Seems to be a lot of folks who might not know exactly how these guys aren’t burnt to a crisp. There’s a few things going on here that are critical to doing this job safely. And as you might have guessed, the zappy stick plays a huge part. Basically what they’re doing, is charging themselves to the same potential as the high tension lines. If this sounds positively insane (pardon the pun), you need to remember that electricity only fries you when it has somewhere to go, because exactly like water flowing from high to low pressure, electricity flows from high to low voltage. It wants to find the easiest path to ground (or neutral, so going back to where it came from), which is not being provided. Water wants to find the easiest way to a lower pressure, it's the same thing. This is so much the case that the Chinese sometimes call voltage pressure. Incidentally, this is also how the safety circuit breakers (RCD or RCBO) work. When everything is happy, the amount of power coming in on the live pin is identical to the amount going back out on the neutral pin, thus completing the circuit, all the way from the generator at the power station, to you and your appliance through live, and all the way back to the generator, on neutral. The RCD monitors these, and it is looking at the current going to ground. Many devices have a little bit of leakage to ground, and its not really an issue. Your RCD will tolerate a certain amount of ground leakage, typically 30mA, but above this, it will trip. So if it detects a large amount of imbalance or conduction to ground, then it trips. This could be, for example, you drop a hair dryer in a bathtub. That hair dryer has a ground pin on it. The ground pin in any device *will only conduct in the case of a fault.* If something blows up, ideally that energy will be conducted to ground and dissipated. Your RCD will detect this and trip in a matter of milliseconds, which could save your life. Think about lightning striking a tall building. It does this because that building has a lightning conductor running through it, to earth. The engineers deliberately design the building so that it attracts lightning to this specific conductor, and not somewhere else that can cause major damage. If you've ever wondered what those very thin wires atop these power lines are, they are called static lines. They provide a direct path to ground so lightning prefers these, instead of the HT wires. Because there is physically nowhere else for the electricity to go, there’s no potential difference, so there’s no problem. The electricity just harmlessly flows around them. The zappy stick is a safe way to bring yourselves up to the same potential in a controlled way. Once contact is made, the clamp is applied to the line to make sure connection is not lost. There’s two paths for electricity to flow, and neither of them are to ground. Basically it’s a really, really cool faraday cage without the cage. Also, those four conductors are carrying the same phase, so there’s no problem here, either. The other phases are on the other lines on that pole, so essentially, all four conductors he’s dealing with here, are carrying the exact same thing. So, again, there’s nowhere for the electricity to go. The braces are metal with a rubber gasket, and that gasket is purely there to stop chafing. It's like having two wires connecting from one place to another place. Even though they are touching, they are carrying the exact same thing, so nothing happens. What *will* happen, is that those two wires will share the load, so this is actually a good thing in many cases. No short circuit can happen here because there's no difference in potential; same voltage, same phase, same circuit, same everything. By far the most dangerous thing here, is the helicopter being so close to the lines. A tiny gust of wind, will send it crashing into the lines, and those guys to their deaths. Hope this clears a few things up. I'm not a sparky yet, but I am interested in learning for a potential career. Maybe. If I got anything wrong, please do kindly correct me! Edit: I have since learned that the neutral doesn’t go all the way back to the power station. Which would explain why a single three phase high voltage circuit has three wires, not four. The neutral is more or less a product of the transformer serving either you, or your neighbourhood.
@Slak Jaw From what I know, they are ... but like firefighters, they earn that wage ... Slightly off topic, but if you want to see something really nuts, you should see the videos of helicopter pilots power washing the metal towers; those support lines of even higher voltage. The reason why they get power washed because bird poop is pretty corrosive, and the safest way of getting rid of it is by using a helicopter to hose it off As to why they don't get zapped, the water itself must be nigh on 100% free of all contaminants (think of a way more expensive version of the stuff you use to top up your car/truck batteries with ...), that doesn't allow the current to flow back to the helicopter ...
@@nigelft havent heard sbout washing towers due to corrosive from my contacts in transmission. I do know it causes line faults during light rain or foggy mornings. The water create a conductive path down the string of poop between the line , down the insulator and to the metal tower. Always enjoy the days when I have to explain to my management we tripped a line due to buzzard poop.
Moon Moon : great explanation! I'm a UTT (Utility Tree Trimmer) and enjoy my work but this looks like so much fun. Good luck in your future line ops career!
Am an electrician but I couldn’t imagine sticking a wand out and watching an arc like that get drawn, and then go “yup, time to work on this”. Huge respect for this line of work.
I have worked many years as a telecommunication technician, often climbing very high pylons that swayed with the wind so I have no fear of heights, but believe me: This is really at the top level. I take my hat off in front of these specialists !
@@breezetix Tell that to many heli pilots that reported longer flight times and less load on the aircraft when doing this exact task. Im not jooking either. Do not not believe the field is not effecting the battery life of his camera.
@Edmond Durocher you can still get a shock because of the capacity between the heli and the ground that's why he touches it with the stick first. If he would touch it with his hand it would burn the hand.
For those wondering how it works - the long metal rod that shoots out lightning bolts, is a magic wand, and both men in the video are wizards. There can be no other explanation.
Thank goodness. For a moment, I thought you were going to try to convince us that the rod was some sort of 'ground', the people were wearing some sort of Faraday-type suits and the electricity was actually flowing through them...
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Oh that's an intense job... Amazing skills right there. I remember when I got my helicopter licence, being told "stay away from wires" "wires are helicopters' natural enemy" these guys literally fly in the face of that safety advice... I am suitably impressed 👍🏼👍🏼
Amazing on both parts. You have to be one hell of a pilot to hold steady like that while the lineman does his dangerous work. Much respect to both of you. 👍
It depends how far its going and what the price difference is between markets. Also, who owns the generation. In some cases a supply company may benefit from building a huge artery like this to enter a high demand market. I think California is that way with Washington state. 40 million people vs grand coullie dam.
Incredible. These invisible people keep our lights on 24x7. It's sweat, ingenuity and indomitable spirit. Nothing but respect for these highly skilled laborers.
Wouldnt be considered a high skilled laborers, They are very skilled lineman. A laborer is someone who doesn't have much skills and are usually the guys pushing brooms... ect...
Austin Lee that’s not true at all. Laborers do pipe work, highway work, build scaffolding, run equipment, line and grade work, grout, concrete, demo, landscaping... I was a union laborer for 7 years, I’m in law enforcement now but to say laborers are just broom pushers with no skills isn’t fair. I touched a broom once the whole time I was a laborer, and picked up many skills along the way.
