Not something you want to try at home, but he very successfully lowered
items into jungle clearings in Ecuador that weren't accessable any
other way except for a 2 week walk. Even ran a wire down the rope and
put a phone in the basket to talk to those on the ground.
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Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Flying Machine -
http://pad39a.com/gene/
Because we fly, we envy no one.