Helicopter Tree Sawing In The MD 500

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Helicopter Pilot Jobs Tree Sawing In The MD Helicopters MD 500. From Kenny Keller Creator Of Helicopter Online Ground School and Author of the Amazon Best Seller Helicopter Check Ride. Hello I'm Kenny Keller, the creator of Helicopter Online Ground School and author of the book, Helicopter Check Ride. I had the privilege to go see one of my former students that started out with me over ten years ago, as a new kid right out of high school. Now he's a helicopter tree saw pilot. I spent two days watching him and his partner work the operation, the helicopter tree sawing and it was absolutely amazing. These guys work awesome together as a team. They work a crazy schedule, twenty-eight days, twenty-eight days off. They work really hard while they are away from their families and then they get a break and get to go home for twenty-eight days.
This is an absolute amazing helicopter pilot job. I've been in and around helicopters for twenty years and I was completely and entirely amazed by this operation. The tree saw hangs below the helicopter from a aluminium tube. The tube basically just is a carry mount for the saw. The saw itself has a gas motor that drives the saws with a belt.
The pilot operates the saw from inside the helicopter. He can start the unit, get the blade spinning and get them up to RPM. He can also turn the saw in relation to the helicopter depending on how he's cutting.
The skill to fly this helicopter and manage the saw and stay safe and clear of the power lines, keep track of everything going on on the ground and make sure that you're not going to cause any damage to persons or property on the ground, it's just simply an amazing feat.
If you enjoyed this video, please give us a like and a share and leave your comments down below.
Jed does Helicopter Tree Sawing of all things. Trimming Trees along power transmission lines. I never even heard of that until he told me that was what he was doing. I have been impressed ever since. That’s a cool Helicopter Pilot Job! So I look down on the post, I see where I told him how proud I was of him. Then I read his reply to me. He says he is more proud of me for being his teacher! I don’t know how many people can really relate to how this made me feel. I sat back in my chair and just looked at the photo. I am thinking about everything I just posted here and then some. I am thinking about everything that I do.I am thinking about all the hardships, all the sacrifice I have made, the Helicopter Accident that I survived by absolute luck, I am thinking about everything! Helicopter Pilot Jobs. For me, sitting here, knowing that I get even partial credit taking Jed from day one, to the point that he is in in his life now. Is truly one of the most overwhelming feeling I have ever had. I am so very very very proud of Jed. This is only the tip of the iceberg of what I am feeling. I can not remember sitting down and completely writing from the gut without ever even looking back at the screen or trying to figure out what I am going to say next! Jed has an Amazing Helicopter Pilot Job!
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Helicopter Pilot Jobs Tree Sawing In The MD Helicopters MD 500

[@tommynikon2283]

Never in a million years would I have guessed this contraption.....

[@HelicopterGround]

Yeah it's crazy!

[@thomaslance1082]

Tommy Nikon Seriously.

[@dylanfoxaygameh5281]

idk why but when I saw the title I was like..wow a helicopter cutting trees with its blades o-0 now that I got to see but I found out that's not the case but this is amazing :3

[@wellcraft2136]

Maybe in two million?

[@1978garfield]

Can you imagine the meeting with the insurance company? We are going to rig up a bunch of saw blades, power them with a gas motor, put them on the end of a long flexabile pipe and hang that from a helicopter. We want to use it around high voltage lines.

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[@jderpz23]

Helicopter Online Ground School lol did you read the comment

[@ChannelZeroOne]

Probably not, lol

[@libenasukro]

I don't think there's any policy to cover this which would be affordable. My guess is they only have liability, nothing to cover the craft.

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

Helicopter Online Ground School: Thanks for responding by directly addressing the subject at hand.

[@macnudd]

I agree with the narrator, incredible skill!

[@HelicopterGround]

Yes!

[@mikedebear]

macnuth Amazing precision, this guy has skill! The power companies in the Northwest are moving away from these saws- they tend to make large fir trees explode more than neatly trimmed. This saw design was causing them more problems than it was fixing.

