Have you ever seen anything like this before???

[Orlando]

I wouldnt have believed it until I witnessed it with my own eyes. They were cutting trees back from the railroad tracks behind the City garage at work. Needless to say we got a late start that day :) I havent ever heard of such a operation but was really pretty neat, has to be expensive but when you figure on how much faster it can be done compare to cutting by hand its supposed to be cheaper
http://www.rotor-blade.com/

[toolman]

very cool! Peace toolman

[buckley94thmp]

one more tacticool piece for the ar comando!

[LEAD POISON]

Cool I hope he always stays on the Leeward side.

[timshufflin]

I give it 2 years until it's illegal. One accident, just one, it will be "for the children".

[cuppednlocked]

I saw them cut back a power line using a helicopter. It happened to be during deer season... I'm glad I wasn't in a tree where they were cutting!

[Old Guard]

This action takes a very steady hand..Imagine the blades on the wires...Impressive anyway..I bet his insurance is out-rageous??

[Punch The Clown]

I wonder what the tree trimmers union has to say about this.

I think it'll be banned eventually. the govt just doesn't know about it yet.

[LEAD POISON]

I wonder what the tree trimmers union has to say about this.

I think it'll be banned eventually. the govt just doesn't know about it yet.
It's okay Stu, He's a Mexican.

[Eli]

These are a bit more practical:

http://youtu.be/LYKg0gbRFns

Eli

[Orlando]

Copter crashed
http://wdtn.com/2014/07/29/helicopter-crash-in-west-liberty-area/

[timshufflin]

Copter crashed
http://wdtn.com/2014/07/29/helicopter-crash-in-west-liberty-area/


It's over, new law coming soon. A child may have been hurt, or worse!

[LEAD POISON]

DUMB Mexican! no habla .up

[timshufflin]

It's already started some clown, on the linked newspaper article, posted that it should be illegal because of the risk to children :)

[Frenchkat]

There are some Youtube videos showing power line workers working from a helicopter.

Actually, there are several unusual operations using Helos: Christmas tree hauling, animal herding, hunting.

I'm an ex-rotor head. Flew Cobras and Kiowa Warriors. Got to do some pretty high speed stuff over the years.

[centurion20000]

We had an MD-500 do some power line connections behind my house a while back (connecting hi voltage tension wires). Guy just rode around suspended via line from the helo.
Son of a rotor head. Stories of what my dad did in Cobras and a Cayuse just defined imagination (like starting earthquakes and forest fires with 76 rippled rockets)
Best adrenaline rush I've ever had was flying a TH-57 (once).

[Orlando]

It's already started some clown, on the linked newspaper article, posted that it should be illegal because of the risk to children :)

Timmy ,Timmy ,Timmy
:)

[Old Guard]

Timmy ,Timmy ,Timmy
:)

I believe he should go up to the WH for a little trimming...Oh, thats right,Ob is out playing golf again..I bet they are plenty tired of him at Martha's vineyard??

[Frenchkat]

We had an MD-500 do some power line connections behind my house a while back (connecting hi voltage tension wires). Guy just rode around suspended via line from the helo.
Son of a rotor head. Stories of what my dad did in Cobras and a Cayuse just defined imagination (like starting earthquakes and forest fires with 76 rippled rockets)
Best adrenaline rush I've ever had was flying a TH-57 (once).


I got a phone call last week from my youngest son, the Marine, stationed at 29 Palms, CA.

He had been assigned to ride around in the civilian contracted range flight checking road guards and range access.

Turns out the guy flying the old Huey also flew Kiowas and knew me from back in the day.

The flight made the young Marine's day.