ABOVE THE CLOUDS 03 29 2019 ANTENNA CHANGE OUT

I just discovered I can hold my breath for 26 minutes!

honestly it's people like these who keep the world turning, props

Apprentice lineman: "Oops, I just dropped my wrench." Supervisor: "Climb down and get it."

The skills of the tower crew and pilots seen here are second to none. I thoroughly enjoyed the amazing footage you shared. May you all remain safe in your work.

As a lineman I can appreciate the professionalism of these guys on the tower and the helicopter crew. When the main line released prematurely they knew what to do to correct the situation. If I was a little younger than 60 I would love to do this for the experience. You guy's get 10 stars in my book.

Some serious piloting skills on display there. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to hold the helo virtually still like they did.

Our son did this work for one summer .. I prayed for him everyday

That was truly exhilarating. I cannot even imagine being that high on a tiny platform. Amazing coordination and preparation made this a safe operation for all. Good job!

Watching this video gave me serious anxiety! Anyone who can successfully do this with zero issues has my total respect!

Being that high up you don't have to worry just about falling. You have to worry about burning up upon re-entering the atmosphere.

a good buddy I grew up with passed away by falling from one of these RIP ROBBIE

Wow .. those pilots held that helicopter like it was sitting on a parking lot. And excellent co-ordination between the crew to get this done safely. Hats off to all of them.

For all you peeps talkin' about your hands sweating etc, when it comes to heights you either have it or you dont... For high steel workers the heights don't phase us at all. For me, I can truthfully attest that the higher the work, the better I feel... On the other hand, working a load with the S-64 skycrane is another story; that can get a bit loud and rather stressing at times... But on typical high work once you're alone up there with the wind, the world is so peaceful down below... I am actually more comfortable hanging off the top of a 2000' antenna than I am while riding a motorcycle or taking off/landing in a plane- or even working off a 16'' ladder.... One thing I learned many years ago is that while "in the air", always respect where you are at the moment and never get too smug in that moment... Thanks for this video... I wish it was full length/all cameras/unedited.... I kind of want to be able to watch certain parts of their entire process in real time.

Even my cat passed out watching this.

Wow! My palms were sweating when the line didn't disconnect properly at the end...you guys all kept your cool and got the job done. Amazing work 👍👍👍

Passed out 3 times while watching, kept forgetting to breathe!

That could of gone SOOO much worse, impressive to see them adapt and overcome the accident, glad no one was hurt and a job well done!!!

Those dudes have steel balls. I don't even like getting on my roof.

I can't imagine all the coordination between the air crew and the tower crew to make all this operation run some what smoothly. There are hiccups but they solve them as professionals they are. Great job

Hats off to the helicopter pilot. To hover a large helicopter keeping so still is truly skilful