Golden Knight trust me the woman you DO find doing this are about the manliest things you will ever have the misfortune of seeing. Sadly they usually don’t last too long in the trade due to their bodies breaking down
Mad respect to the guy doing this, and also to the pilot getting extremely close to something which would easily be able to kill them both if he fucked up
Hats off to the Pilot for keeping it steady and the installer for making it all look easy. Truly the unsung heroes. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Shade clearly you've never been through a natural disaster that left your community without power for weeks or even months... this is the type of preparation it takes to help combat future problems that can bring our society to its knees. so... Mr. don't think before you speak, why don't you pull your head out of your @$$ and show some appreciation for the risks people take just so you can stay cool/warm, refrigerate & cook food, see where you're going in the dark so another hero doesn't have to waist their time saving your inconsiderate trolling no good excuse for a human being @$$! FYI people don't have to save you from ISIS or suffocating in your own bum to be a hero. ANYONE who risks (high risk, not like driving or something) their life for the greater good is truly a hero.
The coordination of the heli pilot and the operater is so cool to see! Obviously both very experienced and likely worked together many times, based in how the pilot dropped the heli down in just the right way at the right time.
@@paulgarat1850 they actually make over 6 figures usually. The danger, expertise, and low availability for workers makes this kind of job very high paying.
@@josephjackson1956 when I left the military almost 10 years ago, this was one of the first jobs that a recruiter approached me about, they were only offering $24 per hour and no guaranteed overtime. I certainly hope that has changed over the last 10 years because $24 an hour is practically the below the poverty line compared to the cost of living in my area. BTW, $24 per hour is $50K per year. I passed on that and took a job for $40 an hour with a solar power company.
@@TheAlek033 except the helicopter generates static electricity putting it at a different potential from the phase which makes it very possible to get electrocuted
One of my brothers has a mate who had a similar job to the technician in this vid. A lot of their work was line inspections and insulator washing all over the State of New South Wales in Eastern Australia. At the end of each day they would fly back to base in Sydney, sometimes hours away. The pilot gave my brothers mate free helicopter flying tuition on these transits, and in the end the student pilot was completely competent to fly the chopper, including take offs and landings. A nice benefit for sure.
I'm so impressed by the pilot lowering to the bottom lines to make it where he can reach them. I can't believe that thing is that stable, thats what is good about non-hydraulic cyclic makes it a lot more stable. So badass
No way I would do this, but it is a phenomenal enterprise both from the helicopter's pilot's point-of-view and the lineman installing spacers. Good video!
Both...worker and pilot. True heros. I feel completely sick at the sight. I have great respect for electricity. Amazingly fast work by the worker and precise work by the pilot. Great teamwork.
They're very skilled, and well-trained, yes. But shouldn't 'hero' be reserved for someone risking their own life in order to save another life? I don't see that happening here.
That IS SOMETHING I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR IN SOMEONES WORK! The Pilot of that Helicopter has 100's of hours in Practice hovering, BEFORE considering doing that. "BONDING" with High Voltage like that is Crazy!
@BenJervis62 judging by the simplicity of the helicopter, I can almost guaranty that is the pilot doing that. There simply isn’t enough room for that kind of tech on there.
@@ZSmith-yy4lv if they can pack hover assist into a tiny drone im sure they can do that for a helicopter. It probably does have some stabilizers set to help keep things extra steady but for the most part yea this is the pilots skill.
@@ovenheating9482 thing is with that you can afford to have a cheap and light system. I can at least guarantee that type of helicopter doesn’t have automatic stabilizers; I know people that have flown in similar types. They are all pilot controlled.
I learned in school once that this is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, nothing but respect for the people who risk getting electrocuted with over half a million volts just so our everyday lives can improve
Electrocution is the least of their worries in this situation. They're far from ground. More a freak gust blowing the chopper into the wire or a mechanical fault or pilot error and it's all over.
Keeping the lights on for everyone. Now these guys are the real hero’s IMHO. Risking their necks quietly for nobody to see…… Well I appreciate you boys. Cheers.
Seems like a fun job. You go around the countryside, breathe some fresh air. You even have your own personal helicopter to take with you and you get paid for all that, too!
@@grecolonsvila Well, given that those lines are about 35m high above the ground, it's very unlikely. Should his helicopter break, he'll hit the ground without anything happening. And if he has some sort of rope that is attached on the spacer, it won't travel trough. Sure, 765k volts are A LOT, but they won't pass trough a rope(unless it's metal in which case... yikes). Only thing i'd really be afraid off is falling from that height.
@@fatsackcat7251 Oh shit, i missed that. Didn't see the volt arc when i watched it. Why does it happen though, is one of the wires grounding the rest ?
@@TylerRaber But he is not touching the ground anyway, shouldn't electricity just continue trough the wire either way ? I'm finding this interesting, but my knowledge of electricity is fairly limited or i just don't remember what i've studied before, so, i'll be glad if you can manage to explain this to me!
I bet he never feels like himself more then in that exact moment just because of the amount of adrenaline in his blood and the level of concentration in mind..
Not grounding. He would die and the heli explode If grounded. Hes using that rod to being him and thr heli to the same voltage potential as the lines, basically becoming part of the circuit.
@@Sykotix420 You are thinking of earth not ground. Ground is about reference, if you have a system with +12v and -12v, you actually have a 24v system with a 12v tap. You have just decided to use +12v (from earth) as ground ref. Therefore earth will be -12v from your ground ref. You see this often when a circuit has op-amps and always when talking about audio amplifiers. The helicopter could therefore be grounded, with the powerline as ref. But yes, the stick is used to reach a equilibrium (in this case voltage potential) in a safe way.
Nothing but respect for the kind of people that can do ballsy stuff like this, I'm such a pansy I nearly had three heart attacks just watching this. Lol
Why do you think the use a helicopter and not a ladder...... There is no ground, so perfectly harmless. The only thing what can go wrong is a helicoptercrash
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The wand nulls the voltage potential so both the chopper and lines are at the same. Then he can put that wire on to keep the potential at zero which is what you are, seeing
@@ben-7403 yes, or if he used his arm to zero the potential he'd also still have a bad day as his bodies capacitance would see him still get a zap. Not as bad as the current going through him to true ground however.
These "spacers" do more than control the spacing of the lines. They also help keep the four wires voltage in phase. They are actually shorting blocks rather than insulators. Amazing that they can do this. The pilot must have extreme skills.
Why would they need to be kept in phase? I used to work on Boeing 727s. They had three phase 60 KVA 400Hz generators (actually brushless alternators) which you could tie together on one bus (most modern aircraft have a split bus system). Before you tied generators you had to synchronize them-looking at a light bulb powered by the same phase of two generators you wanted to tie. When it went out, phases were matched, and you hit the bus tie breaker. This wasn’t so they’d be in phase before you connected them for being in phase’s sake, it was so that they wouldn’t shear the generator drives as they locked into phase _instantly._
The spacers are not meant to provide any electrical connection. They serve two purposes, they keep the wires from slapping into each other in high winds and they dampen vibrations along the line. There is plenty of vertically bundled conductor out there without spacer-dampers and those lines don't get out of phase.