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

KellyAnn please believe me when I say this is much safer than sending people on foot up the sides of these mountains with all their gear to trim these trees, they would then be littered with death and injury, it's necessary, there would be power black-outs every time the wind got up. We should be thankful there's people willing and able to do this.

[@veortox330]

Titus Tucker why would they send people up a mountain to cut down a tree. :D

[@erikhoolihan92]

They were not cutting down trees. Only trimming them away from power lines.

[@connorvaughn6460]

That has to be one of the most impressive and talented pilots I've ever seen in my life.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@NorthOlbo]

Takes "dont run with scissors" to a whole new level...initial prototypes must have been interesting.

[@HelicopterGround]

interesting thought. I bet the prototypes were entertaining

[@bradyn4212]

northolbo lmao

[@refusoagaino6824]

I agree, this makes no sense to me. It's an accident looking for places to happen and mechanically, there are hundreds of maintenance points that need attention hourly. Can't they bury the wires or put them in a 'pipeline', something closer to the ground that would halve this maintenance ordeal? They still have to clean up all the twigs, this is about forest fires and property liability. This is why a 'decentralized' grid is so important. Main transmission lines (this is a small one) should be limited by distributed power generation from renewables. Get rid of the power lines, let the forests grow naturally.

[@krom26]

the initial prototype was a bunch of chainsaw wielding guys harnessed in a row to the dangling line. = )

[@almorris171]

@@refusoagaino6824 Is that you AOC?

[@WathanaPrak]

This looks really safe!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@nickdesert7304]

iRepairMD KZbin i now

[@YouTubeExplore777]

OSHA says it is

[@migdolmielies]

😂😂😂

[@Ballards1971]

A LOT safer than a guy in a 100ft Bucket truck with a Pole Saw in their hands !! This is 1000 times faster also !! I used to Clear Power lines when younger !! This is the way !! This is AWESOME !!. A 20ft Saw on the end of a Cable, Hanging from a HELICOPTER !!!!! Who would think !?!?!?!??.

[@austin1839]

Squirrels must hate this thing.

[@AlaskanPotHead]

austin1839 that would be a great follow up video! All the unlucky squirrels lmao!

[@jeremymcadam7400]

click here to find out why!

[@Mastermind8908]

I don't think they live long enough to.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

austin1839 That's why I love it. Squirrels are entities of pure concentrated unfiltered chaos. Their little eyes are black pools of Evil.

[@davidfarmer2049]

nah they get their claws trimmed for free.....

[@timeforthinkers7418]

This was amazing as well as fascinating. I can't even begin to understand the skill it must take to do this job. Both the pilot and the saw operator are beyond belief.

[@HelicopterGround]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whiskeybravo11]

The pilot is the saw operator...

[@lerch122]

i would not have believed it if i did not see it

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@effyoo6081]

paul white agreed. if this was a friends story., I'd think he's was a liar!

[@CombraStudios]

I wouldn't've believed even if I saw it coming

[@carltoni.2749]

**accidentally cuts powerline**

[@winterispretty6464]

Crap...

[@jacobbob09]

That actually has happened to my area twice so far this year. We got out of school one day so I won't complain.

[@wilsjane]

*Accidentally forgets to turn the saw off before landing*

[@leonstansfield]

*accidentally chops up a small child climbing the tree's

[@bigpig187]

"Being a small child climbing at 20 meters of the ground next to powerlines"

[@ryankc3631]

What could go wrong?

[@JROD8796]

FALLING CHAINSAW OF DEATH

[@pjmoran42]

Dear investor...I going to start a business flying an unstable vehicle with a set of dangling high speed carbon tipped rotating saw blades on the end of a long metal bar near some high voltage power lines in restricted airspace and swing it through some inaccessible trees on the top of a mountain. We will only have one pilot because the skill level is so high that no-one can train for the job. Oh, and I can't get insurance because it so unique that there is no amortization table available for risk assesment. .... GO FOR IT ... someone has to be first.

