I did not know they had them back then. Nor the facemask. Lassie makes it through a fire shelter deployment!
It looks like, from the cars and stuff and my memory, that this is an early 1960s show. I do like that it looks like more room for a dog in those teepee style shelters. Note the fold down face shield worn on the way to find Jimmie? Tommy? Joe? and the way the timber types change in the shots of the fire.This made me look up how early shelters were around. Apparently the Australians started researching them in 1958 and MTDC in Missoula started working with them in 1959. USFS bought 6,000 in 1967. I dunno when this episode is from, but maybe? The old ones were A-frame style.
EDIT: Apparently the early prototypes did look a lot like those. See here.
Source (NWCG)
I worked in the woods across the river from Hood River the summer of 1974. The start of Broughton's flume, which was supposedly the last working log flume in the US, was walking distance from where we lived and I was told an episode of Lassie featured her riding the flume. After seeing how fast the water ran, I was skeptical. Shouldn't have been.
Hmmm, still no Leavenworth Lassie but I did find this one filmed at the Wind River Nursery, Carson, WA. The nursery is no longer run by the FS but it was a huge operation back in the day. The deer do not look scruffy enough to be locals. Ranger Corey discusses balloon logging a bit, but it is never shown. I'm thinking wind and the cost of it all made it a short lived method. Correct me if wrong.
We were told that yes, it had been done on the Peninsula. It worked until the wind came up. It was spendy. It didn't become common and had to have nice big logs to yard in order to make any money. We know what happened to that. Then there was the deadly helistat, which was deadly and a weird idea to begin with.last I checked the balloon logging was still in the DNR and FS rule books.... but not sure it ever got past the lets see if this works point... it could be a game changer for extra long leads, but... jacks, and what not make that nearly pointless
It gets, or got, brief mention at logging engineering training. It's one of those family like things that nobody wants to talk about. Heads are shaken.$40,000,000 and if flew for what 100'
geebus F chrust... just looking at the damn thing a toddler can tell you where it was going to fail... vibrations? yeah no... how about janky aluminum scaffolding holding up a couple few 1000# of high hoarse powah torque...
Who signed off of this hair brained idea anyway?
Who signed off of this hair brained idea anyanyway?
Think about the pilots that were assigned to that. You have to wonder what was going through their minds. The accident was in 1986 so there is a good chance some are still around.Navy/USFS.
And people want the Gov to take over health care
It was engineering or non engineering gone amok. I'm surprised anyone volunteered to pilot one of the chopped up helicopters. Apparently, those guys thought it would work?Navy/USFS.
And people want the Gov to take over health care
Think about the pilots that were assigned to that. You have to wonder what was going through their minds. The accident was in 1986 so there is a good chance some are still around.
Here is another video
I highly doubt they were working for free so yes they were assigned to the task. Leave it to you to be argumentative when there is no argument to be had.None of the pilots were forced to fly it. It wasn't the military.
Now be a good little boy and return to the hate thread and quit trying to turn this into one.
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