# Help ID this video clip (power line workers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644 "2013-04-13T23:51:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/1 "2013-04-13T23:51:23Z")
A training course on risk management I attended this week incorporated this [mezmerizing Youtube clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjC7DjoVe8) showing maintenance workers being offloaded from a helicopter onto live 500kV electric lines. It’s not clear whether this is part of a longer documentary, but if it is, I’d love to see the rest of it. Anyone know what it’s from? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/2 "2013-04-14T01:17:51Z")
I’ve seen almost identical footage on a Modern Marvels show on the History Channel. I seem to recall that the show was about electric power systems. It might be available online. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/3 "2013-04-14T06:21:33Z")
It’s from [Straight Up: Helicopters in Action](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330936/), an IMAX film released in 2002. It’s available at Amazon and elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/4 "2013-04-14T14:44:05Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > It’s from [Straight Up: Helicopters in Action](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330936/), an IMAX film released in 2002. It’s available at Amazon and elsewhere. Great, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/5 "2013-04-15T19:49:20Z")
It’s been a while since I saw the whole film, but if you want more about working on high-voltage power lines, I think that sequence is about all there is. The rest is about other uses of helicopters. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/6 "2013-04-15T19:52:35Z")
I just heard from Craig (the guy who posted that on Youtube) and he confirmed that it’s from _Helicopters In Action_. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/7 "2013-04-15T20:11:03Z")
No one asked how I knew, or how sure I was, but I’m a journalist who covers the IMAX film industry. I know the people who made the film, and have seen it many times. As soon as I saw the title of the thread, I was pretty sure I knew the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/8 "2013-04-15T20:33:24Z")
**commasense** , are you town (my town, Las Vegas, that is) for CinemaCon? It sounds like you have an awesome job. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/9 "2013-04-15T20:38:59Z")
No, I couldn’t make it there this year, but I’ll be moving to Vegas this summer. Are there many other Dopers in Vegas? I’ve been thinking about starting a thread to ask for advice. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-video-clip-power-line-workers/655644/10 "2013-04-15T20:39:44Z")
There’s a handful of us, aye. PM me if you have questions about the valley.