilot procedures consist of, critical aspects of the being a lead plane pilot, and the qualifications and procedures for jumper-plane pilots. He also talks about his background as a pilot and how he became a jumper-plane pilot.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers, United States; Smokejumper history; Smokejumping; Forest fires; Parachutes; Smokejumper planes; Airplane pilots; Jumper-plane pilots; Helicopters; Smokejumper standards
Original Date
Summer 1982
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Oregon; Washington
Language
eng
Original Collection
Nick Sundt Smokejumpers Oral History Project, OH 172, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 172-034a
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (00:26:547 min.) digital + 1 transcript (9 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:26:54 minutes
Local Filename
OH_172_034a.mp3; OH_172_034a.pdf
Citation
Fairchild, Scott, "Scott Fairchild Interview, Summer 1982" (1982). Nick Sundt Smokejumpers Oral History Project. 12.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/nicksundtsmokejumpers_oralhistory/12