The skills and nerve involved for all working at this level is amazing...it’s so dangerous it ain’t funny just one slight mistake is all it takes...it’s cool how that rod used to hook onto the live line makes the helicopter and the lineman the same potential to make it possible work on a live line like so....
@@Boxersteavee It isn't. That's what the stick is for, it keeps the electricity from finding him as the easiest path, so he doesn't get shocked. If it was cut he would at most get the sparks while putting the little rod in the wires, but not as he got them out, since there would be no current.
@@AlecShernAPS yes, they remove the power from line first and they lock the breakers with safety lock then he he shorted phases to dump any charge left built on the cables. That is where the arc comes from
I love how much control he has over his tools. No strings or anything in case he drops one. I can't work at ground level without dropping something every couple of minutes, and this guy does it hundreds of feet in the air, with wind and rotor wash.
I threw 3 fits this week over corded things latching on deep into my toolbag & Weds isn't even over yet.... On the bright side: Snuffing out that dream was efficiently brisk & trouble-free, just like these pros on the job!
Man I can't believe this shit. I mean I get it, it has to be done to maintain the lines but jeez that looks dangerous. Starting up a 300KVA transformer makes me nervous I cant imagine working on the kind of power that can supply like 5000 of those transformers... or would it be 15000.... I dunno. Its a stupidly large amount of power... As an electrician... Mad Respect.
The real danger in this situation is the helicopter ride. As far as I can tell, he is in very little danger from the shock since he is airborne, thus not grounded!
Andrew Young Yeah the only thing is that he is working on something over the breakdown voltage of air. With that much potential, current can flow through most any path. But the helicopter ride definitely is the edgy part being that close to and obstacle
This is why he has the zappy stick. It's a safe way to bring you up to the same potential. Because there's no path to ground, there's no problem. There's nowhere for the electricity to flow, so it just goes around you. You're charged to dozens of kV all the time and you don't feel it, until you ground the static out on something.
@@uzaiyaro Did you notice that the arc was continuous? Reason for that is that the helicopter and its contents was acting like a capacitor and was being charged and discharged for each cycle of the voltage.
Very good skills here, by way of chopper pilot’s ability to remain stationary,(think gusts of wind)! Plus the speed and precision of his movements with the process...but both their lives are really in the pilot’s hands! We do rely on such people! Cheers
There is actually a huge shortage of lineman so if that interests you it’s a fantastic career, sadly many apprentices drop out for various reasons (mostly the hard work)
As a firefighter and a pilot, I found this fascinating ! Early in my career as a firefighter and medic, I had to get a man down off large residential power lines. He climbed the large pole to the top and toughed the wrong thing. He took three surges of 23,500 volts and fell across the wires. He made a national burn center’s record books, when he survived that much voltage. He came to thank us, well over a year later, the day he left the hospital. He suffered major permanent damage, but later married and was doing fairly well, thanks to a guardian angel. He tried to credit us with saving him, and we told him it was NOT us, we just helped God out a bit. Scary stuff and much respect to those who deal with high voltage like this every day. Safe skies guys and thanks for sharing this great video ! 🇺🇸
Robbie Sayers - First, we get it. You want everyone to know you know all about “voltage and amperes”. That’s great and we appreciate your wisdom and insight. Not once did I say anything to imply I was an electrician. In fact, I said how grateful I was for those who dealt with high voltage daily. But, unlike your post, the point of my comment was not to pat myself, or the other guys there on the back. In fact, you’ll notice I did the opposite, assuming no credit. But, since you flexed you’re electrical prowess, let me say this - No, I am not an electrician, nor want to be. But, you are not a trauma paramedic. When someone takes enough current to burn his clothing completely off his body, and burning him to the point that IV’s couldn’t be started, losing an arm, a leg, an eye, a kidney and an exit wound a softball would easily fit in, do you really think he gives a damn about the “voltage and amperes” ?? It was enough that he made the National record for survived current and although it may not fit your criteria, it fit Vanderbilt Burn Centers criteria. And his loss of half his body fit his criteria I suspect. As for me as a medic, yeah it sure fit mine, while we fought to help him. No one knows how he survived, but I can tell you this, none of medics, doctors, surgeons or burn care specialists ever once thought to ask about the “amperes”, or consult with a self-appointed electrical energy transfer expert, on the best course of action. Why ?because even with your expertise, you or no one else could have helped him one bit, even with vast knowledge of “voltage and amperes”. But, when someone suffers a gunshot wound, we don’t consult a gunsmith either. So no, I am not an electrician, but was part of a humbling accident that doctors could not explain. And no, they didn’t think to ask an electrician like you for direction. But the point was and still is about an amazing survival story and the fact that I respect and appreciate those who deal with high voltage daily. Well.. “most” of them.
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That stick he uses to ground the power is just crazy . Mad respect for these guys . It's a super super hard job . One mistake and one or both of these people are gone in a nano second.
True. But, ehh...what the hell! Everybody needs a little-break from the mundane once in a while! Besides, if it were he? I'd settle for a "digital"-autograph! (You know...just in case it was!)....!☺
It's not toughest but it may had health hazards. While in charge He may experience lot of electromagnetic fields in his body which is very harmful to him
notice how the pilot smoothly maneuvers the helicopter to the perfect position so the lineman can reach each corner of the spacer with ease... superior skill by both
+Picobyte Right on. But while the safety record for this kind of work is extremely good, it is far from "safe." A gust of wind, a _millisecond_ of wrong input from the pilot (he is human after all) that causes a main or tail rotor blade to contact a line or tower and it's over. Not to mention any kind of aircraft equipment failure. One does NOT autorotate from this height. They risk it all to work on live lines like this so that your (and my) lights aren't constantly be turned on and off for hours at a time - live line work. Think of, and appreciate, these wicked dudes the next time you flick a switch or hear the sound of your heat/ac kicking on...
Nah,the technical shit usually hits the fan first.Crappy nacelles or internal vents burn down windmills,sloppy wiring disables skilifts.It's always the same.
