Helicopter Maintenance on energized 765,000 Volt Line
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2013
- 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." - Комедії
Years ago, before I retired I painted high voltage towers for a company out of Indianapolis. Back then we didn't use safety belts or a safety harness or any ropes. We wasn't allowed to even if we wanted to, for fear of somebody getting them tangled in a " hot " line. We painted these transmission towers while energized. The cracking, humming sound of this very high voltage is something I'll never forget, working up close to it. We would have to crawl, on our hands and knees out onto the " arm" holding the insulator and line. And, be darn sure you keep your head down low, don't let your leg slip, while kneeing down on a small steel angle and paint your way back. At times we might get a static charge of electricity, if we wasn't holding on good. It didn't serious hurt you, but it was enough to make you get a hold. It was hard work. The company urged " racing", where we competed against each other, and the forman, who was the fastest tower painter I knew, would instigate this. If you wasn't on the ground shortly after he was, with your part completed and done right, you got left behind and walked to the next tower. Which, by the way, is where the water cooler, your lunch, and anything else was, in his truck.So, you learned real quick, bust your a-- , work hard and do it right.In all the several years I painted high voltage towers and substations I never seen anybody get into a " hot" line. But, after I left a very close friend did, in a substation working in Houston, Tx., it didn't kill him, somehow, he did survive, but it disfigured him very badly, and he never worked again.He was such a nice guy, and a very hard worker. My hat's off to these guys in this video also. The technology they have available today is amazing. I really enjoyed watching this since I worked in this field awhile. Be careful guys.
+Virtualgod2009 I would think they would have already looked in using stainless. and could have been either a strength factor or cost. or maybe both. If I'm not mistaken the steel had a galvanized coating on it but would wear off over time. Then the steel would start rusting. It was hard dirty and dangerous work. but the guys I worked with were all really good ole guys. And, that was in my much younger days. I enjoy following and watching any related work on high voltage lines. my hats off to the copter crews who do this nerve racking work. Thanks. John
I don't understand why you would look at that and think it's a good thing? Rushing people like that is going to lead to people taking shortcuts, and potentially maiming or killing them like that. Why feel the need to get it done so quickly and risk your life for the company? Even if we consider that doing it safer would lead to something crazy like a 50% decrease in efficiency, the power companies should just hire more people. These power companies cut corners and that money lines the executive and shareholders pockets, which sure as hell don't give a damn about workers painting it, and will actively fight any suits from them. Also if it did decrease the work time by 50%, that's double the amount of these jobs there would be for line workers...
Seriously I just can't understand the mindset. Always do a good job, always do admirable work, and do long hours if you want to (and aren't being forced to). But don't sacrifice your safety and cut corners so the CEO and his friends can have a bonus of $30,000,000 instead of $29,800,000 that year.
LeviHB i can tell you’re a union worker lol
@LeviHB can't understand the mindset? Must be nice in your luxury shack to claim such an opinion. We have it easy but it hasn't been like this for very long, less than 2 generations. You ought to repeat grade 10 history and re learn how North America industrialized the world. You can't fathom why work conditions were so bare of safety yet keen on speed? My friend, we didn't always have what we do today, tools, human rights, freedom. This has been worked and fought for centuries. Only now in the 21st century do we enjoy such luxury of being able to raise a hand if something isn't right, before our time if you didn't like it, you didn't get paid, if you didn't get paid you don't eat, you don't eat, you die. It's that simple, maybe we should go back to those simpler times, things can get pretty complicated in a hurry, today.
8 year old kids tied to rope were lowered down chimneys to clean and this was considered normal in the 1920's. Not all that long ago is it? Imagine a few hundred years before, or a thousand.
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!
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.
98 e e e se non sbaglio p e te la cosa che 0
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.
I know a guy who does this for a living now. He is a former US Marine special operations guy who rescued captured US soldiers from enemy territory on multiple occasions in the 1990s. Apparently this type of helicopter line work doesn't frighten him.
soyounoat my cousin does this, he's just crazy
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.
