Oregon Christmas Tree Harvest With Helicopter. Amazing Pilot!

[@maxfrankow1238]

I'm a helicopter pilot myself. This pilot has got some serious skills.

[@nikoscuatro7251]

really? lol

[@dimitrijekrstic7567]

I'm an rc quadcopter pilot, and this pilot has got some serious skills.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

But how can he fly with such huge balls, must be a special seat.

[@LloydWaldo]

@@dimitrijekrstic7567I’m a KZbin video watcher. And this guy has some serious skills.

[@WyndiDae13]

I concur. Crop duster turns to drop them. This person wears this ship. 🚁

[@MattNeufy]

To anybody who hasn’t flown a helicopter before I assure you: this pilot’s skill is beyond incredible, perhaps even ethereal! Sincerely, a student helicopter pilot who one day hopes to get sling loading down. It’s like I’m learning to drive, somebody somewhere is driving the Corvette I hope to one day drive, while this guy’s a Formula 1 race car driver. Compared to him I’m just getting behind the wheel.

[@jerryhart4073]

Just STFU youre not a pilot or anything to speak and a joke, I know you, so stand down and again,,,, STFU ya pimple popping idjit

[@SilverAura]

Yep. That is exactly how fast a helicopter would have to load Christmas trees to justify the expense of using a helicopter to load Christmas trees.

[@terminallance03]

How would you get them out of the tree farm without damaging the other trees for the following years?

[@fairchildaerialimaging]

terminallance03 You drag them.

[@terminallance03]

Tim Hofmeister$250 put back per hour for maintenance, 150 for insurance, 100 for the pilot and 50 for the ground crew fuel 26 gallons an hour a $5.00 a gallon $130. $680.00 is what has to be made, they are most likely charging around $800.00 to 900 per hour. He is hauling 8 or so trees every load that takes less than 30 seconds. That's almost 100 trees an hour. I think that it is the most efficient way to harvest trees in a farm that is that big, no trucks or ATVs tearing up the ground, only one worker hooking up the trees and one pilot, 2 -3 truck drivers. It's also less invasive than having a bunch of guys dragging trees around and possibly damaging the other trees that are there that you want to sell next year.

[@maxdee5237]

Well this skill level is impressive but i still would not buy a tree. Who would need a tree?

[@paddyeason9677]

Yeah, so cheaper than cutting multiple truck routes through the forest, yes?

[@Battlefield]

You can always spot a Battlefield player...

[@Melokarma]

FIX BATTLEFIELD!

[@BillBodega]

Yup, that's Oregon for you. Holy shit.

[@Freerunnerx10]

Melokarma GIVE THAT MAN A COOKIE!

[@marquesrobinson7919]

that pilot is amazing lol

[@iamnemo1792]

you can see that he's been doing that for about 30 years and has a lot of practice :D

[@ringo1474]

To those folks who question this video, this is just a day in the life of this guy and MANY others like him here in Oregon during this time of year. Noble Tree Farm is just down the road, and we see this action a lot. We start harvesting trees the beginning of November. One of my old students does this very kind of work...at first I thought it was him! lol It's a hell of a job, takes great skill...for the whole crew, not just the pilot.

[@Wonkabar007]

Wow, Santa should ask this pilot to help him with deliveries.

[@72vince27]

I am more impressed with the guy connecting the logs to the Helicopter. Can't even take a sip of his coffee.

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

As amazing as the pilot is, that guy on the ground we can't see is the one making this happen. And probably while holding his coffee in one hand!

[@k.pacificnw02134]

That's why I'm thinking this has to be fake. There's no time to hook it all up safely.

[@zrspangle]

@@k.pacificnw02134 >>Safely

[@codyking4848]

There isn't anyone loading them, the pilot uses a powered grapple to pick up felled trees.

[@standonit2003]

@@codyking4848 It's a magnetic connection. There is a guy on the grounds who grabs the end of the line and connects the two. The pilot then turns on the magnet. Then he flies it to the unloading zone and released the magnetic connection. That makes it drop. That's why he can go so fast. It's really crazy being there watching them do this! There are also guys cutting the trees and others putting them in bunches with a nylon wrap with the magnet on the end. They can cut about 650 to 700 trees in a day! You get it done as fast as possible because it costs a lot for the helicopter rental.

[@TheKhopesh]

They better be paying this guy REALLY well. This is fucking amazing piloting skill!

[@gewoontimm]

+TheKhopesh especially with that foggy weather

[@MrLehi99]

I bet just for this seasonal work he probably got 35-45K, in like three weeks.

