WKBD New Antenna up

2019 ж. 28 Қаң.
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JP Jones and D7 Brian Bicknese setting the new WKBD Repack antenna atop the 1000' tower in Southfield, MI. Thanks ERI and Construction Helicopters Inc. Excellent job flying by our favorite Austrian pilot Daniel!

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  • Not to brag, but I changed the lightbulb in my hallway last week while standing on a kitchen chair.

    @timmack2415@timmack24153 жыл бұрын
    • Well I hope the fuck you was double hooked ✅✅

      @openrange4999@openrange49993 жыл бұрын
    • @@openrange4999 and of course, A SAFETY NET ,

      @rxb364@rxb3643 жыл бұрын
    • @@openrange4999 😂😂 Safety first!

      @timmack2415@timmack24153 жыл бұрын
    • With no shoes but socks on ?? - because if you had socks on then you should be paid at least what these guys are getting for sheer audacity and daring! Well done 'ole mate!

      @ThePaulv12@ThePaulv123 жыл бұрын
    • Whoaaaaa !

      @rkempson1177@rkempson11773 жыл бұрын
  • Not only is the pilot incredibly good, those tower guys have balls of titanium!

    @richb.4374@richb.43743 жыл бұрын
    • and very large ones too!

      @ChrisLee-UK@ChrisLee-UK3 жыл бұрын
    • Those jobs are so cool I'd do them for free just for the fun! Unless I had to climb up there, I'd want to get paid for that. Ugh.

      @TheBsavage@TheBsavage3 жыл бұрын
    • What amazes me is that they link their safety harness to a foot peg those last 10 feet, where it could literally just slip right off. The only way you'd get me up 3 stories was if I was unconscious...

      @mustang6599@mustang65993 жыл бұрын
    • NAW, Its said that Diamonds R the hardest materials known to man🤔 SO, Perhaps “DIAMOND NUTS” would suffice😁 👍 “GIT’ER D U U U U N E”...

      @Gator-fromOZ@Gator-fromOZ3 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheBsavage KNOCK YER SELF OUT😂

      @Gator-fromOZ@Gator-fromOZ3 жыл бұрын
  • I used to be a firefighter and used to some heights But these guys are in another league. Hats off guys

    @derecktbear6478@derecktbear64783 жыл бұрын
    • They're fine. They have helmets on.

      @innate4994@innate4994 Жыл бұрын
    • @@innate4994 useful if they fall 🥺

      @angieroxy7550@angieroxy7550 Жыл бұрын
    • You were in the Minor Leagues while these guy are in the Majors. lol

      @appleforever6664@appleforever6664 Жыл бұрын
    • They are going to new heights!

      @hypercane2023@hypercane2023 Жыл бұрын
    • @@innate4994 😂😂😂😂

      @Lyth1190@Lyth1190 Жыл бұрын
  • I’ve been watching these videos for years, and now I can say I do this for a living!

    @SJ_999@SJ_9992 жыл бұрын
  • For me, this is a 9.9 on the Sphincter Scale.

    @howardsternisbatman@howardsternisbatman3 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, no kidding. Join the club. Those guys are everyday heroes to me.

      @midcenturymodern9330@midcenturymodern93303 жыл бұрын
    • howardstern'sphinctersayswha??

      @MrW454ci@MrW454ci3 жыл бұрын
    • 🤣😂🤣 I can feel it tightening as I watch this 😂🤣

      @carlarthur4442@carlarthur44422 жыл бұрын
  • I do love watching skilled heli pilots at work. I know this video kind of focuses on the guys (with huge balls) dangling off the corner of that tower but big props to the chopper pilot Daniel. The skills and deft touch required to translate the instructions from the guys into placing that antenna right where it's needed. Amazing, no wonder he's their favourite pilot. Whether it be the heavy lifters like this or powerline repair, logging, rescue, air ambulance / medivac or dropping troops into a hot l/zone, I don't think these heli pilots (and crew) get the recognition they deserve for their skill.

    @chunkymonkey3957@chunkymonkey39572 жыл бұрын
    • Very well said brother❤

      @grower420ed4@grower420ed4 Жыл бұрын
    • I guarantee those guys “dangling off the corner” have huge respect for the pilots’s skill!!

      @johns3106@johns3106 Жыл бұрын
    • O M G in heaven! WOOT!

      @Fatdog-Dakind@Fatdog-Dakind4 ай бұрын
  • I'm 68 years old now, when in my late 20s I took a job climbing towers. My first tower was a 2000 footer. I couldn't believe how it swayed, but the view was amazing, But when I got down, I quit. To this day, I can't believe I did that. Now I hate just cleaning the gutters. So much kooto's to the guys who do that everyday. Thank you guys.

    @fredpierce5962@fredpierce5962Ай бұрын
  • Amazing to watch, never ceases to amaze me how some people are ok with heights like this. great video!

    @ASCP67AUS@ASCP67AUS2 жыл бұрын
    • By using the mindset that a 20 foot fall could kill you.

      @lawrence.porter@lawrence.porter2 жыл бұрын
    • I used to do billboard till one day I slipped on a 80' my PPE saved my ass but ever since I couldn't even get more than 10 feet before I lost it.

      @beekeeper8474@beekeeper8474 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank god there's guys like this, you ain't getting me up there!

