MUST SEE: "Helicopter Linemen" on History Channel!!
- From: mdmarshall@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 29 Jun 2005 08:17:27 -0700
Man, you've got to check this show out, it's incredible!!
Tune In:
Saturday, July 9, 2005 @ 11am ET/PT
The remarkable story of the men who maintain and repair live
high-voltage power lines--an elite team of pilot and lineman that looks
for damage and makes critical repairs without turning the power off!
"Barehanding" involves a helicopter flying up to live power lines,
stretching a metal wand out to the line and energizing the helicopter
and lineman to the full strength of the power line. The lineman,
wearing a special metal fiber suit, then works on the wire by sitting
on the helicopter skid or climbing onto the bare line. This technique
makes the lineman, chopper, and pilot all part of the electrical
circuit with 345,000 volts running through both men and machine. For
two days, we follow members of the USA Airmobile team in Wisconsin as
they risk their lives to inspect and repair critical power lines that
were struck by a tornado. And we trace the development of this
high-risk work, conceived of in 1979 by Mike Kurtgis, our guide through
its electric history.
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