[TowerTalk] Putting up wire antennas with a drone?

[Bryan Swadener]

Hi Eric,
A dozen years ago, I hired a "climbing arborist" to hang a pulley in the top of my 85' Cedar tree He passed the rope thru a piece of thick rubber hose around the tree trunk, and pulled the antenna rope thru the pulley and down parallel to the tree trunk, to a counterweight.
Most recently, the antenna wire broke. I was denied rental of a quadcopter (aka drone) because of the proximity to my tree. A local ham has a quadcopter and took a look at the situation. He declined. I hired another climbing arborist. No harm was done to the tree, and the pulley/counterweight works VERY well.
vy 73,Bryan WA7PRC
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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:36:04 -0400
From: Eric W3DQ
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Putting up wire antennas with a drone?

I'm frustrated using a potato gun or Big Shot arborist's slingshot to put up
wire antennas in my city lot. 

A local suggested using a drone instead. Legal requirements notwithstanding
(I'm in Washington, DC, a restricted flight zone), how hard is this to do?
Is it worth the effort to apply for a waiver? 

Any advice or suggestions are appreciated! 

73,

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC