Wally Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Take a lookhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQgt5YiD0w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gft Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Puts a whole new meaning to the words "cut off". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfisherman79 Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Any vids with a 500 in it, you can't go wrong! I will fly a 500.......Someday. A question based on observation. At the beginning of the video, it seemed like that bird was bouncing all over the place like there were a bunch of aggressive control inputs. As the vidoe prgressed, the bird was stable and smooth. Was that potentially the pilot getting warmed up there at first, or is that SOP when having something hanging from the bottom of a helicopter? I know you have to fly the load so to speak, but it is that bumpy and bouncy all the time? Just asking, I am not trying to sharp shoot the pilot or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctk2 Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Did you find that link in the dictionary under "majorscary'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delorean Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 The one I saw had a rigid long"line". It looked like a 75ft hollow tube that hung from the helicopter. There were UV joints at both ends. They could rotate the saw in either direction. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 That is just insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMWK Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Interesting work if you're not too tall for a 500D. Wonder who filmed that? Hmmmmmm Been there, done that, not good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious T Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Sucks to be a squirrel in that neighborhood. Seriously though, that scares the hell out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbax22 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 That is pretty crazy, anyone know how the saw is powered? I would imagine Hydraulically, does it have its own engine to power the hydraulic pump or what? I may be way off, but just was wondering. Cool vid by the way. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott83 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I'm sure the work is challenging, but I don't consider it frightening. It seems to be a good system from what I've seen and heard. Hell I would sign up for the job right now if I met the company's experience requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niftyben Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Apparently the saw is powered by a snow mobile engine. Beats the pants off of instruction. ...for a while at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatbix Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 That is pretty crazy, anyone know how the saw is powered? I would imagine Hydraulically, does it have its own engine to power the hydraulic pump or what? I may be way off, but just was wondering. Cool vid by the way. If you look at the top of the blades there's a black box containing a snow mobile engine. But like everyone else has said, bloody scary. I'd wonder if they have a problem keeping it straight while moving forward and cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klas Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Didn't they have something like that in the 1st Bond movie starring P. Brosnan?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rookie101 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 No it was in one of the more recent ones, The World is Not Enough I think. An A-Star cut Bond's car in half. It was kinda lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gft Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Here's the name of an outfit that I hear operates these flying buzz saws. Aerial Solutions, Tabor City, N.C. Maybe they're hiring! gft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostHeliBoy Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 wow... that is the most interesting device to ever be attached to a helicopter .. Is there anything out there that is more potentially dangerious to the pilot and machine? besides guns and missles? It looked like the device pulls on the long line during cuts.. or the falling limb does it? anyway wonder how many cycles the pilot can do before he's shattered mentaly for the day? more strange helicopter attachments BRING IT ON!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james28 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 pretty cool. fort smith, where it was filmed, is less than 1 hour from where i live. might have to check them out sometime, looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbit Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 more strange helicopter attachments BRING IT ON!! This is sort of neat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostHeliBoy Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Yikes if you look on the youtube replies to this video it states that the original pilot and owner of the Heli-SAW was KIA... this video was shot after that.. Here is the NTSB report about the flight... http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=...A032&akey=1 Still this thing is just plain crazy.. Bring on more weridos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbit Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 These are interesting as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lost Heliboy-not KIA, but "The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the helicopter, was seriously injured. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostHeliBoy Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lost Heliboy-not KIA, but "The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the helicopter, was seriously injured. " OK I stand corrected.. I'm glad he's still around and with us... These are interesting as well. Good stuff at this location... The harvaster looks like quiter a good design. How hard is it to thread the tree into the second loop? and what about log splintering when realeased? Great footage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gft Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yikes if you look on the youtube replies to this video it states that the original pilot and owner of the Heli-SAW was KIA... this video was shot after that.. Here is the NTSB report about the flight... http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=...A032&akey=1Still this thing is just plain crazy.. Bring on more weridos... Pilot did not die-NTSB report states that pilot survived with serious injuries- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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