I KNOW I have seen plans for this stand somewhere..
Can someone help me?

This picture was taken at the San Angelo Fly-in. When it wasn't RAINING!

I think I remember seeing something like in the AMA mag a few month's back. Sorry that i don't remember which month.

Model Aviation August, 2002 page 66

also at this website
http://www.meroke.com

GaryV

I don't know what your building abilties are, but it looks very simple to build by looking at the picture, I think I'll build one for my back yard

Thanks a bunch, GaryV....That is it exactly!!

That sure is a great website. You belong to that club?? You have a very talented Webmaster!!

We have a (somewhat) clumsy member that has a difficult time stooping to start his plane. If we build one of these for him (and maybe a few more) he will stop using his body to tach his engines and spattering blood on the tarmac.

Bob,

No, I don't belong to that club, I live in Virginia.
I just had the info handy because I plan on building a couple for the club I'm in this winter.

GaryV

Built one this past week using the planes from the meroke.com web site. You need to be alert to just what you need, the plans do not tell you the quanity of the pieces, they just give you the size. I also found I needed one extra 2X4 piece then what the plan called for. It might have been because I didn't cut the pieces right, but I didn't have alot left over when I was done. Getting the front legs to line up is a little hard also. I don't have alot of power tools, Norm Abrams I'm not, did mine with a skill saw and cordless drill. Not a bad effort but a miter saw or table saw would have been nice, I think I have talked my wife into letting me get one. I took mine to our field this past weekend and it was a total hit. The total cost (less labor, thats free) was around $45.00 from the local lumber store. Good luck.

Here is a modification I made to my startup stand.
The shelf in the front. comes in very handy.

Lee

I've used a similar setup but found that, with a low wing plane, when you go to full throttle, the tail will come up and the prop will chew into the wood (if you are lucky!) or the plane will flip vertical. I think having the wing rest on bars, rather than the landing gear rest on a surface, will make this less likely to happen.

bookmarked.

I am so going to build a couple of these for our new field!

Visioneer_one

Here are some more ideas for you.

1. Tie the tail down. This makes it feel safer.
2. I make a piece to hold the plane without a wing. A big wing is a lot to reach around.
This is for engine testing. Remove the specer for smaller planes.
3. Drill some holes in the top for screwdrivers and glow driver.
4. I did not use the original method of holding the TX. That method is a bust.
5. The shelf on the front is really handy.

This stand is at my home. The wheels were added so I can move the stand behing the garage when not in use. Please note the hand hold in the rear to make it easier to pull or push.

Good Luck

Lee

More photos of the start up Stand.

Lee

That is a very handy stand there Lee. I like that! I will see if there are any ideas I can incorporate. Especially the one for wingless birds!
Need to see about something for birds without gear! Maybe like RC_Fanatic suggested... Adjustible and/or removable PVC ']' shaped bars long enough to support, say, a Sig Wonder or similar planes... and 1/12 scale combats....
Thanks for the pictures!!

The materials list in the article is not all correct. I built two for my club and had to buy extra. The author, whose email address is in the article, confirmed that somehow the list when published was incorrect. Regards.

LEE BELEW
WE HAVE 6 OF THE ORIGINAL MODEL AT OUR FIELD NEW ONES WILL BE YOUR STYLE PJAMESRC

PJAMESRC

We have 5 of the original design at our flying field. I will be modifying one of them to install the front shelf.

I have included photos of the flying field. The photos were taken before the startup stands were built.

Thanks

Lee

We have 8 tables very similar to this other than building material. Due to the weather we encounter here, it was decided to make the basic frame and uprights out of steel tubing and do the "deck" with plywood. Now we just have to replace the plywood decks every couple years.

Jason

I built the first one at our club per the instructions in the AMA article. When I showed up with it all the ols timers said "Eh, we don't need those". They tried it out and now we have 8 tables with plans to build 2 more. We added wheels to make them easier to move when we mow. I like the shelf idea, gonna try it.

I see the materials list and instructions for assembly on the website but can't find drawings with dimensions on website. Are these only available in MA?
Thanks.
Ray

For those of you that currently have these in use at your field, do you have any issues with theft or vandalism?

Here is how I hold the low wing fuselages without the wing.

Lee