Helicopter tree surgeon

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Helicopter tree surgeon

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I believe this has been posted before in the past but randomly come across it again on Youtube and had to post it. It's somewhat unusual but damn cool for any aviation fan;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pla06PO6Odk

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Now that is a great contraption for crowd-control, eh?
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I've seen this before :mrgreen:

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I live in the hills of WV, and a couple of years ago, there was a helicopter trimming around the power lines with exactly one of these devices, within a few hundred yards (maybe closer a few times) from my house.

I was in awe watching from my front deck, and a bit nervous at the same time quite honestly, especially when they got caught in gusts several times, and appeared on the edge of control.

I am on the side of a mountain, in a valley between two close ridges, and we get some serious wind tunneling, and often some fast moving down drafts come straight down the slope of the hill I am on, which I saw catch him off guard more than once.

Also, the wind would catch the saw, and it was swinging like a pendulum under the helicopter, at which point he would climb quickly forward, and come back in once he had it stabilized again.

Anyway, it was fascinating to watch.

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aonyn wrote:...on the edge of control....
My understanding of helicopters, however limited, is that this is true for 99% of the time you are in the cockpit.

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Marvin-E34 wrote:I've seen this before :mrgreen:

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Exactly what I had to think of :mrgreen:

But that’s some serious helicopter pilot skills right there. Very impressive.

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Sunjunkiesi wrote:
aonyn wrote:...on the edge of control....
My understanding of helicopters, however limited, is that this is true for 99% of the time you are in the cockpit.
And the 1% is on the ground doing startup/shutdown procedures.

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Sunjunkiesi wrote:
aonyn wrote:...on the edge of control....
My understanding of helicopters, however limited, is that this is true for 99% of the time you are in the cockpit.

True, but these guys though, from what I saw, operate well inside Dead Man's Curve. It was certainly impressive to watch, but I am sure it takes a big brass pair to sign up for.

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Buffy Foster wrote:Ha, I expected this one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsW5-l-y6kY
I expected that as well. A true classic.

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