Got stuck on a blind pick behind a building for 2 hours

I was setting a 6-ton AC unit on a rooftop in downtown Austin last Tuesday, but the building next door blocked my line of sight and I couldn't see the landing zone no matter what angle I took. Ended up having to rely on hand signals from a guy who kept giving me the wrong directions, and it took forever to get it set down safe. Has anyone else had a blind pick take way longer than it should have, and what did you do to fix it on the fly?

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anderson.gavin29d ago

Did the GoPro battery make it through the whole two hours though?

rosed321d ago

Wait, is it really that big of a deal if the battery dies halfway through? I mean, you can always swap batteries or plug it in if you're near an outlet (which you probably are if you're doing compressor work in a parking garage). Seems like a lot of setup for something that could be solved by just buying an extra battery for like 20 bucks.

kevin21829d ago

Yeah, I feel your pain. Had to blind pick a compressor behind a parking garage once. I started using a GoPro on a selfie stick taped to a broom handle, then video called my ground guy so I could see what he saw. Worked way better than hand signals.