An array of saw blades suspended 90 feet below a helicopter cuts tree branches along a utility transmission pathway near Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, July …

An array of saw blades suspended 90 feet below a helicopter cuts tree branches along a utility transmission pathway near Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Entergy Arkansas and a contractor on Tuesday demonstrated use of the Aerial Saw, which mounts 10 saws under a helicopter and can do in an hour what it would take ground crews days to perform. The assembly of 24-inch blades stacked vertically at the end of a 90-foot boom under the helicopter is used to trim the branches from trees along the margins of transmission-line rights-of-way. The rig won’t be used around homes. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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Helicopter carrying large saw to trim trees in York County

by: George Stockburger

Posted: Mar 27, 2023 / 04:36 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 27, 2023 / 04:36 PM EDT

An array of saw blades suspended 90 feet below a helicopter cuts tree branches along a utility transmission pathway near Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, July …

An array of saw blades suspended 90 feet below a helicopter cuts tree branches along a utility transmission pathway near Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Entergy Arkansas and a contractor on Tuesday demonstrated use of the Aerial Saw, which mounts 10 saws under a helicopter and can do in an hour what it would take ground crews days to perform. The assembly of 24-inch blades stacked vertically at the end of a 90-foot boom under the helicopter is used to trim the branches from trees along the margins of transmission-line rights-of-way. The rig won’t be used around homes. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

by: George Stockburger

Posted: Mar 27, 2023 / 04:36 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 27, 2023 / 04:36 PM EDT

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – A helicopter will be conducting aerial sawing in York County later this week.

According to Lower Windsor Township Police, Aerial Solutions Inc. will conduct the operation on April 1, 2023.

The operation will consist of multiple 24 inch rotary blades powered by a motor on a vertical boom suspended beneath the helicopter.

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Police say as the helicopter flies, the aerial saw will cut and trim trees and other vegetation.

Similar operations are typically scheduled throughout the year.

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