[@royhoco5748]

nothing could go wrong, nothing at all

[@MasterShot-ke1mr]

roy hoco especially on high-tension lines when the phase is stacked vertically like it is one on top of the other​. each line set it's a 3-phase at 60 hertz each one is a third off of the other one as far as the standing wave is concerned so touching the one next to the other one they are at the same phase you're just going to complete the circuit with no problem. but if you touch two on the same side together Bang! you'll short 240 kilovolts. as each of the three phases are stacked one on top of the other with the parallel to each on each side

[@bocatcc]

Adventure Ryan that's why this guy makes lots of money

[@tombaker2523]

I've been in the line clearance business for decades as well as a lineman I am impressed beyond belief hats off to you men

[@HelicopterGround]

Awesome Tom thanks for commenting!

[@verteup]

Linemen don't clear shit. Tree climbers do. Veg crews. Linemen ain't part of no fucking veg crew.

[@vwlover4677]

I've seen this thing is action! I was riding ATVs in the power line trails, then I seen this coming/cutting from a distance and really freaked me out! It is a amazing machine! The pilots are fearless!

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[@peanutmeisterofficial]

Dear santa...

[@michaelreyes6258]

J_b0rn c0nfus3d_R lmao

[@Jacks__Garage]

You could kill a whole lot of choomahs with that

[@wyzapple]

It's just like hedge trimming...but bigger.

[@mudzbe8414]

What you talkin abit?

[@Dougy]

J_b0rn c0nfus3d_R shy guy?

[@Stangil1]

So this giant stick of death is ok but I can't own a pocket knife with a blade longer than 3 inches. :P

[@abrb1223]

Caleb Duke Or Michigan....

[@nicholaslandolina]

Stangil1 This is a tool... enough said and they are licensed

[@Blanderr]

NICHOLAS LANDOLINA a knife is also a tool

[@DerekDeVere]

I have a 5 inch blade is that illegal?

[@TheMacroSlacker]

'mmmurica! Mah Freedoms!

[@TarragonMom]

I saw someone trimming trees along a road in North Carolina this way once and had to do a double take. When I told friends and family they thought I was making it up. This contraption is definitely something unbelievable.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@theredneck-oning9393]

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[@yamahonkawazuki]

what happens if the saw gets stuck in the tree and well it could be messy if pilot doesnt know@@HelicopterGround

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[@auralharmony1]

#Emily I live in Blowing Rock NC and saw two trimmer pilots in Food Lion they were trimming trees on the TN/NC border never knew such a thing existed !

[@leegarfield4774]

would come handy in a zombie apocalypse.

[@harvester0181]

annoying to clean..

[@SilverStarHeggisist]

Lee Garfield yeah, just make it horizontal

[@harvester0181]

I feel we need to consult the female portion of this society to test these theories, asap :D

[@AWSimDrifter]

Until your helicopter runs out of fuel which, judging by the amount of refueling shown in this video, would be quite quickly.

[@wellcraft2136]

Video was time lapsed...refuels about every two hours.

[@choppergirl]

I like the guys in Vietnam their cut their own emergency extraction landing spot out of the bamboo with their own rotor blades

[@roberts7107]

I read about something like that in the book "Chicken Hawk".

[@sting2689]

Nothing like a good huey

[@iambobbert]

Adam Baker Not a Huey

[@sting2689]

They flew a lot of hueys in vietnam which is what I was talking about.

[@iambobbert]

Adam Baker They flew a lot of these also. We called them LOHs. I don't understand your comment. Has nothing to do with video or comments. Forgive me for missing your point

[@AGAZILLION]

"so what do you do for work?" "I cut fully grown tree sized hedges with a helicopter attached to a pendulum of doom and destruction."

[@martentrudeau6948]

No guts no glory, we honor these guys. Stay safe and the Lord be with you.

[@HelicopterGround]

Thanks

[@smallz1975]

The World Is Not Enough brought me here!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@TheJay1985]

me toooo

[@hufjournallife7218]

Yes it bond film

[@stanobert6416]

This happened by my house in NKY. Amazing skill! The second amazing thing was the massive mulched that turned everything to rich soil from all the dropped branches and trees.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@superbmediacontentcreator]

"The World is Not Enough."

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@bdogjr7779]

Bond...James Bond

[@anthony10370]

YESS! I came to the comments specifically to see this! running around the piers haha.

