WLKY Skycrane Erickson Antenna Lift

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
  • Courtesy of WLKY TV. FCC repack
    ‪@bradswarren‬
    Not filmed from a drone. It was filmed from WLKY TV helicopter while it was circling, with gyro stabilized zoom lens.
    Version 2 has helmet cam video from tower crews
    • WLKY ANTENNAVer 2

Комментарии • 968

  • @ommanomnom
    @ommanomnom 2 года назад +135

    Exceptionally skilled pilot. Such a tight space to fly so accurately and remaining stable with such a large machine with a massive load

    • @PavelMy
      @PavelMy 2 года назад +5

      Are you talking about the one from which the video was taken?

    • @Pixelsplasher
      @Pixelsplasher 2 года назад +4

      Seriously, my hats off to the drone pilot as well!

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  2 года назад +25

      Not a drone. Filmed from a TV station helicopter with gyro stabilized lens

    • @choudhuryvlogs9307
      @choudhuryvlogs9307 2 года назад

      👍👍

    • @saint_play
      @saint_play 2 года назад

      Sounds like a porno title

  • @ishgumi44
    @ishgumi44 2 года назад +57

    Absolutely breathtaking. Balls of steel. Excellent videography, too!

    • @n.m.j6205
      @n.m.j6205 12 дней назад

      El sancudoto loko

  • @inderdeepsingh8646
    @inderdeepsingh8646 2 года назад +36

    The work of the artisans who attached the antenna to the tower cannot be ignored.

  • @zabbeestruckchannel1814
    @zabbeestruckchannel1814 3 года назад +38

    I was really impressed by the pilot and operators's skill and courage

    • @zabbeestruckchannel1814
      @zabbeestruckchannel1814 3 месяца назад

      خودم رو عشقه، الان چهارشنبه شب هست شانزدهم آبانماه هزار چهارصد و سه برنامه ماشینا کنسل شده، عبدالله توی زندونه، همچی بهم خورد،مرگم گرفته یا باید برم کابل مغان یا برم پیش یوسف واسه بار چهارم یا پنجم، خدایا خودت کمکم کن

  • @rudycarv2197
    @rudycarv2197 2 года назад +8

    Astonishing and Hats off for the whole team so well synchronised

  • @mag7856utg
    @mag7856utg 3 года назад +17

    The cutest looking helicopter I have ever seen. The entire team is brave and super. I never saw anything like this before. May the Lord keep you all safe and strong

  • @summers9218
    @summers9218 3 года назад +27

    The drone guy has made the scenario more suspense than ever. Great camera work.

    • @قحطان-و9س
      @قحطان-و9س 3 года назад

      Yemen 💐💐💐💐

    • @mrhimansu5878
      @mrhimansu5878 3 года назад +1

      of course

    • @SuperRede4u
      @SuperRede4u 2 года назад +5

      Apparently (according to the original poster) this footage was taken from a local news chopper with a gyro stabilized camera on board. If you listen carefully you can hear the drone of the turbine engine in the background. FWIW.

    • @miodragbasic4805
      @miodragbasic4805 10 месяцев назад

      8

  • @Mike.o.s.b
    @Mike.o.s.b 3 года назад +34

    Очень впечатляет мысль о том, что этот вертолет был впервые зарегистрирован в 1968 году и до сих пор имеет действующий сертификат летной годности. Спасибо за загрузку видео.

    • @PavelMy
      @PavelMy 2 года назад

      Are you talking about the one from which the video was taken?

    • @jacobkudrowich
      @jacobkudrowich Год назад

      ​​@@PavelMy178AC it was built in 1971

  • @khalidnawaz6599
    @khalidnawaz6599 3 года назад +49

    Wonderful and amazing work by the pilot and the guys.Thumb up for him.

  • @mikedye480
    @mikedye480 9 месяцев назад +4

    Nice work, Brad. You may not remember, but you and I worked together at Horizon Helicopters back in the 90's. I just found your channel and thought you should know that I remember you with great respect. Looks like Erickson has treated you well, my friend. Regards. Mike Dye

  • @smallink6919
    @smallink6919 3 года назад +5

    No.1 video of the world .. deserves Billions of views

  • @SuperPiyuchan
    @SuperPiyuchan 3 месяца назад +2

    my favourite helicopter model.. and what a brave pilot and tower staff.. you got maximum talents and braveness.

