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Discussion in 'Helicopters' started by Pelagic Pilot, Dec 9, 2012.

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    Northwest Helicopters is one of our summer contractors, this is what they do in the winter fog......

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    That was some crazy good piloting!  Thanks for sharing that.
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    Quite a pilot.
    Practice makes perfect but I don't think I want a ride.  ;)
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    Alright then, if you don't want a ride, then I offer this perspective.

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    Just amazing, man and machine become one. The hook tender was no novice either.

    Got to see it and didn't even have to ride.  ;)

    They do a lot harvesting like that around here too and it's really cool to see what's happining up close like that.
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    That's absolutely amazing.  Makes me dizzy.  Can you imagine how he feels by the end of the day!

    ...Tiger
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    I had a job cutting xmas trees, no helicopter though ... WOW nice flying indeed
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    I came across a article at Sploit (Gizmodo) and it reminded me of this thread since they featured the same videos as above. They claim that Oregon is the nation's largest exporter of Christmas trees selling 7.3 million per year which is twice as many as the second largest producer North Carolina. Maybe Santa should move to Oregon.

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    http://sploid.gizmodo.com/how-insan...vest-your-christmas-tre-1667457091/+caseychan
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    Nice, yeah, all the $250 Southern California trees came from here :)
    Pelagic Pilot, Dec 6, 2014
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    Are Christmas trees really costing $250 in Southern California? That's insane for a dead tree. How much do they cost here nowadays?
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    Not sure around here, never bought one, cut my own last week.
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