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Volume 27, No. 1 Spring 2005

Chinook Assists in Aleutian

Ship Salvage Operation
Responding on very short notice, a Columbia
Chinook crew flew to an Aleutian Island shipwreck
immediately before Christmas, helping to prevent
further damage to the environment from fuel onboard
the broken vessel.
Despite poor weather and the fact that the ship
broke up when it went aground, Columbia’s rapid
response – and their continued work over the next
two months – assisted in minimizing damage to the
sensitive Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Just about two weeks before Christmas, an
ocean-going freighter, the Selendang Ayu, went
aground near Dutch Harbor. The ship broke apart in
the heavy seas, spilling its load of soybeans, and
approximately 140,000 gallons of fuel. However, an
additional 300,000 gallons of bunker fuel – a heavy
tar-like fuel – remained onboard.
With this environmental concern in mind, Coast
Guard officials determined that the bunker fuel had to
be removed. Due to a number of variables, including
the remote location (25 miles from Dutch Harbor) and
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Wes Lematta,
NZ Crew Conducts High the Founder
and Chairman
Profile Downtown Logging of Columbia
The Kiwi Team Logs Just Blocks Away Helicopters,
From New Zealand’s Parliament Building. receives the
Columbia Helicopters has conducted high HAI Honorary
profile logging projects in the past. Some in re- Lifetime
mote areas have brought on protestors, others
have been in high traffic areas. However, nothing
Achievement
the company has taken part in to date matches up Award.
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Columbia’s Founder Receives HAI’s Top Aviation Award
Wesley G. Lematta, Founder and Chairman, Columbia Helicopters, Inc., Portland, Oregon, is the recipient
of Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) most prestigious award, the Honorary Lifetime Member Award.
The award was presented at HELI-EXPO in Anaheim, California, during HAI’s 44th annual “Salute to Excel-
lence” awards ceremony in February of
this year.
Making the award more significant
was that current HAI Chairman, Roy
Simmons, who is also a former presi-
dent of Columbia Helicopters and a
long-time employee of the company and
key associate of Wes, presented the
award to Lematta. Members of Wes’
family were present when he was
presented with the award, as were a
number of the company’s employee
who were involved with the company’s
booth at HAI.
Lematta founded Columbia Helicop-
ters in 1957, working with a single
helicopter at the Troutdale, Oregon
Airport. For the most part, his first year
of operation was much like that of other
early helicopter entrepreneurs, giving
rides at county fairs, doing odd lift jobs,
etc. However, in September of 1958,
Wes gained national recognition when
he saved the lives of 17 seamen off the
Coos Bay, Oregon coast, in a coura- HAI Chairman and former CHI President Roy Simmons (left)
geous and dramatic rescue effort. presents Founder Wes Lematta with his HAI Honorary Life-
Lifting the sailors one at a time from the time Member award.
sinking U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
dredge Rossel in high winds, he ac-
complished the largest single-handed helicopter rescue at sea, a historical record that still stands. Today,
approaching 50 years of operation, Wes’ company, now operates globally from its company headquarters at
the Aurora State Airport in Aurora, Oregon. Columbia’s fleet includes 15 Boeing/Kawasaki Vertol 107-II helicop-
ters, eight Boeing 234 Chinooks, two Hughes 500s, and two King Air fixed-wing aircraft. Columbia Helicopters
now employs approximately 720 people, including highly skilled pilots, professionally trained mechanics, and
an experienced crew of loggers and load coordinators.
Over the course of Wes’ career, he developed a number of innovations that helped to transform and ex-
pand the helicopter industry. For example, he proved the helicopter useful for logging by developing a process
to make it a sustainable operation. Lematta is also responsible for developing the Direct Visual Observational
Control method for helicopters in construction work. The technique involves suspending the load from a long
line, and flying the load while continuing to watch the load through a clear bubble window.
During his illustrious career, Lematta has received HAI’s Lawrence D. Bell Memorial Award in 1990, the HAI
Operators Safety Award (for CHI, multiple times), and has served on HAI’s Board of Directors. Other honors
include: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Air Medal, Alaska Helicopter Society William J. Kossler U.S. Coast
Guard Award, Oregon State Insurance Fund Outstanding Safety Achievement Award, and the Pathfinder
Award, presented by The Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle. Wes Lematta has also been locally recognized
for significant contributions to many educational, civic, and charitable organizations, including Oregon State
University, Providence Hospital, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, the arts, and
sponsor of two classes for the I Have a Dream organization in Vancouver, WA.
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Columbia Conducts Salvage
Logging On Biscuit Fire Land
Columbia Helicopters has been involved in high-profile, con-
troversial logging projects before, but few have been more contro-
versial than the salvage logging sales from the Biscuit Fire.