  • @criticise-l3q
    @criticise-l3q 3 года назад +19

    Wow.. Amazing 🙏. Big salute to the team behind the efforts 🌹🌹

  • @bubbagreensmith7174
    @bubbagreensmith7174 3 года назад +9

    Built and maintained these for Erickson Air-Crane for years,quite the aircraft!

  • @joergwiesmann4261
    @joergwiesmann4261 3 года назад +12

    .....BIG COMPLIMENTS !!!!! to ALL of this grait crew !!! kind regards from a former AS332-Pilot out of Switzerland !!

  • @copycola801
    @copycola801 2 года назад

    boa wie krank......solche leute müssten millionen verdienen. mein größten respekt.

  • @frankbullitt4556
    @frankbullitt4556 3 года назад +28

    Incredible. Great camera footage

    • @travelsouthafrica5048
      @travelsouthafrica5048 3 года назад

      really ? watch from 3:00 ruclips.net/video/z-E9W5D7DF8/видео.html watch from 3:00

    • @vikky7340
      @vikky7340 2 года назад

      Yes fantastic .....

  • @vasileburoiu9339
    @vasileburoiu9339 3 года назад +11

    Respect și admirație pentru asemenea oameni și asemenea performanta! Felicitări!

  • @gamechanger8473
    @gamechanger8473 3 года назад +14

    Respect to the entire team efforts.
    Salute from Indian🇮🇳

  • @averybauman6307
    @averybauman6307 3 года назад +20

    Great Camera work!. You can see the workers Drinking there Coffee. Thats a Close up for the Movies. Nice Job Men.

  • @nimrodlunga7917
    @nimrodlunga7917 3 года назад +8

    You have just made my year,
    Nimrod from Cranes and Hoists Zimbabwe

  • @njurus
    @njurus 3 года назад +1

    Wow most interesting content I have consumed on RUclips recently 💯 greatness unmatched!

  • @henrytheeightheist8091
    @henrytheeightheist8091 4 года назад +18

    Excellent! 😊Thumbs up to the guys bolting it into place as well 😎

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  4 года назад +2

      It’s really ALL about the guys in the tower:)

    • @Honeybee897
      @Honeybee897 3 года назад

      And they took a short period of time.

  • @mikem5043
    @mikem5043 3 года назад

    Flying with that many wires and towers around, reminds me of the saying of 'being as nervous a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!'

  • @umami0247
    @umami0247 2 года назад +11

    Saw one of these skycranes in 1980 and it was lifting huge air conditioning system up on top of a 30-40 story building. Very impressive though these did have some maintenance issues still a great concept.

  • @waynegatehouse3998
    @waynegatehouse3998 2 месяца назад

    Absolutely stunning, hats off to the pilot and crew, and the workers on top of the platform.

  • @partylee007
    @partylee007 3 года назад +17

    I was a construction electrician. In 30 years I’ve seen ironworkers do some crazy shit but nothing like that. That’s pretty amazing. 👍

  • @Synfulz
    @Synfulz 3 года назад +9

    I see these guys flying all the time. They are headquartered right down the road from me.

  • @Rocketman88002
    @Rocketman88002 2 года назад +30

    WOW!!! Flying in between those guy wires that are only 120° apart from each other takes precise control of the sky crane. Improper use of the drone! It should be still. That background spinning distracts the viewer.

    • @cameron_krause
      @cameron_krause Год назад +2

      I’m pretty sure it’s a helicopter filming

    • @TheBoatPirate
      @TheBoatPirate Год назад

      either way(drone or chopper), that spinning is bogus. totally nauseating. i started thinking it was a green screen and done on purpose. 😂

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  Год назад +2

      Not a drone, video was taken from another small helicopter orbiting the area😊

  • @saeedkaukab1791
    @saeedkaukab1791 2 года назад +3

    WHAT A PERFORMANCE OF SKILL, ACURACI
    AND COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PILOT
    AND THE MEN ON THE TOWER. WELL DONE.👍🥇👍

  • @RedLP5000S
    @RedLP5000S 2 года назад +7

    One of the greatest helicopters in human history. ✌🏻🚁

    • @russellking9762
      @russellking9762 Год назад +1

      yep...even better than the helicopters than the Romans had

  • @Topgun83152
    @Topgun83152 24 дня назад

    I used this firm to set rooftop HVAC units. They are fantastic!

  • @mrhimansu5878
    @mrhimansu5878 3 года назад +24

    amazing views captured guys ,Thanks for shareing

  • @singingzone3056
    @singingzone3056 2 года назад +1

    Great work...wonderful...work..amazing💪👍
    Love from India

  • @gotit547
    @gotit547 3 года назад +10

    Great drone and chopper pilot work.
    Two questions
    1. Is it allowed to use that area with such load or is it everyone evacuated from that area?
    2. Is drone allowed to operate in such close vicinity of the chopper?

