Drones and Tower Logging Safety | Rayonier Inc. - Rayonier Stories
Jun 17, 2020 · In order to lift bundles of 70-foot logs with a skyline cable, you first have to put a cable into place that stretches high above the ground. To do that, loggers start by unwinding 250-foot sections of synthetic cable (called haywire) as they walk from the tower at the top of the slope the logs are on, to the top of a nearby slope or peak.
High Power Drone Flies Haywire in Tower Logging Operation
One of the toughest parts of logging is packing a haywire across thousands of feet of steep ground to put a skyline in place. It's dangerous and sometimes takes days. But a high power drone can...
What is Tower Logging and How Does it Work? | Rayonier
Jun 17, 2020 · Rather than losing a day’s work or more having several people carry and disperse the cable, a drone can carry it through the sky. It travels from the tower to the “tailhold” the cable will attach to across from the slope the logs are on. A drone carries haywire across the sky above a forest in Grays River, Washington.
Drones Prove Their Worth In Cable Logging - Forestnet
May 1, 2023 · The haywire is a small cable that is used to pull up the main line or sky line into place. It may be 3,000 feet long. For each 3,000 feet of haywire, there would be 12 250-foot sections to pack and string up and down a hillside, each section weighing about 40 pounds.
Logging Drones - Hilltop Aerial LLC
Build a more efficient and safer process with Hilltop Aerial. String your road layouts with the drone without ever having to hand string the haywire. Fly specially designed rope from landing to tail hold to pull haywire, haul back, and skyline around as normal. Each job site costs about $12-$16 a minute to run each day.
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Dangerous tasks that took loggers hours or even days on steep mountainsides can now be safely done in minutes, thanks to powerful new drones. Check out...
NASA's Safe2Ditch Lets Damaged Drones Land Safely | WIRED
Jun 20, 2017 · Safe2Ditch, invented by Langley’s Trish and Lou Glaab, is designed for fully autonomous aircraft without human pilots at the controls. It uses software algorithms to detect battery or motor...
How to Prevent Drone Flyaways (and What to Do If You Have a Lost Drone)
May 30, 2018 · Electromagnetic interference can also make your drone go haywire. Avoid flying near high-voltage power lines, cell phone towers and commercial buildings with all kinds of antennas set up. Other common causes include low battery, flying in poor weather conditions and flying the drone too high or too far from your position.
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Wagner Group Drones Go Haywire in Flight, But These Are No Toys
Mar 6, 2024 · The Russian state-funded Wagner Group says it is equipped with electronic warfare capabilities, to include the use of drones. The group uses a new video to showcase its drones in action in an unknown location. The demo vid shows mixed results. Some of the devices go haywire in flight, while others remain airborne.
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