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Il mestiere del pilota di Canadair: ne parla il comandante Zupo

Roma, Italia - "Un lavoro di grande concentrazione simile a quello dei piloti militari"

Sui cieli liguri di Riva Trigoso (Genova) sono 3 i Canadair impegnati a spegnere le fiamme che stanno bruciando ettari di foresta sul monte Bracco (vedi notizia AVIONEWS): sei i piloti a bordo, piloti e co-piloti, diretti dal comandante Giorgio Zupo che dagli hangar di Ciampino parla costantemente con i suoi uomini in missione anti-incendio. "Ci vuole una grande concentrazione. Ma le nostre caratteristiche...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 102922
Roma, Italia, 09/08/2004 14:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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