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  3 года назад +8

      It’s a secure area, was not filmed with a drone, but rather a TV News helicopter with a great gyro stabilized lens

    • @jhonsiders6077
      @jhonsiders6077 2 года назад +5

      That news chopper orbiting around the tower about made me dizzy with the close up !

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada Месяц назад

      @@jhonsiders6077 Yeah, a little disorienting heheh. But more fuel efficient and safer than hovering in place.

  • @rodtimmer2318
    @rodtimmer2318 2 года назад

    Without a doubt one of the best vid. I have seen, good job.

  • @muhamadnamo4961
    @muhamadnamo4961 3 года назад +2

    Amazing, nice and beautiful video thanks for sharing WOW 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Professorr911
    @Professorr911 2 года назад +2

    Very hard work..salute all team..👏🏻

  • @Old.Man.Of.The.Mountain
    @Old.Man.Of.The.Mountain 2 года назад +3

    Fascinating look into infrastructure design, building and maintenance 👌Those guys on the top of that tower.. dangerous work for everyone involved but a professional and well-trained crew!

  • @glashoppah
    @glashoppah 3 года назад

    What an epic video. Beautifully shot.

  • @abhijeetgavit4093
    @abhijeetgavit4093 3 года назад +14

    Perfect camera work

  • @leoruotsalainen6339
    @leoruotsalainen6339 2 года назад

    Great special work video 👍👍Pilot 10 points 👍👍👍100%👍👍👍

  • @thefunnymonkey1609
    @thefunnymonkey1609 3 года назад +8

    A highly skilled pilots and a brave workers...

  • @RuiPlaneSpotter
    @RuiPlaneSpotter 3 года назад +1

    Nice video!

  • @rfengr00
    @rfengr00 3 года назад +9

    Flying down between high voltage lines and guy wires. Crazy skill!

  • @PavelMy
    @PavelMy 2 года назад

    А снято на какой вертолет?
    And what kind of helicopter was filmed on?

  • @kenmclaughlin5211
    @kenmclaughlin5211 4 года назад +25

    That Aircrane flew a lot of logs back some years ago. Quite a machine !

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  4 года назад +6

      I mighta been doing that then as well!

    • @norms3913
      @norms3913 3 года назад

      The u.s. army used that aircraft a lot when they had them in service

  • @James-blond007
    @James-blond007 Год назад

    Wow that’s some amazing flying there boy!!

  • @georgecalder5175
    @georgecalder5175 Год назад +4

    I worked for (Weldwood of Canada) a Logging company on the Westcoast of British Columbia, Canada (Toba Inlet) in the late 80s laying out Heli blocks that were logged by an Air-Crane, lifting massive fir, cedar, spruce, hemlock, balsam logs off the steep
    side hills and water dropping the logs into the water of the inlet, had some pretty cool pictures of the Erickson Air-Crane in action

    • @SteveSnowman
      @SteveSnowman Год назад +1

      Very Cool. I used to fish up there. I would watch those Heli loggers in action, I still get goose-bumps thinking about that. - N Idaho -

  • @vicky7913
    @vicky7913 2 года назад

    Wonderful job. Only the truly talented can do

  • @paddik3717
    @paddik3717 2 года назад +3

    Poetry in motion; fantastically skillful & brave pilot & tower crew.
    Just wish the videographer had stayed zoomed in for the trapeze release. Was dying to see how that was done.

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  2 года назад +1

      A release can be seen in this video: ruclips.net/video/90gF3UODJvk/видео.html

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  2 года назад +1

      The lower hooks are electrically remote released from the cockpit

    • @yaad2226
      @yaad2226 2 года назад

      CAN THIS LIFT YO MAMA I HEARD YO MAMA TOIO FAT TO LIFT BY YO DADDY

  • @mahmoodahmadi7043
    @mahmoodahmadi7043 3 года назад

    Spezielle Pilot, bravo.und höchste Zusammenarbeit, klasse.

  • @fabb7papa496
    @fabb7papa496 3 года назад +8

    Not your average Joe’s! Great pilot and crew! God Bless.

    • @alexisbenson9951
      @alexisbenson9951 3 года назад

      I know I am pretty randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to watch new movies online ?