The pilot would have to dam good at what he does. Even a slight drift into those power lines and it's all over for all on board!
Gary Templemain I rode a atv underneath them and the helicopter didnt even nudge when they flew away they didn’t even wave or nothing!
No it's not. The potential difference is already eliminated once the pilot has hooked the lines. The danger is if the helicopter gets tangled in it, or if it clips them with its blades (which can cause them to fracture and violently explode). But even in those cases they have survived. In 2018 a helicopter had a wirestrike in Norway while laser scanning the lines, it cut through 3 conductors but the pilot still managed to crash with only minor injuries to those on-board. What happens when they move toward a new line is the lineman reaches out with a conductor to ground the helicopter to the power line, and the conductor allows this to be done in a controlled manor, then a breakaway cable is placed on the line, which keeps both the helicopter and the lines at the same potential, but snaps if the helicopter moves away. Think of it as similar (well exactly the same) to how birds can land on power-lines without dying.
Only a little shock
Oh this one is running back thru delaware ohio.
Thanks captain obvious... 🤣🤣🤣
Forget the president and or congress. These people are my heroes.
Obama care! Just kidding. Zero.
This is really awesome. I was able to see this action live in Waverly Tn a couple of years ago. I could not believe how they changed out the spacers on live wires. Really awesome.
They get paid about 195000 per year...about 100 dollars an hour. Likely the most underpaid workers in the Country.
That's considerably more than what a bridge steel worker or crab fisherman makes and their jobs are more deadly.
They don't make that much. More like half that or less.
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.
This is why i never complain about my electricity bill i just accept it and pay it, but when it comes to other bills like my phone service, i will fight to save to save myself 5 cents. lol
That's true. I feel the same way
When you pay the bill, it's not this work you're paying for. It's the free corporate jet travel for the CEO's family, it's the stock options, etc. It's the customer paying for the lawsuits from relatives of the dead who died in forest fires resulting from poor management decisions about maintenance.
I love the work performed, but the music is the real reason I watched the entire video
🤪😜
they dont get paid enuf to carry those huge balls they have around all day...
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.
Wow, incredible skills required for this work. Very impressive.
absolutely amazing. heroes all the way. thanks.
I am also proud to be electrical engineer, it is really the most dangerous job in the world.
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.
heroes, greats services, congratulations !!
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.
The height alone would scare the hell out of me... now those live wires? Props to those workers...
respect for pilot and for that worker.
I would s**t myself doing that :/
hubsonekka me to. Takes tons of training, and balls of steel. You dont just hop on those lines you will be dead in seconds.
Imagine being a pilot told your whole life to avoid power lines and then you get this job.
Love this video - still!
I love the late 80's/ early 90's vibe of this educational video. Reminds me of a lot of the science videos I watched in school. Is there anywhere that I can find more of these types of videos?
There should be some in 1989.
you guys. are so brave! Alan, U.K.
At about 3:05 it looks as if the worker traps the temporary helicopter grounding wire in one of the spacer clamps - I hope that is an optical illusion, otherwise he had some backtracking to do probably outside the standard procedures (i.e. think of something that won't kill you). Anyway, hats off to the pilots and linesmen who keep the lights on. Makes bull riding look like a nice safe career choice.
I dont understand electricity enough to know whats going on here but this looks crazy.
Also how did I get to this side of youtube.
basically, they are preventing themselves from getting shocked by getting connected to the line, with that special suit they have on, so that they can do the line work. That's the short of a long explanation.
those are great guys
this guy's earn their money even if they only work few hour's you need to have big ball to do this work.
Easily some of the best helicopter pilots anywhere. ice water.
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 .
2 years healing from injury? What injuries did you sustain and somehow manage to live?
Amazing👍
I am sitting in my living room watching this video. There are 2 transmission lines on the right of way in my back yard. I here a helicopter approaching and see what looks like a Bell Jet Ranger pass low level along the transmission line with what appears to some type of instrument suspended from the copter. Absolutely awesome.