Shoutout to the people who put their lives on the line so that we can keep watching RUclips
On the line 🤣 I see
literally lol
@@AK-tf3fc Lol you trolls gotta try harder, that was the saddest attempt at pissing people off I've ever seen
@@chizu-kun7620 no elecrticity no youtube man
@@chizu-kun7620 no electricity no charge no battery no RUclips
Seems to be a lot of folks who might not know exactly how these guys aren’t burnt to a crisp. There’s a few things going on here that are critical to doing this job safely. And as you might have guessed, the zappy stick plays a huge part. Basically what they’re doing, is charging themselves to the same potential as the high tension lines. If this sounds positively insane (pardon the pun), you need to remember that electricity only fries you when it has somewhere to go, because exactly like water flowing from high to low pressure, electricity flows from high to low voltage. It wants to find the easiest path to ground (or neutral, so going back to where it came from), which is not being provided. Water wants to find the easiest way to a lower pressure, it's the same thing. This is so much the case that the Chinese sometimes call voltage pressure.
Incidentally, this is also how the safety circuit breakers (RCD or RCBO) work. When everything is happy, the amount of power coming in on the live pin is identical to the amount going back out on the neutral pin, thus completing the circuit, all the way from the generator at the power station, to you and your appliance through live, and all the way back to the generator, on neutral. The RCD monitors these, and it is looking at the current going to ground. Many devices have a little bit of leakage to ground, and its not really an issue. Your RCD will tolerate a certain amount of ground leakage, typically 30mA, but above this, it will trip. So if it detects a large amount of imbalance or conduction to ground, then it trips. This could be, for example, you drop a hair dryer in a bathtub. That hair dryer has a ground pin on it. The ground pin in any device *will only conduct in the case of a fault.* If something blows up, ideally that energy will be conducted to ground and dissipated. Your RCD will detect this and trip in a matter of milliseconds, which could save your life.
Think about lightning striking a tall building. It does this because that building has a lightning conductor running through it, to earth. The engineers deliberately design the building so that it attracts lightning to this specific conductor, and not somewhere else that can cause major damage. If you've ever wondered what those very thin wires atop these power lines are, they are called static lines. They provide a direct path to ground so lightning prefers these, instead of the HT wires.
Because there is physically nowhere else for the electricity to go, there’s no potential difference, so there’s no problem. The electricity just harmlessly flows around them. The zappy stick is a safe way to bring yourselves up to the same potential in a controlled way. Once contact is made, the clamp is applied to the line to make sure connection is not lost. There’s two paths for electricity to flow, and neither of them are to ground. Basically it’s a really, really cool faraday cage without the cage.
Also, those four conductors are carrying the same phase, so there’s no problem here, either. The other phases are on the other lines on that pole, so essentially, all four conductors he’s dealing with here, are carrying the exact same thing. So, again, there’s nowhere for the electricity to go. The braces are metal with a rubber gasket, and that gasket is purely there to stop chafing. It's like having two wires connecting from one place to another place. Even though they are touching, they are carrying the exact same thing, so nothing happens. What *will* happen, is that those two wires will share the load, so this is actually a good thing in many cases. No short circuit can happen here because there's no difference in potential; same voltage, same phase, same circuit, same everything.
By far the most dangerous thing here, is the helicopter being so close to the lines. A tiny gust of wind, will send it crashing into the lines, and those guys to their deaths.
Hope this clears a few things up. I'm not a sparky yet, but I am interested in learning for a potential career. Maybe. If I got anything wrong, please do kindly correct me!
Edit: I have since learned that the neutral doesn’t go all the way back to the power station. Which would explain why a single three phase high voltage circuit has three wires, not four. The neutral is more or less a product of the transformer serving either you, or your neighbourhood.
Moon Moon have put it clear 👍👍
@Slak Jaw
From what I know, they are ... but like firefighters, they earn that wage ...
Slightly off topic, but if you want to see something really nuts, you should see the videos of helicopter pilots power washing the metal towers; those support lines of even higher voltage.
The reason why they get power washed because bird poop is pretty corrosive, and the safest way of getting rid of it is by using a helicopter to hose it off As to why they don't get zapped, the water itself must be nigh on 100% free of all contaminants (think of a way more expensive version of the stuff you use to top up your car/truck batteries with ...), that doesn't allow the current to flow back to the helicopter ...
@@nigelft havent heard sbout washing towers due to corrosive from my contacts in transmission. I do know it causes line faults during light rain or foggy mornings. The water create a conductive path down the string of poop between the line , down the insulator and to the metal tower. Always enjoy the days when I have to explain to my management we tripped a line due to buzzard poop.
Moon Moon : great explanation! I'm a UTT (Utility Tree Trimmer) and enjoy my work but this looks like so much fun. Good luck in your future line ops career!
Thanks for the explanation. Learned me something new just now... good deal.
Am an electrician but I couldn’t imagine sticking a wand out and watching an arc like that get drawn, and then go “yup, time to work on this”. Huge respect for this line of work.
300k sounds nice though
@@ThereAreTwoGenders you know, suddenly I could see myself doing this line of work
Us electricians love our linemen and vice versa . Two different trades but got the same respect of the silent killer that is electric
Can you explain what he is doing with that wand and why he doesn't get fried?
Bringing up the potential of the copter to match the power lines, I believe…oversimplification of course.
I have worked many years as a telecommunication technician, often climbing very high pylons that swayed with the wind so I have no fear of heights, but believe me: This is really at the top level. I take my hat off in front of these specialists !
Hiii
bruh ths is so terrifying the level of trust between them
And his GoPro came back fully charged.
LOL
haha
I'm glad you didn't go the heavy balls route, originality is great
No! Its impossible to charge batteries from the power lines without connecting to it!
Im totally not ruining a joke!
@@breezetix Tell that to many heli pilots that reported longer flight times and less load on the aircraft when doing this exact task. Im not jooking either. Do not not believe the field is not effecting the battery life of his camera.
That helicopter pilot is BEYOND INCREDIBLE. What a team.
ether of them makes a mistake and both are kfc
Yeah the heli pilots precision is what impresses me the most here.
yup. Takes all 4 limbs to fly a helicopter. Helicopter pilots are like human birds. They're amazing!
@Edmond Durocher you can still get a shock because of the capacity between the heli and the ground that's why he touches it with the stick first. If he would touch it with his hand it would burn the hand.
@SAKSHAM MISHRA who cares
For those wondering how it works - the long metal rod that shoots out lightning bolts, is a magic wand, and both men in the video are wizards. There can be no other explanation.
Thank goodness. For a moment, I thought you were going to try to convince us that the rod was some sort of 'ground', the people were wearing some sort of Faraday-type suits and the electricity was actually flowing through them...
😂
i knew it
Love it bro😅
Looks incredibly dangerous on so many levels i'm never going to complain about overpriced electricity again
That wont last for sure.... LMAO
biden will make sure you keep paying more and more, have fun with that.. lol
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Funny thing is that using a helicopter to do this job is one way to keep prices low!
🐑
I'm amazed that a helicopter can lift a man with balls that big.
Two men*
Especially with them hanging off one side so far.
Lame
Original!
To me, this helicopter is much like a bee. With four massive huge balls.