    • @jaimeboston2384
      @jaimeboston2384 3 года назад

      @Alexis Benson Try Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)

    • @judekarsyn9507
      @judekarsyn9507 3 года назад

      @Alexis Benson try FlixZone. Just google for it :)

  • @shekhargomes4760
    @shekhargomes4760 Год назад

    Excellent works what a job,well done.

  • @dongtibule
    @dongtibule 3 года назад +20

    WOW THAT'S AMAZING

  • @besterjack8243
    @besterjack8243 3 года назад +20

    Ich hoffe, dass alle diese Männer mindestens 30.000 Euro im Monat verdienen. Wahnsinns Job.

  • @nickmalone3143
    @nickmalone3143 2 года назад +8

    Amazing that those small engines have that much lift capacity

    • @robertpalmer3166
      @robertpalmer3166 Год назад

      The engines have zero lift capacity. The rotors do the lifting.

    • @nickmalone3143
      @nickmalone3143 Год назад

      @@robertpalmer3166 ...i suppose they have zeto rotation too ...🤔

    • @robertpalmer3166
      @robertpalmer3166 Год назад

      I appreciate you struggling to make a point. Good work.@@nickmalone3143

  • @schlenbea
    @schlenbea 3 дня назад

    How did the guys up on the tower not get dizzy with the background spinning around like that? Crazy

  • @lobosfer10
    @lobosfer10 2 года назад +7

    Maravilloso trabajo profesional. Tengo una duda y no entiendo la causa de por qué el paisaje detrás del video giraba y los operarios en la torre siempre estaban tomados desde el mismo ángulo ¿?

  • @michaelfisher7521
    @michaelfisher7521 2 года назад

    Great skill by the pilot,
    The other workers on the mast have balls of steel,
    You wouldn’t get me up there.👍

    • @robertheintz8017
      @robertheintz8017 2 года назад

      Being on the tower is bad enough, and then comes a helicopter with all that wind turbulence.

  • @Viki-zo1bc
    @Viki-zo1bc 2 года назад +4

    That precision was awesome. Like threading a needle.

  • @Kevin_747
    @Kevin_747 3 года назад

    Awesome video work. Seven miles from my house.

  • @darinclark1853
    @darinclark1853 2 года назад +3

    Incredible footage of an incredible machine.

  • @mattphillips4260
    @mattphillips4260 3 года назад

    the guys on that tower got brass balls the size of real life earth hands down no questions asked

  • @alexanderan103
    @alexanderan103 3 года назад +3

    Такой качественной сьемки на лету я ещё не видел, классно, супер !!!!

  • @knobsdialsandbuttons
    @knobsdialsandbuttons 3 месяца назад

    Amazing machine and awesome piloting ! 👍

  • @ShivaShiva-nw6hy
    @ShivaShiva-nw6hy 3 года назад +3

    Really great photography skills 👍

  • @Emancipation240
    @Emancipation240 2 года назад

    This pilot is abnormally legit awesome!!

    • @yaad2226
      @yaad2226 2 года назад

      CAN THIS LIFT YO MAMA I HEARD YO MAMA TOIO FAT TO LIFT BY YO DADDY

  • @zabbeestruckchannel1814
    @zabbeestruckchannel1814 3 года назад +5

    Whenever I imagine myself in this height, my body trembles involuntarily in fear

  • @kusholhumedeo7851
    @kusholhumedeo7851 7 месяцев назад

    Wonderful workmanship. 😮

  • @dillonmiller9713
    @dillonmiller9713 3 года назад +46

    Am I the only one extremely dizzy now? Maybe get some footage without seeing how fast the drone operater can spin around the tower...

  • @TomalTraveler
    @TomalTraveler 2 года назад

    Salute those peoples who are working on the tower !!

  • @David-yy7lb
    @David-yy7lb 2 года назад +5

    Awesome pilot👍🏿🤙🏿, it would be cool to see how steady and precise he's moving the collective, cyclic and tail rotor pedals

  • @jhonsiders6077
    @jhonsiders6077 2 года назад

    The unit filming about made me dizzy was orbiting around the tower ! Why not in one place ? Those guys are true pros at there job !

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada Месяц назад

      I don't know for sure why, but I do know that it's more fuel efficient and less dangerous for a helicopter to be moving forward than to be hovering in place. So maybe that's why the filming helicopter was circling.

  • @donalfinn4205
    @donalfinn4205 3 года назад +6

    Great vid!👍☘️

  • @johndallessandro7640
    @johndallessandro7640 Год назад

    I like the waiver and speech the Erickson guys give to the Ironworkers. " If anything goes wrong with the machine we will drop the load, period. " 😳
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😀👍

  • @elsonserafim9893
    @elsonserafim9893 3 года назад +12

    👏👏👏👏👏muito louca essa operação, parabéns a ESSES profissionais!