Dense smoke darkened the skies in 2002, when the Biscuit
and Florence fires joined to ravage 500,000 acres of the Rogue
River-Siskiyou National Forest, including most of the
Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area. Logging supporters say that the
timber is dead, and not all of it should go to waste. Opponents
have worried too much timber will be taken, and that much of it
will come from roadless areas.
Despite previous and pending litigation over the timber sales,
Columbia has joined with Silver Creek Timber Company in a low-
impact, selective harvest process on the Flattop sale. Both
companies have worked closely with the U.S. Forest Service to
guarantee compliance with all regulations. In most cases, these
regulations ensure that the concerns of all but the most fanatical
protesters are met.
Using a 234 Chinook (C-FHFB, below) and a Vertol 107-II
(N6672D, right), Columbia has lifted approximately 4 million
board feet of timber from the unit, leaving substantial amounts of standing and fallen timber behind.
Of the half-million acres that were burned, logging was only planned to take place on about four percent of
the burned over land. On that land, only a portion of the timber is being selectively harvested. Even so, at least
seven lawsuits have been heard, all ruling in favor of rehabilitation.
“The Forest Service was responsible for marking the trees we’re taking,” said Dave Horrax, Columbia
Helicopters Forester. “We’re only working in a small area of the area burned by the fire, and there are still
hundreds of thousands of acres that are not going to be cut.”
Horrax also described the efforts made to reduce the impact on the environment. “In order to protect
streams and watersheds, there is a 174-foot buffer on both sides of any stream
or creek. That’s a lot of trees that are being left in place.”
According to a U.S. Forest Service website, “the fire burned in a mosaic
pattern; approximately 20% of the area burned lightly, with less than 25% of the
vegetation killed. Another 50% of the area burned very hot, with more than 75%
of the vegetation killed.”
Experts have studied this fire and concluded that without removing por-
tions of the timber - the first step in reforestation - the natural rehabilitation
process could take up to 400 years. With the removal, this process is reduced
to 75 to 100 years.
Forester Dave Horrax has been coordinating the work on these projects.
Other crews include: N6672D: Project Managers. Dave Lensch and Roger
Buyes. Pilots: Mike Danforth, Dave Haynes, Mitch Mattson, Dick Morrison, Pete
Bradley and Brian Sweetman. Copilots: Cody Barton and Chris Gage. Crew
Chief: Corey Brekke. Assistant Crew Chiefs: Mark Abraham and Luis Flores.
Mechanics: Jake Pfisterer and Mike Roberts. The Logging Crew includes: Bart
Cardenas Alcaraz, Juan Carlos Favela, Omar Garcia, Wally Johnson, Sabra
Johnson, Juan Garcia Lopez, Juan A. Martinez, Margarito Najera-Mendoza, Eric
Poore, Rob Richards and Howard and Debra Rogers.
C-FHFB (ex N238CH): Pilot: Dave Stroup; Copilot: Chris Gage; Crew
Chief: Paul Leach; Assistant Crew Chief: Jeremiah Knutson; Mechanics: Brian
Wagner, Jake Neighbors, Rodney Rice and Mike Krueger.
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 Columbia Chinook Assists
With Aleutian Shipwreck
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the weight of the fuel, the only reasonably fast way to remove
the bunker fuel was with a heavy-lift helicopter.
Due in part to Columbia’s experience in assisting with
shipwreck recovery, Smit America contacted the company
about providing an aircraft. Shortly thereafter, the company
received the contract to provide a helicopter for the work.
Quickly, one of the company’s Boeing 234 Chinook helicop-
ters (N239CH) was made available for the operation, ferrying
it from a logging project in Northern California to Dutch, 800
miles out on the Aleutian chain.
Among N239CH’s primary tasks was carrying 2,200
gallon tanks to and from the hull of the Selendang Ayu –
empty one direction and filled going the other way. The
Chinook carried the filled tanks to a Dutch Harbor quarry for
processing.
The Chinook also helped to remove antennas from the
superstructure of the vessel to make room for a helipad.
Once the pad was in place, the crew carried pumps, genera-
tors and other equipment out to the grounded ship.
Aside from long bouts of inclement weather, the operation went smoothly, and the
aircraft completed the oil removal phase of the project in mid-February. This helped
to mitigate the ecological damage that could have been caused if the remaining fuel
had been released to the environment.
Columbia’s crew on the operation included Project Manager: Don Patterson;
Command Pilot: Dale Weir; Copilots: Stephen Terry and Chris Gage; Crew Chief:
Casey Jones; Assistant Crew Chiefs: Shane Shelley and Tracy Hebrock; Mechanics:
Ian McGillivary, Mike Krueger, Doug
Soulek, Aaron Tipton and Morgan
Carlson.
Upper Right: N239CH hovers
over the stern of the Selendang
Ayu, delivering a tank for fuel oil
removal. Middle: The 2,200-gallon
tanks were lowered to a portion of
the deck, directly behind the
superstructure of the ship. While
each tank was flown individually,
there was room for more than one
tank onboard at a time. Right:
Sitting in the Aleutian Islands in the
middle of winter is not high on
anyone’s list of things to do. Wind,
snow and rain all took turns
grounding the operation, but there
were enough clear days to com-
plete the oil removal phase.