[@usmcdevildog5569]

Superb Media Content Creator That's what I thought

[@atomiklan]

Think this idea came from the movie, or vice-versa?

[@carl6956]

He must be very proud of his former student, a big thumbs up.

[@HelicopterGround]

Yes I am :)

[@andrethetempler846]

What if the saw gets stuck? Jetison option?

[@HelicopterGround]

Yes he can jettison at any time!

[@andrethetempler846]

Hope you mean the saw not the pilot?

[@smartjan]

In case of the second option the word 'chopper' suddenly gets something nasty! ;-)

[@MrPacMan36]

Andre The Templer It may have a safety release to detach from the helicopter in case of emergency.

[@jacksonk5308]

If it gets stuck you put the throttle up all the way, put a rock on it, get out on the landing gear and jiggle the saw

[@ambiguouswindow9051]

Hedge trimming on a whole new level

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@w8stral]

Been doing it for many many many many decades. Welcome to some knowledge

[@FrederickDunn]

I hope those pilots get paid the BIG BUCKS as that's some serious flying skill and I can imagine the frustration when wind and weather doesn't cooperate.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@monzred7081]

Right! Do you see those electrical lines, one mistake then boom

[@Shrikant_Patil]

isn't it why someone do this stupid but skillful thing

[@silvermediastudio]

They likely have a rather low threshold for wind when they will cancel an operation or not even go out. Just like with cranes.

[@disqusmacabre6246]

Whatever they are paid, it's simply not enough. When I think of all the people that it takes to keep our lights on and all of our machine machining and all that had to happen to keep the tricity-juice flowing through tron-pipes, well helicoopter pilots were not one of the jobs on my list. Then, a couple years ago I watched several YT videos where helicopters were used to bring workers up to the towers supporting high-tension lines (i.e. the big stuff). Just like these chainsaw pilots, it required pilots of extraordinary proficiency. Hats off to the people who do these jobs well. Can you imagine telling someone who inquires about what you do for a living, "I pilot a giant flying chain saw in close proximity to very high voltage power lines and the towers that support them. So what fo you do?" "Me? Oh nothing important."

[@IndianaDundee]

I saw this helicopter-saw in a movie in the '80s when I was a kid. I always thought it was a prop made especially for that movie. What a great helicopter piolet and an amazing piece of machinery. Thanks for posting this video @Helicopter Online Ground School.

[@HelicopterGround]

Thank you!

[@doobalittledoobalot]

And I can't even parallel park

[@businesswoofer]

@Yourtube User lol parallel parking is ez

[@darkshadowsx5949]

you must have had a bad teacher. its easy when explained correctly...

[@breezyjr]

Imagine how many protestors you could "clear" with this thing...

[@HelicopterGround]

Yep!

[@swatsullivan]

Next to Christmas Tree harvesting, this is probably the most incredible helicopter flying I've seen! Very cool. Great video

[@HelicopterGround]

It is extremely cool!

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

Just amazing, Americans always find another way to amaze me with their inventions and creativity, regardless technology! Well done!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@SubjectE57]

It's a Canadian invention.

[@alexhooge8477]

Bird in its nest worst nightmare

[@ChePennyDK]

Humans are the planet's worst nightmare!

[@alexhooge8477]

ChePennyDK ill agree with that, we are a self destroying species!! #saveatreeeatabeaver

[@jeepman1467]

If you feel that way then do us all a favor and leave.

[@alexhooge8477]

phil hughes make like a tree and fly

[@VUclear]

@Alex. If a person was doing this job by hand, do you think that birds' nests would fare any better? Life is pretty rough and tumble out in the wild. Survivor birds have probably learned not to build nests too close to power lines. @ Phil Hughes. Thanks for sharing the fact that you're such a tough, standup ...s******d.

[@DEVINE.IMAGE.]

Husband wins the lotto babe I'm just off to get a hedge trimmer for the garden comes back with this weapon

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@hmartinspliff]

I use a helicopter flying inverted to mow the lawn.

