[Zeke]

If I had time I guess I would lie flat on my back on the floor. The elevators I worked on when contacted to paint the doors all over SoCal usually had springs at the bottom of the shaft. I was given keys to remotely control the car. The point was to put the car below my floor enough to walk on the top to access the door release. But you know I had to move the car up and look down just for curiosity. The truth is when you know about elevators, they are scary. The pit is usually not a comfortable place to work in but the techs do it all the time. They ride the tops too checking wires and mechanicals.

If top fuel drivers can stand the forces they incur I would think you'd have a chance. The thing is, once the car reaches speed you are in free fall. How do you get down?

Incidentally, using the remote keys allows movers and construction people to haul stuff on top that won't fit inside. They will call out an elevator tech to operate when needed. It's not cheap. In the old days a building engineer might have the key and help move some long stuff. I worked with a commercial moving company once in awhile as a stand by carpenter assembling work stations taken apart to move to a new office. It's been a long time but I suspect remote operation is limited to only certified techs. The old days were more like the wild west.

Moving commercial on weekends and at night in a high rise is very different in some respects. You see some weird siht. The sight of a piano going up the side of a building comes to mind. This has been done, BTW, but the logistics and cost keep that sort of thing to a minimum.

Generally now there is at least on oversized car for this kind of thing. But go into some old buildings and things get creative. There's movers and then there's movers of a much higher degree.