I'm more impressed by the helicopter pilot. DO YOU KNOW HOW GOOD YOU HAVE TO BE TO HOVER THAT CLOSE TO POWER LINES. DAMNNNNNN
Just don’t press any buttons? xd
@@kiisseli1337 ei oo ihan niin helppoo, kannattaa kattoo joku video aiheesta
@@nucleardestruction11 Se oliki vitsi.
Noni rauhottukaa😂
It's a skilled trade for a reason
Oh that's an intense job... Amazing skills right there. I remember when I got my helicopter licence, being told "stay away from wires" "wires are helicopters' natural enemy" these guys literally fly in the face of that safety advice... I am suitably impressed 👍🏼👍🏼
Amazing on both parts. You have to be one hell of a pilot to hold steady like that while the lineman does his dangerous work. Much respect to both of you. 👍
Gyro stabilizer
Now this is something I wouldn’t mind paying for with my taxes
and rent too!
plus a giant TIP
If your utility is tax-funded, you do
you already do
It depends how far its going and what the price difference is between markets. Also, who owns the generation. In some cases a supply company may benefit from building a huge artery like this to enter a high demand market. I think California is that way with Washington state. 40 million people vs grand coullie dam.
Incredible. These invisible people keep our lights on 24x7. It's sweat, ingenuity and indomitable spirit. Nothing but respect for these highly skilled laborers.
No he just has genetically huge balls. Nothing to do with spirit or skill.
Wouldnt be considered a high skilled laborers, They are very skilled lineman. A laborer is someone who doesn't have much skills and are usually the guys pushing brooms... ect...
Austin Lee that’s not true at all. Laborers do pipe work, highway work, build scaffolding, run equipment, line and grade work, grout, concrete, demo, landscaping... I was a union laborer for 7 years, I’m in law enforcement now but to say laborers are just broom pushers with no skills isn’t fair. I touched a broom once the whole time I was a laborer, and picked up many skills along the way.
I don’t know what you’re talking about. I didn’t see any invisible people.
Golden Knight trust me the woman you DO find doing this are about the manliest things you will ever have the misfortune of seeing. Sadly they usually don’t last too long in the trade due to their bodies breaking down
These guys are awesome. Thanks for putting your life on the line to keep the lights on. You are heroes.
The skill and bravery in putting on the transmission line spacers is totally appreciated and amazing!!! 😊👍
Mad respect to the guy doing this, and also to the pilot getting extremely close to something which would easily be able to kill them both if he fucked up
Not how it works
@@youtubefanbot6997 I think it is...
@@youtubefanbot6997 how so?
@@m.a.6020 touching the line isn’t dangerous to the helicopter and nothing would happened if he collided with it
Partly true while the electric current may not damage the helicopter the wires definitely might
Hats off to the Pilot for keeping it steady and the installer for making it all look easy. Truly the unsung heroes. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Thinking the same thing, almost like they've done it a few times before lol.
Shade You mind exaggerating?? Vocab Police
Shade clearly you've never been through a natural disaster that left your community without power for weeks or even months... this is the type of preparation it takes to help combat future problems that can bring our society to its knees. so... Mr. don't think before you speak, why don't you pull your head out of your @$$ and show some appreciation for the risks people take just so you can stay cool/warm, refrigerate & cook food, see where you're going in the dark so another hero doesn't have to waist their time saving your inconsiderate trolling no good excuse for a human being @$$!
FYI people don't have to save you from ISIS or suffocating in your own bum to be a hero. ANYONE who risks (high risk, not like driving or something) their life for the greater good is truly a hero.
Steven Littleton Amen. Couldn't have said it better myself.
Shade Well said, if ever cog in the machine is a hero what meaning is left in the word.
The coordination of the heli pilot and the operater is so cool to see! Obviously both very experienced and likely worked together many times, based in how the pilot dropped the heli down in just the right way at the right time.
I don't care how much he's making, THIS man needs a raise!!
This type of job don't make so much
@@paulgarat1850 they actually make over 6 figures usually. The danger, expertise, and low availability for workers makes this kind of job very high paying.
The most difficult job is that of the pilot have to fly that close to cables.
@@paulgarat1850 150k a year isnt that much apperently
@@josephjackson1956 when I left the military almost 10 years ago, this was one of the first jobs that a recruiter approached me about, they were only offering $24 per hour and no guaranteed overtime. I certainly hope that has changed over the last 10 years because $24 an hour is practically the below the poverty line compared to the cost of living in my area. BTW, $24 per hour is $50K per year. I passed on that and took a job for $40 an hour with a solar power company.
"Like helicopters AND electricity you say? Well we have the job for you"!
nailed it😁
@Mike Stevenson the helicopter makes it very safe because you cannot get electrocuted if are not connected to ground
@@TheAlek033 basics
@@TheAlek033 yes well that's ignoring the flaming death of a helicopter crash which is very likely with one gust of wind
@@TheAlek033 except the helicopter generates static electricity putting it at a different potential from the phase which makes it very possible to get electrocuted
Kudos to both of these guys. Lots of skill and experience. Making a hard job look easy
One of my brothers has a mate who had a similar job to the technician in this vid. A lot of their work was line inspections and insulator washing all over the State of New South Wales in Eastern Australia. At the end of each day they would fly back to base in Sydney, sometimes hours away. The pilot gave my brothers mate free helicopter flying tuition on these transits, and in the end the student pilot was completely competent to fly the chopper, including take offs and landings. A nice benefit for sure.
I dropped a screw, can we land and look for it??
Kevin Gannon goddamnit Kevin no one packed a spare?
Kevin Gannon screw that!
They don't use screw those are clamps I think
Priyaranjan Yadav thanks for commenting and ruining everything 😄👍🏼
@@Juan-nq2jp ,ha ha ha
don't drop your tools
or what?
His tools are tied to his platform.
@@dmitriboukalov r/whoooosh
Ash ish how is that a r/wooosh
Ash ish when making that "joke" he probly didnt know the tools were connected to the chopper
Just the sound of the energy running through the lines makes me appreciate these people. Ya'll are crazy af.
You folks are freaking superheroes! Thank you for your work!
Caustic: "I feel most alive when rapidly approaching my death"
this dude *hold my beer*
Wanna play on xbox
я тим what’s your GT
@@omarjones7838 what
@@omarjones7838 my Xbox gt is TRCFfatbo
Hold my shoes
i love the sound when you charge yourself up tk 700kv
JusstyteN lp
JusstyteN i hope u never touch the ground in this moment :D
hombre muñoz feelings mutual
So that's what the stick was for?
Mark467 to stop him getting electrocuted
Mad skills on the part of the pilot and the lineman! Kudos!
