Awesome Peter! John E. told me about your vids, I'm glad he did! By the way, I've climbed every one of those High Peaks (the 46) in the ADKs, some multiple times. Nice to see them from a different perspective. Also...we actually met last week down in Dalton to look over our woodlots. Thanks again for your time and congrats on your helicopter adventure!
Epic video Peter, great editing too considering. And narration. See any shagbarks? Those are typically easy to spot by the leaves. Shellbark as well 😄 Black Walnut
that's it? Look for dead/dying/leaning trees and hit the button!? On the one hand, that sounds easy, but on the other, boring jobs can be dangerous if you zone out and lose track of what you are doing. You normally work from the ground, so was it any more challenging to identify problem trees from above? Or was it also a case of "when in doubt, hit the button"? Fun Summer adventure!
It got challenging when we were on a line that had many encroachments. The aircraft was always in motion so you had to be quick. Each point had many data observations I had to provide(species, is the tree dead? Leaning? Above, beside, or below?) We had to estimate the distance from the line to the trees, which could be tricky when looking straight down a narrow right if way. I have had more challenging work, but you definitely had to be alert and on the ball.
Wonderful work. Thank you.
Awesome Peter! John E. told me about your vids, I'm glad he did! By the way, I've climbed every one of those High Peaks (the 46) in the ADKs, some multiple times. Nice to see them from a different perspective. Also...we actually met last week down in Dalton to look over our woodlots. Thanks again for your time and congrats on your helicopter adventure!
Wonderful video!
Epic video Peter, great editing too considering. And narration. See any shagbarks? Those are typically easy to spot by the leaves. Shellbark as well 😄 Black Walnut
that's it? Look for dead/dying/leaning trees and hit the button!? On the one hand, that sounds easy, but on the other, boring jobs can be dangerous if you zone out and lose track of what you are doing. You normally work from the ground, so was it any more challenging to identify problem trees from above? Or was it also a case of "when in doubt, hit the button"? Fun Summer adventure!
It got challenging when we were on a line that had many encroachments. The aircraft was always in motion so you had to be quick. Each point had many data observations I had to provide(species, is the tree dead? Leaning? Above, beside, or below?) We had to estimate the distance from the line to the trees, which could be tricky when looking straight down a narrow right if way. I have had more challenging work, but you definitely had to be alert and on the ball.
Drones will do it all soon