      @dangonzales4278@dangonzales4278 Жыл бұрын
    • @@beekeeper8474 Billboards here too and when the wind started blowing and the structure started boucing and swaying I couldn't help but picture in my head about falling..now I hate heights.. these guys are awesome !

      @rosskrause3926@rosskrause3926 Жыл бұрын
    • Whether you fall from 100 ft or 1,000 ft, the impact is the same.

      @Landis_Grant@Landis_Grant8 ай бұрын
  • I climbed a 270' TV tower to do an antennae install in Salem, Oregon as part of my job working for a communication co. Once up there I was able to make the connections but did not think I could get down. Going up is a lot easier just concentrating on the next rung. Going down way worse, I started shaking. The boss wanted me to do it again and I refused said, fire me I'm NOT going again. They were mad and paid an outside climber. Cannot believe some of those guys just go up there and dance around!

    @rondyechannel1399@rondyechannel13993 жыл бұрын
    • ya'll are half bonkers, I mean you got the massive EMFs to fry you as well as the insane heights and other dangers...gotta be a better way.

      @alal792@alal7923 жыл бұрын
    • and yeah, cats have trouble getting back down sometimes 2, common dilemma.

      @alal792@alal7923 жыл бұрын
    • Add me to that. I climbed a 500 ft tower in Oman with the riggers for a safety inspection. It took me over an hour to climb up but two hours to come down. As you say, looking at the next rung going up is straightforward but as you come down, the natural instinct is to look down and that's when it all kicks in. Rigers are not paid enough.

      @tonyb7779@tonyb77793 жыл бұрын
    • And thats why the clanging we hear isnt the tools or bolts, its the immense balls theae guys have swinging around hitting the metal.

      @wakcedout@wakcedout3 жыл бұрын
    • Never in a million years. I wouldn't get ten feet off the ground!

      @Xplantdad@Xplantdad3 жыл бұрын
  • That is example of supreme flying skills. Extremely skilled pilot one slip of judgement in aligning that thing and it becomes a tragedy .

    @kymtaylor5433@kymtaylor54333 жыл бұрын
    • Looks like a team effort to me, the pilot is skilled no doubt, but the guys on the iron are an example of supreme brass balls.

      @lancejensen9328@lancejensen93283 жыл бұрын
    • Uh..."flying skills" not really involved here. A computer - or several - is flying the chopper. Probably monitoring a few thousand inputs per second. No human could handfly with this degree of accuracy...

      @LeonAllanDavis@LeonAllanDavis3 жыл бұрын
    • Yep I'm sure your right Leon. The computer that controls the anti torque rotor can calibrate the bolt hole alignment to with that finer degree. Damn good gps ! ultimately the final control of the cyclic and collective will still come down to the judgement of the pilot.

      @kymtaylor5433@kymtaylor54333 жыл бұрын
    • That's why external load is the most difficult rating to obtain

      @darkhorse1691@darkhorse16913 жыл бұрын
    • @@kymtaylor5433 I've spent a lot of years in the Four Peaks wilderness area east of Phoenix. Back in the 80's McDonnell Douglas would flight test Apache gunships out there. There was this one particular chopper that would do hover tests up against the side of side of a hill about a mile away. Every afternoon when the wind kicked up. It would hang there for an hour and more. In exactly the same spot. So one morning I hiked over there with my 10.X 50's and my Nikon F with a long lens. I positioned myself a couple hundred above. Maybe 300 feet distant. Right on schedule he shows up. Did three or four rolls of film. What amazed me is that the pilot was reading a magazine the entire time. Totally hands off. The breeze was gusting coming up off the desert floor. Kicking up pretty good. The Apache was like a rock. This was over 30 years ago. Before Windows 95. The PC was still 386. No pictures. No video. Now we're looking at AI-assisted flight controls. In the near future the flight crew of a large commercial airliner will be a pilot and a Doberman Pinscher. The pilot will monitor the instruments and the dog will bite him if he touches anything.

      @LeonAllanDavis@LeonAllanDavis3 жыл бұрын
  • As you watch these tower videos, wander away in your mind for a minute and marvel at the strength of steel. It's almost unimaginable that something this tall and heavy can look so delicate and still stand up to the loads and forces put on it. Now back to the action. Props to the people who build and climb these structures for a living. I've climbed tall difficult rocks that would curl your hair but tower work looks scary as hell to me. (Edit)) But, I did almost get into tower work when I was younger. Scary is not necessarily bad.

    @markpell8979@markpell8979 Жыл бұрын
    • Ye steel is nuts. I've always said I would parachute or bungee jump, but these towers just look scary to climb lol.

      @Hateious@Hateious Жыл бұрын
    • @@Hateious Yeah man. They say you can feel 'em flexing and swaying too. Lightning is the biggest danger.

      @markpell8979@markpell8979 Жыл бұрын
  • WOW! I feel like I should get paid just for watching this! Respect!!!

    @razony@razony3 жыл бұрын
    • I like this comment. Thank you.

      @MrW454ci@MrW454ci3 жыл бұрын
  • 6:45 "Waddaya mean "Do I have the nuts and the bolts?" "I thought YOU had 'em."

    @tomguthrie2033@tomguthrie20333 жыл бұрын
    • I literally imagined what would happen if they dropped one of the nuts. I'm sure they must go up with extras. But can you imagine being the guy told to go down to find it?