[@robertlane6431]

Wow, I saw this in one of the James Bond movies but totally thought it was just Hollywood make believe! Its amazing that this is a real thing. All my respect goes out to the pilot.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@TarHeelBrit]

WOW simply wow!!. I've seen the avenues cut through forests for power lines but always thought it was maintained by ground crews. Never did I imagine it was kept so neat by a guy in a helicopter using a circular saw on steroids. Kudos to the pilot and his instructor.

[@HelicopterGround]

It is cool!!!

[@nastyforyou7342]

Tar Heel Brit. The work is done by crews in trucks... The helicopter gig is ridiculous and not to mention counter productive

[@lazyrrr2411]

Worked at a power plant project , watching this Chopper doing it's work around the site 🚁💨 No one could really see , so THIS is VERY Interesting 👍

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@tundraboyblue]

Was that plant in Lumberton by chance?

[@davidfriesen7748]

That is a good pilot, can't believe how much different tree branches must change his flight. WOW !!

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[@rickrodriguez7118]

Cool! Im buying a battery powered hand saw and a drone to do my bushes!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@curtiskemmerle8870]

My thoughts exactly

[@DreamlandsDesign]

That's what "She" said... ;)

[@jayfleegle9455]

I’ve seen these guys in action in Ohio , there the best of the best. 👍

[@HelicopterGround]

Cool job!

[@kingeris1657]

In all my life. never have I seen this before. Wow. This is awesome.

[@HelicopterGround]

it is

[@DonCramon]

That! Should be a weapon in GTA V!

[@weirdscience8341]

Lol it's already on a buzzard

[@8.581]

Nahh saints row, makes a lot more sense

[@prumchhangsreng979]

weird science really? The dropping saw? They add it? I take break for a while

[@jotrutch]

grand theft arborist

[@ilovememememeplssubme832]

Nice one

[@jherrod561]

helicopter + power line + massive saw. yeah, nothing could possibly go wrong.

[@ernodios]

I wanna know the man behind this idea

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@JoeOvercoat]

But who came up with the buzz saw from heaven?

[@wadopotato33]

You can't as he is most likely dead.

[@kronos5759]

He must to be pretty lazy man who got this idea.

[@Amigatech]

Laziness is the most common motivator of invention.

[@johnr.1036]

Absolutely unreal. This operator obviously knows what he's doing "so close to the power lines" WOW. A great video.

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[@TheNormanmurk]

I can think of more ways to die than live doing this.

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[@TheNormanmurk]

@@HelicopterGround AWESOME... IM THERE!!!

[@garyconway772]

What could possibly go wrong here?

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@smitty18541]

I got a fever and nothing will cure it but more sawblades

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@AnthonyHigham6414001080]

As a fixed wing pilot I absolutely hate power lines. The thought of flying so close to them is terrifying. Awesome flying skills.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@perezm714]

For the zombie apocalypse maybe.. lol I was biting my nails seeing it close to power lines! [pilot] "It's all in the wrists."

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@Powertuber1000]

Why make vertical cuts on trees... they are not even close to the powerlines.

[@baneblackguard584]

maintenance. to keep them from getting close to the lines. there is an easement that cuts across the land like a road where those lines are and they keep the vegetation in check in that easement.

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[@DesertDigger1]

That's a dumb question. Blackguard is right, and not only that its easier to trim young tender growth on the limbs.

[@johnwhite5306]

Storms man, freaking storms. You keep the branches trimmed that could be blown onto the lines during a storm. Fuck dude, you have foresight at all.

[@ZeusTheImortal]

Okay jimmy, you ready to cut some power lines

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@JamesManning-tu6rs]

I would never have known that this work was ever done! Who would have thought? I would be terrified trying to do what these guys are doing. I don't think many people could "multitask" like these guys! Great job!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@DaveC.5]

Wow! I know enough about helicopters, saws, and powerlines to know that you have to be really good, really ballsy, or both to do that job!

[@HelicopterGround]

Exactly!

[@shihtzuview7186]

Why not just using the chopper's blades, safer.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@sid2112]

@@HelicopterGround lol yeah not much else to say about that!

[@sid2112]

Ok, so the blades of a helicopter are strong, but not that strong. Deformities in the blades can cause the craft to lose lift and crash. Trying to put it through a tree trunk or sturdy limb would destroy the blade and likely kill the crew.

