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

[@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.

[@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]

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[@whiskeybravo11]

The pilot is the saw operator...

[@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

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@flapjack413]

About 5 years ago, I was out for a walk, and was watching a heli fly back and forth across a mountain range on the other side of town. He appeared to be flying around with a log hanging from his whirlybird. I could not imagine what in the hell he was doing. Now I realize that it wasn't a log at all.. He was trimming the trees along the high tension lines up there! You learn something new every day!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@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.

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[@Tuglife912]

Love those MD-500F Little Birds!! Seen one today along a Georgia Power "Southern Company" Transmission Line in Central Georgia cutting trees like this here! Awesome video! 🇺🇸🚁

[@HelicopterGround]

Very cool!

[@Dan_Soundgar]

Im not a pilot, but i used to dream of getting a UH-1H, and take a saw mill into one of those cheap land locked properties, that are sold by the old growth timber industry for Pennies on the dollar, without the necessary right of way in. As a kid this was my way of cheating the system, at the highest cost possible I guess. But hey maybe the Huey would be a write off, lol

[@jamescargill4370]

The entire time I watched this, MY JAW WAS IN MY LAP! 😳😃

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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

[@AnthonyHigham6414001080]

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

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[@swanoflove6833]

I love the md500 , its such a nice helicopter -,w,- , one of my favs!

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[@BeadingAway1947]

I am obsessed with this!! Amazing!

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[@jimbower9268]

I saw a guy at the Washington, MO airport doing this back in 2003. Amazing.

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[@suetaylor7441]

It is amazing where there is a need, someone will come up with a solution. Awesome pilot great skill .

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[@frankmichelson850]

I am pretty sure this is the group I watched today in Hendersonville TN. It was rather gusty! His skills are amazing!

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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

[@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 🤣

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@donkeller6456]

2 came through my property last week they are awesome to watch D Keller

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@johntopper9456]

There’s a helicopter tree saw in Mitchell County GA today. It is one the most amazing things I’ve seen seen.

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[@fredkeele6578]

Ive watched an outfit like this trim power line easement before. Crazy. These pilots are probably very good and have big cajones.

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[@Big.Ron1]

That is cool! Thank you.

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[@ryanhell921]

Seen y'all in Waco Georgia a couple years ago, pretty f--kin' cool for sure!

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[@williamyoung5991]

Awesome!!....wow!!

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[@swanoflove6833]

oh my gosh this is so cool i would love this

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[@Treeguybill]

That is great tree trimming with a helicopter, Pge needs that in cali , they could get a handle on the problem!!!

[@frisk151]

Truly amazing piloting skills...

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[@normg2242]

Wow, you certainly taught him well...!!!

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[@The0zCR]

I saw this in person it was so awsome one of the best things I've seen in my life I seen it once and I'm 49 it was cool as hell

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[@miguelpola9543]

U are the best instructor of helis ther are the resurtados are resurts of u studen

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[@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.

[@bobbybrown1738]

Awesome!

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@connorvaughn6460]

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

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[@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?

[@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?

[@josephmontgomery9080]

I spent alot of time working for contractors, and did most of my time flying in the army. As part of the crew not an aviator of course. But, what you guys do is beyond words. All I can say is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

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[@stephenfogle8699]

@@HelicopterGround yeah it’s amazing alright, when you have to go back a clean up the ton of debris they leave lay in your roads and fields more work that you didn’t plan on, never anyone there to clean debris up. You won’t recognize it when I leave, got that part right.

[@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]

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[@verteup]

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

[@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.....

[@SPL-6]

The fact that modern technology can lift this guy's balls up in the air and hold it there is mind blowing.

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[@bryanst.martin7134]

Not that amazing when you consider Helicopters don't actually fly. They beat the air into submission.

[@NorthTexasEagle1989]

lol made me spit on my computer screen.

[@adamrouse7930]

found the 14 year old with the 'this guy has huge balls' because he did something that took guts comment

[@timwhitley7948]

@@adamrouse7930 I couldn't agree more, and I want to know what kind of pants he can get those massive balls in.

[@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.

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[@theredneck-oning9393]

and flying saucers kzbin.info/www/bejne/fV6Wp5-Yndatfck

[@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 !

[@patrickhayes3099]

Stellar use of a great tool. Takes real finesse to fly close to power lines, bravo! While rotary wing time is costly, must be much cheaper than ground crews, especially on rough terrain or remote locations.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@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"

[@martentrudeau6948]

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

[@HelicopterGround]

Thanks

[@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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[@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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[@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

[@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!

