Harverfield has some of the best Helio pilots out there and I’ve meet them at a DZ years ago and the incredible work the hole team does is not for everyone
You did a good job of capturing this video. Did you use a tripod so you could avoid camera movement? I heard someone mention editing the video since no one would want to watch a video of this length. I was glad to see all of what you captured. Both the pilot and the lineman showed a lot of skill. There was no wasted movements on the part of the lineman.
I've worked with so-called high voltages when it comes to home electronics (amateur radio amplifiers > 3000 volts), but NOTHING EVEN COME CLOSE TO THIS!!! One of my mother's best friend's kid lost his lower extremeties, among other stuff, behind a high-voltage accident I'll just say, and will never be the same as he used to be, to say the least. As my accolades goes out to these seeming "Daredevil's" --- if you ask me, --- and what we tend to enjoy as a modern contemporary luxury as not being more appropriate praise to the people whom seemingly sacrifice their life to provide for these services. Whereas if anybody says anything to the contrary, then they obviously have not have a "live" wire experience with electricity, per se!!!
when i was in school we watched some videos about these guys they make BIG $$ because its such a high risk job. those yellow handles with the wire comming off it you see is a hot stick that connects the helicopter to the high voltage line this way the power line and helecopter are at the same potential so no risk of deadly arc, but if they get too close to another object its game over
The yellow sticks are called Shunt Sticks. They were used to shunt the insulated shield wire. (Grounds it out going from wire to structure) The bond is what was connected to the shield and was the only thing keeping them at the same potential.
That' a lot of work and expense just for a single lightning protection line connection point. Must be the nature of the job, though. Amazing work by that pilot.
