Heli-Loggers (2009)
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Gord and his team of tree climbers begin one of the biggest heli-logging jobs in Canadian history: climbing and topping a grove of prized cedar trees and using a $15,000 per hour Chinook helicopter to fly them.
The crew has one week to prepare 400 trees before the heavy-lift helicopter's arrival. But after one climber gets hurt and another quits, an already difficult job gets even tougher.
Gord's crew is set to climb a grove of cedar trees, but after a fellow logger is nearly killed by a falling branch "Widowmaker", they take whatever steps they can, from the superstitious to the practical, to make sure they stay safe and on schedule.
The testosterone filled world of heli-logging gets a new look when Gord and his crew team up with a female heavy-lift helicopter pilot in order to harvest a block of trees.
Gord hires a new Greenhorn to help work on an eco-sensitive logging job, but when the job starts to fall behind, will the rookie climber be able to step up and shed his Greenhorn colors?
An unexpected change in schedule has the crew scrambling to make sure the project's success isn't jeopardized.
Gord and his crew nears the end of their largest job to date as they look to finsh harvesting at a profitable but remote location.
The economic downturn hits the logging industry hard and Gord tries to find enough work to keep his business going.
Gord promises to spend more time with his family but finds the daily details of his heli-logging business may make it a promise he can't fulfill.
Gord looks to harvest a number of trees in a very limited time period but when one of his workers gets hurt, he is pressed to make the deadline and keep his company afloat.
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