ricco67 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) While driving around (it was a busy saturday!), I heard a chopper in downtown that sounded strange and LOW. After scanning for a few minutes, I spotted it near a tower, but I couldn't ID it from my angle. I was going down polk towards the Hyatt, but I THINK it was heading to one of the Allen Center Buildings or maybe the Doubletree. So I snapped a few pics that figure you guys would like to take a peek at it. anyone have a clue what this is for? Edited October 28, 2007 by ricco67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 That looks like the same kind of chopper that put all the stuff on top of the new Enron/now Chevron building a few years back. Beats trying to find a crane that can go that high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Interesting - I have never seen that before."Going where cranes only dream" http://www.5state.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I have a few similar pictures I took recently. I'll have to post them. Those helicopter pilots can do some crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) That looks like an old Sikorsky "Jolly Green Giant", painted bowling ball blue. Edited October 28, 2007 by Jeebus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwilson Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 That looks like an old Sikorsky "Jolly Green Giant", painted bowling ball blue.My goal has always been to be so loaded that I could buy one of these, gut it, rebuild the interior as a luxury air-coach and use it for travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 if anyone was around during the power of houston shows, they used multiple helicopters to lift the pyros/equipment to the various roofs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Found 'em. The helicopter was lifting some kind of HVAC equipment from a flat bed truck on the street onto the roof of a condominium building. (Hooray for HAIF Gallery! Much easier than hosting the pics elsewhere.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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