Around 2008 I met a couple of clowns in the DC Beltway who claimed to have something to do with high tension power line maintenance. I mentioned the helicopter platforms and Ferriday suit linemen, and they claimed that was "impossible." LOL

A CW4 from my old Aviation unit used to do this, and he was one of the pilots interviewed on a Discovery(?) channel show about the field. Heard he had an engine failure in Alaska and broke his back, but recovered pretty well.

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My dear friends, I am one of the person who trained & expertised & worked for several years in that same work ( Live Line Maintenance) from AP.Trans co. Now I am retired Hot man.

At first I was thinking this doesn’t look like a bad job. Then when those guys had to walk on the lines I was like ok screw that!

THESE HELICOPTERS PILOTS ARE THE MAIN KEY TO ALL OPERATIONS, OF THIS TASKS , YOU PILOTS ARE AWESOME, WITH YOUR FLIGHT SKILLS , AS WELL THE PEOPLE THAT MAINTAIN THESE AIR CRAFTS, DAILY, PLUS THE PEOPLE FIXING THESE MASSIVE POWER LINES, THANK YOU ALL, FOR, YOUR EXCELLENT WORK, PLEASE CONTINUE, WHAT YOU ALL, DO SO, WELL.

These guys have balls. The highest I've ever worked on was 15 kv, pulling wire and splicing. The heights alone are enough to make your butt pucker. Hats off to these fellas.

The electrical engineers and safety experts who make this work possible are true geniuses! The workmen who actually do the repair work are the BRAVEST people around!

Kyle, would love to touch base with you. I worked for Haverfield Helicopters when we began this type.of work! Love your video❣️

Для чего он туда полез ? У нас никто не ползает по проводам , и всё работает .

In making a PL259 to a coax., I use. Soldier. To make the connection and do not depend on. Cramp or or compression Fittings. I know the crimp is supposed to work. But I want my soldier also. Of course. The PL259. Is supposed to make. They. Shield. Wire. Simply. Touch the. Barrel. Of the plug. Where's the kind of compression that comes from screwing the cable into the plug GE, I do not trust that at all. Imagine in Thailand trying to get. A competent technician. To climb the tower. And repair the coax joint.--- Locally there is one man, Thank goodness.

Easily some of the best helicopter pilots anywhere. ice water.

7:38 They stole the Computer Chronicles song!

Who is here from Dr. Gross’ class?

God!!!.. That looks dangerous.

7:52 Yeah, nah. I had to pause the video and take a few moments. I'd rather fucking sky dive for a living...

Earthed out 40,000 volts with my right leg back in 95. I was OK kept my leg I got lucky.

Wow what a job.

i would to know contact of company ...or pilot of helicopter....

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I bet 100 or 200 years from now they'll be laughing that we even used "lines" to deliver electricity

I am also proud to be electrical engineer, it is really the most dangerous job in the world.

If you search the N number of the helicopters you find a little more interesting data. N5035F crashed on 02-DEC-1992 killing the pilot and mechanic. It was judged as pilot error in that his rotor hit a wire. It is a very dangerous profession!

There aint no way id do that or even consider it

Wow, incredible skills required for this work. Very impressive.

Why that electric arch between worker's rod and high voltage cable if the helicopter is in the air and does not touch the ground?

I dont know how much money they make but it is not enough

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rp9kdatqubvNeIE.html howw do they get so close to those insulators and they are not carbonized?

My son just found this video on his own. I’ve shown it to him before but it’s been a while. It’s amazing to watch still. I’m also honored to have met, befriended, and worked on vehicles for one of the guys in the video. Steve is a great guy.

It's amazing how these guys can even walk. They must have balls the size of Texas.

Up until I saw this (30 years ago on TV) I always thought the bravest guy who ever lived was the first man to eat a raw oyster. But I changed my mind, the bravest man to ever live was the dude holding the wand during the proof-of-concept flight.

8:17 Ok... Most of the stuff these guys do, i would TOTALLY be in on. But this... THIS is where i draw the line.... No pun intended...

The only thing I don’t understand is how a helicopter of that size can even lift the man off the ground. His balls alone must weigh 2 or 3 tons...

The helicopter pilot is worth every dollar he is paid...

I hear those special Faraday insulation suits cost considerably more than a fine Armani power suit.

BALLS!!

Coolest job ever

Where is his balls sac 😳

These guys have balls of steel.

I worked on high voltage lines in 1970s . Loved that work but in 72 working on 110,000 volt lines . Bucket truck we used 90 ft boom. the upper hydrolic cilender came apart .we were about 65 ft high down we came .ended my power line working correr . 2 years getting over that .

how did they film this? with another helicopter? camera operator has a damn steady hand lmao

Holy 2A! There's a whole lot of "gunshot" damages on that inspection report. JHFC!

These 760k line runs in front of my my home.its very terrible it even glow the test pen from the ground... Very crazy 👽👽👽

These 765kv lines run near my house, I like the crackling sound they make. These lines for me come from a different power plant in West Virginia, not Michigan.

7:39 today on computer chronicles

How often is there an "incident"?

Makes work easier

They get paid about 195000 per year...about 100 dollars an hour. Likely the most underpaid workers in the Country.

Wait a minute...I just saw embedded bullet on the report. You mean I am going out on the line with 765000 volts, and a helicopter blades that might cut me in pieces, and already know someone has been using these lines for target practice. I don't think so, there has to be better ways to make a buck.

I love the work performed, but the music is the real reason I watched the entire video