      @FSDraconis@FSDraconis3 жыл бұрын
    • Now that's funny!

      @rwsplantedaquarium6493@rwsplantedaquarium64933 жыл бұрын
    • FSDraconis Finding dropped equipment is dead simple. It always lands dead centre of the most expensive piece of equipment on the ground below.

      @michaelodonoghue7464@michaelodonoghue74643 жыл бұрын
    • Bolts? Yes. But I don’t have the nuts for this.

      @attentiondeficitsquirrel7660@attentiondeficitsquirrel76603 жыл бұрын
    • @@FSDraconis Or the guy UNDER the dropped one. OUCH

      @rf396@rf3963 жыл бұрын
  • I have a fear of heights. How these guys can do this amazes me

    @bindig1@bindig14 жыл бұрын
    • They're probably afraid of spiders and snakes.

      @doninventura9474@doninventura94743 жыл бұрын
    • @Rage Theatre2020 tbh some of the guys I work with would be loaded up on vodka and cocaine.. but from the night before.. road work / tower rigger life

      @PhilDesigns@PhilDesigns3 жыл бұрын
    • I reroofed my own house and I settled for satellite tv. I know I couldn’t work on a tower.

      @nico8587d@nico8587d3 жыл бұрын
    • @@nico8587d actually its easier to climb a tower than stand on a roof for me. The highest I have climbed is 100 meters

      @swagnermiteTV@swagnermiteTV Жыл бұрын
    • @@doninventura9474 Actually most of us fear closed spaces.

      @leosedf@leosedf Жыл бұрын
  • These towers are amazing feats of engineering, how they handle that unbalanced load so high with remaining rigid is amazing

    @luke-san7733@luke-san7733 Жыл бұрын
    • The guy wires evenly distribute the load over a wider area.

      @sixstanger00@sixstanger0010 ай бұрын
    • 😊😅q 3:53 is theN. N. M M

      @ALJOHRH_@ALJOHRH_10 ай бұрын
  • It takes nerves of steel just to watch this.

    @fsnvret@fsnvret Жыл бұрын
  • I’ve watched a lot of tower vids. This is the first one that’s ever made me feel queasy.

    @juanvarleta2558@juanvarleta25583 жыл бұрын
    • Check out "Stairway to Heaven" tower climb. Nutz!

      @repro7780@repro77803 жыл бұрын
    • I agree, these guys have got to be crazy to even think about doing this job.

      @TEX-704@TEX-7042 жыл бұрын
  • Professional athletes are way over paid. These guys are underpaid in comparison.

    @jamesc7383@jamesc73833 жыл бұрын
    • I climbed towers and I’m still working, don’t climb towers anymore but your not retiring early unless you fall off the tower and live. James C is spot on with his comment!

      @MichaelsJohnDeere@MichaelsJohnDeere3 жыл бұрын
    • I'd like to see them take Colin Kapernick up there

      @kenrussell1093@kenrussell10933 жыл бұрын
    • Ken And then gravity bring him back down?

      @iamobserving9917@iamobserving99173 жыл бұрын
    • True but no one pays to watch them do it.

      @briangulley6027@briangulley60273 жыл бұрын
    • @@MichaelsJohnDeere gotta love that $20-30 an hour wage. I miss broadcast..

      @UkrainianBazooka@UkrainianBazooka3 жыл бұрын
  • Yet another entry in my list of things I will never do.

    @Grey_Duck@Grey_Duck3 жыл бұрын
    • c'mon, Nic! Name a few others!

      @MrW454ci@MrW454ci3 жыл бұрын
    • me: I WILL NOT Date my wife's only husband! I wont do it, man. It's wrong where I come from, nic, man.nic man.

      @MrW454ci@MrW454ci3 жыл бұрын
  • I'm a man and all, fought for my country, but there is no way I could ever do that.... Hats off to them that do this.

    @SabrSuave23@SabrSuave233 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for your service.

      @captainpharaoh@captainpharaoh3 жыл бұрын
  • I remember quite a few years back driving through the U.P. in Michigan when my friend says looking at a 1000' radio tower in the distance, "I've changed the strobe bulbs on the top of that". Turns out when he was young that was his job, a radio tower maintenance guy. Hanging off the bottom of a chopper in a sling replacing strobe bulbs. Balls of steel.

    @charliedee9276@charliedee92763 жыл бұрын
    • I have worked on 🇬🇧 UK TV Broadcast masts and swopped out AWL’s on numerous occasions and never have I heard of a helicopter being used with a man sitting in a sling 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 I would defo question your mates integrity 🤥 Charlie

      @davidwhitehouse8920@davidwhitehouse89203 жыл бұрын
    • They don't typically ride a chopper to replace strobes. They climb the masts.

      @stargazer7644@stargazer76443 жыл бұрын
    • Mike Wolfe from Iron Mountain?

      @Mark-pp7jy@Mark-pp7jy3 жыл бұрын
    • We climb man. They aren't going to spring for a chopper to take you up their and change a bulb.

      @nitrojunkie9027@nitrojunkie90273 жыл бұрын
    • @@davidwhitehouse8920 it does seem a bit insane

      @BAYBAY_316@BAYBAY_3162 жыл бұрын
  • Thank god there are people that can do this kind of work...I'm about to pass out just watching this from the safety of my office chair.

