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[TowerTalk] Raising 25G with a helicopter

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Raising 25G with a helicopter
From: Courtney Judd <k4wi@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:18:38 -0500
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Several years ago a buddy of mine who is a crop duster and helicopter pilot contracted to move a tower that had been pre-assembled at the local airport laying flat on the ground and pick it up and transport it to a mountain top where he was to raise it then vertically for an install, great plan ! But when he picked it up, it started oscillating back and forth and soon got away from him. After hitting two aircraft parked nearby, he dumped it. End of tower and job! I never did hear the outcome of this... who paid for the totaled aircraft and tower!!! lol 73's Cort K4WI
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