Ideas for 16 meter long arms...

[The Natural Philosopher]

As expensive as a new battery.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Almost a possibility.

I think it will have to be string and a weight..

I can't get a platform that will do 50 feet cheaply or easily. And I suspect it may be higher.

Its not climbable.

Its not mine to cut down.

I don't have any suitable kites, helicopters or balloons.

It's beyond ladders.

It's either a very wobbly pole and poke, or a string and a weight. I would get some chimney sweep stuff, but that beyond the reach of those more or less.

I think time has almost run out as well. the battery may well be toast already. No wind is forecast for DAYS.

If I can't cobble something together from what I have today, I might as well wait for nature to take its course.

[dennis]

What are you doing flying models anyway.. they contribute to global warming. ;-)

[Cicero]

=============================== Ask the local Fire Service - they seem to spend most of their time rescuing cats from tall trees.

Cic.

[Timothy Murphy]

Was your model radio-controlled? Perhaps a second radio-controlled plane could knock the first one off its perch. And if that gets stuck, a third one may do the job ...

[The Natural Philosopher]

What? it uses less than a lightbulb switched on for an hour

[The Natural Philosopher]

yeah, but not without damage...

[TheScullster]

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote

Catapult to fire projectiles and dislodge it. OR Catapult to fire projectile with thin thread after it attached to string attached to cord etc etc

Phil

[George]

Train next doors cat to climb up and sit there for half hour,then tell the neighbour their cat is stuck up the tree...which will prompt them to call the firebrigade and whilst they're saving the cat ask them to bring your plane down.

:-)

[Lobster]

Well, employ two or three then.

David

[Lobster]

A CFL I hope...

[Dave]

The fire brigade don't rescue cats from trees. They have not done this for more than thirty years.

Dave

[Andy Hall]

So who does?

[Keith]

When did you last see a cat's skeleton up a tree?

[Newshound]

Another angling suggestion, any half decent fly fisherman would welcome the challenge. If you can only find coarse or sea fishermen, use a spinning rod with a weight and suitable grapple.

[dennis]

It all counts. Its no good saving energy in one place and wasting it somewhere else.

[Lurch]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:54:10 +0100, tony sayer mused:

I've just been round a few jobs on a 13m van mount today, good fun!

[Lurch]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:05:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher mused:

Why is the battery nearly toast?

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Brian Sharrock writes

Adjust the word *employ* to encourage?

Actually the real solution is probably sitting in a farm yard just up the road. Telescopic all terrain fork lift with work platform adaption including guard rails to HSE spec. Probably reach 20' plus NP's 6' plus a few lengths of drain rod, job done. Farmer pleased to have earned a few brownie points with a tax payer:-)

regards

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[Dave]

I can't answer that, but more than 30 years ago, we had a kitten and when I went to call it in for the night, I could just about hear it meowing. It took me ages to find it. It had climbed a tree that was well above my step ladder height, so I called the fire brigade, only to be told that they didn't do that sort of work anymore.

I ended up with my step ladders on the roof of a mini van in freezing conditions climbing up to get the damned cat. Only to be greeted with several scratches on my wrist. Oh! I forgot to mention, I had just got back from the pub and a good night it was. If I had been stone cold, I would have left it up there.

Dave