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@trevord.6545]

NICHOLAS LANDOLINA a knife is also a tool

[@DerekDeVere]

I have a 5 inch blade is that illegal?

[@TheMacroSlacker]

'mmmurica! Mah Freedoms!

[@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?

[@abdurrahmansahin7043]

I thought that pilot would use propellers to saw the trees.

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@saltyxxx786]

😂😂

[@cougarjetvi8894]

Me too

[@kingeris1657]

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

[@HelicopterGround]

it is

[@DanielMartinez-yp4wo]

Is it just me, or does flying the helicopter and sawing the trees look strangely fun?

[@HelicopterGround]

+Daniel Martinez Yes it's very cool!

[@bcubed72]

+Johnny Cajon Pretty sure piloting a copter, in a "high-pucker-factor" mission like this, is a LOT more fun than mowing the lawn, LOL.

[@LF-lv4ov]

Johnny Cajon I'm sure this job is a lot more fun than urs

[@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."

[@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!

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[@carl6956]

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

[@HelicopterGround]

Yes I am :)

[@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...

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

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

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[@SubjectE57]

It's a Canadian invention.

[@davidfriesen7748]

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

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[@ambiguouswindow9051]

Hedge trimming on a whole new level

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[@w8stral]

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

[@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.

[@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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[@charlesw9875]

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

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[@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.

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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."

[@Run4Kova]

STIHLicopter

[@HelicopterGround]

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[@almorris171]

HeliVarna

[@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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[@tcbwayne]

Amazing. Not just the equipment, but the skill of these pilots are ..........., I don't know if there is a word to describe it. Great feats guys.

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[@aceichner]

Are you thinking of a six letter word? Starts with 'st' ends with 'pid'? I sure kept thinking that watching this.

[@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 👍

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[@tundraboyblue]

Was that plant in Lumberton by chance?

[@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.

[@CRAIGMEDIALABS]

athis is awesome! the sound at the beginning! Wooooooooowwww! thanks for putting the engine start sound in the video! i love this!

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[@motorgreg33]

that is freakin amazing! that pilot has some real skill...............

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[@MrMotionmac]

I hope that guy gets paid a lot because that job is dangerous as hell.

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[@humanbraininrobotbod]

This looks like something designed by Wile E Coyote. Just kidding.... awesome video and incredible pilot skills.

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[@dummkompf]

It really does! if you want to trim your trees, with the side effect of completely killing them off becuase this thing makes a million errant cuts instead of 1 clean one (leading to infection and all kinds of other problems for trees), then this is the way to go!

[@tonyditata9245]

This is another 1 of the gr8 helo videos, I would say this second to the guys who do repair work on those power lines! I absolutely LOVE helicopters! Esp. the 500, & notars!

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[@gsm1021]

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

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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.

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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

[@smallz1975]

The World Is Not Enough brought me here!

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[@TheJay1985]

me toooo

[@hufjournallife7218]

Yes it bond film

[@boathousejoed9005]

I've never thought about this before...wicked cool !

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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!

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[@rickrodriguez7118]

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

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[@curtiskemmerle8870]

My thoughts exactly

[@DreamlandsDesign]

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

[@DEVINE.IMAGE.]

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

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[@hmartinspliff]

I use a helicopter flying inverted to mow the lawn.

[@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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[@trydenrocks]

But can it cut a BMW in half?

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[@bryanst.martin7134]

Since they are made of Aluminum, yes.

[@jayfleegle9455]

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

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[@christopherfitch7705]

This guy is so talented he can run the aircraft and the saw at the same time...I would have thought two people

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[@deadwingdomain]

I know I would prefer that. Its fucking stupid

[@jamesdoermann233]

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

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[@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

[@swatsullivan]

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

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It is extremely cool!

[@jwsband6707]

Birds: I fear no man... but that thing... it scares me.

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[@TheNormanmurk]

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

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

[@garyconway772]

What could possibly go wrong here?

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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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[@davidduffy9806]

I love these Czech documentaries

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[@ernodios]

I wanna know the man behind this idea

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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.

[@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.

[@CRAIGMEDIALABS]

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

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[@SJM6791]

I love the color scheme on the Little Bird.

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[@needsmoreboosters4264]

This is an actual thing? Wow... engineering is great.

[@TylerBaraby]

There has got to be a more effective and efficient way to accomplish this... It would definitely make for an interesting GTA6 vehicle though. Could even base a mission on it.

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[@roguedrones]

Madness and Genius are sometimes only separated by a thin line. The kind of line a flying chainsaw cuts in a row of over-grown trees.

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