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Helicopter Maintenance on energized 765,000 Volt Line
Footage of helicopter live line work on AEP's 765,000 Volt Transmission System
American Electric Power Co. - "AEP owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, an approximately 40,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined."
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The little bee that could... well... almost. :-/
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The little bee that could... well... almost. :-/

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  • @markifi
    @markifi หลายเดือนก่อน

    just say no to helicopters

  • @armandoniebla
    @armandoniebla หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @noberet
    @noberet 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @noberet
    @noberet 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @witthayat2481
    @witthayat2481 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    โวลต์สูงแต่กระแสต่ำไม่ตายเหมือนเครื่องซ๊อตไฟฟ้าครับ

  • @ramaraju2864
    @ramaraju2864 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Trump985
    @Trump985 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @larrybien7599
    @larrybien7599 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @jasonsnyder8341
    @jasonsnyder8341 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @bradforddrake8633
    @bradforddrake8633 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @KarenBales-y5t
    @KarenBales-y5t ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @AndrejGavriluk
    @AndrejGavriluk ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @hs0zcw
    @hs0zcw ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @frisk151
    @frisk151 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jwglista
    @jwglista ปีที่แล้ว

    7:38 They stole the Computer Chronicles song!

  • @EMHoutdoors
    @EMHoutdoors ปีที่แล้ว

    Who is here from Dr. Gross’ class?

  • @robertw5316
    @robertw5316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God!!!.. That looks dangerous.

  • @MundaneThingsBackwards
    @MundaneThingsBackwards 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @nicklegend2271
    @nicklegend2271 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @blairtimusprime8770
    @blairtimusprime8770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow what a job.

  • @ediprasetyo618
    @ediprasetyo618 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @wansmg
    @wansmg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mantap kapan ya linesman indonesia bisa seperti itu

  • @dirtyj247365
    @dirtyj247365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @gviehmann
      @gviehmann 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some lines are over 100 years old, and they are good for another 100 years. It is not economically feasible to replace them yet.

    • @dirtyj247365
      @dirtyj247365 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gviehmann replace the lines? in 100 years electricity will be outfitted for wireless transmissions ...kinda similar to the way phones, televisions and computers lost their wires.

  • @udayprabhakar6744
    @udayprabhakar6744 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ronmeek1935
    @ronmeek1935 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @poppabear3730
    @poppabear3730 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There aint no way id do that or even consider it

  • @MrDaveaccord
    @MrDaveaccord 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @NicolaeComan
    @NicolaeComan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @vule9193
      @vule9193 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      because it is AC, and the helicopter is a big capacitor from which the current can flow in and out.

    • @stevenormandin2059
      @stevenormandin2059 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vule9193 it is called stray capacitance in the technical world

  • @deepwaterescue4u
    @deepwaterescue4u 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @fly3209
    @fly3209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    th-cam.com/video/x94BH9TUiHM/w-d-xo.html howw do they get so close to those insulators and they are not carbonized?

  • @jasonpage6952
    @jasonpage6952 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @lutherb6877
    @lutherb6877 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @vincebowling1778
      @vincebowling1778 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, just cannonballs. Heavy iron and quite large in caliber.

  • @Wingnut_Stickman
    @Wingnut_Stickman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @southwestxnorthwest
      @southwestxnorthwest 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I don't think it was much of a case of, "I hope this works". It's pretty easy to predict what will happen without an advanced degree. Helicopters generate static electricity and when I was in army from the late 90s until 2004, whenever our unit flew out to Yakima Training Center from Ft Lewis either on Chinook or Blackhawk helicopters, the crew chief on board carried a wand that was connected to the aircraft an would ground it to the earth when we landed so they could dissipate the static charge. I suspect that's part of the reason they ground the aircraft against those high tension lines

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @karlburris4587
    @karlburris4587 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ianduffin4943
    @ianduffin4943 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ph11p3540
    @ph11p3540 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @IPA SOLÉ Armani is just a brand name for narcissistic who could care less about human life.

  • @mattlogue1300
    @mattlogue1300 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    BALLS!!

  • @NOOBNOOB007
    @NOOBNOOB007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coolest job ever

  • @richardchouinard9382
    @richardchouinard9382 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is his balls sac 😳

  • @IDVIPERMAN
    @IDVIPERMAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    These guys have balls of steel.

  • @willieray9938
    @willieray9938 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @blackened872
      @blackened872 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 years healing from injury? What injuries did you sustain and somehow manage to live?

  • @michael-gary-scott
    @michael-gary-scott 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @OldGrumpyDude
    @OldGrumpyDude 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @jfbeam
      @jfbeam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      People like to shoot power lines. (and things they _think_ are power. Some of those towers have communications lines (fiber) up there, too.)

  • @yaseensafdar907
    @yaseensafdar907 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @yaseensafdar907
      @yaseensafdar907 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnmp1470 yes we did broh. Its become dangerous in rain up to some extent

  • @thisseagamer8165
    @thisseagamer8165 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @willptech7565
    @willptech7565 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:39 today on computer chronicles

  • @ramaroodle
    @ramaroodle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How often is there an "incident"?

  • @ravuamaleilovo6969
    @ravuamaleilovo6969 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Makes work easier

  • @sarge1231
    @sarge1231 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's considerably more than what a bridge steel worker or crab fisherman makes and their jobs are more deadly.

    • @bellboy4074
      @bellboy4074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They don't make that much. More like half that or less.

    • @joeyatin2734
      @joeyatin2734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Phillip Mulligan how is crab fishing dangerous? not trying to be offensive i’m just genuinely curious, i don’t know much about crab fishing.