Kudos to both the very skilled pilot and the lineman with balls that big, all so we could watch this on you tube!!!! 👏 BRAVO
And here I thought climbing a 20-foot extension ladder was "sketchy".
Mate I work at heights (100 feet plus) and I think extension ladders are sketchy as fuck
Whizzite lol
Mate, extension ladders will always be the sketchiest of sketch.
@@stopchangingmynameyoutube same, worked on poles and a wiggly pole is way less sketch than some ladders
He's wearing a seatbelt, he's fine!
Exceptional piloting.. the fact it takes him seconds to get into position is unreal well done.
I'm so impressed by the pilot lowering to the bottom lines to make it where he can reach them. I can't believe that thing is that stable, thats what is good about non-hydraulic cyclic makes it a lot more stable. So badass
No way I would do this, but it is a phenomenal enterprise both from the helicopter's pilot's point-of-view and the lineman installing spacers. Good video!
Both...worker and pilot. True heros. I feel completely sick at the sight. I have great respect for electricity. Amazingly fast work by the worker and precise work by the pilot. Great teamwork.
They're very skilled, and well-trained, yes. But shouldn't 'hero' be reserved for someone risking their own life in order to save another life? I don't see that happening here.
Me: *sees thumbnail
Oh hes probably going to be in some kind of crane or something
Guy: *sits on edge of helicopter
*Nope nope nope nope*
A crane would ground the wire.
@@andrasfogarasi5014 that makes sense
NO BOY, THAT GUY
YOU KNOW, THAT GUY GOT THE BIGGEST BALLS OF THE ENTIRE WORLD
YOU KNOW WHAT
IM GONNA DRINK ALL MY VODKA BOTTLE FOR THAT
True, a crane would provide a path to ground, an insulated bucket truck wouldn't though. Helicopters are just faster.
@@scottesplin1
And, lets be honest, way cooler and badass
That IS SOMETHING I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR IN SOMEONES WORK! The Pilot of that Helicopter has 100's of hours in Practice hovering, BEFORE considering doing that. "BONDING" with High Voltage like that is Crazy!
Not even hundreds. Helicopter pilots with that kinda of job have over thousands of hours of flight time.
Hundreds only? You are falling short lol
Hudreds of hours? Try literal years behind the controls. These pilots fly more than you drive
you all need to learn to read "100's of hours in Practice hovering"
Its easy, i have done it in battlefield 3 & 4
Whatever amount of money these guys are making its safe to say they have earned every bit of it.. Amazing work.
Finally a video w/normal sounds and no music..what a treat. Well done….
nice work, it looks like you have a lot of potential 🤓
thegenrl underrated comment of the decade
haaaaaaaaa.
badum-TSSSS!!!!
I see what you did there XD
Few will get this :)
Alot of people shouting out the guy doing the work but no one seems interested in the pilot. being able to stay stable like that is insane.
Half the comments are about the pilot
@BenJervis62 no it's all the pilots skill
@BenJervis62 judging by the simplicity of the helicopter, I can almost guaranty that is the pilot doing that. There simply isn’t enough room for that kind of tech on there.
@@ZSmith-yy4lv if they can pack hover assist into a tiny drone im sure they can do that for a helicopter. It probably does have some stabilizers set to help keep things extra steady but for the most part yea this is the pilots skill.
@@ovenheating9482 thing is with that you can afford to have a cheap and light system. I can at least guarantee that type of helicopter doesn’t have automatic stabilizers; I know people that have flown in similar types. They are all pilot controlled.
Teams who do this work are the salt of the earth. Three cheers to these unsung heros!
Not sure what's more impressive, the pilots skill of how fast the lineman is
I learned in school once that this is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, nothing but respect for the people who risk getting electrocuted with over half a million volts just so our everyday lives can improve
Matt Carls they told us in class its ranked 7th most dangerous job in the u.s
Electrocution is the least of their worries in this situation. They're far from ground. More a freak gust blowing the chopper into the wire or a mechanical fault or pilot error and it's all over.
Are you fucking serious??
@@TheTruthKiwi do you know that electrocution will kill you in a second
Puro Zombie in this situation there protective equipment doesn’t allow them to get electrocuted but it does rarely happen
Three things that scare me
1. Heights
2. Electricity
3. I'm married.
Dude you need a lawyer
I think it was a joke
Married option is to much fun 😂😂
loved that video
@@AjeetSingh-co6us It gets old in a hurry. Then you're stuck with it
Keeping the lights on for everyone. Now these guys are the real hero’s IMHO. Risking their necks quietly for nobody to see…… Well I appreciate you boys. Cheers.
From a retired lineman and builder/modifier of substations, much respect to those who wear the Faraday suits.
This is just incredible am at a loss for words. i also luv the fact hes kept his favourite gloves in good repair!
Seems like a fun job. You go around the countryside, breathe some fresh air. You even have your own personal helicopter to take with you and you get paid for all that, too!
And if you somehow manage to connect to the ground, you and the helicopter blow up in an extremly big yet fancy explosion.
@@grecolonsvila Well, given that those lines are about 35m high above the ground, it's very unlikely. Should his helicopter break, he'll hit the ground without anything happening. And if he has some sort of rope that is attached on the spacer, it won't travel trough. Sure, 765k volts are A LOT, but they won't pass trough a rope(unless it's metal in which case... yikes). Only thing i'd really be afraid off is falling from that height.
That long pole he connected is the only thing keeping him fro get shocked by 700000 volts, if he misses that, he dead
@@fatsackcat7251 Oh shit, i missed that. Didn't see the volt arc when i watched it. Why does it happen though, is one of the wires grounding the rest ?
@@TylerRaber But he is not touching the ground anyway, shouldn't electricity just continue trough the wire either way ? I'm finding this interesting, but my knowledge of electricity is fairly limited or i just don't remember what i've studied before, so, i'll be glad if you can manage to explain this to me!
That grounding rod is sick. I bet you feel like Harry Potter every time you fly up next to one of those lines. Awesome video!
Right
I bet he never feels like himself more then in that exact moment just because of the amount of adrenaline in his blood and the level of concentration in mind..
"It's Leviosaaah" :D
Not grounding. He would die and the heli explode If grounded. Hes using that rod to being him and thr heli to the same voltage potential as the lines, basically becoming part of the circuit.
@@Sykotix420 You are thinking of earth not ground. Ground is about reference, if you have a system with +12v and -12v, you actually have a 24v system with a 12v tap. You have just decided to use +12v (from earth) as ground ref. Therefore earth will be -12v from your ground ref. You see this often when a circuit has op-amps and always when talking about audio amplifiers.
The helicopter could therefore be grounded, with the powerline as ref.
But yes, the stick is used to reach a equilibrium (in this case voltage potential) in a safe way.