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Vertol Responds to
Washington Barge
Recovery
With winter comes beached
ships, boats and barges up and
down the Pacific Coastline. (see
related story on Page 1.) As a
result, Columbia Helicopters is
often called to assist in removing
these vessels.
Once again working with Fred
Devine Diving and Salvage and
their tug, the Salvage Chief, Co-
lumbia recently used N6672D to
carry line to a grounded barge on a
rocky stretch of Washington
Coastline. The Millicoma went aground at Cape Disappointment, just north of the mouth of the Columbia
River, and directly below the North Head Lighthouse.
Working in the late afternoon sun on March 22, N6672D
pulled two 10-inch circumference lines approximately 2,800-
feet from the tug to the beached barge. As is often the case
with clear skies on the NW coast, a 30-knot wind blew
across the site, sending coordinators and onlookers to the
top of the lighthouse for a protected vantage point. Crews on
the deck of the barge temporarily secured the lines to the
deck, later attaching them to tow lines.
The Salvage Chief was able to remove the barge at high
tide the following morning, keeping it afloat by pumping air to
the damaged holds.
The crew on this project included Project Managers: Don
Patterson & Jerry Martin; Project Pilots: Dale Weir and Mike
Danforth; Copilot: Chris Gage; Crew Chief: Corey Brekke:
Mechanic: Jake Pfisterer; Fuel Truck Driver: Ed Kolhmeyer.
Above: N6672D delivers the first of two lines across the
bow of the Millicoma. Crews on the barge temporarily se-
cured the lines before attaching them to tow lines later. Left:
Project coordinators took refuge from high winds in the top of
the North Head Lighthouse, watching as N6672D began to
pull the second tow line from the Salvage Chief. Below: The
Millicoma begins to pull away from the beach early the next
morning.

