I'm more impressed with the ground crew that can latch the load onto that chopper in just a few seconds OVER AND OVER AND OVER again.
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I'm more impressed with the ground crew that can latch the load onto that chopper in just a few seconds OVER AND OVER AND OVER again.
Clearly not his first day on the job! That is impressive.
I wonder if they speed up the film?
I had the same thought, but the lights appear to be blinking at the proper cadence.
It's VERY hard to do that in a way that isn't obvious, and generally far above the budget of a YouTube poster.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperiorDG
While I found that impressive as well, I'm still far more impressed with how the pilot is swinging that load on a tether and placing the logs precisely in the truck bed. That's a shitload of varying mass at the end of a long non-rigid lever arm, all the while the pilot is keeping his chopper in control. Of course they strapped the logs ahead of time so it's just a matter of connecting the cable as it comes by -- not easy but nothing like what that pilot is doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
wow, that is impressive!
Good pilot and ground crew under some time pressure. The trees wouldn't be much of a problem as long as there wasn't any gusty winds. Sling loading fuel bladders or just about anything liquid was always a pain.
I am more impressed that he is that trusting of a Jetranger. Those things ran out of tail rotor real quickly.
That was crazy!
"It's like shootin' fish in a barrel 'cept with trees and a 'copter."
-Tree 'copter pilot, 2013