[@shihtzuview7186]

@@sid2112 , you have no sense of humor, at all.

[@sid2112]

@@shihtzuview7186 not a trace

[@imhotep8724]

What an art!!! Now come and help me with all these trees in my backyard...

[@HelicopterGround]

haha

[@weworks7811]

James bond The World Is Not Enough

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[@SkyTechElectronics]

Can you imagine the first guy to come up with this? I mean, someone pitched this idea to a bunch of other people and they signed off on it! Imagine being the first person to try it out. People are crazy.

[@HelicopterGround]

yep

[@zazarays]

Those trees arent even going to get big enough to grow into the lines. Should just clear them back a little further imo. This seems like over engineering it to me. You could find people who would cut them up as lumber and firewood as well and get it done alot cheaper. And i mean Done not back a 6months later to trim again. All you hav to do is brush hog.

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[@zazarays]

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[@charlesw9875]

The delicacy of the touch-down landings at 4.20 and 5.15 is unbelievable. That's one hell of a pilot.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@HeitorGiacomini]

This could hold in the trees and pull down the helicopter.

[@HelicopterGround]

He can release the saw at any time from the cockpit!

[@jeffreystroman2811]

Good, i was worried about that.

[@SJM6791]

I love the color scheme on the Little Bird.

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[@6977warrior1]

Oh my God! This is terrible, outrageous and unwarranted murder of ants and squirrels and worms and possibly birds. Is there any shame in killing God's creatures? Let the trees grow and leave the animals alone please. This is just nasty! Oh wait, wrong video. Carry on with this cool contraption.

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[@warrickhickssnakehunter6511]

You had me there for a second 😂😂😂

[@warrickhickssnakehunter6511]

You had me going there for a second 😂😂

[@nw3473]

Had me for a second lol

[@jamesdoermann233]

Most excellent flying rotorcraft pilots are the best! God bless you and be safe

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[@gsm1021]

I watched guys do this a few years ago. The pilot had great flying skills.

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[@BogWraith1]

Reminds me of the chopper pilots in 'Nam who hovered over an LZ during a firefight extricating a wounded soldier while being shot at! Skill level of this pilot is awe inspiring, PLUS he's got balls of steel to do this every time he hooks up to that locomotive band-saw! Whatever he's getting paid, it's not enough!

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[@BogWraith1]

My pleasure & thank you!@@HelicopterGround

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[@gshock200]

The things that no one would ever think about in regards to what it takes to keep a countrys infrastructure moving efficiently and effectively.......these guys are awesome. I tip my hat

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[@gadavis500]

A couple of years ago, I met one of the guys that works at this business on a PGR ride honoring wounded veterans in Myrtle Beach. We ate lunch together. I told him about my helicopter experience in the Army and he invited me to Tabor City to see what was going on. Having managed a utility project in Tabor City back in the 70's, I was very familiar with the area and the local airport and planned to visit... I never made it down there. It slipped my mind until I saw this video. I was surprised to see Tabor City, NC on the truck door and realized it was the same crew. Very interesting. Maybe I can get down there sometime...... only about 90 minutes away.

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[@donnaplotts3761]

I wish there was some way a person could personally watch. This is unbelievable. Can't get enough of it

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[@aqua-rian]

Agree, wish I knew the local schedule lol

[@dougbrown2291]

Amazing!!! The unit just went by my house in Northern Wisconsin. Lots of trees to trim up here. I used to work for a power company and I know the importance of tree trimming, especially on a transmission line. 7:27

[@chrishilberg6731]

Loved the Ohio State Buckeyes on the pilots helmet !!!!

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[@solomonrodeo4418]

MD helis are true workhorses

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[@RickSaffery]

That was a real joy to watch for several reasons. One of which, this video provides an explanation for an observation I made while geocaching near power lines. I didn't think it would be cost effective to prune branches of trees 70+ feet off the ground. My presumption is likely accurate. Using this special saw suspended from a helicopter is brilliant! I immediately tossed out a "like". Color me an immediate subscriber too.

