A Christmas themed is it real or is it fake video
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From: Oregon, US
Its real. The scary part is that the season is only six weeks long and I've seen pilots fly 300 hours in that six week season doing trees!
Its an art, no doubt. The good ones dont overtorque it ever some of the novices might.
Its an art, no doubt. The good ones dont overtorque it ever some of the novices might.
...thanks for the info SLFool.
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From: Hampshire (UK)
Thanks for the informative replies people. As I said, when I initially viewed it on a small screen, there was something about his turn at the loading point that looked 'non-genuine', hence asking the pros as opposed to jumping to conclusions! I'm not completely alien to utility work, having suffered 2500hrs+in the left seat carrying out pipeline patrols in the UK. Load slinging is very alien to me though. Thanks again, and have a cracking Crimbo!
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From: Germany
Tree harvesting with chopper - How do they do this?
I've been phascinated by this video for some time now, how do they do this?
Does he do this alone or is there someone at the ground over there hooking the trees to the line?
Christmas-tree harvest in Oregon |
Regards
Chris
Does he do this alone or is there someone at the ground over there hooking the trees to the line?
Christmas-tree harvest in Oregon |
Regards
Chris
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From: vancouver
A guy will normally go out and put a fluorescent flag on the trees he wants taken out.
A logger will chop that tree down with a chainsaw.
A 'choker' will loop a lanyard around that tree and hook it up to the helicopter.
It is an elaborate production.
A logger will chop that tree down with a chainsaw.
A 'choker' will loop a lanyard around that tree and hook it up to the helicopter.
It is an elaborate production.
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From: midcoast US
Can someone shed light on how the "gripper" works? I'm assuming it's electrically released at pilot command. Can the pilot actually see it open? What causes my wonder is that in several of the drops, it looks like the aircraft is already in an attitude to begin to transit back to the field at the time that the tree is dropped into the truck. If the gripper didn't open, and the tree is drug back out of the truck, or not 
, it would seem to be a nasty end to the day's work. Can the longline itself be pickled from the belly?
, it would seem to be a nasty end to the day's work. Can the longline itself be pickled from the belly?
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
The "gripper" as you call it is a remote hook, this is what we use, some are smaller.....
It is on the end of the long line and released by a switch on the collective. If it fails then, yes, we can release the whole line from the hook in the belly by using either the electrical release switch on the cyclic or the emergency manual cable pull handle.
It is on the end of the long line and released by a switch on the collective. If it fails then, yes, we can release the whole line from the hook in the belly by using either the electrical release switch on the cyclic or the emergency manual cable pull handle.
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From: Ex-pat Aussie in the UK
Sling load ops.
Guy hauling Christmas trees ....
This Is Probably The Best Helicopter Pilot I've Ever Seen. You Have To Watch This! [VIDEO]
This Is Probably The Best Helicopter Pilot I've Ever Seen. You Have To Watch This! [VIDEO]
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From: Canada
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From: Gold Coast, Australia
Blimey:
There is no word yet on the identity of the man. He was flown by LifeFlight to a Portland hospital. It's not known how badly he was hurt, although witnesses said he was able to climb out of the helicopter under his own power.
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From: Canada
NTSB preliminary report.
No, not at all, There are many videos showing this kind of work, B206, H500. Obviously this one is a 206.
Those are old videos, 4 or 5 years old. This accident report dates from 2012.
JD
WPR12LA036
No, not at all, There are many videos showing this kind of work, B206, H500. Obviously this one is a 206.
Those are old videos, 4 or 5 years old. This accident report dates from 2012.
JD
WPR12LA036