[@nateashimself4570]

MrLehi99 looks like I'm in the wrong business

[@Somethingover9000]

I believe he gets paid by the load. Can't think of anything that would motivate someone to work this hard on hourly or daily pay.

[@TheNonplayer]

@@Somethingover9000 don't forget how good it feels to actually shine at your job as this guy does.. as specially with what he does!

[@MatataMcCleskey]

Aka not hourly pay

[@milomedia]

Looks like piece-work to me! :D

[@TheNonplayer]

could be he's just enjoying what he does...

[@FlightChops]

wow - that is some incredible flying!

[@epiem]

So, this is what the Red Bull Helicopter pilot does during the off season......Seems Legit.

[@SpacedFiction]

No, this is what Santa Claus does during the off season. Crazy, bearded bastard.

[@Themingemoblie]

This guy is either doing exactly the right job or exactly the wrong job

[@digitalmonster6049]

Yes

[@72vince27]

Like forreal 😅

[@SkylosSobaka]

I see that flying and I think "wait, I've seen video of this kind of snappy helicoptering before. IN THE MARINES." So I look the guy up. Yup. Dan Clark was a marine pilot - including flying marine one, no less. Top notch.

[@whatever]

This guy is a badass.....

[@funxgoodx3373]

Just took part in a slingload helicopter operation for fire rehabilitation. The pilot in this video is beyond talented. Absolutely incredible awareness and speed control. Bravo.

[@heatofthedisco]

I have the helicopter painted but my noob team won't shoot it down

[@xlsyor]

Years ago I watched a fellow fly a little flivver and spray cranberry bogs in Harwich, Mass. The way he flew about four feet off the ground, reached the end of his run, then flipped that helicopter over so he was now in a position to spray a row twenty feet away was sort of like watching a yoyo wizard at work, playing with the thing. People like this are gifted. Phenomenal. Like the copter is part of them.

[@karlschmidt7258]

I've seen "job interviews" for heli-logging pilots where the company pilot made a round trip in about 90 seconds. It took the candidates (experienced pilots) 7-8 minutes per round trip...

[@Xilandro]

I've spotted a hostile helicopter harvesting trees in your AO, over

[@HDDolphinGaming]

I got this. *pulls out Stinger*

[@71742s]

Now that is funny.

[@71742s]

@@HDDolphinGaming Funny come back.

[@Ryan-bx4br]

I love watching people do things incredibly well, regardless of what it is.

[@firepants20]

He's getting a major holiday bonus, I can only hope.

[@alecwomack6718]

Paid in trees.

[@KiterSuperfly]

As a helicopter pilot myself, this is legit. Classic production flying...(I'd bet $50 this pilot is an aerial sprayer too, takes one to know one!) Nice work. Hanging yourself waaay out there if something were to go wrong with the aircraft though...hehe

[@southamptonbythesea]

There is some serious talent going on here! I'm a helicopter pilot and I would never attempt to land loads during such a dramatic swing. What disturbs me about this video is how the pilot appears to have the cyclic full forward prior to having the load released. If for any reason the line got snagged, his machine would nose straight into the ground.

[@caseycrosby9535]

That’s what I was thinking, like a high altitude dynamic rollover.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

I thought the same. I guess he knows he's stuffed if it goes wrong. Maybe he figures his chances are slim anyway, so is making it certain?

[@hirroplus]

Он настолько крут, что и миссию в vice city с игрушечным вертолетом наверное с первого раза прошел.

[@Goracio777]

такие мужики не сидят мышкозадротами в играх, очнись.

[@johnwayne9296]

Goracio777 они рождаются с геймпадом в руках!

[@Goracio777]

***** ты глубоко заблуждаешься, милое дитя... слабоват тельцем будет такой человек для лётных перегрузок. Главное - физическая подготовка и вестибулярный аппарат, а джойстик в играх сделает из тебя лишь слабое и хилое комнатное растение, которое обосрётся такие маневры делать на винтокрылой машине.

[@hirroplus]

Goracio777 Я посмотрю ты много разбираешься в людях. У меня есть один знакомый майор в вертолетной авиации. Так вот он как и я очень любит посидеть пару часиков в день за играми. И ничего, тело у него не хрупкое, перегрузки переносит хорошо. Может хватит этих быдло-стереотипов о игроках?

[@spiff2268]

Now there is somebody who's mastered his craft.

[@jag3063]

This is obviously Murdock from the A team

[@zingerkid]

Don't get me wrong, this is one hell of a skilled pilot and I wish I could fly as well as him, but he putting his life at risk much more than I'd be willing to do

[@JCTiggs1]

"Take it easy up there Larry! We get paid by the hour." - Hank The Truck Driver

[@user-tf4ho2uo1e]

I see he maxed out his flying skills.

