Our clubs new heli table

[jimmyhorns]

Well the first coat of varnish is on.... bumped into Mark flying in the twilight and then got roped into brushing on varnish

Hopefully get another coat on tomorrow before the rain...

Anyone with old tins of exterior varnish lying about is more than welcome to donate

[VOLT]

I would have built a shit house first ....but nice table hehehe

[milly0812]

Our clubs new heli table

Well a table is a pretty shit house

[pgkevet]

I would have built a shit house first ....but nice table hehehe

A man who knows squat

[mark holloway]

Its all looking good guys. Didn't think I'd end my flying doing a spot of varnishing though.....

[ianmat]

I can't wait to finish working in France and come join the fun. You guys have done an incredible job... Well done guys!!!
I'm just jealous because other than my 130x I haven't flown one of my bigger helis since last year...

[mole hunter]

Nice work guys but are you relying on our old foe (gravity) as your main method of fixing here? It looks as though you've skimped on the mortar a bit and unless it's bolted down you may find that you've got a very big 'plank' flying across your flight line in a bit of a blow.

Cheers, Marty

[Planehazza]

Lee this is the what we need at our club!

[ModelGuard.Com]

Re: Our clubs new heli table

Varnish is going to start going on tonight....

Its going to be covered though, so wont get the worst of the rain...

You may want to consider covering it with roofing felt instead. Easier, longer lasting and replaceable

[discoferret]

You may want to consider covering it with roofing felt instead. Easier, longer lasting and replaceable

We are going to be covering it with tarpaulin when not in use.

[jimmyhorns]

Nice work guys but are you relying on our old foe (gravity) as your main method of fixing here? It looks as though you've skimped on the mortar a bit and unless it's bolted down you may find that you've got a very big 'plank' flying across your flight line in a bit of a blow.

Cheers, Marty

Its a very valid point. At the moment we have no mortar used, which has a couple of draw backs, but lots of advantages:

we can be sure we are happy with where it is
if the slab 'footings' start shifting, it will be very easy to rebuild
if we dont like where it is, we can move it


The gravity issue may be a problem in the wind though, and we plan to drive some threaded bar through the blocks and then bolt the top to it in the very near future

[PorscheBoy]

Wind!!! When do we ever get any wind in this country

[Garth84x]

Wind!!! When do we ever get any wind in this country

I seem to be getting a lot of wind, especially when lifting heavy objects...

think i have reached 'that' age lol

[pgkevet]

..................The gravity issue may be a problem in the wind though, and we plan to drive some threaded bar through the blocks and then bolt the top to it in the very near future

It's a flying site table. All you need is to chamfer the prevailing wind side to give negative lift and a spoiler on the trailing edge...or flaps, servos, solar panels and a HH gyro to keep it stationary..

[milly0812]

Our clubs new heli table

Nice work guys but are you relying on our old foe (gravity) as your main method of fixing here? It looks as though you've skimped on the mortar a bit and unless it's bolted down you may find that you've got a very big 'plank' flying across your flight line in a bit of a blow.

Cheers, Marty

I think the decision not to make the table 'permanent' was a very good one due to the nature of our landlords business. The turf is harvested bi annually so I guess we may have to move its location anyway.
If the wind is particularly bad the top can be removed and laid flat on the floor I suppose