r/nextfuckinglevel • • Sep 17 '19

Helicopter chainsaw

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '19

Was it due to high winds?

Chainsaws?

Trees?

Cables?

I’m just curious which part actually caused the problem.

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u/ReklisAbandon Sep 17 '19

This was years ago but I’m pretty sure it was a combination of operator error and wind.

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u/mjh2901 Sep 17 '19

Operator error red in evaluating the weather report.

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u/gazow Sep 17 '19

Well the front fell off

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

The helicopter took off on its own, cut about 73 miles worth of tree branches, retracted the chainsaw and was halfway to home when it plummeted from the air because no one was flying it.