Cool Snow Thrower Pheomenina

My Craftsman has some sort of governor on it that kicks in then the drive is engaged. Itll idle at a lower speed than when its in gear.
Static off a helicopter blade is gnarly when looked at through NVG's. you can see the rotor tips making a circle above the helicopter. And when the 53's come in to refuel on land (at a makeshift LZ) there is a guy that has a grounded insulated wand that he touches a hanging cable to discharge the helo's collected static to ground. Looks like a 2-3 foot lightning bolt to that wand. If he doesn't do that, it can arc at an uncontrolled time and possibly ignite fuel.