> I only watched a little and couldn't see how it was attached. How were
they going to detach the cable?
They have an electrically operated hook - push the button and the hook
opens up.
Yes, there were a bunch of obvious safety violations.
I've used helicopters several times and it's a nifty albeit expensive
way to go. The instances were where you couldn't use a crane for big yagis.
The interesting part is that while the chopper is hovering, it's in
equilibrium so all you have to do to move the load is push or pull it -
pretty interesting. Doesn't take much to do that.
The biggest thing to look out for is that all of the moving air
creates a BIG static build-up on the antenna so you need to discharge it
before
you grab the antenna.
And the one I rented about 15 years ago was $450 an hour.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for amateurs
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