[@whealman142]

This is like me on Battlefield 4, but with less crashing and dieing

[@Freeflyer91]

haha. I was gonna post the same thing :D

[@megakillerx]

Dying*

[@SELLSHAKO]

He had to of changed his controls within the Multiplayer settings - I see a lot of Battlefield 4 players do that, and then they are expert helicopter abusers

[@KeeganLeahy]

"of" isn't a verb by the way.

[@WeaselWJ]

had to have*

[@aatykon]

ham236 tut tut should have been have

[@KeeganLeahy]

AATYKON "of" should of been "have" i kid, i kid

[@JG77Hawk5]

This pilot is operating on another level all together. If that cable got caught on anything else substantial he would be into the ground in a heartbeat but what skill!!

[@Neceros]

This is me in battlefield! Okay, no it's not :(

[@Versedian]

***** Vids or it didn't happen.

[@Nick-wj1ml]

***** Cool story bro!

[@AllDayBeastModeonPC]

I was just thinking this lol....but this is actually me in battlefield every game....fun times, wish I could do it real life...this guy is amazing!

[@RealEstateRonFL]

***** Not true, I use them to sterilize towers full of snipers with rocket fire.

[@wizardjtf13]

***** Which is a shame really. Those side guns are very potent. With 2 engineers repairing you're invincible as well. That is unless a rocket hits a certain part and the impact physics flip you over.

[@afgnnzw]

He just completed a 2 or 3 hour long job in a little over a minute. Holy shit.

[@JohnNewbury]

I watched this guy fly this weekend. I shot some video of it as well. Way too cool.

[@SynicalBeats]

Damn, this guy is talented.

[@samstroup2685]

no kidding! I love how he whips the Jetranger around and slides backwards to stop just in time to pick up the load. Unreal heli flying! NW Helicopters is really missing a bet if they don't make a reality show out of this!

[@svenlarson2171]

This pilot got his technique from Swedish pilots. In Sweden, our whole northern region is covered by pine trees, but since we are not religious, we have banned all things that remind people of religion, like Christmas trees. This is the life. Sven Larson, proud Swede, reddit gold user, and moderator of /r/Sweden and /r/atheism

[@klotsfingeR]

So he learned from swedes that dont even touch chistmas trees ? whaaaat ?

[@bakioztepe]

not even mad, would come to sweden 10/10

[@-Meatwad]

dumbass

[@northernaids]

Reddit gold user. Well congrats. You made it in life.

[@chrishadden4834]

Shut up.

[@yashwinning]

Never let this guy play as a pilot in Battlefield. It will be the end of us.

[@kitespc]

exactly said

[@koolfingaz]

Whoever this guy or gal is driving this chopper is at one with his machine.. Great work pilot.

[@mitch.corrigan]

Will these trees make PAPERS so Dan can have them PLEASE.

[@christopherchance3409]

So for all you KZbin posers talking about how easy that is, I actually am a helicopter pilot and there isn't a snow balls chance in hell I could do that. That shit is so crazy, if Chuck Norris and Chuck Yeager had a baby, Super chuck couldn't do it. Astronauts and test pilots can't fly like that. That dude is helicopter Jesus.

[@ColinRichardson]

I don't think I can even replicate that type of flying in a simulator let alone in real life .. When I first came in, I thought it was going to be "someone did a good shot once" type of deal .. but this guys is doing it over and over and over again .. I bow in awe.

[@ColinRichardson]

***** I feel you are downplaying the "Fear of Death" aspect. LOL

[@PeterKelley]

Whoa! Mad helicopter skills!

[@_Morf]

Мужик, где же ты был, когда я мелким проходил миссию с вертолетом в GTA Vice City? Я тогда клаву разбил. О телевизор...

[@IrishLincoln]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@TheWhiteGuy82]

More like meth.

[@thart1451]

Rick James Bitch!! lol

[@kojack635]

Lmao

[@austinbrimm6595]

Boss:5 dollars per tree loaded me:

[@ytSpoiler]

He is fast because fuel is expensive :D

[@ryankeat18]

He requires more power to be faster, and therefore uses more fuel anyway

[@durden91tyler]

Ryan Keat exactly

[@ernunnos]

The vast majority of fuel for a helicopter is just to keep it aloft. In fact, helicopters are more efficient when flying rather than hovering, but that may not apply to quick starts and stops like this. A BIG part of helicopter costs is the required maintenance after every so many hours of flight. Even if it takes a little more fuel, the quicker you get the job done, the fewer hours you put on the aircraft.

