Copter Logging the Moonlight

More than 80,000 acres of forest burned in the 2007 Moonlight Wildfire. Private timberland was logged and replanted right away, but it took some courtroom battles to get any work at all done on blackened public lands. This big timber sale almost didn't happen. Environmental groups stopped the work here once, but "we prevailed," said a Forest Service man. Helicopter logging began on the Cairn MP Fire Salvage in April. It put a lot of people to work in Northern California and Southern Oregon. The crews are working in the same area as the first-ever helicopter logging job in the US, and with the same companies, Colombia Helicopters and Erickson-Air Crane. Read more about it on the web at plumasnews.com/home/8213-salvage-logging-finally-begins-on-moonlight-fire.html. Enjoy the little looky-loo tour!

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

I worked for Erickson Air Crane in Central Point Oregon restored many. Quite the machines. ..

[@Rhino02323]

I was there every day, it was quite the job!

[@user-bm1jy2xm9w]

Золотой лес получается,судя по доставке!

[@p38sheep]

Holy tail rotor Batman!

[@cwehbe]

This is an awesome machine. Just the idea of a rough and rugged helicopter in the mountains surrounded by trees and logging, like a flying logging semi truck is awesome!! Though I always wondered, with all the fuel expense and the helicopter expense, is there really profit to be made from the wood harvested?

[@AdventuresInRVing]

There was, but by the time they were allowed on the Plumas National Forest to do a small amount of logging after the Moonlight Wildfire, it was quite dangerous to those on the ground. Many trees had lost integrity and broke in midair, as shown in one clip.

[@user-eh6go8do9b]

love and good / form Thailand

[@AdventuresInRVing]

The trees were standing dead for almost four years, so they were really dry. The trucks just had to fit under a 14-foot underpass - that's all ; -)

[@davidtaylor5007]

What a monster machine! Its amazing to me a couple small-looking turbines can generate enough power to lift that thing plus all the additional weight!

[@michaelsteffen4887]

Sikorsky Sky crane...was a Vietnam workhorse! Even better with more lift power is the Chinook-they`re still going too! Those pilots are Ace! Way to go guys:)

[@williamhahn4793]

Michael steffen hooking logs under them Pilots day in day out it's you wouldn't believe them guys air studs

[@stevenroth5424]

These helicopters with there pilots and crews. Are some interesting people. Where do they find qaulyfied helocopter pilots , for this line of work ?

[@williamhahn4793]

(Steven Roth Vietnam Uncle Sam. what do you mean interesting we were complex rude crude and belligerent

[@raymunro9894]

@@williamhahn4793 always became highly intelligent and suave, after supper and beers.. !!

[@AdventuresInRVing]

¡de nada! Esto fue tres años después de un incendio forestal. Trabajo muy peligroso. Los árboles se rompen a veces. Llevaba un casco y dos hombres vigilaban mi cámara y yo. ¡Fue una experiencia emocionante!

[@fubuhead]

U need to re_up it . Stops at 3:19 Looking good so far!

[@richardeugenio7861]

En donde es?

[@AdventuresInRVing]

California del Norte, bosque Nacional Plumas.

[@richardeugenio7861]

@@AdventuresInRVing es impresionante el porte de los troncos aquí en mi país trabajamos con madera pero no supera el metro de diámetro buen video gracias

[@richardeugenio7861]

@@AdventuresInRVing me gustan esos tipos de camiones aquí no los tenemos un saludo amigo

[@AdventuresInRVing]

@@richardeugenio7861 Traducción para mis amigas aquí en Estados Unidos. ¡Gracias por tus comentarios! Translation of Richard's comments: The size of the logs is impressive here in my country we work with wood but it does not exceed a meter in diameter good video thanks I like those types of trucks here we don't have them greetings friends

[@heliobedolla5294]

Hook those quick to slow