Holy 2A! There's a whole lot of "gunshot" damages on that inspection report. JHFC!
People like to shoot power lines. (and things they _think_ are power. Some of those towers have communications lines (fiber) up there, too.)
Kyle, would love to touch base with you. I worked for Haverfield Helicopters when we began this type.of work! Love your video❣️
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!
Coolest job ever
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
Wow what a job.
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...
Holy cow! That was insane!
Can you imagine holding a 45 minute hover....
The price we pay for electricity is quite reasonable considering everything that goes into getting it to us. Those guys - including the pilot - are the bravest men I've seen, and I don't care how much the pay is, I would not go up there. Not afraid of heights, though.
This is why i never complain about my electricity bill i just accept it and pay it, but when it comes to other bills like my phone service, i will fight to save to save myself 5 cents. lol
That is a LOT of juice, enough to vaporize a person in an instant
Helicopters make it look so easy least u don't need to shutdown or divert the line great vid what type ov salary are u guys making??
how much is the maintenance and fuel for the helicopter plus the pilot and the company to come out
how much does it cost to maintain 1 mile of overhead line?
These guys have balls of steel.
I'd freak! Working at such heights would freak me out enough; working around instant-death high voltage electric would just compound the fear!!!!! LOL
+tall32guy I took some classes for veterans to help get us into this type of work. After I heard some of the stories about someone screwing up down the line, and almost killing others.....I quit.
Watching guys get friend from 150kv lives is just....well....it puts the fear of something into you and I don't trust others enough to put my life at risk like that!
@103921502096613482802
exactly the reason I'd never do it: too little room for error to make it worth it. You have to trust that the other guys won't be showoffs... completely. And of course they're humans and they'll make mistakes. So... forget it; I'd rather not risk getting fried! LOL
The helicopter pilot is worth every dollar he is paid...
How often is there an "incident"?
When everything is at the same potential , how does this affect the aircraft instrumentation / electrical systems?
It doesn't. Because there is no significant flow of current through the helicopter, or voltage difference from one point to another, all is OK.
No truer statement has ever been made!!!!!
how did they film this? with another helicopter? camera operator has a damn steady hand lmao
I hear those special Faraday insulation suits cost considerably more than a fine Armani power suit.
@IPA SOLÉ Armani is just a brand name for narcissistic who could care less about human life.
They must feel this moment... interesting how its feeling 765k volts.
The lineman and the pilot are wearing special suits that act similar to a Faraday cage. The electricity is flowing around the body so they do not actually feel the voltage.
genial
Earthed out 40,000 volts with my right leg back in 95. I was OK kept my leg I got lucky.
ок , хорошая работа
Я до сих пор не могу поверить, что у людей хватает на это смелости, это выглядит безумием. Я американец, которому приходится переводить это с помощью Google, так что будем надеяться, что то, что я говорю, имеет смысл.
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!
What year was that
These guys pay check got to be huge
special job, high income
Those helicopter pilots are amazing,they don't have balls,they have boulders.
The line men too.
*Cannonballs 😂😂😂
Hmm if there is potential difference between the lines since its three phase AC, them sitting on the wires literally is shorting the lines together?
xolision the bundled lines are actually one single phase.
Makes work easier
Looks like fun but I think I’ll just keep on being a firefighter 👩🚒
Hermenegildo caseres. me gusta
7:39 today on computer chronicles
my teacher showed me this video today in class #CRAZYY... Says they get paid 300-$400 a hour!!! but they only work 6months out of the year
Amir G 😂 never
Mantap kapan ya linesman indonesia bisa seperti itu
What is the name and model of the helicopter?
one of the difficult and hazardous job
jaw drop.. :)
Should organize all the tools on the guys platform so its not so dangerous! Build little cubby spots foe each tool. Complacency kills!!