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Capitol City Logging
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to the attention garnered by a logging project in New

Zealand’s capitol city of Wellington.
After completing two ski lift tower projects on New
Zealand’s South Island, the aircraft and crew crossed
the fierce Cook Straight, heading for the city of
Wellington. Here, the nation’s capitol city was the site of
a selective harvesting project that took place well within
the city limits.
Working in a city park that rises above the city amid
government buildings, skyscrapers and homes, the
company’s logging crew traversed steep slopes in an effort to remove
timber knocked over during one of the city’s famous windstorms.
Tinakori Hill, site of the logging project, is also located within just a few
blocks of New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings, as well as a number of
foreign embassies. The hill was closed during the logging project, but
loggers and pilots kept a close watch for adventure-loving Kiwis.
Regardless of the park closure, the operation was clearly visible from
nearly everywhere in downtown Wellington.
The project, conducted by the Wellington City Council, comes partly as
a result of a severe windstorm that occurred in 2004. Coupled with steep
slopes, the downed trees posed a significant risk to homes at the base of
the hill. In an effort to restore the park to a more natural state, the council
worked with New Zealand’s Department of Conservation in deciding to
remove a number of non-native species as well. Columbia NZ removed
approximately 1,200 trees from about 26 acres of the park.
Columbia’s Project Manager in New Zealand, Craig Keighly, Forester
John Carroll and Logging Manager Butch Shaw worked closely with officials
from the city council to ensure the work was accomplished safely and with
minimal impact on both the park and city residents.
Parts of the terrain in the park were so steep that timber falling necessi-
tated unusual steps. In order to fall some of the trees, hydraulic timber
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City Logging
Continued from Page 6

jacks were brought in from the

U.S., and the trees were jacked to
keep them on the hill. Additionally,
once the trees were felled, ropes
and cables were used to keep the
timber from sliding down into
homeowner’s backyards.
Columbia’s logging crew on
this project – as well as other
earlier logging projects throughout
New Zealand, was contracted
through Marsters Logging.
Front Page: N6675D begins to
pull a turn of logs from the park in Wellington, just blocks from the New
Zealand’s Parliament Building - the “Beehive”. Opposite, top: TJ Marsters
jacks over a tree on the steep slopes of the park. Opposite, middle:
N6675D delivers a turn of logs to landing on top of Tinakori Hill. Opposite,
bottom left: Crew Chief Chris Callahan waits for the aircraft so that he
can begin post flight maintenance. Opposite, bottom middle: Mechanic
Jason Myhill works on repairing a stubborn barrell connector. Opposite,
bottom right: Assistant Crew Chief Travis Gross scrubs the helicopter at
the Wellington Airport. This page, top: The project crew included (Stand-
ing, from left) Wellington City Council representative Stuart Baines, Sharo
Sievers, Kyle Sievers, Alexander Katu, Sid Keremeto, CHI Pilot Kerry
Fodie, Alby Whaanga, Assistant Chief Pilot Kerry Allen, CHI’s New Zealand
Project Manager Craig Keighley, Logging Contractor TJ Marsters, Kevin
Silvester, CHI Forester John Carroll, Russell Oxnam, Wellington City
Council Arborist Andrew McDonald and Nick Gundesen. Kneeling from left:
CHI Forester Butch Shaw, Reece Mackie, Darren Smallman and Aaron
Winiata. Opposite, right: Alexander Katu hooks a turn of logs.

PNG “Doggers” Certified

Lucas Aitsi and Allan Awai (near right) and
Gideon Raka (far right), have successfully com-
pleted a rigging school sponsored by Columbia
Helicopters, and received their “Doggers’ certifica-
tion issued by Australian Workplace Health &
Safety. 100% of CHI’s Load Coordinators in PNG
are now “Dogger” certified. (Note: Dogger is an
industry term for Load Coordinators.)
Columbia has recently expanded the load
coordinator team in PNG due to an increase in the
number of locations that we service. The new
members are Sau Gurey, Rodney Kinai, and
Daniel Boge. These men are all experienced and
also hold “Dogger” qualifications.
“I am very pleased with how this program is coming together,” said Doug Clyde, PNG Project Man-
ager. “External load management has become a very important part of our operations and we now have
the team to ensure it can be done right”.

