The most skillful pilot i have ever seen.

[Fisty]

Eon have been doing some work on the pylons next to where I work. Today they tuned up with a helicopter. To do this.

https://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn82/mr_fisty/DSC00005.jpg

The pilot was hovering whilst dangling a basket with 2 men in while they inspected the lines. At a glance it looked like the helicopter was motionless, it barely moved except when going to a different section of cable.

There was a stiff breeze too which he had to compensate for, I certainly dont envy the guys in the basket!
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[ms51ves3]

Channel 5 are doing a documentary on the people that do this for a living. I can't remember when though.

In the advert it showed them cleaning the powerlines with water

[Eddie Hitler]

Awesome.

Was that the view from your house or?

I would just stare at it all day.

[UnknownStuntm...]

*Think* it's on thursday at 9, but I can't remember. Was a trailer for it on the Gadget show yesterday.

I used to see power companies helicopters inspecting pylons a lot up until a few years ago, not with a couple of blokes in a basket, just flying all round a pylon. I likened it to my own private aerial display - very cool.

[DEN MONKEY]

Remembered seeing this and being impressed

https://au.youtube.com/watch?v=oDW3iBYya3I
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[Bendy]

I've seen a US one (how stuff works or similar discovery channel thing) where the guys working on the lines are actually sitting in the 'copter. They use a special pole to 'catch' the arcing so that it doesn't arc randomly into the heli and fry it. Hardcore.