    @jamesdennis8186@jamesdennis81863 жыл бұрын
  • gives new meaning the the phrase, "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps..."

    @SSmith-fm9kg@SSmith-fm9kg3 жыл бұрын
  • Simply awesome, with regards to both the helicopter pilot and the the mast technicians. A great team.

    @lc6124@lc61243 жыл бұрын
  • I say again "May God protect and watch over these men"

    @persilbran@persilbran9 ай бұрын
  • These guys have a pretty cool job, never boring.

    @kloug2006@kloug20062 жыл бұрын
  • Whatever they're paid is not enough!

    @mikerevendale4810@mikerevendale48103 жыл бұрын
    • It's totally enough. They're doing it, aren't they? Heck, I'd do it for minimum wage. It looks like fun.

      @TheBsavage@TheBsavage3 жыл бұрын
    • It would be nice to know how much they get paid. Anybody know?

      @daviddavidson2111@daviddavidson21113 жыл бұрын
    • @@daviddavidson2111 Did a quick google. It's around $56k Median so the upper levels get paid nicely. They probably either work contract by the hour or wages in a company. Either way, not terrible. The heli crew probably get even more

      @danm4320@danm43203 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the info. I bet it gets the heart going, wouldn't mind trying it once though, with a bit of tuition beforehand.

      @daviddavidson2111@daviddavidson21113 жыл бұрын
    • I was an Antenna Specialist in the USAF. I never got to work on this tall of an antenna. 400 feet was the tallest. We built two 400 feet Loran C antennas in the middle of winter in S.Korea in January and February 1980.

      @eagleviewhd@eagleviewhd3 жыл бұрын
  • Boss - "Great job, but who is going to climb up to get my camera back?"

    @nicksouthon1557@nicksouthon15573 жыл бұрын
    • they have to climb up it anyway to grab all the rigging. I believe that chopper detaches the load itself but there's still straps and rigging to grab off it. That's what the pegs are for. I do this for a living but havent had any chopper jobs yet. Another fun fact -- to climb those antennas you have no safe tie off point, you can tie off to the pegs but they aren't rated for a fall load, just for resting.

      @PhilDesigns@PhilDesigns3 жыл бұрын
    • Phil Schultz Even if all of the Rigging were self detaching, someone is going to have to change the Bulbs in the Navigation Lamps atop the Antenna at some point anyways and s/he can grab the Camera on their way past.

      @michaelodonoghue7464@michaelodonoghue74643 жыл бұрын
    • FUCK your camera!!!!

      @MrJoseefus@MrJoseefus3 жыл бұрын
    • " It's Your Camera Boss"

      @Geordie140667@Geordie1406673 жыл бұрын
    • I’ll pay for the damn camera myself, before you make me go get that one way up there.

      @nico8587d@nico8587d3 жыл бұрын
  • Great effort and appreciate the unique skillset this team has........

    @lkkota41@lkkota41 Жыл бұрын
  • I felt like I needed a safety line attached to the wall just to watch this.

    @SirDeanosity@SirDeanosity2 жыл бұрын
  • Discipline rules the day. These are professionals that deserve their wages.

    @toomanyhobbies2011@toomanyhobbies20113 жыл бұрын
    • I don't know how much you think they get paid, but it's generally less than $20/hr. I think they are worth 4 or 5 times that.

      @wirenutt57@wirenutt573 жыл бұрын
    • @@wirenutt57 No way its 20 hr more like 80 to 120.00 probably 80 an hour on top of reg pay

      @16thdave@16thdave3 жыл бұрын
    • @@wirenutt57 LOL. These guys make bank and retire early.

      @brianh2159@brianh21593 жыл бұрын
    • TooManyHobbies Deserve? EARN! Gets my knees week on my I-pad...

      @benburra6194@benburra61943 жыл бұрын
    • @@16thdave You are so wrong its not even close to correct. Maybe some of the senior guys make that much, but I doubt it. I worked on cell tower equipment on the ground, and talked to climbers and they don't make that much. The company itself charges a crazy amount to have the people to climb, but the insurance they have to carry is incredibly high.

      @thenerdnetwork@thenerdnetwork3 жыл бұрын
  • Incredible coordination and trust among all involved. That's what it takes to build monumental structures like towers.

    @dewfall56@dewfall56 Жыл бұрын
  • My God that is heavy duty delicate work. Incredible.

    @justsavetheplace@justsavetheplace8 ай бұрын
  • My knees became jelly just watching this.

    @lscales6131@lscales61312 жыл бұрын
  • These are clearly consummate professionals. I'd love to hear short voice-over on one of these videos of the protocol that they adhere to so the job goes smooth.Thank you for posting!

    @susanfrombflo8368@susanfrombflo83683 жыл бұрын
    • There won't be many words spoken - they all know exactly what they are doing.

      @hb1338@hb1338 Жыл бұрын
  • what a sweet video - this is poetry in motion guys! even placing the fasteners sounds like beethoven (to these ears)! Great work by the pilot(s) but more importantly ----this is a guyed wire installation. every force on the structure must be balanced precisely by an opposing force on opposite side, within limits. the fact that the other two masts (at 0 and 120 degree) had been placed leaves very little room for any error by the helicopter or the crew at the top of the platform. KZhead antenna tower failures just to see how easy it is to get 'out of spec' - great work and thank you for posting this wonderful video!