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Kiwi Crew Installs Ski Lifts
After years of installing ski lift towers in the
United States, Columbia Helicopters has com-
pleted the first two lift tower projects in New
Zealand.
Aside from being the first ski lift tower
projects, these are also the first two major con-
struction projects completed by the Kiwi crew.
The two projects involved installing three sets of
ski lift towers at two ski resorts on the South
Island. Both projects took place in the country’s
Southern Alps, and were near locations featured
in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
The first, at Coronet Peak, near Queenstown,
involved placing fourteen towers on the new
Greengates Express. The high-speed, six-seat
Poma lift will carry skiers and snowboarders to
the top of the mountain in just 4.5 minutes. The
project involved installing several completed
towers, as well as several where the crew first
installed the tower followed by a second load of
the cross arms and rollers.
The second and third towers were installed at
Mount Hutt, approximately an hour from
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Kiwi Ski Lifts
Continued from page 10

Christchurch. The first tower line involved replacing a

series of three T-Bar lifts with the new Summit Six
Lift. Built by Poma, the Summit Six extends over
4,400 feet, and will carry skiers and snow boarders
from the base to the summit at a rate of 2,400 people
per hour. The second tower line involved moving the
Exhibition Quad, a Doppelmayr lift that will now carry
skiers up the slope directly in front of the lodge.
These particular projects were not actually com-
pleted by a 100 percent Kiwi crew, but that will be
changing soon. With training underway, Columbia will
eventually turn the entire operation into one run by
Kiwis. Columbia’s Assistant Chief Pilot, Kerry Allen,
who spent several months in New Zealand conducting flight training,
also provided construction training for ground crews. Additionally,
Columbia’s high time Command Pilot Dale Weir was on hand to
conduct precision long-line training. Prior to returning to the U.S.,
Kerry also completed command pilot training for Kiwi Kerry Fodie,
who gained flight experience in the infamous Kiwi deer hunts.
Opposite, top: N6675D delivers a tower above the valley sur-
rounding Queenstown, NZ. Lower left: The helicopter lowers a set of
crossarms to crews manning a tower on Mount Hutt. Lower right:
N6672D hovers over towers it has already assisted in setting. This
Page, top: N6672D installs a tower near the 6,600-foot summit of the
Mount Hutt Ski Resort, located near Christchurch. Right: New
Zealand Project Manager Craig Keighley hooks a tower to the Vertol.

Columbia Hosts Two VIP Groups at Aurora Headquarters

Columbia Helicopters has played host to two VIP groups this Spring. (Left) The Helicopter Association
International (HAI) Board of Directors toured the facility in late April. The group included (from left) Jon
Lazzaretti, CHI; George Newton, Honeywell; Roy Resavage, President, HAI; Elizabeth Meade, Exec. Vice
President, HAI; Tim Voss, AGROTORS; Ardis Ashton, Bonneville Power Adminsitration; Ken Meade; Tim
Wahlberg, Evergreen Helicopters; Roy Simmons, Chairman, HAI, CHI; Mike Fahey, CHI. (Right) In May,
representatives from Boeing came to Aurora for meetings. (from left) Paul Trese, CHI; Steve Roberts,
Boeing; Steve Dooley, Boeing; Dick Humphreys, CHI; Clint Palmer, Boeing; Randy Carson, CHI; Mike
Fahey, CHI; Pete Lance, CHI; John Gilbride, Boeing; Chris Hansel, CHI; Mike Griffen, Boeing; John Stoll,
Boeing; Barry Hatfield, CHI; Gary Grage; CHI; Jon Lazzaretti, CHI; Kurt Koehnke, CHI; Scott Marmon,
Boeing. Not pictured: Chad Nicklaus, CHI.
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Columbia’s March of Dimes Team Marches to $5,370
Columbia Helicopters’ March of Dimes team once again braved poor weather to support one of three
charitable walks sponsored by the company.
This year’s team raised a whopping $5,370, which included matching funds from Columbia. The money
raised goes towards research for both preventing premature birth and treating premature babies after they are
born.
This year’s top fund raiser was Chris Devincenzi, who raised a total of $2,150, including the company’s
matching funds. Chris’ son Gavin was born prematurely, and he and wife Stephanie have helped to raise funds
the last two years. All three family members participated in the walk this year.
Other top fundraising employees included Rachel Boen ($310), Leslie Hampton ($370), Pam Seelye
($314). Shari Remmick was the top non-employee walker this year, raising $250.
This years walkers include (back row, left to right) Dexter Honnors, Chris Devincenzi, John Berry, Bob
Berkey, Jay Goodenough, Donna Ford, Nikki Ticen, Jay Booher, Nicole Landess, Jake Landess, Donna Jo Van
Gorder, Meagan Landess and Dawn Landess. (Middle row) Mun-Sik Kang and his wife Soon Joo, Stephanie
Devincenzi, Don Venable, Dottie Borgen, Bryn Berkey, Judy Berkey, Kathleen Browning, Rachel Boen and
Marvin Boen. (Front row) Alice Kang, Gavin Devincenzi, Jan Venable, Pam Seelye, Leslie Hampton and Kay
Boen. Not Shown are Lyle Talle and Shari Remmick.

