Wakashi Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 If you are a helicopter pilot and want a fun job, you should try this! When I worked for the State of Oklahoma and managed a State Park one of these crews came to my town to clear powerline rights of way, they used my front yard (since I lived on park property) as an LZ. The pilot was an amazing guy and answerd all sorts of silly questions from me and my crew, he was an ex army pilot and had been doing this job for several years. Check out the YT video link below for just a sample. @Jack Sawyer take notes! https://youtu.be/Pla06PO6Odk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Fascinating video Roger , talk about cutting edge technology . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 That is some impressive chopper flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Good job for the video otherwise I would have thought it was April 1st! Fascinating to watch Roger. 3 minutes ago, BradB said: Fascinating video Roger , talk about cutting edge technology . Cheers John I would say that 28 days of looking down would give you a very sore neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlexFlier Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 You might enjoy this one also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjC7DjoVe8 Once at that address you will see many other videos of helicopters supporting power line maintenance. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 8 hours ago, Wakashi said: If you are a helicopter pilot and want a fun job, you should try this! When I worked for the State of Oklahoma and managed a State Park one of these crews came to my town to clear powerline rights of way, they used my front yard (since I lived on park property) as an LZ. The pilot was an amazing guy and answerd all sorts of silly questions from me and my crew, he was an ex army pilot and had been doing this job for several years. Check out the YT video link below for just a sample. @Jack Sawyer take notes! https://youtu.be/Pla06PO6Odk Thanks Roger, that's incredible. Man what I wouldn't give to be able to do this in real life. Maybe in another life perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 10 hours ago, BradB said: Fascinating video Roger , talk about cutting edge technology . Cheers John Love it “cutting edge technology” Thanks for looking John! 10 hours ago, Sniper31 said: That is some impressive chopper flying. Thanks Landon, I do know that the guy that came to the park was one heckuva pilot, can you imagine doing that 8-10 hrs a day! 10 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Good job for the video otherwise I would have thought it was April 1st! Fascinating to watch Roger. I would say that 28 days of looking down would give you a very sore neck. Thanks Martyn, yes, very fascinating in real life too, and the sore neck thing was probably the most asked question to the pilot, his response “you get used to it”! Need something real good for April 1. 2 hours ago, FlexFlier said: You might enjoy this one also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjC7DjoVe8 Once at that address you will see many other videos of helicopters supporting power line maintenance. Enjoy! Amazing videos Michael, those guys must have nerves of steel or immense confidence! 2 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Thanks Roger, that's incredible. Man what I wouldn't give to be able to do this in real life. Maybe in another life perhaps. Thought you might like that Jack, they were using Miviz MD’s choppers too! I don’t think I could have enough lives to do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, Wakashi said: Thought you might like that Jack, they were using Miviz MD’s choppers too! I don’t think I could have enough lives to do that I saw that, and I’d give everything up in my life to be able to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Foster Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Ha, I was expecting this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, Buffy Foster said: Ha, I was expecting this one: Bad thing is, you only get to trim one or two trees this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Buffy Foster said: Ha, I was expecting this one: That's such poor quality video, I don't see how they can trust their lives to it. It unfortunately looks like a video game from the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medx421 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 More heli fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I don't know about you guys, but I'd love to do this! That's some serious flying, but I wonder why they're doing this, is it practice to fight forest fires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Simply amazing stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medx421 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: I don't know about you guys, but I'd love to do this! That's some serious flying, but I wonder why they're doing this, is it practice to fight forest fires? Aerial ignition is generally used in prescribed (controlled burns) to burn out the dead under story particularly in remote areas. Additionally it is used in fighting wildland fires by creating additional black (burned area) between an anchor point like a road or a dozer trail and the main fire itself to establish control lines. Again, typically either in more remote areas where it's tough to get crews in to execute a firing operation, or when the firing operation is of very large size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, medx421 said: Aerial ignition is generally used in prescribed (controlled burns) to burn out the dead under story particularly in remote areas. Additionally it is used in fighting wildland fires by creating additional black (burned area) between an anchor point like a road or a dozer trail and the main fire itself to establish control lines. Again, typically either in more remote areas where it's tough to get crews in to execute a firing operation, or when the firing operation is of very large size. Thanks, that's very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lincoln Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nope, stuff that, one false move and its all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Seems to me that these jobs must be completely exhausting. I can't imagine holding the necessary level of concentration for as long as they have to. Hats off to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnepethomas Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Respect for both of those roles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRx Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 8:29 PM, medx421 said: More heli fun Actually , On the Firefighter X software you can attach a Terra torch to the bottom of your Milviz MD 530F and do exactly the same thing in P3D. Jack , this is mainly for control burning or backfiring on Planned fireline on major fires for fuels reduction And it's as fun as doing the bambi bucket drops on active fires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRx Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 this is Firefighter X version of Heli torching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 32 minutes ago, FireRx said: this is Firefighter X version of Heli torching. That's cool (er, actually hot!). May have to get that software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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