The air saw is best used in inaccessible mountainous regions and in tight spots.

Jun 23, Helicopter Pilot Trims Trees Along Power Lines. Menu.

A major user of the rail line told NECN that jobs like this have certainly happened elsewhere, but never before through the St.

June 24, This helicopter pilot uses a giant chainsaw to trim the trees along power lines. Sep 20, Trimming trees has never been more intense. Watch as Treeline Helicopters Inc.

takes an Aerial 10 bladed saw through a Chatley Springs, North Author: New York Post Video. Sep 29,"This is the safest way to trim trees," pilot Alan Stack said of his helicopter, which almost looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. Stack works Author: Jack Thurston. Aug 06, Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit, member-owned electric utility serving more than 42, meters in a county area north of Montgomery, recently enlisted the help of a helicopter equipped with rotating saw blades to work on right-of-way clearing in hard-to-reach areas of Coosa and Elmore counties.

Sep 30, September 30, Pilot Kyle Fortune stands beside his helicopter in a North Carolina field ready to do something most pilots don’t – trim trees along a power line right of way with a foot saw hanging from his helicopter.

Pilot Kyle Fortune. His work is part of Duke Energy’s vegetation management efforts to trim trees near power.