Talk:Heli-logging

History?
This article seems to be quite abbreviated, perhaps only discussing a single type of helicopter logging.

According to another article, the process of Helicopter Logging began as early as the 1950's, but really started taking root in the 1970's with the development of greater capacity military helicopters. Not to mention that there are more environmentalist groups these days that control loggers from using large machines to harvest trees.

http://www.ritchiewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Helicopter_logging#History

Keelec (talk) 20:16, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Re: Heli-logging
Copied from New contributors' help page/questions -- John of Reading (talk) 08:08, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

You might find the claim that Philip Jarman invented Heli-logging a slight exaggeration check this out: Philip Jarman Costa Rica

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Not really objective/balanced
This page reads like an ad for standing stem logging, rather than a good overview of heli-logging as a whole. Can someone fix it up please?

ElliotLee (talk) 21:33, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Completely inaccurate
Helicopter Logging did not begin in 1997. It began in the 1950's. My father was a log truck driver and the first time I rode with him in 1985 was to a unit near Oakridge, Oregon called 'Elk Harvest'. The company that was doing the logging was called Siller Bros. and was using a Sikorsky S-61 to bring the logs to the landing.

In 1990 I went with my dad to Western Idaho to a place called Sheep Rock. There, the outfit was using 'Screaming Mimi' from the TV series 'Riptide' to bring in the logs, that was a Sikorsky S-58T. I actually have photos that I would be happy to scan.

In 1992, I worked with an outfit called Twin Rivers Helicopters in a logging operation near (IIRC) Cottage Grove, OR. where they used a Bell 205 to bring logs to the landing. I was the spotter on the ground and coordinated with the pilot of the Helo making sure no one had their head taken off by a turn of logs or the hook.

While I am not going to dispute the method discussed here, I will dispute the notion that Helicopter Logging started in 1997. It's been around much longer than that.

Of note is this...Helicopter Logging is used in sensitive areas where clear cutting or traditional methods of logging (Yarder or Skyline) are either impractical or not allowed. Traditional logging methods tend to denude the area of all plant life along the 'roads' (paths of the Yarder or Sky Car). With a helicopter, you're not dragging a log up a hill. You're picking it up, moving it over and setting it down on the landing. Typically this has less of an impact on ground cover, vegetation etc. than traditional methods. It is also preferred in areas of Selective Cuts where traditional methods of logging are impractical. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cryshalsing (talk • contribs) 02:11, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

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