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<blockquote data-quote="ShelbyGT5HUN" data-source="post: 17011444" data-attributes="member: 161356"><p>Ha! I thought I've seen it all, then things like this pop up on the good ole YouTube.</p><p></p><p>Last year I had the pleasure of watching a helicopter linesmen crew work right by my house. I took some good pics and video. When the one guy was done he came up to me and asked if I could send him some pictures and video to show his 6 year old son. He said he's never been able to show him any video or pictures of him working. So I said sure thing no problem.</p><p></p><p>I asked him what they were doing and he said they need to install these bird deterrent metal triangles because he says the birds sit on these power line towers and their droppings corrode the wires and insulators. You can see these triangle looking things in the last picture. He said it costs the company millions of dollars to repair the damage and install these things because the only way to do it is by helicopter. He says they do this all the time all over the country.</p><p></p><p>Here are some of the pictures I took. The helicopter flies one guy in with a ladder that has hooks on it, then they fly the second guy in, all on a 100 ft line, and they clip on to the line with only a carabiner (2). The pilot has to thread him in through the wires and you should see the concentration on the pilot's face when they're doing that. Pilot does it all visually and no door because he needs a perfectly clear view. The noise and rotor wash must be intolerable and cold! This was last February and that day it was 25F out. To see a guy dangling from 100 ft line and being flown across the sky like that really is incredible. That last picture is from the previous sequence of pictures. That picture gives the impression they are not that high, but they are wayyyy up there!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1829358[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829377[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829376[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829360[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829361[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829362[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829365[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1829364[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShelbyGT5HUN, post: 17011444, member: 161356"] Ha! I thought I've seen it all, then things like this pop up on the good ole YouTube. Last year I had the pleasure of watching a helicopter linesmen crew work right by my house. I took some good pics and video. When the one guy was done he came up to me and asked if I could send him some pictures and video to show his 6 year old son. He said he's never been able to show him any video or pictures of him working. So I said sure thing no problem. I asked him what they were doing and he said they need to install these bird deterrent metal triangles because he says the birds sit on these power line towers and their droppings corrode the wires and insulators. You can see these triangle looking things in the last picture. He said it costs the company millions of dollars to repair the damage and install these things because the only way to do it is by helicopter. He says they do this all the time all over the country. Here are some of the pictures I took. The helicopter flies one guy in with a ladder that has hooks on it, then they fly the second guy in, all on a 100 ft line, and they clip on to the line with only a carabiner (2). The pilot has to thread him in through the wires and you should see the concentration on the pilot's face when they're doing that. Pilot does it all visually and no door because he needs a perfectly clear view. The noise and rotor wash must be intolerable and cold! This was last February and that day it was 25F out. To see a guy dangling from 100 ft line and being flown across the sky like that really is incredible. That last picture is from the previous sequence of pictures. That picture gives the impression they are not that high, but they are wayyyy up there! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-214934_Gallery.jpeg"]1829358[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-224133_Gallery[1].jpg"]1829377[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-223957_Gallery[1].jpg"]1829376[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-215331_Gallery.jpeg"]1829360[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-215307_Gallery.jpeg"]1829361[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-215235_Gallery.jpeg"]1829362[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-222710_Gallery[1].jpg"]1829365[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20240218-220809_Gallery.jpeg"]1829364[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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