[@Jake0Miller]

Ryan Keat Nope nope nope. A helicopter has to burn a ton of fuel just to stay in the air. Moving is only a small surcharge after you're already in the air.

[@68fbjjz109]

ernunnos You have to wonder if that is putting more strain on the airframe itself...

[@ruthann3800]

That is one hell of a pilot! There are crane operators who only WISH they could perform like this. God Bless you Dan Clark! You truly fly by the seat of your pants.

[@MaliciousFloppy]

ok who gave the pilot arma 3 helicopter training?

[@moebro38]

MaliciousFloppy idk why these clowns keep saying battlefield and gta

[@countrypaul]

Wow - he has to be an artist and mathematician as well as a skilled pilot to do this - and at such rapid frequency, too! Color me impressed....

[@Jackismycopilot]

I bet that dude could put the ornaments on one too.

[@vanstry]

I used to watch these guys do this years ago. A lot of them are ex military pilots, and when you think about how much time they spend doing this, it is no surprise that they're all this good.

[@ratibbaker8126]

Because the ones that aren’t this good are not around anymore!

[@pavelvas]

+300 к ловкости, режим Бога:)

[@dellU2410]

Most of people even can't imagine how sick his skill is. Truly amazing!!!

[@Danox94]

GTA skills right there!

[@smartthinkerg8129]

awesome awesome awesome. Good to see helping people in this crazy world that man has created. Great job guys..God keep u safe up there in the Sky's.

[@alexeyfreeman9228]

Походу для него это уже рутинная работа, что он хочет побыстрей все сделать и слинять пораньше

[@Movie_Games]

it's almost like he's playing a helicopter game in 3rd person

[@bocastyle]

This guy deserves a trophy!

[@gyrozeppeli4862]

Proud to be an Oregonian with people like this

[@emadbagheri]

Nah, he's an old timer or from out of state! Oregon only produces antifa these days!

[@TravisBlack]

that's how you do that shit right there

[@doohan12345]

You ain't wrong, that is some tight shit :-)

[@StevenjFrank]

Shiiiiiiit

[@StevenjFrank]

***** Sorry, My bad. It was supposed to be more of an "Awe shit". No doubt that he/she was in control the whole time. I agree 100% PRO as SHIT can be. Happy X-SHIT to you too : )

[@ParRa361]

will fly with him any day best pilot ever

[@DynamicThrills521]

That moment when Battlefield hijacks another channel's video's comments section.

[@khoa90]

Wouldn't that just promote more to this video lol ?

[@umberceri1441]

Dan you are phenomenal! I am an Oregonian now, but used to live in the California Central Valley, and have watched the crop dusters who were amazing too, you are the best dude!

[@RenGaming]

the man has skills..

[@ChicagoAirportSpotter]

Wish we'd had more ballsy chopper pilots like this in the 'Stan!

[@JasonElky]

wow this is pretty epic

[@segarcia123]

I've flown with that guy before but he certainly didn't fly like that. It would have scared the crap out of me. He's from a family of amazing pilots. Love those people!

[@GodlessMartyr666]

Guessing somebody flew Hueys in 'Nam

[@shayneoneill1506]

Hah, thats what I was thinking. You dont develop skills like that in civy life.

[@Jason-bs2wc]

​@Shayne O'Neill who says you cant

[@MrStrat01]

And the planet thanks you and wishes you a happy new year !!!

[@sebastiangiller3094]

Wheres this guy when I play ctf on Battlefield 4...

[@AModestMouse]

I HAVE NEVER seen pickups and releases done sooooooooo quickly!@!!! Utterly and flabbergastingly amazing skill. KUDOS!! ☻☺♥

[@theimacman]

Santa?

[@davekramer4266]

I've watched this Video 5-6 times over the years and I'm still amazed at how accurate he is..

[@twentylush]

tfw you arent payed by the hour, but by work done

[@JoLeng205000]

Super pilot of the year! I am Captain John TwoHill!

[@G56AG]

Its an old saying: "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there aren't any old, bold pilots". There's a lot of truth in that, there are some pilots I would absolutely refuse to fly with, this is one of them.

[@magicrat6969]

He probably wouldn't let a dirtbag like you within a mile of his bird. Nothing bold about it. He's just that good and comfortable enough in his office to do that all day long.

[@jmedlin81]

Yea, I don't think the cowardly ilk could ever understand what drives someone to have fun on the job like this, when they know they're more than skilled enough to do so. . . sad, really, but we all choose our own lot in life. I oft wonder what makes us all lust after dying withered, sickly, weak and pathetic from old age. Stay safe, g56ag!

[@Worrgamesguy]

ron laisle You are truly an idiot...

