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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: ednksu on May 18, 2012, 09:22:18 AM

Title: Like heights?
Post by: ednksu on May 18, 2012, 09:22:18 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diDLgFvq7bo&feature=share

Title: Re: Like heights?
Post by: star seed 7 on May 18, 2012, 09:55:47 AM

i'm a licensed crane operator, and part of a previous job was helping the operators of tower cranes service and inspect their cranes.  i've done exactly that (not at that height, about 200-300 feet).   i love heights though.

i want to do this someday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c&feature=related

Title: Re: Like heights?
Post by: ednksu on May 18, 2012, 10:18:51 AM

Quote from: seven on May 18, 2012, 09:55:47 AM

i'm a licensed crane operator, and part of a previous job was helping the operators of tower cranes service and inspect their cranes.  i've done exactly that (not at that height, about 200-300 feet).   i love heights though.

i want to do this someday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c&feature=related

 :barf:
free climbing

Title: Re: Like heights?
Post by: Mikeyis4dcats on May 18, 2012, 10:23:16 AM

the contractor I used to work for had a tower erection and maintenance side.   A couple of the guys had erected and climbed 1500+' towers.     One guy drove non-stop to Arizona once from Kansas to climb a 1700' tower to replace a lightbulb, then drove home.

They told tales of how they used to make extra money buy renting a car when they got to the site, living in it while working.   They'd take off the wheel and attach a rig they'd made to use the car as the winch for lifting parts and tools to the top of the towers.

Title: Re: Like heights?
Post by: Trim on May 18, 2012, 10:26:42 AM

Quote from: Mikeyis4dcats on May 18, 2012, 10:23:16 AM

tower erection

We call those EMAWboners, Mikey.

Title: Re: Like heights?
Post by: SdK on May 19, 2012, 03:10:55 PM

That scared the crap out of me. So did some of the scenes in Ghost Protocol.