Post #1964752
2026-03-26 12:45 UTC
@rightsprung
Oohhh, that's amazing!
With a cable that long, how early do you have to give control inputs to bring the bucket to a stop at the right location?
Or how long does it take to correct for sudden gusts of wind?
Or is stuff like this already engraved in your muscle memory and you don't even really think about it?
Replies (2)
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@rightsprung@c.im 2026-03-26 13:31
@LeoDJ great question! I don't even think about it any more. It's a long, long pendulum and a balance between leading the load and following.
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@rightsprung@c.im 2026-03-26 13:33
@LeoDJ Wind is definitely terrible for us. Again, constant compensation, and lots of 'tricks', like torquing the tower before applying swing brakes ... it is part of the craft, and all operators handle it in their own way.