    @prestonburton8504@prestonburton85043 жыл бұрын
    • Agree, love the fasteners part. Now trying to explain this fasteners love to wife...

      @kloug2006@kloug20062 жыл бұрын
  • Seriously skilled pilot, the climber’s have HUGE BALLS👏👏👏MUCH RESPECT guys

    @timothysullivan4130@timothysullivan4130 Жыл бұрын
  • Good bunch of brothers that's does this work. My hat is off to all of the fallen and their families.

    @brucehall5267@brucehall52673 жыл бұрын
  • Did this years back. Super underappreciated job that comes with extremely long hours, long and dangerous drives, high stress environment, and very very little family time.

    @I_Am_Godron@I_Am_Godron3 жыл бұрын
    • We work to take care of family.

      @JodiFCobb@JodiFCobb2 жыл бұрын
    • You were probably pretty well paid however..? How high are these guys anyway?? Any idea??

      @SDPBALLCOACH@SDPBALLCOACH2 жыл бұрын
    • @@SDPBALLCOACH 1000 ft per the video description

      @currincook6422@currincook64222 жыл бұрын
    • Almost sounds like railroading, LOL.

      @andymueller4408@andymueller44082 жыл бұрын
  • Massive respect for what you people do. Testament to human ingenuity. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to sleep tonight.

    @jetteroheller@jetteroheller2 жыл бұрын
    • how big is the respect

      @chriskrausesmovie@chriskrausesmovie9 ай бұрын
  • This gives me inspiration, you guys rock!

    @tA_aT287@tA_aT2872 жыл бұрын
  • I'm getting cramped knees just watching this video. Huge respect for these people!

    @Rene_Voortwist@Rene_Voortwist2 жыл бұрын
  • Whatever these guys are getting paid, it's not enough.

    @baconsandwich2007@baconsandwich20073 жыл бұрын
    • I started at 11.00 he in 1999. Got a dollar more in 30 days.

      @jamesmcswain8120@jamesmcswain81203 жыл бұрын
    • I agree. Whatever it is is not enough. They have my utmost respect

      @williamlaw6109@williamlaw61093 жыл бұрын
    • They are safe up there, with their safety line attached.

      @globe255@globe2553 жыл бұрын
    • @@globe255 until a gust of wind blows the helo sideways or down(neither one is good) at the wrong time and viola, everyone is dead.

      @thomaskane5200@thomaskane52003 жыл бұрын
    • I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys enjoy it so much that it barely matters. Anyone willing to do this must have some crazy thrill seeking needs.

      @JoshuaCastillo6309@JoshuaCastillo63093 жыл бұрын
  • This is so crazy... I remember seeing the helicopter over the tower after school one afternoon, then this got randomly recommended to me and I got to see it from this perspective! super cool

    @scheiepfostierer4652@scheiepfostierer46523 жыл бұрын
    • Because they're watching you 👀

      @djp6191@djp61913 жыл бұрын
  • The helicopter pilot is a master! Precision work

    @chrisbroesky2932@chrisbroesky2932 Жыл бұрын
  • I thought I was gonna fall off the toilet just watching this.. Them boys up that tower are different breed.

    @JohnMcMahon.@JohnMcMahon.3 жыл бұрын
  • 1/4 mile up...These guys deserve our highest respect!

    @markjoseph5059@markjoseph5059 Жыл бұрын
    • But the military doesn't deserve that?

      @TheRealAwesomePossum@TheRealAwesomePossum Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheRealAwesomePossum The OC was literally a pun idiot. Also, you can respect more than one group of people you absolute clown.

      @TheCpadron19@TheCpadron19 Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheCpadron19 I'm sorry but who are you? Never heard of you.

      @TheRealAwesomePossum@TheRealAwesomePossum Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheRealAwesomePossum Lol I'm the person who pointed out how stupid your comment was, and you're the person who can't think of anything intelligent to respond with.

      @TheCpadron19@TheCpadron19 Жыл бұрын
    • Looks like a mile up.

      @mrknotthall@mrknotthall Жыл бұрын
  • Great effort from the pilot to get it in position and hold it steady.

    @frankthetank5445@frankthetank5445 Жыл бұрын
  • Round of applause to you all 👏👏👏 Absolute balls of steel I guarantee you your not paid enough

    @nickjohns1192@nickjohns11922 жыл бұрын
  • Guys who do these kind of jobs have balls of steel I'd be shaking in my pants, kudos!

    @hudentdw2@hudentdw23 жыл бұрын
  • Man....I climb towers....but you will never catch me on broadcast towers. Yall are a different breed! Much respect.

    @TacticalBigMac@TacticalBigMac2 жыл бұрын
  • Somewhere, Igor Sikorsky is smiling.

    @lorenzoboyd6889@lorenzoboyd68893 жыл бұрын
    • igorsikorski'ssphinctersayswha??

      @MrW454ci@MrW454ci3 жыл бұрын
  • I feel this in my lower back and pelvis, I am backing away from my computer and leaning all nervous and whatnot like I am there!!! Much MUCH respect!!

    @SlimJayDizzle@SlimJayDizzle3 жыл бұрын
    • Super woosie watching this. Instant fight or flight.

      @lovesilk1@lovesilk1 Жыл бұрын
  • When they climb all the way down and call it a day, there must be a sense of relief from the stress of working at such incredible heights as well as a sense of satisfaction for a job well done.

