Not all of those lines are shown on charts as they're supposed to be.
Most helicopter pilots wouldn't be flying at low altitude out in a
mountainous, forested area but he was on a drug raid. That's why he
ended up close to the lines. His charts didn't indicate that they
existed. They were also supposed to have orange marking balls. They
didn't. The support towers were also largely hidden in the trees. He
saw the lower set of lines but was climbing up and into the sun and
never saw the second set until it was too late.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/27/2011 11:05 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck, I suspect it all depends on the size and strength of the cable. The
> center ridge on the windshield is supposed to be serrated, to begin a
> cutting action, and the cutter is supposed to finish the job. If the cable
> is an inch in diameter, it would seem to me that it would have to break on
> the scored area of the cable, because I can't see such a cable going into
> the blade of the cutter. Smaller cables would probably cut clean.
>
> I can see this working fairly well along roads and streets, but I'm not sure
> of its effectiveness on major transmission lines. Of course, those major
> lines are shown on Sectional Charts, so there is really no good reason to
> get near them.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Cutter Details
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>
>> I'd be curious to see what actually happens when that hits a cable at
>> 100 knots.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 7/27/2011 6:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> One last image from the airport visit. This shows the raised guide up
>>> the windshield centerpost, and the details of the upper cable cutter.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cutter+Details.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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