Nothing but respect for the kind of people that can do ballsy stuff like this, I'm such a pansy I nearly had three heart attacks just watching this. Lol
I like the times when youtube was either this, a kid smashing his computer into a wall over a game, or early YTPs
you definitely missed out on the SUPER early days of yt
Why do you think the use a helicopter and not a ladder......
There is no ground, so perfectly harmless.
The only thing what can go wrong is a helicoptercrash
Now youtube is a giant political propaganda machine with barely any resemblance to the days of when it actually supported free speech.
@@tangoseal1 RUclips is a private corporation that has the right to deny its services to people they don’t like. This is the same right that bakeries have in not having to serve gay couples. You’re not entitled to the services of a private corporation, and they have every right to block you from using their service if you break their guidelines listed in their Terms of Service, which we all agree to prior to creating an account. Unless you want the government to step in and interfere with the affairs of a private corporation? But wait, aren’t you conservatives supposed to be anti-big government and pro-laissez faire capitalism?
And ultimately the funniest thing is the people who complain the most about being “censored” are also the loudest and never shut up about it.
Incredible how still the pilot is able to hover the helicopter.
Yeah, it takes a lot of skill to hover that steady..
Hopefully he doesn’t have a sneezing fit.
One of the most insane videos that I have seen so far. Stay safe.
I don't even have to see your face if you are up on that wire YOU ARE A REAL MAN !! FOR REAL!! UTMOST RESPECT!! THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO!!
This guy is like Harry Potter, using his magic wand to chillax the electricity
:))))) right
The wand nulls the voltage potential so both the chopper and lines are at the same. Then he can put that wire on to keep the potential at zero which is what you are, seeing
@@MrRedeyedJedi Ahh, that's really cool. So they'd only be in danger if they somehow touched ground?
@@ben-7403 yes, or if he used his arm to zero the potential he'd also still have a bad day as his bodies capacitance would see him still get a zap. Not as bad as the current going through him to true ground however.
rofl...sir, you won the internets for the day!
These "spacers" do more than control the spacing of the lines. They also help keep the four wires voltage in phase. They are actually shorting blocks rather than insulators. Amazing that they can do this. The pilot must have extreme skills.
Why would they need to be kept in phase?
I used to work on Boeing 727s. They had three phase 60 KVA 400Hz generators (actually brushless alternators) which you could tie together on one bus (most modern aircraft have a split bus system). Before you tied generators you had to synchronize them-looking at a light bulb powered by the same phase of two generators you wanted to tie. When it went out, phases were matched, and you hit the bus tie breaker.
This wasn’t so they’d be in phase before you connected them for being in phase’s sake, it was so that they wouldn’t shear the generator drives as they locked into phase _instantly._
@@Bartonovich52 the 4 wires are in phase. There is 3 sets of 4.
The spacers are not meant to provide any electrical connection. They serve two purposes, they keep the wires from slapping into each other in high winds and they dampen vibrations along the line. There is plenty of vertically bundled conductor out there without spacer-dampers and those lines don't get out of phase.
Amazing the inventors of this technology and the great knowledge passed on by the workers to keep this system going.
Love the duct tape on the left glove. Amazing GoPro video. Thanks. This isn't the kind of job where you take a step back and admire your work!
Shoutout to these men risking their lives so we can enjoy tv at home
Always make friends with the pilot,, never make him your enemy
Excellent, working live , no shutdown, very skilled lineman and expert pilot, may Allah bless you and whoever doing such work.
The skills and nerve involved for all working at this level is amazing...it’s so dangerous it ain’t funny just one slight mistake is all it takes...it’s cool how that rod used to hook onto the live line makes the helicopter and the lineman the same potential to make it possible work on a live line like so....
Incredible skill, awareness, courage, and attention to detail. Whatever they're paying these guys, it's worth it. Mad respect, boys, stay safe.
They dont get paid much at all lol
@@colognetm7861yeah only about a $250,000 annual. My straight time rate is $71/hr
@@colognetm7861cap these guys be making up to 6 figures
Both of them are terrific at their jobs, that guy was chill but fast at putting the spacer on and that pilot is outstanding
Big respect. Ultra dangerous on so many levels. Difficult to watch but fascinating all the same. Thanks for posting.
Such an electrifying job!!!
when i saw him reaching for the wire with the stick i was like ooh hell no. respect for the fast worker
@@Boxersteavee It isn't. That's what the stick is for, it keeps the electricity from finding him as the easiest path, so he doesn't get shocked. If it was cut he would at most get the sparks while putting the little rod in the wires, but not as he got them out, since there would be no current.
@@Boxersteavee You keep saying that all over the comments. What part of "Energized service performed" do you not understand?
@@Boxersteavee oh the electricity is off, that's why you can see the electricity that doesn't exist zap his stick lol
@@Boxersteavee you are a troll
@@AlecShernAPS yes, they remove the power from line first and they lock the breakers with safety lock then he he shorted phases to dump any charge left built on the cables. That is where the arc comes from
This kind of stuff is just so highly impressive to me. Even as a grown man, I'm looking at this just makes my jaw drop
Wow, this is incredible work!
У меня голова закружилась просто от просмотра видео..) Это невероятная командная работа! Ювелирный пилот и бесстрашный электрик.)
что характерно даже электроинструмент работает не взирая на высокое напряжение поблизости
I love how much control he has over his tools. No strings or anything in case he drops one. I can't work at ground level without dropping something every couple of minutes, and this guy does it hundreds of feet in the air, with wind and rotor wash.
I threw 3 fits this week over corded things latching on deep into my toolbag & Weds isn't even over yet.... On the bright side: Snuffing out that dream was efficiently brisk & trouble-free, just like these pros on the job!
Man I can't believe this shit. I mean I get it, it has to be done to maintain the lines but jeez that looks dangerous. Starting up a 300KVA transformer makes me nervous I cant imagine working on the kind of power that can supply like 5000 of those transformers... or would it be 15000.... I dunno. Its a stupidly large amount of power...
As an electrician... Mad Respect.
The real danger in this situation is the helicopter ride. As far as I can tell, he is in very little danger from the shock since he is airborne, thus not grounded!
Andrew Young Yeah the only thing is that he is working on something over the breakdown voltage of air. With that much potential, current can flow through most any path. But the helicopter ride definitely is the edgy part being that close to and obstacle
He so far away from the ground that nothing could happen from the electricity, the real dangerous and impressive part is the helicopter
This is why he has the zappy stick. It's a safe way to bring you up to the same potential. Because there's no path to ground, there's no problem. There's nowhere for the electricity to flow, so it just goes around you. You're charged to dozens of kV all the time and you don't feel it, until you ground the static out on something.
