Kman101
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Where is that tower exactly? I wouldn't expect this to be the tallest or the shortest of all the towers, but the the gondola cabin will hang significantly lower than the top of that tower. If this is near a station, it could be one of the shorter ones.
Never mind I figured out where that is. This may be one of the higher towers for this section. After t his tower it either continues over the empty fields, or it passes over the road and parking lot, then over the water. This particular line may not need to go any higher than this tower.
I imagine the line that actually has to pass over the CBR will be higher.
Never mind I figured out where that is. This may be one of the higher towers for this section. After t his tower it either continues over the empty fields, or it passes over the road and parking lot, then over the water. This particular line may not need to go any higher than this tower.
I imagine the line that actually has to pass over the CBR will be higher.
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The specific placement of the tower is the 2nd yellow arrow from the top in this photo.
*Photo stolen from @bioreconstruct and used without permission.
While it seems they did remove some trees there, the ones (at least when the photo was taken) in the center divider of the road are still there. These trees are quite large, so it must be at least high enough to clear those.
Also, here are some more exciting pictures of a metal pole.
http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2018/02/photos-first-gondola-support-spotted.html
*Photo stolen from @bioreconstruct and used without permission.
While it seems they did remove some trees there, the ones (at least when the photo was taken) in the center divider of the road are still there. These trees are quite large, so it must be at least high enough to clear those.
Also, here are some more exciting pictures of a metal pole.
http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2018/02/photos-first-gondola-support-spotted.html
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Cesar R M
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Plus these models will probably have the 2 cable system, one that is above the "pulling" or "holding" cables to act as lightning protection. And well, the towers will get most of the hits.
Not sure exactly what you mean, but this is going to be a normal single cable style gondola. This type of gondola can run in winds of 30mph+ easily, but usually have to run at a lower speed in high winds as running at full speed tends to amplify any swinging. In very high winds and when there is lightening, this will no doubt have to be closed. In those situations they will stop anyone from boarding and get everyone off the line, then stop it until the storm passes.
It will no doubt have lightning equipment on it, but it will be so it doesn't get damaged, not so that it can remain operating.
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NormC
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cosmicgirl
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It's interesting how it'll take you higher as you enter CBR "airspace", unless they can still make adjustments to the angle.
@Lift Blog, can you shed any light on the yellow pulleys? I haven't spotted them on any other Doppelmayr images. Could they be construction aids?
@Lift Blog, can you shed any light on the yellow pulleys? I haven't spotted them on any other Doppelmayr images. Could they be construction aids?
Lift Blog
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They are for the rope pulling process and will be removed after that is completed.
Grimley1968
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Compared to Disney's often glacial construction paces in the past few decades, that seems pretty quick from the time a tower is first upright to being "topped off" with the pulleys, etc., especially when you consider that is the first one and there always seem to be the biggest delays with the first of anything to be built.
truecoat
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This one looks to be about 50 ft high like most of us had speculated.
peter11435
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The company installing the system is not doing it for the first time.
Creathir
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If the guys at the bottom are 6’ tall, it looks to be about 8-9 lengths tall, so yeah, 50-55’.
truecoat
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I counted ladder rungs. They are usually about a foot apart.
cosmicgirl
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The top part probably arrived pre-assembled or was assembled by Doppelmayr on site. It looks to be no more than a 4-point attachment between the tower and the top part.
Lift Blog
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On mountains, towers are usually set by helicopter. An entire lift with say 20 towers can be done in about six hours! Depending on the helicopter and altitude, they can be flown in whole or in a few sections. Heli time is billed by the minute and it goes amazingly fast. On fly day, people go from saying “This lift is never going to be finished before winter!” to “It’s almost done!”
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