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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2005wind sock
Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie Fulmer > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer My suggestion: try using a WINDSOCK. Man this thread is gonna kick some serious a.s. >> Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking >> about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly >> 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use >for >> a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie >> Fulmer >My suggestion: try using a WINDSOCK. <http://www.pekinc.com/windsk.html> I don't think any kind of pennant is going to satisfy you. If it's long enough and light enough to give 360 degrees of info, it's gonna get wrapped around the pole in no time. YMMV. Marty We use a styrofoam cup on a string. If someone gets a finger in a prop, the cup can be used to catch the blood. ;^) CR >>>Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking >>>about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Marty Hit OSHit, Dont-It Center, Lows, Home Despot or whoever and look for those windsocks they sell. I know I have seen aircraft kite looking ones. You could also always hang up somebody's crashed plane...  SignatureFubar of The HillPeople AMA605992 KE6ERB "I've heard the screams of the vegetables." > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer >Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking >about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly >25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for >a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Betcha someone in the club has a stash of spare balsa and paint. Neatest 'windsock' I ever saw was a bearing-mounted profile P-51 perched on top of a pole. Cheers, Fred McClellan The House Of Balsa Dust http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plumber >Neatest 'windsock' I ever saw was a >bearing-mounted profile P-51 perched on >top of a pole. > >Cheers, >Fred McClella Better yet, mount the fusie of a Vought SB2-U Vindicator. This sub-par performing plane was dubbed by many of its pilots the Vind Indicator. Bill(oc) >Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking >about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly >25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for >a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie How about a.... A flag? :) --- Rich http://richlockyer.tripod.com/ > >Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > >about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > >25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > >a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > > How about a.... A flag? :) A proper windsock mounted on a swivel frame gives both direction and windstrength. Flags wraps around poles and flap unreliably. Airplanes mounted on bearings don't give wind strength. 99% of all airports use windsocks, which says something. It ain't hard to make a swivel frame from 3/16" or 1/4" rod, and a sock from some bright nylon or polyester fabric. Dan refer to a good DIY = http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/Experiment13.htm regards Alan T. Alan's Hobby, Model & RC Web Links http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer Use a WIND SOCK! There's a reason for it: Wind Socks are designed to not only show wind direction, but also to show approximate wind VELOCITY by the amount of droop the Wind Sock averages out to be. MJC > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer >...but also to show approximate wind >VELOCITY by the amount of droop the >Wind Sock averages out to be. > >MJC This also pertains to the Theory of Relativity, which states, "The angle of the dangle is relative to the mass of the a** and the beauty of the cutie". Sorry, couldn't resist.<g> Bill(oc) On 4/5/2004 8:29 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: Depending on the "sensitivity" of the other club members, you could find a pair of women's "bloomers" and use that. It definitely would be different :-) > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer Be sure to check the size of the "bloomers"..... A small town may not have enough wind......<G> Bill > On 4/5/2004 8:29 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great > (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge: > > Depending on the "sensitivity" of the other club members, you could find > a pair of women's "bloomers" and use that. It definitely would be > different :-) Small town not enough wind. In this small town we got so much hot air floating around we had to go around the corporation limits with tent stakes to keep the damn town from blowing away tom We gave up on the windsock. It would only last for a few months. Built a tetrahedron about 4 ft long from thin aluminum and aluminum angles. It is mounted on a pole about 25 ft high. So far all it has needed in the last 7 or 8 years is a coat of paint. Bright yellow with black stripes. It won't give you the wind velocity, but it is sensitive enough to pick up the hot air emanating from the gallery in the shelter.. -- Red Scholefield AMA 951 Flying Gators Inc., GNV FL > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer I tried socking the wind, I just broke wind instead. :>) We have a windsock on our flagpole. One of the kite guys makes a new one for us every year. Works good, except when the wind doesn't blow. Bill > Guys help me out here. We have wind sock at the field but we were thinking > about putting one on the flagpole. We have a really nice one that's prolly > 25-30 feet tall. Since we don't fly a flag all the time, what could we use for > a windsock on the flag pole? I can't wait to hear all the responses!! Eddie > Fulmer We have a real official windsock, where you can read out the wind by where on the striped sock it folds, it is not 100% accurate, but once you learn how many stripes on the sock your planes can handle, it is quite useful Then again we have those "It's to windy to fly, lets put a stone in the windsock so it folds" guys... >I tried socking the wind, I just broke wind instead. :>) >We have a windsock on our flagpole. One of the kite guys makes a new one for >us every year. Works good, except when the wind doesn't blow. Yup. Do recall the adage is "Break ground, fly into the wind", not the other way 'round. Cheers, Fred McClellan The House Of Balsa Dust http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plumber Ayone know where I can purchase a wind sock -- KatManDE >Ayone know where I can purchase a wind sock? Take your pick: <http://www.google.com/search?q=%22wind+socks%22&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe =utf-8> Marty Very cheap and easy to make your own http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/Experiment13.htm weight of material can help determine wind speed as with local microlight aerodrome, different windsocks stream out at different wind strengths to give a landing pilot good indication of wind strength. IMO best wind indicator is a 20 to 30 cm length of wool tied to top of TX aerial. This gives a true easily seen picture of wind where you are actually landing and taking off. regards Alan T. Alan's Hobby, Model & RC Web Links http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/ ................................................................. > >Ayone know where I can purchase a wind sock? > > Take your pick: <http://www.google.com/search?q=%22wind+socks%22&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf -8&oe=utf-8> > Marty > Very cheap and easy to make your own > http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/Experiment13.htm [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/ > ................................................................. A similar length of tape from a defunct audio cassette works well too. Malcolm >Ayone know where I can purchase a wind sock? www.bestwindsocks.com SignatureDavid - WD4JKH Valid email: no-spam0879@mindspring.com |
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