Ultra high Voltage, Hights over cables that would destroy that copter if its few feet off cource. even if no voltage. The copters blades making static electicity that can kill hanging out over those wires yea No problem Just hop up on there and go to it.
dam i want to do this
Wait a minute...I just saw embedded bullet on the report. You mean I am going out on the line with 765000 volts, and a helicopter blades that might cut me in pieces, and already know someone has been using these lines for target practice. I don't think so, there has to be better ways to make a buck.
I don't know how much they make. But it is not enough.
+cooldog60 Saturation divers, skyscraper crane operators, and these guys all make about 100-250K+ USD per year. It's quite obvious that you need to be a 10+ Vietnam vet type quality pilot to handle the stress of that flight operation!
As a liveline qualified line mechanic I make 35k usd in the hand. Still keen?
Average salary is 72k
As a trainee pilot I made 110,000 NZD per year before tax but now make upwards of 170,000 NZD but it depends on the employer
rolomatic Z i think i come to the usa
why is there an arc flash at 2:40? The guy is not connected to the ground, so how can there be current?
differences in potential
The helicopter is a large piece of metal with capacitance with respect to ground enough to draw a small fraction of current. A full current arc from those lines would be a lot brighter. And deadly.
God!!!.. That looks dangerous.
It's amazing how these guys can even walk. They must have balls the size of Texas.
No, just cannonballs. Heavy iron and quite large in caliber.
what's with 'gunshots' and 'embedded bullet' on that report? are there people shooting up at these power lines?
They are celebrating cinqo do mayo, bullets got to go somewhere.
That is enough voltage to pretty much vaporize a person within a few seconds
BALLS!!
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?
because it is AC, and the helicopter is a big capacitor from which the current can flow in and out.
@@vule9193 it is called stray capacitance in the technical world
Heruculan task by the staff of Eleçtricity company and we Indians are yet to use helicopters.
Lmfao 8:10 I guess I am going to have lunch on top of a 700,000 volt line lmfao . Christ man these guys are the real thugs in life as they live on the edge every single day and every single minute while up there. Takes some big massive balls to do what these guys do.
These 760k line runs in front of my my home.its very terrible it even glow the test pen from the ground... Very crazy 👽👽👽
@@johnmp1470 yes we did broh. Its become dangerous in rain up to some extent
if a person hangs on a 220kv line without wearing insulating suit will he recieve shock
no but he would be VERY uncomfortable, the electricity would be "corona-ing" off of you and it would be near unbearable.
@@EphemeralProductions Would probably poison yourself from ozone as well
up there walking on those wires.. Kiss my ass there's not enough money in the world
The pilots are shit hot like hats off make ur job much easier
Does anyone know where training or what colleges off theses courses I live in MN and plan on doing this
Cryosphere Lineman school takes 4 1/2 years.
+Cryosphere I hear Northwest Lineman College does stuff. Maybe check with your local colleges. It's hard, dangerous work. Especially doing line work underground in confined spaces.
But it pays insanely well. I know guys who aren't even 25 or 30 who have a house, boat, 2 cars, etc.
You could probably work jobs like this for just few months per year and still have great income
你是杨永信吗
Anybody know how birds can sit on these lines without harm?
They're not grounded.
the electricity flows around them
Для чего он туда полез ?
У нас никто не ползает по проводам , и всё работает .
They Stole the computer Chronicles theme song @7:38
Замена дистанционных распорок с вертолета ето по моему очень опасно да и денег наверное стоит много
Any job ,
I’d say more but everyone else has already said it in this thread, what I’m wondering tho, why is this filed under comedy? Also, that awesome “take u straight back” 80’s music was made by Bowie, go figure.
As always, it's about money. What about the cost savings in lives?
steve vermillion it’s actually relatively safe. They have the proper PPE. They are energizing to the same voltage as the live line. They are harnessed to the helicopter. Not saying things can’t happen. But so long as everyone is focused on the task at hand and taking the proper steps to complete the job, everything will be okay
There aint no way id do that or even consider it