    @jamesb.9155@jamesb.91552 жыл бұрын
  • Watching this video made my stomach turn and my palms sweat. I have such an acrophobia that I am scared of my own height. I wish my eyes and brain were located in my midriff area. That gain of about 3 feet would have been a huge help.

    @sh230968@sh230968 Жыл бұрын
  • that antennae went soooo straight up that i was wondering how the hell they got a crane on top of one of those slender towers. superb flying, Daniel!!

    @anthonylewis9055@anthonylewis90553 жыл бұрын
  • Id love to do this. As broadcast engineers we aren't allowed to climb the towers anymore. I remember my first job as an engineer my Chief mentioned our STL was off angle. I wanted to make a good impression so I climbed the 150 feet or so and repointed the dish which was a side mount line of sight. The next day he commented how it amazingly cured itself over night. I told him I climbed the tower and fixed it after the work day. He said he wasnt sure if he should be mad at me for taking the risk or happy that I took the initiative. That was almost 30 years ago, and Im still in radio, Lol.

    @Evlengr@Evlengr3 жыл бұрын
    • We had a tower engineer who worked under contract with most of the radio & TV stations in my city. When he worked, we'd all power off our transmitters and because there wasn't really an interlock, anyone who wanted to collect easy overtime would guard the remote control panel in master control, and wait for a call from the antenna engineer. That was the wild thing: there were phones on the antenna masts, so we'd get a call and hear "this is Frank calling from the west tower..." One time Frank was making his ascent and a radio station turned their transmitter back on when he was right by their antenna. He made it off the mast by himself after someone realized the mistake, but after hearing his story, I lost all interest in seeing the masts up close.

      @StringerNews1@StringerNews13 жыл бұрын
    • And WKRP in Cincinnati is still broadcasting today..

      @SDPBALLCOACH@SDPBALLCOACH2 жыл бұрын
    • @@StringerNews1 is he ok because of the radiation?

      @SJ_999@SJ_9992 жыл бұрын
    • @@SJ_999 I don't know. I lost touch with Frank, but heard that he had taken early retirement after developing cancer. It's not exactly a smoking gun, but the fact that he developed cancer shortly after being irradiated up close and personal by 5 kW or RF energy does seem to suggest that there's a cause and effect present. I can only guess that he was asked to indemnify the radio station against damages in order to get insurance after that.

      @StringerNews1@StringerNews12 жыл бұрын
    • @@SDPBALLCOACHmy first thoughts! 😂

      @Deadbuck73@Deadbuck73 Жыл бұрын
  • just beyond my courage.... true professionalism and right stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @boblang409@boblang409 Жыл бұрын
  • These guys are truly out of their minds! 😮

    @stevenklingler9376@stevenklingler93768 ай бұрын
  • Words can’t even describe how good that helo pilot is.

    @Jkur2009@Jkur2009 Жыл бұрын
  • Kids, this is called job. Social influencer is NOT. Pay respect to them (especially the one on the left edge with a bare hand...).

    @bluebearbank247@bluebearbank2473 жыл бұрын
    • Whatever makes money and feeds you and/or your family is a job.

      @havoc1482@havoc14823 жыл бұрын
    • or the other way...job done in pyjamas is not hard

      @tomast9034@tomast90343 жыл бұрын
    • @@havoc1482 nah. streaming on twitch to incels with your tits hanging out isnt a job. and ripping people off isnt a job either

      @---yx7ti@---yx7ti2 жыл бұрын
  • Just unbelievable precise

    @fagen2222@fagen22222 жыл бұрын
  • What an amazing job by that helicopter pilot.

    @davidcarder6364@davidcarder63643 жыл бұрын
  • These guys are fearless! Incredible!

    @chrisyates8115@chrisyates81152 жыл бұрын
  • It's amazing that something that's so narrow and tall can remain upright.

    @danrodrigues3531@danrodrigues35312 жыл бұрын
    • Guy cables

      @kenyonprunty5758@kenyonprunty57582 жыл бұрын
    • @@kenyonprunty5758 didn't see any on the way up?

      @beekeeper8474@beekeeper8474 Жыл бұрын
    • That's what she said..........

      @TheJer-jg4nz@TheJer-jg4nz Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheJer-jg4nz lolz. u win the net for this month.

      @Gizziiusa@Gizziiusa Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheJer-jg4nz nature made.

      @lcfflc3887@lcfflc3887 Жыл бұрын
  • Great helicopter pilot work!

    @gray-stinger@gray-stinger10 ай бұрын
  • Nice work all the way around!

    @jacobklomparens9732@jacobklomparens9732 Жыл бұрын
  • Like how y'all used that steel sling as a longer spud. I was wondering how broadcast boys did these. I've done chopper gigs flying booms and we land them into webbed slings and gravity keeps them from flopping around. Then mount them with hardware.

    @spookedjunglist@spookedjunglist3 жыл бұрын
  • I thought I was a fearless tower climber. Local Amateur Radio club had a 2 meter repeater antenna on a mast a top a Coast Guard station tower. Can't recall the height but was low-band high. Safety belt went into a channel that ran to the top so I felt totally confident. When I reach out to the side mast the tower swayed to that side about a meter. Had been pre-warned but the effect of feeling like the tower was falling was almost debilitating.

