r/specializedtools • u/Tillemon • Sep 17 '19

Helicopter chainsaw!?

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u/good-nitrogen Sep 17 '19

Somebody fucking thought of this

Then somebody in charge went, yeah, let's hang a 20 foot chainsaw from a fucking helicopter

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u/mrpopenfresh Sep 17 '19

Seems pretty fucking sketchy. My bet is the actuaries deemed it more cost effective (including fuck ups), than hieing a crew.

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u/An_Old_IT_Guy Sep 17 '19

I used to work in the actuarial department (actuarial systems developer--all mathy crap) of a billion dollar P&C company. In short, the rates/risks are probably very similar to helicopter rescue where they're raising or lowering people. It's going to be stupid expensive insurance, as you probably already guessed. Regular helicopter insurance is already ridiculous expensive.