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Old 23rd Mar 2019, 02:01
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Mark Six
 
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Originally Posted by Nubian
Sidehook for stringing leaves no room for error. Longline with a weight to pull the pilot rope, and you've got yourself a whole lot more margin, not only for contacting towers and previous strung lines, but when you have a line break... What an unnecessary death!
RIP!
Not sure what you’re on about Nubian.
They (Aeropower) normally pull guide cable via long line and remote hook. Don’t see why this operation would have been any different.
Line break???- no idea what you’re referring to.
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