[NSRCA-discussion] Box poles

[Keith Hoard]

How about having four contestants take turns holding up large orange flags?

On 8/30/06, george w. kennie <geobet at gis.net> wrote:
>
>  Emory,
>  Another option is to drive a piece of 2X2" pressure treated stock about
> 6' long into the ground about 30" and then just slip a piece of 3"diameter X
> 10' pvc over the 2X2".I even made up a 20 footer using a coupler and it
> worked O.K.  The beauty of this arrangement is that you can slip the PVC
> off any time you feel the need and just lay them down beside the 2X2. At 150
> yards in the woods the 2X2 is invisible (and so is the pole). I spray
> painted the top 2 feet of the center pole flourescent green and the end
> poles flourescent red. Works the berries !
> Georgie
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Emory Schroeter <emorydmd at earthlink.net>
> *To:* NSRCA Pattern List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:37 AM
> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Box poles
>
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> I am looking for some ideas for setting up some permanent box poles. At
> our GA jets field, we have a tree line that is right at 150 meters from the
> runway. The club is going to let us put up some poles and leave them up
> since they will be in the tree line and not in the way. So, I just wanted
> some ideas as to how other people have done this.
>
> We were thinking of digging some holes in the ground and placing some
> concrete and a large size PVC pipe in the ground to serve as a receptor for
> a slightly smaller pole. This should work well for 4 of the poles. The ones
> on the right side will be below a hill. So, they would either have to be
> attached up in  tree, or we do a similar plan as before and make a really
> tall pole. How tall can these poles be without breaking in the wind?
>
> I would appreciate any ideas or examples of how this was done at your
> field.
>
> Thanks,
> Emory Schroeter.
>
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Keith Hoard
Collierville, TN
khoard at gmail.com
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