    @markharris2539@markharris25393 жыл бұрын
  • And that's why them boys are paid verrrrry nicely!!!! The pilot is amazing!!! Workers are amazing!!! Fascinating to watch!! From my phone😂😂😂

    @ADVENTURESOFBZ@ADVENTURESOFBZ10 ай бұрын
  • Dude have you watched the video of the guy climbing the highest radio tower on earth? I about died and I wasn't even there. I actually had the opportunity to change a lightbulb in one, well attempt. I got just past half way up as noped the hell out. The climb up takes forever better pack a lunch!! Hats off to you guys, freaking mad Men, true badassery at its finest 👏 👌 🙌

    @patriotjones5705@patriotjones5705 Жыл бұрын
  • Some people earn their pay a little more than the rest of us.

    @hannstv@hannstv3 жыл бұрын
    • Exactly, and it is the reason All construction workers deserve better pay around the World!

      @TheF4c3m4n@TheF4c3m4n3 жыл бұрын
    • And believe it or not id say most of those guys love what they do.

      @Cdv360@Cdv3603 жыл бұрын
    • Ive made less than any of you! You wanna go?! Cmon budy

      @MrW454ci@MrW454ci3 жыл бұрын
  • I heard that this is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Your right, what ever they're getting paid definitely isn't enough.

    @williambyassee6788@williambyassee67883 жыл бұрын
  • Would love to have a go at that. The buzz you would get. Fair play lads .

    @conorjenkins2119@conorjenkins21193 жыл бұрын
  • Man, best job in the world, a dream becoming true

    @MMNManynHsAIHshIdaOgsjAlJnTcaP@MMNManynHsAIHshIdaOgsjAlJnTcaP7 ай бұрын
  • Makes you want to bring along your parafoil parachute so when you've finished the job you can add to your BASE resume.

    @firestarter105G@firestarter105G3 жыл бұрын
    • I was seriously wondering if these guys carried parachutes! (BTW, love your name and picture. I love the whole 100 series. I have read When Thunder Rolled by Ed Rasimus who flew Thuds in Vietnam. A great book!)

      @johnrandall125@johnrandall1253 жыл бұрын
    • @@johnrandall125 Thanks. Great book by a great pilot. Hard to believe half a century has passed since then.

      @firestarter105G@firestarter105G3 жыл бұрын
    • And get shredded by the guy wires.

      @stargazer7644@stargazer76443 жыл бұрын
  • Nothing like working 1000 feet off the ground, I've done tree removal work and 125 feet but this takes it to a different level. Has to be an adrenaline rush.

    @oldschoolman1444@oldschoolman14443 жыл бұрын
    • I hear ya. I rappelled into underground caverns some 200ft straight down, and gone ziplining for 1/2 mile 200+ft. off the ground. The adrenaline cancels out our fear. Only afterwards does it hit you: "HOLY CRAP! I just did that!"

      @captainpharaoh@captainpharaoh3 жыл бұрын
  • I have never seen a video like this. 1,000 feet is serious tower work

    @adriancressy8363@adriancressy83638 ай бұрын
  • Amazing helicopter skills 🚁 👏 👌 🙌

    @draoi99@draoi99 Жыл бұрын
  • Frickin massive heights I could die great people they have big heart 💪💪💪

    @Malik-jf7iw@Malik-jf7iw3 жыл бұрын
  • This just came off my bucket list. 😉

    @douglaspuett2306@douglaspuett23063 жыл бұрын
  • Gives new meaning to the term “dizzying heights”!

    @deenasmusicbox@deenasmusicbox9 ай бұрын
  • This is were you learn the true meaning of team work and trust. Doesn't get any better.

    @j.e.g2321@j.e.g23219 ай бұрын
  • Boss: Earl, where is the drill? Earl: Drill? what drill? It was in top of your tool box by the wall of the building. I though you took it, Boss: Damm you. go back down and get it. Earl: I don't think so. If I go down I'm not coming back up. You can fired me if you want

    @Caprica-od6oc@Caprica-od6oc3 жыл бұрын
    • Boss: "Oh, you're gunna get it, one way or another. You can climb down on your own, or I'll get you there...faster." :O

      @joequillun7790@joequillun77903 жыл бұрын
    • joe quillun OK BOSS! I’LL BE TWO MINUTES!!

      @TheJohnnyCombat@TheJohnnyCombat3 жыл бұрын
    • He says “sure thing boss I will hurry“ They watch him climb all the way down and when he reaches the ground he walks directly to his pickup; from there he drove to the unemployment office.

      @iamobserving9917@iamobserving99173 жыл бұрын
    • Funny. But in reality their tools are brought up on another load so they don't have to hike it up there.

      @joepromedio@joepromedio3 жыл бұрын
    • @@joepromedio spoil sport. :)

      @joequillun7790@joequillun77903 жыл бұрын
  • Es increible ¡¡¡¡ Que valor, habilidad y precisión del personal técnico y del piloto en el helicóptero para lograr la proeza de instalar la antena, Felicitaciones a todos ellos ¡¡¡¡ Gracias a su pericia contribuyen para comunicarnos como nunca. Saludos a todos

    @gerardovelazquez7428@gerardovelazquez7428 Жыл бұрын
  • Wow 👏 that's amazing 👏. Thank you

    @carlkirkwoodjr4272@carlkirkwoodjr42723 жыл бұрын
  • That’s some serious badassery. My palms are sweating seeing u hang off the side.

