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Old March 5th 15, 11:02 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Soartech
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Default Wanted to buy: One Man Rigger

On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 10:14:03 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 8:54:28 PM UTC-6, Soartech wrote:
Why not just build your own? I built one that has a powered height adjustment with wireless remote control and it cost me about $70 for the whole thing. I am going to write an Instructable how to do this in a few weeks.


Did the same as Soartech, motorized vertical axis with remote control on a home-built rigger. You should see the envy from the poor guys who have to run to the rigger to adjust the height. I just stand by the fuselage and run the wing up and down until the pin bushings line up. Found the linear actuator on ebay, same for the remote and relais box. Price for the parts is around $180 (not $70) and that's just for the height adjustment.

Herb


Nice going, Herb. To raise and lower the telescoping post I used a 12V ATV winch from Harbor Freight. It comes with a wireless controller and is often on sale for $50.It has way more power than needed. I promise to post the details in a week or two. Need to take some pictures of it.