[@naomismith6132]

This video needs to be longer. I could have watched that for at least 15 minutes straight... amazing! Reminded me of Murdock from the A-Team.

[@ChuckMahon]

Its all about speed in order to make the cost of operating the helicopter worth it! Break neck pace. Now that said, the pilot is operating that poor Bell 206B Jet Ranger right to its limit. An over torque or loss of tail rotor effectiveness are risks with anything other than perfect pilot skills. Also mechanical failure from the hook release mechanism would be disastrous. But its nice to see a helicopter flown to such perfection and make short work of something laborious and complex like harvesting Christmas trees in the Oregon forest!

[@xpetki]

true, it is really amazing, but if hook release will fail at dropping that trees, and helicopter will remain bound to the package, the physical laws would be really bitch and I dont think he will be able to handle such situation without crash...

[@Milkmans_Son]

Peter Marko What is it about his flying that makes you think he couldn't handle it?

[@xpetki]

Milk Manson like I said -> physic ;) With that angle of main rotor, without released load, it will simply go down...

[@heliflyer05guy27]

Most people don't understand the dynamics of cost operations vs what it takes to make a buck and what it takes to make a machine perform under constant conditions whjile pushing the envelope with shitty weather also. At the end of the day = busted skids and a jammed spine.. did this with herbaceous weed spraying in a 206-B and it was even more so, the 206-L had the power vs the 206-B factor in the extreme heat and humidity we worked in and it was a bad combination.

[@Vertoxxis]

this guy is beastly hes almost breaking physics on those drops

[@HarryKey]

I struggle to believe this is legit. If it is, it's amazing.

[@astrogirl1usa]

Wow, this pilot knows how to get it done!

[@Techman83]

Someone played a lot of choplifter as a child!

[@rgmanica]

the helicopter is an extension of the pilots body! Just like an arm!

[@Delaypat]

Amazing skills

[@cmm3338]

you people questioning should go try and do this, incredibly difficult, constant adjustments, and timing.. requires 100% focus the entire duration or you are dead... have some respect. This is wildly good control.

[@SamuraiZero4]

He must play battlefield

[@jimmitchell7518]

What is just as amazing are the chockermen hooking and unhooking those trees from the chopper. They have to hookup the bundle of trees and then unhook each bundle. One of the most dangerous jobs in the forest.

[@StarhavenLeahs]

Those retired military pilots have got to find a way to keep their skills up!!!

[@magicrat6969]

Finally, somebody who gets it. No doubt a medivac pilot. Thanks for giving props where they are due Leah. Wish I could slap the shit out of all these idiot 12 year old boys.

[@kitchtangov]

It's really a helipup getting ready for the Westminster Dog Show 2014. just awesome!

[@TUTIRD]

Holly fucking crap.... this man is amazing....

[@moptimalanimal]

Ha ha, a genuine CHOPLIFTER! (If you don't know what I'm refering to, google it out). Stunning skills. Hats off, this guy does rock.

[@AlicesWondereland]

We're not getting paid by the hour people, lets go!

[@ilya.b]

You can see right away that the pilot played Jungle/Urban/Desert Strike on Sega)))

[@RustyNailGaming]

Every year rutin.. Here we go again.. :D

[@Le_Petit_Lapin]

Awesome pilot!

[@mariobros2628]

This skill level can be achieved only by extreme lazyness. It is absolutely logical, that the guy just wants to be finished in half time, so he can go home and do nothing. No man ever worked with such a speed for an hourly wage.

[@erkq]

No, but a man sure flies with such speed when his aircraft costs somewhere North of $500 per hour to operate! It's not like driving a car, you know...

[@rogerpe]

erkq Propably closer to 5000 dollars per hour to operate if all costs are calculated :)

[@erkq]

rogerpe Bell Jet Rangers cost about like a Hughes 500 to operate. That $500 includes TBO maintenance reserve, fuel, pilot, insurance. Does not include unscheduled maintenance though... never can tell about that though it's generally pretty low because of the TBO times.

[@bryandurham3590]

Extreme laziness? Seriously?

[@iamamirfilmwerks]

Bryan Durham As the old saying goes "The lazy man works the hardest". Or Bill Gates version of it “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”

[@MynameisZhafri]

The pilot should start a training class for the youth right now. I bet, if they got thousands of pilots like this, it will be awesome. But not just for harvesting a Christmas tree, but for any other positives purposes. Respect.

[@Ilyaworld1984]

Профессионал !!! Круто!

[@RyanGinnow]

Wilson Valderrama I thought I was the only one who still called it the little bird back from Battlefield 2 Modern Combat on PS2 LOL