Mounting assembly for mounting clamp

An unmanned aerial vehicle for mounting a clamp to a line comprising:

• a body;
• a propeller attached to the body;
• and
• a guide attached to the body, wherein the guide is configured to support the clamp for mounting to the line by flying the unmanned aerial vehicle toward the line, wherein the guide is configured to support the clamp such that an imaginary clamp line between a first jaw of the clamp and a second jaw of the clamp when the clamp is in an arrested position is non-parallel to a plane within which the propeller rotates;
• wherein:
• the guide comprises an attachment feature configured to support the clamp;
• a rotation device configured to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the plane, wherein the attachment feature is attached to the rotation device such that rotation of the rotation device at least one of:
• maneuvers the clamp into a first position for mounting to the line or maneuvers a second clamp into a second position for mounting to a second line;
• and
• a propeller guard attached to the body and configured to inhibit the propeller from contacting the line and to direct the clamp to the line, wherein:
• the propeller guard is below the propeller, to an exterior side of the propeller relative to the body, and above the propeller.