    @robertdrewek4156@robertdrewek41566 ай бұрын
  • He has to be the best helicopter pilot in the world!! God Bless him!!

    @flydadj@flydadj2 жыл бұрын
    • It’s a women pilot.

      @NatMart9394@NatMart9394 Жыл бұрын
  • Watching this on my 165 inch projector screen almost gave me vertigo!

    @Jolly-Green-Steve@Jolly-Green-Steve3 жыл бұрын
    • I’m watching it on an iPad and it’s making me dizzy! The perspective of the height is mind staggering.

      @donwebber7034@donwebber70343 жыл бұрын
    • @KILLING⚡HEROS BenQ 1080p. It's a model from about 7-8 years ago that i got on sale a couple years back for 470 bucks. a similar model is hard to for new for under 700 bucks now. if you are shopping for a projector the best brands for the money are Benq and Optoma. my projector is semi short throw and creates my 165 inch screen at 15 foot distance. bulb on ECO mode is 6500 hours which means i got to replace a 75 dollar bulb every two years. my bulb is at 4900 hrs which means i got to replace it in about 6 months from using the projector on average for 8-10 hours a day. i think the 1080p projector looks better than my cheap 4k tv because the color accuracy is way higher. if you got a big flat wall a projector is the way to go. 3D movies are better with DLP link at home than they were at the movie theaters because the tech works better.

      @Jolly-Green-Steve@Jolly-Green-Steve3 жыл бұрын
  • omg! my hands were sweating just watching. and my heart was racing.

    @loudsubwoofer8492@loudsubwoofer84923 жыл бұрын
  • “Hey honey....how was your day?” “Well you know what ? You wouldn’t believe me! The cat got stuck up in the tree so I had to climb up 3 meters to get it. What about you?” .....

    @klauspendolo1393@klauspendolo13933 жыл бұрын
  • At one time the tallest radio tower in the world was the Warsaw radio tower. It was 2,121ft high. Unfortunately, it went down due to human error while undergoing regular maintenance on the guide wires. I've heard stories that it took about a year for the crew to paint it all the way down to the bottom, when they got done it was time to start painting the top again. There was an elevator cabin going way up, but the rest of the way to the top was on a ladder. If you dropped a tool like a hammer, there was enough time to call on the radio to warn other people on the ground.

    @notyou6950@notyou69503 жыл бұрын
    • ‘GUY’ wires.......guy.

      @chooch1995@chooch19953 жыл бұрын
    • @@chooch1995 " Not you" left a good comment telling us something interesting and all you can do is point out one little issue with it !? How about YOU leaving an informed , interesting comment ? No ? Little surprise with a profile name of " Choosh "

      @ethics3@ethics3 Жыл бұрын
  • The workers and the pilot are amazing and not paid enough.

    @davidkrugs6466@davidkrugs64663 жыл бұрын
  • WOW - Bravo to the Whole Crew 😃

    @DawnUSNvet@DawnUSNvet2 жыл бұрын
  • i can only imagine this is one part of the install. With the antenna in place, there is probably comissioning work to do as well (testing, adjustments,etc) where people still need to climb up the antenna they have just put on. amazing work.

    @alzeNL@alzeNL3 жыл бұрын
  • I fell 6 tears ago and broke my back. It took me 3 shots at watching this to finish the video because I was shacking

    @jimhoppy6251@jimhoppy62513 жыл бұрын
    • Jim Hoppy Whenever Falling from a great height remember to kick off against the wall with your Right Leg. It won't do anything to Stop your Fall, but it will Turn you Around, so that you can enjoy the great view on your way down.

      @michaelodonoghue7464@michaelodonoghue74643 жыл бұрын
    • Would parachutes be of any use? Or just too much stuff?

      @neetknight9954@neetknight99543 жыл бұрын
  • i get wet hands only for watching this amazing job amazing pilot and of course this beauty machine

    @MrZozur@MrZozur2 жыл бұрын
  • this has been commented here a few times, alot of us feel the same way whatever they are paying you its not enough. the video speaks for itself.

    @dirtyliberal1@dirtyliberal13 жыл бұрын
  • I would give up my current job to be one of those guys on the top of the tower in a heartbeat! I love climbing towers.

    @norcal715@norcal7153 жыл бұрын
    • Ok then apply they hire like crazy

      @madaneoulix1312@madaneoulix13123 жыл бұрын
  • This job is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it a job for the faint of intestines cause I don't see a port-a-potty up there.

    @TheTibetyak@TheTibetyak3 жыл бұрын
    • You could pee off the side and it would become a cloud before it hit the ground.

      @AndrewR-lv9qr@AndrewR-lv9qr3 жыл бұрын
    • @@AndrewR-lv9qr what about taking a crap ?

      @derekhall1934@derekhall19343 жыл бұрын
    • @@derekhall1934 blame it on the birds...

      @AndrewR-lv9qr@AndrewR-lv9qr3 жыл бұрын
    • @@AndrewR-lv9qr 😆

      @derekhall1934@derekhall19343 жыл бұрын
    • @@AndrewR-lv9qr bruh imagine just walking by and some shit traveling at terminal velocity smashes through your skull

      @adeadlydingus@adeadlydingus3 жыл бұрын
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