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| Gregory 2005-07-27, 8:35 pm |
| On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:59:59 +0000 (UTC), "Pilbs"
<someone@somewhere.invalid> brought the following to our attention:
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>http://viral.lycos.co.uk/attachment...tToTowABoat.wmv
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so then.. never tow a boat with a chopper??? how to practice it?
tether chopper to the ground with a cable? {shrug} just wondering.
I mean.. don't Navy choppers tow sleds across the water? or am I
confused?
for a million bucks.. would rather have a pre-owned King Air.
-g
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| Marcel Kuijper 2005-07-27, 8:35 pm |
| On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:05:34 +1200, donbutts wrote:
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> yep constantly but no spectators as a rule
Yeah....Downloader boB would never allow it. :-)
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Marcel (SAG-21)
(There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot. - Chuck Yeager)
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| Dallas 2005-07-28, 3:31 am |
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"boB"
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> Diego flies a Hughes 500 off a fishing boat for several months at a time
> and will sometimes drag nets.
Ha... I think I saw the winner last month on the History Channel. I think
it was called "bare handing"... anyway using a helicopter, these guys
inspect and repair high power transmission lines without cutting the power.
They first connect the helicopter to the power line by dragging a conductor
along the line. Then some idiot climbs out of the helicopter door onto a
platform and works on the line while the pilot hovers.
One little mistake and it's ZAP!
Dallas
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| Dallas wrote:
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> "boB"
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> Ha... I think I saw the winner last month on the History Channel. I think
> it was called "bare handing"... anyway using a helicopter, these guys
> inspect and repair high power transmission lines without cutting the power.
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> They first connect the helicopter to the power line by dragging a conductor
> along the line. Then some idiot climbs out of the helicopter door onto a
> platform and works on the line while the pilot hovers.
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> One little mistake and it's ZAP!
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> Dallas
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AAkkk!! I think I hover as good as the best (well maybe some of the
best) but thinking of hovering out of ground effect for a length of time
close to power lines would make me think twice about doing it. In the
end, if they paid me enough, I'd push myself through it. 
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boB,
SAG 70
U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)
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| Dallas 2005-07-28, 6:33 am |
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"boB"
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> best) but thinking of hovering out of ground effect for a length of time
> close to power lines would make me think twice about doing it.
Here, I found them:
http://www.usaairmobile.com/line.htm
From the History Channel:
The remarkable story of the 3 men who maintain and repair live high-voltage
power lines--an elite team of pilot and lineman that looks for damage and
makes critical repairs without turning the power off Barehanding involves a
helicopter flying up to live power lines stretching a metal wand out to the
line and energizing the helicopter and lineman to the full strength of the
power line. The lineman wearing a special metal fiber suit then works on the
wire by sitting on the helicopter skid or climbing onto the bare line. This
technique makes the lineman chopper and pilot all part of the electrical
circuit with 345,000 volts running through both men and machine. For two
days we follow members of the USA Airmobile team in Wisconsin as they risk
their lives to inspect and repair critical power lines that were struck by a
tornado. And we trace the development of this high risk work conceived of in
1979 by Mike Kurtgis The remarkable story of the 3 men who maintain and
repair live high-voltage power lines--an elite team of pilot and lineman
that looks for damage and makes critical repairs without turning the power
off Barehanding involves a helicopter flying up to live power lines
stretching a metal wand out to the line and energizing the helicopter and
lineman to the full strength of the power line. The lineman wearing a
special metal fiber suit then works on the wire by sitting on the helicopter
skid or climbing onto the bare line. This technique makes the lineman
chopper and pilot all part of the electrical circuit with 345,000 volts
running through both men and machine. For two days we follow members of the
USA Airmobile team in Wisconsin as they risk their lives to inspect and
repair critical power lines that were struck by a tornado. And we trace the
development of this high risk work conceived of in 1979 by Mike Kurtgis
Dallas
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| Dallas wrote:
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> "boB"
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> Here, I found them:
> http://www.usaairmobile.com/line.htm
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> From the History Channel:
> The remarkable story of the 3 men who maintain and repair live high-voltage
> power lines--an elite team of pilot and lineman that looks for damage and
> makes critical repairs without turning the power off Barehanding involves a
> helicopter flying up to live power lines stretching a metal wand out to the
> line and energizing the helicopter and lineman to the full strength of the
> power line.
Damn, I bet that does a number on any radios left on.
The lineman wearing a special metal fiber suit then works on the
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> wire by sitting on the helicopter skid or climbing onto the bare line.
Dalli..... I think this is like a shark suit. There's only one way to
test this *special metal fiber suit*. Does that guy have a sign?????!!!
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It looks like GOOD money. I need to get my flight physical current.
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boB,
SAG 70
U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)
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