Mozee, that's what they were going up to do - change the bulb on the top.
Because that's an unpainted tower, it has white strobes instead of red flashies. Red flashers are only visible at night, so you have to paint the tower if you're gonna use those. Can you imagine being the poor shlub at the top with a paint bucket?
These guys make seriously good money, they charge their climbs by the foot, and it's usually a tiered scale. By the time you get over 1000', the tab gets pretty big.
One of those Air Canada 767s is the Gimli Glider (C-GAUN) which was retired to the desert in 2008.
Jackie, those airplanes ARE recycled. Parts go to other airplanes, and ultimately the remaining aluminum is shredded and melted down to make something truly useful like beer cans.
Because that's an unpainted tower, it has white strobes instead of red flashies. Red flashers are only visible at night, so you have to paint the tower if you're gonna use those. Can you imagine being the poor shlub at the top with a paint bucket?
These guys make seriously good money, they charge their climbs by the foot, and it's usually a tiered scale. By the time you get over 1000', the tab gets pretty big.
Jackie, those airplanes ARE recycled. Parts go to other airplanes, and ultimately the remaining aluminum is shredded and melted down to make something truly useful like beer cans.