Скачать или смотреть Highline and Helicopter Rescue - Jakob Bludau - ISA Safety Event 2025

Helicopter Rescue… from a Highline?! 🚁🧗‍♂️
In alpine terrain, reaching anchors can take hours—and patients hanging in harnesses don’t have that time. Jacob (ex–mountain rescue, Germany) and team share a first-of-its-kind project to lift patients directly off a highline—safely, fast, and within real HEMS/HAC rules.

What’s inside

Why direct off-line extractions can improve medical outcomes

The real risk of steel hoist cables on webbing—and a smarter fix using UIAA climbing ropes

How the team built SOPs, risk assessments, and test flights (30+ long-line runs)

Lab results: 3–4 kN tension, 100 m of controlled friction—and what actually damages (or doesn’t) your webbing

Open-access docs, models, and results for operators & rescuers worldwide

The honest status: still experimental—don’t rely on it yet (hoist tests targeted for 2026)

You’ll learn

Practical mitigations for hoist/webbing contact

How to design certifiable procedures without modifying aircraft hardware

What helicopter crews need from highliners—and vice versa

Who it’s for
Rescue pilots/crew, SAR leaders, riggers, festival safety teams, and any highliner operating in alpine terrain.

Resources
🔎 Open-access docs & models (SOPs, risk analyses, test data): see video description links
📣 Got operator contacts or a test site? Reach out—collaboration welcome!

Big thanks
Austrian partners (Martin Flucke), Bcraft, Raed , ICAR community—and the many testers making this safer for everyone.

#Highline #Rescue #HEMS #ICAR #MountainRescue #Rigging #SlacklineSafety #AlpineSafety #SAR #HoistRescue

00:00 – Intro: Jakob, team & why helicopter rescue on highlines
01:30 – Why a direct off-line pickup beats anchor-based extractions
03:24 – What’s required: HEMS/HAC rules, SOPs & risk assessment
05:06 – How highliners can help operators (risks, training, procedures)
06:23 – Long-line trainings: 30 flights + IICAR/ISA presentations
07:41 – Hoist hazard: steel cable can cut webbing—mitigation goals
10:00 – Lab test: climbing rope vs highline webbing (setup & results)
14:05 – Microscopy & break-strength: Dyneema/PA/PES damage insights
21:43 – Practical protocol: use climbing rope from the hoist (no mods)
25:21 – Status & caution: 2026 goals—don’t rely on heli rescue yet