Do You See Retirement in Your Immediate Future?

If you are thinking of retirement, please be sure to tell your supervisor and the Personnel
Department at least 30 days in advance of your retirement date.
Moving into retirement is more than just collecting a final paycheck and gathering personal
belongings. These 30 days will give Personnel and Payroll time to ensure that paperwork for
changes in such things as medical insurance, life insurance, vacation buy-out, and 401(k) disburse-
ments are processed properly. It would also provide the company time to find and hire a qualified
replacement, if required.

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Your M.S. Walk Captains
Dick Baker

This year’s MS Drive was a fantastic

success due to Columbia Helicopter’s
M.S. Walk team Captains in the photo.
Missing in the picture is Gary Rogers
who is teaching a class in Lima, Peru.
The money collected will stay in Oregon
and be used in a research laboratory in
order to eradicate this disease.
Our goal this year was to raise more
than last year’s goal of $6,040 and we
did. We raised $6,784. Much of the
success of this drive should be credited
to the team captains who are your
representatives in this fund raiser. We
also thank Wes Lematta and Mike Fahey for matching
our contributions dollar for dollar.
If you are interested in how the money benefits
research, ask your MS Captains to read the letter from
Bruce F. Bebo., Jr. Phd.
The top captains this year are Shirley Thompson,
(over $750) and Tracey Parker (over $400). This is
OUTSTANDING!
M.S. Captains photo: (Back Row, Left to Right) Dick
Baker, Nancy Woodhead, Mike Fahey, Fran Denley, Val
Vandehey, Jack Hollenbeck, Ron Seberson, John
Timmons. (Front Row) Rachel Boen, Jan Venable,
Shirley Thompson, Valerie McLain, Randy Johnson, Don Breese and Ken Callahan. Inset: Wes Lematta (Right)
and Tracey Parker (Far Right). Camera Shy: Holly Darby, Rod Wymer and John Kaye.

Columbia Helicopters
proudly welcomes our
returning U.S. Army
Reservists from their
tour of duty in Iraq.
Welcome home
Rod Gilbert and
Ben Yarborough!
Rod Gilbert Ben Yarborough
See more about their tours
of duty in the next issue.
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Columbia Assists With
WV Tower Project
Summer is traditionally Columbia Helicopters’
construction season, but occasionally some projects
get an early start. Such was the case with a power
line tower transmission project in West Virginia.
The project is part of a 765KV line for American
Electric Power, which will stretch between Wyoming,
WV and Jacksons Ferry, VA when completed. Work-
ing for the project’s general contractor, Par Electric,
Columbia Helicopters’ efforts came primarily on the
West Virginia side of the project.
For the project, Columbia sent a Boeing 234
Chinook (N239CH) to Bluefield, WV in late April, to
assist in setting towers (Right) and bridges (cross
arms)(Below), and pre-staging other bridges. The
Chinook was also used to pre-stage 106 spools of
cable.
Vertol N192CH came in later in early May to
transport more steel to various pad sites and to set
arms –weighing about 6,000-pounds each – onto
some of the towers.
While the preliminary program was to have the
Chinook transport and set the towers and bridges as
one piece, the final design weight prevented the aircraft from doing so. Instead, the Chinook carried the bridges
to the prepared sites, then brought the towers in next. While ground crews secured guy wires, the pilots used
the Chinook to hold the tower upright and in place.
The Chinook was also used to set the bridge onto the tower legs
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