{"id":5684,"date":"2025-02-26T13:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/?page_id=5684"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:31:23","slug":"2025-speaker_lisa-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/2025-speaker_lisa-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Speaker_Lisa Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5684\" class=\"elementor elementor-5684\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8915ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b8915ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de19785 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1de19785\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Presenter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10652655 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10652655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/2025-speaker-line-up\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to speaker page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afa998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2afa998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bc977a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23bc977a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5e2c75 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e5e2c75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4616c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a4616c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed2fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed2fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025_VCN-presenter-450x-5-Lisa-Allen-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5686\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025_VCN-presenter-450x-5-Lisa-Allen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025_VCN-presenter-450x-5-Lisa-Allen-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025_VCN-presenter-450x-5-Lisa-Allen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025_VCN-presenter-450x-5-Lisa-Allen-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wyoming4h.org\/virtual-career-night\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025_VCN-presenter-450x-5-Lisa-Allen.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4a198 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c4a198\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdadaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcdadaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ab624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85ab624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lisa Allen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c2429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37c2429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Air Tactical Pilot \u2013 Leadplane Pilot, <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a13fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a13fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">USDI Bureau of Land Management<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db8d82 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7db8d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-square-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(208) 337-1048<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/fierystitches@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> fierystitches@gmail.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1724b733 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1724b733\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55328039 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55328039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1085dc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1085dc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/c_n4R2L9Q2U&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d9a26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71d9a26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6b089 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e6b089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0517d10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0517d10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58bebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f58bebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We asked each one of our presenters a series of questions <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2526ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2526ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below are Ms. Allen&#8217;s answers:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee22ff8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee22ff8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6842f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c6842f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4df477 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4df477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af601ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af601ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320c72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"320c72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What is the highlight of your career?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60d3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c60d3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answer:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1939e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1939e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Leadplane pilot, I have an immense variety of what I get to do. I have a constant mental workload managing a multitude of aircraft responding to wildland fires all while flying a King Air 200. Each fire mission is unique due to changes in weather, fire behavior, terrain, time of day, location in the country, and types of aircraft responding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48da660 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48da660\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d3247 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8d3247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165d136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"165d136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What are challenges you encounter in your career?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6bf98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f6bf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answer:\u200b<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb0ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fb0ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the challenges of Aerial Firefighting is the work schedule, which is long and unpredictable. During the fire season, I work 12 days in a row followed by 2-3 days off, from April through October, which usually are spent away from home. I may spend the whole day standing by waiting for a fire call, I may fly all day or somewhere in between. During each work cycle, I may start the morning in one location and end up across the country by the end of the day. I really enjoy this unpredictability, but it is hard to make and keep any plans. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4c490 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f4c490\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ce632 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79ce632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816c353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"816c353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. How did you get to this career?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ea96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4ea96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answer:\u200b<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b90ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b90ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To supplement the money I earned and saved from my 4-H livestock projects, I started out in Wildland Fire as a summer job to help pay for college, with no intention of turning it into a career. However, after two summers on an Engine, I progressed to a Hotshot Crew and Smokejumping. During this time, I also got my airplane and helicopter pilot\u2019s licenses as a hobby. After 12 years of Smokejumping, I realized there would come a time when I couldn\u2019t pass the physical test and I wanted to combine my flying hobby with my wildland fire experience for my next adventure. Through the BLM\u2019s Pilot Development Program, I made the transition from being a ground firefighter to an Aerial Firefighter as a Leadplane Pilot, and without realizing it, 27 years have gone by and Wildland Firefighting as a Leadplane Pilot is my career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb98c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afb98c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7bef2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab7bef2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970b2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"970b2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What is something unique about your career most people might not know or understand about what you do?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31123ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31123ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answer:\u200b<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf24ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf24ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the start of a workday, I rarely know what my day will entail. When I get dispatched to a fire, I am handed a piece of paper with GPS coordinates and radio frequencies. When I arrive on the fire, I will spend 3-4 hours, flying 60\u2019 to 1000\u2019 above the ground, coordinating with ground firefighters to get them the retardant and water they need. This is done by managing the Fire Traffic Area, scouting the area where the drops are going to be made for drop headings, altitudes, and hazards, joining up with airtankers, and leading the airtankers onto the drop runs. Once my mission is done, I return to an airport, which may not be where I took off from, to refuel and reset for the next mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3edbb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3edbb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fb0f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6fb0f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d110a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3d110a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What type of education or degrees are required to pursue this career?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af3c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af3c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answer:\u200b<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea93ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea93ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Becoming a BLM leadplane pilot requires experience as a Wildland Firefighter, multiple pilot\u2019s licenses and ratings (Commercial, Multi-Engine, Instrument license), and hundreds of flight hours (1500 hrs total time, 1200 hrs Pilot in Command in land based airplanes). These requirements are the minimums to get hired, however, most pilots have way more experience and its just the beginning of the qualification process. A Leadplane pilot is trained in airspace management, wildland fire behavior, tactics and strategies and piloting in the low-level environment. 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