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[@4lostinamerica]

I had a few hundred hours in a D model back in the mid 80's and your video brought back some great memories, some long lining, but no tree sawing! I remember on my check ride being disappointed with the school bus performance after hearing so much about the "Porsche" of helicopters. It turns out, after the flight I went to tighten the frictions and they were already tight, I never backed them off before the flight. No wonder it flew like our FH1100! Great Video.

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[@aaaht3810]

I expected at least two people to be in that helicopter, one to fly and one to operate the saw. Amazing that it is a one man operation.

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[@kronosaurelius]

I will remember this next time I am on hiking trail close to power lines and feel like exploring .

[@remingtonclarke6022]

True.

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[@eljeffe5938]

Very dangerous job. Last week a pilot doing this crashed and died. Prayers for his family

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[@CrispyTurtl3]

You do not know how loud these are until you hear it in person. It is deafening.

[@a-aron2276]

I just love how this is the Best option humans could come up with, "Hey, Jim, so I was out the other night and had this great idea in the pub! and wait for it, it's swinging a giant saw sword from a helicopter near high voltage transmission lines, that'll get those trees clipped!" Like it's actually comical 🤣

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[@uruiamnot]

So who gives this a thumbs down? Lumberjacks? Maybe Chuck Norris?

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[@GraveUypo]

i only clicked because i recognize the helicopter model from simcopter, but i'm glad i did. this is awesome.

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[@kevinmahoney4372]

Awesome pilot and crew !

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[@liamailiam]

squirells HATE him. man DESTROYS entire treeline with ONE SIMPLE TRICK

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[@general5104]

That close to transmission lines...it's amazing that aluminum connector pole doesn't glow, from the close proximity tho the lines and that high of RF in the air !!!

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[@lennygemar1021]

It isn't close enough for any induced current from the power lines to have any effect. And there isn't any RF (Radio Frequency) in play with this activity. The power lines are not transmission antennas. It's only 60 Hz AC in the wires (or in some cases just DC). Have you seen how they wash or inspect those power lines from a helicopter? Those videos are cool also. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4rQd3t3e76qo7s

[@SirCharles12357]

If you had told me what you did for a living I'd have called you a liar! But, wow I've wouldn't have believed it was possible.

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[@davidduffy9806]

I love these Czech documentaries

[@alimohsin697]

i think it is the most difficult n dangerous job in the entire world...this pilot hangs in a chopper that is constantly wiggling😲😲😲..god bless

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[@mercurysimple3850]

After the 28th day drops saw and flys the chopper home for 28 days .. hey dad can we go out to eat? DAD: sure go jump in the chopper I left the van at the job site .

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[@CRAIGMEDIALABS]

I listen to it again. It's such a cool sound!

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[@ozziepilot2899]

Pure skill and fine motor skills :)

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[@Telelikeitis]

My sister in-laws brother was killed in a chopper. He worked for TVA and flew choppers over power lines in the mountains doing repairs. It was a very dangerous job. But he was killed when he was doing a simple landing back at the pad. Gravity is a very dangerous thing.

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[@billyquinn1864]

I watched them do that in south Carolina back in 1995 ive not been in the usa in a long time I do remember saying those guys are good I worked on turbines for the us gov.. you have to have a big pair too do that I worked on them but would never try that you have to be good because you could mess-up so easy and you will pay with your life good jobs guys

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[@andrewprentice9116]

"saw" one of these in IL a few years ago in person...wow! Very impressive to see in real life..

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[@gls600]

THEY KELLED KENNY.

[@OccamsPhazer]

It looks like one of those things that if you told your parents you were going outside to do... they would say absolutely not.

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[@curtnicholson7771]

I hope they charge a lot. Because these guys are crazy. It's got to be a one of a kind company. Great video to those who shot it.

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[@bikerchrisukk]

I know they've done it hundreds or even thousands of times, but just how smoothly did he lay that thing down. Wow, fair play.

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[@matthostetler5422]

I saw one of these in the wild today. I couldn't believe it. I was always under the impression that these were a James Bond fictional tool. KZbin proved me wrong.

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[@mixerguru]

this guy wins don't care what the contest was he won period

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[@federicosagun4615]

MD500 still have the best heli design.

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