Need ideas for getting this plane down.
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AeroMaestro
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I've had success, once, with a $12 "hunting" slingshot from the sporting goods store. I used some heavy hex nuts as ammo with fishing line tied to them.
rcspaceflight
creator of virtual planes
Hrrrmmm. Usually a long stick is best. Like tent poles or extendable tree trimmers (but not cutting any part of the tree). 70 feet is too long for that.
Bow and arrow is probably a great option. Maybe just stick a tennis ball at the end of the arrow so it doesn't stick into anything and won't hurt you if it falls straight down onto you.
Bow and arrow is probably a great option. Maybe just stick a tennis ball at the end of the arrow so it doesn't stick into anything and won't hurt you if it falls straight down onto you.
I had this same thing happen to me earlier this year. I tried everything listed here plus more. The only thing that work for me was the slingshot. After getting the weight over the branch I slowly lowered the weight to the ground. I then tied a rope to the fishing line and pulled the rope up over the branch and the. Used the rope to pull the branch back and forth until my plane came loose.
That's a really clever way of doing it.
Also, did you try shaking the tree? Haha. I played that game once when it was a small tree and just out of reach. It's surprising just how ineffective that really is.
Stradawhovious
"That guy"
Tennis balls and a potato cannon.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Did something similar early on in the hobby.
Wound up with a plane still stuck in a tree, but now has a giant hole through the wing!
Hey, any day when you shoot a hole in something with a potato cannon is a good day.
rcspaceflight
creator of virtual planes
I once, well twice, had a plane stuck on top of the tall shed. I tried rope with a tennis ball at the end. Didn't do a darn thing. So I had to use a ladder and go on top of the shed. I wouldn't say I'm afraid of heights, but I am afraid of being high up on something unstable. Like a wooden 25 foot ladder.
Crazy idea, what if you climbed the tree yourself using the method where you have a rope around the tree. Like this picture:
Not really to go all the way up, but high enough to get close enough to effectively use a slingshot. Or so you can effectively shake the tree. But climbing maybe too daredevil to be worth it.
Crazy idea, what if you climbed the tree yourself using the method where you have a rope around the tree. Like this picture:
Not really to go all the way up, but high enough to get close enough to effectively use a slingshot. Or so you can effectively shake the tree. But climbing maybe too daredevil to be worth it.
All shooting will damage your things.
From your picture you should find the biggest ladder you can borrow and climb a nearby tree where you can climb using the branches high enough to use a fishing pole.
The pictures below use my 2*15 ft ladder = 27 ft combined. The fishing rod is about 40 ft ( i have seen 90 ft combos ).
The plane is in a nearby higher tree.
I always have a 20 ft rod in my car ;-)
Make a Y harness on the top of the rod to helf gently lifting the plane or copter.
Flying pictures : http://modellflygnytt.se/opublicerat/SM14/index.htm
From your picture you should find the biggest ladder you can borrow and climb a nearby tree where you can climb using the branches high enough to use a fishing pole.
The pictures below use my 2*15 ft ladder = 27 ft combined. The fishing rod is about 40 ft ( i have seen 90 ft combos ).
The plane is in a nearby higher tree.
I always have a 20 ft rod in my car ;-)
Make a Y harness on the top of the rod to helf gently lifting the plane or copter.
Flying pictures : http://modellflygnytt.se/opublicerat/SM14/index.htm
FlyKVegas
Junior Member
Unfortunately this is on public property, AND deep in the woods. No truck going down in there!
FlyKVegas
Junior Member
Thought about this, too. Might be the most feasible idea.
FlyKVegas
Junior Member
Good idea, but I'm looking for a solution where my feet stay on the ground!
MrClean
Well-known member
I've used the wrist rocket, fishing weight and kite string method. It's suprising how accurate and how far up you can shoot that. Even more so is how far over you can shoot it. You just need to get over the branch and back to the ground, then pull gently pulling the plane off the branch.
Last time I did this the darn plane was over the street at dusk. Could not believe the amount of traffic. Would just get a shot close and someone would come flying around the corner and stop for a person in the middle of the road? surely you jest. Couldn't get the shot in the fading light. Next day after 3 went out and put the first shot 50 feet up right where I wanted it and the plane was down. Pack was destroyed but the rest of the gear lives to fight another day.
Also, you can always haul up a bigger rope if the kite string won't get the job done.
Last time I did this the darn plane was over the street at dusk. Could not believe the amount of traffic. Would just get a shot close and someone would come flying around the corner and stop for a person in the middle of the road? surely you jest. Couldn't get the shot in the fading light. Next day after 3 went out and put the first shot 50 feet up right where I wanted it and the plane was down. Pack was destroyed but the rest of the gear lives to fight another day.
Also, you can always haul up a bigger rope if the kite string won't get the job done.
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