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Old 21st May 2006, 12:57
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Aesir
 
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Contact your local helicopter operator and have him sling your pool.

I have done that often. It´s often the easiest way and if you count all the cost of getting a truck (lorry) with crane and personnel for several hours versus a 10 min sling load for helicopter its easier to just pay for the helicopter to do the work.

Although I´m not that familiar with UK regs, the trouble for you people getting permits and such may be prohibitive for such a job in your area!?

In normal countries where helicopter´s are just seen as work equipment like any other tractor or lorry this kind of job is a no brainer. The pool probably doesn´t weigh more than about 300 - 500 kg so its a JetRanger job.

JetRanger costs about 700-800 UKP/hr so ask a local operator how much ferry time and how long he would figure on slinging that pool one km.

Best of luck.
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