[TowerTalk] Raising 25G with a helicopter

[Courtney Judd]

Several years ago a buddy of mine who is a crop duster and helicopter 
pilot contracted to move a tower that had been pre-assembled at the 
local airport laying flat on the ground and pick it up and transport it 
to a mountain top where he was to raise it then vertically for an 
install, great plan ! But when he picked it up, it started oscillating 
back and forth and soon got away from him. After hitting two aircraft 
parked nearby, he dumped it. End of tower and job! I never did hear the 
outcome of this... who paid for the totaled aircraft and tower!!! lol 
73's Cort K4WI