So I went ahead and swapped the hardware around before taking the pole down to reinstall it. That's when I found the nut hadn't loosened, the all thread rod had sheared off. With all of the high winds we had earlier in the week it must have let go. With the time change and rain this weekend, I plan on getting it back to the field next weekend.Missing wind sock
Missing wind sock
If you had been out to the field recently, you may have noticed a new wind sock was installed. Tonight when I went out for a flight it was laying on one of the flight station tables. Steven told me he found it the other day on the ground. I looked at it and couldn't see any damage. I thought I must not have tightened the nuts and it worked itself loose. I did notice I installed it with the wording upside down. So I went ahead and swapped the hardware around before taking the pole down to reinstall it. That's when I found the nut hadn't loosened, the all thread rod had sheared off. With all of the high winds we had earlier in the week it must have let go. With the time change and rain this weekend, I plan on getting it back to the field next weekend.
So I went ahead and swapped the hardware around before taking the pole down to reinstall it. That's when I found the nut hadn't loosened, the all thread rod had sheared off. With all of the high winds we had earlier in the week it must have let go. With the time change and rain this weekend, I plan on getting it back to the field next weekend.