Re: Steering poles (again)

From: Fred Tellier <fred-tellier_at_cogeco.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:57:10 -0400

I have a 20 foot and the 12 meter carbon telescoping poles, the 20 foot is much stiffer than any fibreglass pole of the same length, the 12 meter needs a little more care in using but is safe to steer with. If I need less height I just don't extend the top couple of sections which are quite thin. The advantage is the ability to quickly extend or retract the pole while flying. The more expensive put over poles are stiffer because they are of a greater diameter but the problems assembling and disassembling them while flying to me cancels out any stiffness advantage.

Fred Tellier

 ----- Original Message -----
  From: Marty Sasaki
  To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 2:01 AM
  Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Steering poles (again)


  Ray's pole is a Maver and it is light and stiff and if I could afford
  it, I would buy one right away. The other poles are more flexible.

  The ad for your new pole says that it is flexible, flexibility seems
  to be a feature for fishing. For steering it seems that the pole
  should be stiffer for better control. Is this true or am I off base
  with that?

  Marty Sasaki


   

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