HF swag no windsock??

[kavic5150]

Title says it all. I was just flying in what felt like 30 to 40mph winds. Handled it with a blade 400 no problem, even impressed myself just a bit. So I'm thinkin does HF sell windsocks on their swag site? Nope.

http://www.helifreakswag.com/

Chime in below if you might be interested. I'm not associated with selling swag on this site btw.

[backburner1955]

That would be cool to have.

[MSH-Direct]

That's great, I want one...

[Thalios]

Interested in a Wind Sock.

For the right price of course!

[Dongle]

Thanks for your suggestions!

For a "wind sock", one needs some additional components beyond the sock itself: a pole for mounting; a "hoop" to keep the sock open; arm(s) to the pole for the hoop; bearings on the arm(s) to allow the sock to rotate with the wind.

A friend of mine (Frank) looked into a permanent wind sock for our local field at OCMA in SoCal. It turned out to be a total PITA to come up with the "components".

I though about this a while back, and expected it would be too expensive to offer as a complete assembly. Would HeliFreaks accept just the "sock" and make the other components? Yeah, I know we're all crafty people or we wouldn't be into this hobby.

As a multi-use item, how about this? The HeliFreak logo on a velour or microfiber rectangular towel with two grommets on one of the short sides. It can become: (1) a bench towel, (2) a HeliFreak banner, and (3) a wind indicator. I realize it wouldn't react like an actual "wind sock".

Whatcha' think?

[Thalios]

Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel!

Yesss!!!

[Dongle]

Originally Posted by Thalios

Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel!

Yesss!!!

Uhhh, was there a message there?

[dyin2fly]

Originally Posted by Thalios

Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel, Bench towel!

Yesss!!!

lol, what he said
I want a couple of them.

[Thalios]

I'd like to see one blue or grey. That way they're not prone to stains too much.

Must not be too dark not to be on the hunt for screws either!

[MSH-Direct]

A windsock would be a fun project for a rainy weekend.
I do like the Idea for the towel as well a little bit oversize would be great.

['26 Model T Dave]

When you get a chance read the PM's I sent you. We can make this happen !!.

[wrecker70]

Hey guys come on, hobby king can do a windsock for $3 with a hoop, I know the freakers can do better

[dave22250]

I have 2 Hobbykings..Out of the box they won't work, however with the pivot joints I made...they are great..If HF offered one, I'd buy it...There are not many options out there that are not designed for a commercial airfields

[1heli]

Please try to produce a complete HF windsock if at all possible

cheers Steve

[kavic5150]

I'm imagining a durable product, made from that heavy duty stuff that the real expensive kites are made from. And available in a smallish front yard size or a big Rc club field size. Using UV and weather resistant materials for the big one of course.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have the technology. We have the capabilities...

[Ghostrydyr]

did we give up on the sock???