Somehow, this just looks like a bad idea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oceC9DzDLlE
Cheers,
Sirhr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oceC9DzDLlE
Cheers,
Sirhr
Maggie’s Rotary Wing Hedge Trimming...
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A friend of mine works for Monongahela Power in West Virgina. They use a similar setup to trim along the powerlines. He told me the pilots only work a few hours then get a couple of days off. The stress level is very high when they do this operation.
A friend of mine works for Monongahela Power in West Virgina. They use a similar setup to trim along the powerlines. He told me the pilots only work a few hours then get a couple of days off. The stress level is very high when they do this operation.
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I was with the forest service in timber mgmt. for 20 some years, this is stupidest thing I have ever seen.
I was with the forest service in timber mgmt. for 20 some years, this is stupidest thing I have ever seen.
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Not the brighest of ideas. Unless there is a quick release cargo hook installed, this is an invitation to disaster.
Trust me, I know about these things.
Not the brighest of ideas. Unless there is a quick release cargo hook installed, this is an invitation to disaster.
Trust me, I know about these things.
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I guarantee that an idea this dumb was backed by taxpayer money.
I guarantee that an idea this dumb was backed by taxpayer money.
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I just keep wondering what exactly would happen if a blade snapped causing the whole thing to become unstable and possibly shake itself to pieces; it would happen so fast I doubt the pilot would be able to recover.
I just keep wondering what exactly would happen if a blade snapped causing the whole thing to become unstable and possibly shake itself to pieces; it would happen so fast I doubt the pilot would be able to recover.
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I'm sure someone thought they had come up with something revolutionary.
I'm sure someone thought they had come up with something revolutionary.
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Or if a blade broke and the rest of the blade became shrapnel heading toward the chopper...
Or if a blade broke and the rest of the blade became shrapnel heading toward the chopper...
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Dangling multiple spinning saw blades 100 feet below a helicopter near high voltage power lines, what could possibly go wrong?
Dangling multiple spinning saw blades 100 feet below a helicopter near high voltage power lines, what could possibly go wrong?
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What could possibly go wrong with that? It's not like helicopters crash or have problems a lot.
Oh wait....
Why do they cut trees in remote areas? Do remote areas need trees trimmed?
What could possibly go wrong with that? It's not like helicopters crash or have problems a lot.
Oh wait....
Why do they cut trees in remote areas? Do remote areas need trees trimmed?
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Yeah.....not for me...A good logging crew will do a much better and safer job. I've been flying for years and never seen that one.
Yeah.....not for me...A good logging crew will do a much better and safer job. I've been flying for years and never seen that one.
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I thought they only dream up stuff like this for the movies..... Fact is stranger than fiction.
I thought they only dream up stuff like this for the movies..... Fact is stranger than fiction.
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Im in.
Wonder if they take paypal. I think I have $12 or so left in there.
Im in.
Wonder if they take paypal. I think I have $12 or so left in there.
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Pitch, bank, trim, (Your name here) checks his r.p.m. Repeat as necessary.
Wile E. Coyote is flying that 500.
Pitch, bank, trim, (Your name here) checks his r.p.m. Repeat as necessary.
Wile E. Coyote is flying that 500.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Killer Spade 13</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not the brighest of ideas. Unless there is a quick release cargo hook installed, this is an invitation to disaster.
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The guy who invented this died when the saw got hung up. He couldn't get it off, and finally just ran out of fuel. They have a quick release now.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Killer Spade 13</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not the brighest of ideas. Unless there is a quick release cargo hook installed, this is an invitation to disaster.
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The guy who invented this died when the saw got hung up. He couldn't get it off, and finally just ran out of fuel. They have a quick release now.
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Actually Aerial Solutions does quit well. The mechanic that STC'd the remote start panel for the rotax engine on the saw use to work for me. He worked for them for two or three years. It pays ok but is pretty stressful.
They also trim several miles in a day. A trimming crew cannot do that. That is why these guys have been very busy for the last 20 years!
Actually Aerial Solutions does quit well. The mechanic that STC'd the remote start panel for the rotax engine on the saw use to work for me. He worked for them for two or three years. It pays ok but is pretty stressful.
They also trim several miles in a day. A trimming crew cannot do that. That is why these guys have been very busy for the last 20 years!
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I've seen that in action a couple times. They trim the trees around the hi power lines near my old house. Its pretty slick operation actually.
I've seen that in action a couple times. They trim the trees around the hi power lines near my old house. Its pretty slick operation actually.
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Yea, looks like someone watched The World Is Not Enough a little too much, lol.
Yea, looks like someone watched The World Is Not Enough a little too much, lol.
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that is insane, and the fact that some pilot volunteer for this is beyond comprehention but what do i know, sign me up.
that is insane, and the fact that some pilot volunteer for this is beyond comprehention but what do i know, sign me up.