@@uzaiyaro Did you notice that the arc was continuous? Reason for that is that the helicopter and its contents was acting like a capacitor and was being charged and discharged for each cycle of the voltage.
Thank you Sirs for your service.
Very good skills here, by way of chopper pilot’s ability to remain stationary,(think gusts of wind)! Plus the speed and precision of his movements with the process...but both their lives are really in the pilot’s hands! We do rely on such people! Cheers
zappy wand
fly on helicopter
beautiful view
fresh air
super simple task
super dangerous and thrilling
actually the ideal career
Not so simple when one mistake and you will become charcoal
Vincent Vilcsak dxxxcc
aint got nobody that’s the super dangerous and thrilling part
There is actually a huge shortage of lineman so if that interests you it’s a fantastic career, sadly many apprentices drop out for various reasons (mostly the hard work)
Zappy wand lmao
As a firefighter and a pilot, I found this fascinating ! Early in my career as a firefighter and medic, I had to get a man down off large residential power lines. He climbed the large pole to the top and toughed the wrong thing. He took three surges of 23,500 volts and fell across the wires. He made a national burn center’s record books, when he survived that much voltage. He came to thank us, well over a year later, the day he left the hospital. He suffered major permanent damage, but later married and was doing fairly well, thanks to a guardian angel. He tried to credit us with saving him, and we told him it was NOT us, we just helped God out a bit. Scary stuff and much respect to those who deal with high voltage like this every day. Safe skies guys and thanks for sharing this great video ! 🇺🇸
Randy Porter it depends on the current and amperes which is a big factor, your a firefighter not a electrician
Robbie Sayers - First, we get it. You want everyone to know you know all about “voltage and amperes”. That’s great and we appreciate your wisdom and insight. Not once did I say anything to imply I was an electrician. In fact, I said how grateful I was for those who dealt with high voltage daily. But, unlike your post, the point of my comment was not to pat myself, or the other guys there on the back. In fact, you’ll notice I did the opposite, assuming no credit. But, since you flexed you’re electrical prowess, let me say this - No, I am not an electrician, nor want to be. But, you are not a trauma paramedic. When someone takes enough current to burn his clothing completely off his body, and burning him to the point that IV’s couldn’t be started, losing an arm, a leg, an eye, a kidney and an exit wound a softball would easily fit in, do you really think he gives a damn about the “voltage and amperes” ?? It was enough that he made the National record for survived current and although it may not fit your criteria, it fit Vanderbilt Burn Centers criteria. And his loss of half his body fit his criteria I suspect. As for me as a medic, yeah it sure fit mine, while we fought to help him. No one knows how he survived, but I can tell you this, none of medics, doctors, surgeons or burn care specialists ever once thought to ask about the “amperes”, or consult with a self-appointed electrical energy transfer expert, on the best course of action. Why ?because even with your expertise, you or no one else could have helped him one bit, even with vast knowledge of “voltage and amperes”. But, when someone suffers a gunshot wound, we don’t consult a gunsmith either. So no, I am not an electrician, but was part of a humbling accident that doctors could not explain. And no, they didn’t think to ask an electrician like you for direction. But the point was and still is about an amazing survival story and the fact that I respect and appreciate those who deal with high voltage daily. Well.. “most” of them.
@@WELLINGTON20 There is really no current limit so it depended directly on the voltage. Try again.
@@randyporter3491 stumbled across this comment and have to say, it is one of the best rebuttals to a troll I've read in a long time. Definitely a "10" from me. Comments like these are why we read the comment section.👏👏👏
That stick he uses to ground the power is just crazy . Mad respect for these guys . It's a super super hard job . One mistake and one or both of these people are gone in a nano second.
Respect to both of you for your skills and courage. I'm surprised the chopper can even lift the combined weight of both you guys' balls.
- if you touch the ground you're de-
- HELICOPTER!
You sir, are amazing. Without you guys we wouldn't have lights in our homes, baths to take, and games to play.
So this is the guy that keeps the beers cold and the game on !
The fact that you hear that arc over the helicopter is nuts I think
You both have earned so much respect for this incredibly skilled work. Thank you!
Videos like these always are from 2013 or earlier, if it's from then you know it's gonna be good
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 both pilot and installer are top notch.
Wow that is some job, such skill by both men .Respect.
That little stick he puts on the wire is a nice warning shits very real
you know hes not really morgan freeman? :^)
God's here
oh Yes he's, look at his picture, he is!
True. But, ehh...what the hell! Everybody needs a little-break from the mundane once in a while! Besides, if it were he? I'd settle for a "digital"-autograph! (You know...just in case it was!)....!☺
Mike A yeah isn’t he grounding himself. So obviously he doesn’t get electrocuted.
Housewife: "Being a mother is the toughest job in the world."
If you ask that guy if he'd want to spend more time with his kids, he'd tell you he'd rather do his job.
Then its not the *toughest* job but more like *most boring* job
Bill Burr is the MAN!
It's not toughest but it may had health hazards. While in charge He may experience lot of electromagnetic fields in his body which is very harmful to him
Venkatesh sgl electromagnetic fields in his body eh? Like when he doesn´t do any of that fucking radio or TV signals aren´t piercing through his body
notice how the pilot smoothly maneuvers the helicopter to the perfect position so the lineman can reach each corner of the spacer with ease... superior skill by both
Wow.That has to be one of the coolest jobs ever.
Pretty amazin. Both these guys are under intense pressure to deliver flawlessly and they do.
He made more on this one job than I'll make in the next few months 😂
And he deserves every last penny!
Respect to that guy for all his work
This video still gives me the worst anxiety but I love this.
We should really use helicopters here more often.This looks like loads of fun :D
+Picobyte Right on. But while the safety record for this kind of work is extremely good, it is far from "safe." A gust of wind, a _millisecond_ of wrong input from the pilot (he is human after all) that causes a main or tail rotor blade to contact a line or tower and it's over. Not to mention any kind of aircraft equipment failure. One does NOT autorotate from this height. They risk it all to work on live lines like this so that your (and my) lights aren't constantly be turned on and off for hours at a time - live line work.
Think of, and appreciate, these wicked dudes the next time you flick a switch or hear the sound of your heat/ac kicking on...
Why is everything I like always so dangerous..
+Pico Heh, heh. Because most anything that's fun is _also_ dangerous and/or illegal! Somehow, life seems to always be like that...
Nah,the technical shit usually hits the fan first.Crappy nacelles or internal vents burn down windmills,sloppy wiring disables skilifts.It's always the same.
You should talk to fuel companies first
Add "smooth operator" sound track and your life is complete
Crazy, such a dangerous and hard Job..! Top Job 👍
You guys are awesome and fearless
These guys are some of the bravest men on the planet!! Thank you all for what you men do.