Aerial Saw Is Boon to Line Trimming

I thought this link was going to be about Mr. Choppy, the drone-mounted power saw designed to cut power lines (for instigating coups, naturally) that Chris Rock showed off[0] in his DEF CON 24 talk, &#x27;How To Overthrow a Government.&#x27;<p>If you&#x27;ve not seen this amazing talk I can&#x27;t recommend it enough.<p>[0]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;m1lhGqNCZlA?t=1824" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;m1lhGqNCZlA?t=1824</a>

Watching this in action, as well as some other sling load pilots working away [0], I am amazed as the skill and dexterity that they can handle their flying machines and use physics to best effect.<p>When you consider that I heard a veteran chopper pilot once say that flying a chopper was like &quot;balancing a dinner plate on a ball bearing&quot;, then these guys and gals are next level aviators!<p>[0] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=08K_aEajzNA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=08K_aEajzNA</a>

I didn&#x27;t see any mention in the article of how the aerial saw can perform precision pruning that I&#x27;ve always thought was the difference between trimming and maiming the trees.[1]. It&#x27;s just a messy wilderness technique, I guess.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.preservationtree.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;top-five-tree-pruning-trimming-mistakes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.preservationtree.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;top-five-tree-pruning-...</a>

What could go wrong? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsbtv.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;helicopter-crashes-in-north-georgia-1-person-rushed-to-hospital&#x2F;92762615" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsbtv.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;helicopter-crashes-in-north...</a>

It&#x27;s really interesting to watch video of these saws in action, cutting through trees like a hot knife through butter:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Pla06PO6Odk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Pla06PO6Odk</a>

Is this a factor of decreased costs in prototyping? So specialized tools become cheaper to test? And cheaper to manufacture in small batches?<p>I can’t wait to see this featured in Expendables 4.

Wow. How did the horror movie writers miss this one so far?