I flew C130s with a guy who lived south of Gardnerville, NV He was in the reserves. In his daytime job, he flew fire suppression over the Sierra mountains.
Once he asked me if I wanted to take a ride. So, I did.
Night carrier traps are pretty interesting...this ride, well, I wish I had been liquored up. He was near fearless.
Died in a 2005 crash while pursuing more firefighting training.