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  • Re: What Windsock to Use?

    From mike maskell@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 7 15:56:43 2023
    On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 5:20:10 PM UTC-6, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    We have been wearing out nylon windsocks at a seemingly rapid rate. Maybe it has just been extra windy lately. We usually buy them from Wintek.

    I did some research and found that the winsocks being sold are made from nylon, vinyl, or canvas.

    Which material do you use? Who do you buy them from?

    Thanks, John (OHM)
    Our gliding club has gone thru a few nylon socks which only survived less than a year on the prairies. We then switched to a more durable material windsock supplied by Huffys: https://huffyswindsocks.com/ So far after one season it has shown now signs
    of wear or degradation.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?John_DeRosa_OHM_=E2=84=A6@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 7 15:20:07 2023
    We have been wearing out nylon windsocks at a seemingly rapid rate. Maybe it has just been extra windy lately. We usually buy them from Wintek.

    I did some research and found that the winsocks being sold are made from nylon, vinyl, or canvas.

    Which material do you use? Who do you buy them from?

    Thanks, John (OHM)

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  • From Sam D@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 10 23:43:41 2023
    On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 4:20:10 PM UTC-7, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    We have been wearing out nylon windsocks at a seemingly rapid rate. Maybe it has just been extra windy lately. We usually buy them from Wintek.

    I did some research and found that the winsocks being sold are made from nylon, vinyl, or canvas.

    Which material do you use? Who do you buy them from?

    Thanks, John (OHM)

    My Airport Windsock Corp. windsock (https://www.airportwindsocks.com/Windsocks-s/144.htm) lasted four years on the prairie. The sunlight and howling wind took that long to finally tear it, but the urethane-coated nylon sock held up longer than expected.

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  • From Sam D@21:1/5 to Sam D on Fri Mar 10 23:57:20 2023
    On Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 12:43:43 AM UTC-7, Sam D wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 4:20:10 PM UTC-7, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    We have been wearing out nylon windsocks at a seemingly rapid rate. Maybe it has just been extra windy lately. We usually buy them from Wintek.

    I did some research and found that the winsocks being sold are made from nylon, vinyl, or canvas.

    Which material do you use? Who do you buy them from?

    Thanks, John (OHM)
    My Airport Windsock Corp. windsock (https://www.airportwindsocks.com/Windsocks-s/144.htm) lasted three years on the prairie. The sunlight and howling wind took that long to finally tear it, but the urethane-coated nylon sock held up longer than
    expected.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?John_DeRosa_OHM_=E2=84=A6@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 12 12:21:26 2023
    Our vinyl socks have been lasting about a year - but it's been a brutal year lately.

    I did some research on pricing of the big size 2 windsocks (36” X 144” - 3’ x 12’);

    bestwindsock.com (Wintek) – Nylon - $128.95
    flightlight.com – Nylon $212.12
    safetyflag.com – Vinyl - $129.69
    Nylon - $143.95
    airportwindsocks.com – Nylon - $125.95
    lonestarwindsocks.com – Canvas $164.00
    Nylon - $124.95
    Vinyl - $157.00 huffyswindsocks.com - Nylon $120

    So Huffy is definitely the cheapest.

    We decided this year to try the expensive canvas sock. Time will tell if the extra money makes any sense.

    PS - I noted the Huffy sells imprinted socks. One example shown on their web site was imprinted with "Provided by Nevada DOT". FAA AC 150-5345-27F-Wind-Cone says "No lettering or logos are allowed on the windsock". Hmmmm.

    Please report back on how your windsocks hold up.

    Thanks, John (OHM)

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  • From Mark Mocho@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 12 16:31:05 2023
    . FAA AC 150-5345-27F-Wind-Cone says "No lettering or logos are allowed on the windsock".

    So, I guess this one is probably not allowed, although it DOES provide important information:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/skm3kldzjavojst/windsock.JPG?dl=0

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  • From AS@21:1/5 to Mark Mocho on Mon Mar 13 18:25:52 2023
    On Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 7:31:07 PM UTC-4, Mark Mocho wrote:
    . FAA AC 150-5345-27F-Wind-Cone says "No lettering or logos are allowed on the windsock".
    So, I guess this one is probably not allowed, although it DOES provide important information:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/skm3kldzjavojst/windsock.JPG?dl=0

    Classic!!

    Uli
    'AS'

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