  • @pk_prank1998
    @pk_prank1998 2 года назад

    Wooo. 🤔🤔 Mera to dekh ke fat gya yar. Super work

  • @pkvlog7509
    @pkvlog7509 3 года назад +32

    Wow. What a technogy.
    All the best gyegs.🤝🇮🇳👍

  • @Street_Food_in_Uzbekistan
    @Street_Food_in_Uzbekistan 17 дней назад

    The Stabilization Of The Video Camera On The Helicopter Was Pleasantly Surprised, Probably Very Modern and Expensive \ Стабилизация Видео Камеры На Вертолёте Приятно Удивила Наверное Очень Современная и Дорогая! \ Cool Video / Обожаю Такие Классные Кадры

  • @spacepope-1
    @spacepope-1 3 года назад +5

    I hope I get to work a job that has a heli crane lift someday. That'd be badass. I've been at one with Big Blue, and it was a sight to behold

    • @sinku529
      @sinku529 3 года назад +2

      💚💛🧡💞💞

  • @glashoppah
    @glashoppah 3 года назад

    You can hardly imagine just how big one of those skycrane helicopters are. They are enormous.

  • @Dev.....v-b9q
    @Dev.....v-b9q 3 года назад +17

    Perfect, everything, every planing everyman...

  • @iamsosadsoverysad9682
    @iamsosadsoverysad9682 Год назад

    Wow. Just thinking the amount of things that could go wrong here. These folks must be incredibly skilled at this

  • @christophernichols1379
    @christophernichols1379 3 года назад +4

    Damn good camerawork.

  • @kamaljhamat6620
    @kamaljhamat6620 3 года назад +1

    Excellent work

  • @bass305-HCCA
    @bass305-HCCA 3 года назад +4

    Awesome job gentlemen 👍💯

  • @thejukumar160
    @thejukumar160 2 года назад

    Excellent photography

  • @louiearmstrong
    @louiearmstrong 3 года назад +18

    The zoom shift at 7:18 is crazy

  • @pathankarimkhan2303
    @pathankarimkhan2303 3 года назад +1

    What a heard work but team is doing best job 👌👌👌👍👍👍

  • @RaviKumar-td1oj
    @RaviKumar-td1oj 3 года назад +7

    Looks like very experienced pilot.

  • @chtyan
    @chtyan 2 года назад

    My knees are weak watching this. Takes special people to do this kinda job. With Pay!!!!

  • @АлександрКлэбо
    @АлександрКлэбо 3 года назад +20

    Мир воюитза всякую херню,а вот люди профи своей работы есть уважуха таким 👍👍👍💪💪💪

  • @dbriggs1689
    @dbriggs1689 2 года назад

    Perhaps one of the most impressive things I've ever seen. Great job gentlemen

  • @jayantadebnath9080
    @jayantadebnath9080 3 года назад +10

    Really mission impossible. Hats off

  • @fayazahmed2841
    @fayazahmed2841 3 года назад +8

    Brilliant job done 👍 by the pilots.

  • @MyronW-h2x
    @MyronW-h2x Год назад

    There are actually 2 pilots on these lifts: 1 flying the crane and the other facing backward controlling the line that lifts and places the object on the top of the tower. My brother was one of the " backseat" pilots. Yes, it takes absolute precision and coordination between both pilots and the crew on top of the tower using constant radio communication.

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  Год назад +1

      There’s actually 3 pilots, 2 up front and the one in back seat. Who was your brother? I should know him😊

    • @MyronW-h2x
      @MyronW-h2x Год назад

      @@bradswarren Max Evans

    • @bradswarren
      @bradswarren  Год назад +2

      Say Hi to Max for me😊 He trained me👍🏽 In the old days they used 2 pilots once in a while, but nowadays we use 3😊

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada Месяц назад

      @@bradswarren That's rad. :)

  • @robertocardoso2183
    @robertocardoso2183 3 года назад +20

    O cara que está na pilotagem desse helicóptero é féra
    Esse é o cara!

  • @coffeeseven
    @coffeeseven 2 года назад

    I'm impressed. That takes nerves of steel. What a crew.

  • @rolandomogado8352
    @rolandomogado8352 3 года назад +3

    This is truly Awesome...invention after invention coupled with unbelievable creation mankind became even more incredible! A superscience is now awesome