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Sling Load removing from station, Mount Rainier, WA.

Detailed Description

Used and damaged equipment is removed from the Observation Rock monitoring site. The A-Star helicopter can carry up to 1200 pounds per load. Each monitoring site had a minimum of one incoming and one outgoing sling load, with careful radio communication among ground crew and helicopter pilot to coordinate.

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