In business it is important to know you're making progress or falling back. Affirmation of a job well done coupled with advice on how to improve or what not to do the next time keeps people motivated without building an over inflated self image. Sure, keep saying wow you're super, man will lead to that dangerous situation but to not acknowledge that someone has taken on and completed a task that was beyond there previous experience, that they took the risk of trying something new does far more for them then downplaying it as just another day at the office. That may be true for you the seasoned veteran but not for the new guy.
Marc, good job, as for how big you went that is hard to tell from the pics. Could you have gone bigger? That is something that you need to be watching for. How much movement was there at the rigging point? Did the piece clear the obstacles with more than enough room to spare? Were the groundies able to handle the piece easily around the obstacles and hazards? Where you talking with your crew about what they saw and how each piece felt for them? Was it pushing it to their limits? Could they clear away the brush quickly enough to be ready for the next piece or did it seem they were left standing around waiting? A removal should be crew intensive vs. climber intensive. In other words, they should be constantly busy while you're left at times waiting. Really you want a balance, they get the material cleared from the drop zone in time for you to start cutting the next piece.
A good climber doesn't overwhelm the crew with brush to the extent it becomes hazardous or ends up stopping the climber while the crew untangles the mess below. If you've got a large crew then you'll move faster, if you've got one guy on the ground then it makes sense to work at a slower pace.
Don't only ask yourself these questions but seek the answer while you're working.
