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Originally Posted by Bigtime
Christmas tree harvesting in Oregon with a Bell 206 Jetranger, this is some pretty impressive piloting with a suspended load (love how he just swings the load right into the waiting truck):
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Want to see "mad piloting" skills? You should see the guys in the Hughes 500's working the "Heartland" powerline that they are currently hanging wire on in the Anthony Henday TUC.
Good weather, bad weather, total whiteout? Doesn't seem to matter to these guys...I shake my head.
Crazy...they're probably getting paid "lawyer money", so I understand why they fly in marginal WX.
But jeebus...Batsh*t crazy with the minimal clearances to structures that they are operating around. 5 M clearance would be a valid estimate...IOW?
DANGER CLOSE..
Day in and day out. I've spent a couple of hours watching these guys...
Huge Cajones...