Stunning drone footage captures tower climber Kevin Schmidt scaling a 1,500-foot (457-meter) broadcast antenna high above the South Dakota plains. Filmed by a quadcopter, the video offers a rare look at what it takes to change a lightbulb atop a towering structure—an essential safety beacon for passing aircraft! Over the past eight years, Kevin has climbed hundreds of towers across dozens of states, braving every season and even battling winds up to 60 mph to get the job done 🧗🫣 (Via: Prairie
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Stunning drone footage captures tower climber Kevin Schmidt scaling a 1,500-foot (457-meter) broadcast antenna high above the South Dakota plains. Filmed by a quadcopter, the video offers a rare look at what it takes to change a lightbulb atop a towering structure—an essential safety beacon for passing aircraft! Over the past eight years, Kevin has climbed hundreds of towers across dozens of states, braving every season and even battling winds up to 60 mph to get the job done 🧗🫣 (Via: Prairie
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On Friday, Gov. Pritzker signed a dangerous bill into law which will require Illinois to follow foreign WHO drug approvals over the FDA. State Representative Kevin Schmidt stood against this measure (HB 3637) in the House this spring and exposed the serious risk it poses to all Illinoisans. | Illinois House Republicans
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State Representative Kevin Schmidt fights back against HB 3637, a dangerous bill which requires the state of Illinois to follow WHO guidance on drugs over our own FDA. | Illinois House Republicans
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HB 3637 is up for debate on the House Floor now. State Representative Kevin Schmidt explains our serious concerns with the bill. | Illinois House Republicans
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Kevin Schmidt, a tower climber in South Dakota, scales a 1,500-foot (457 m) communication mast every six months to change a high-altitude warning light — a task that captures widespread attention online for its extreme nature and safety importance in alerting aircraft. According to multiple social posts and clips, he is reportedly paid about $20,000 for each climb, which also includes general maintenance work on the structure, and the ascent to the top takes roughly 25 minutes under expert condi
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Spectacular drone footage captures tower climber Kevin Schmidt climbing 1,500 feet (457 meters) high over the South Dakota plains while being filmed by a quadcopter. Kevin shows us what it takes to change a lightbulb on the top of a television broadcast antenna — so that airplane pilots can see and avoid it 🧗‍♂️🫣 He’s climbed hundreds of towers during the past eight years, in dozens of states, through every season, sometimes in 60 mph winds. Like our content? Follow 👉🏼 @insidehistory (Via: P
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💡 A una asombrosa altura de más de 450 metros, Kevin Schmidt realiza una labor inusual que desafía los límites. Su historia ha capturado la atención del público gracias a un video viral que muestra su destreza al reemplazar una bombilla en la cima de una gigantesca antena de televisión. 👀 ¿Y tú podrías trabajar en este oficio a cambio de 20.000 euros por subida? | elEconomista.es
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Meet Kevin Schmidt – the guy who literally takes 'changing a light bulb' to a whole new level! 😲⚡ Every six months, this fearless tower climber from South Dakota straps in and scales a massive 1,500-foot (that's about 457 meters!) communication tower – higher than the Empire State Building without the observation deck. Why? Just to swap out the red beacon light at the very top that warns planes in the sky. One wrong move in those gusty winds (up to 60 mph sometimes!), and... well, let's not thi
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Kevin Schmidt makes this climb twice a year and earns a pretty respectable sum. Would you be willing to do this job? #engineering | Interesting Engineering
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