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Old 5th May 2009, 19:04
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UKpaxman
 
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I just watched the documentary on Discovery this afternoon. I think they're all certifiable - bad enough sitting on the heli skids while working on live 500,000 volt powerlines but water washing the live insulators from the helicopter is

Absolute nutters, no risk assessment I've ever seen would let them do what they were doing.
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