hmmm... trail and error i guess?
That's kinda scary...
hmmm... trail and error i guess?
I do not allow any homemade aircraft cables what so ever unless they are load tested. Also all hardware must be rated.
Extremely dangerous. Consider this as a safer alternative:...Our record is seven crew to bring the beast in, and trim height is 48' or so. ...
Here's one to boggle you. Our theatre had a rigging re-build in ~1980. Originally built 1927, there was no way to add a loading bridge. So, every time we rig to a batten, it will be way off-weight until we fly it out and re-weigh it. Our record is seven crew to bring the beast in, and trim height is 48' or so. It was a long pull.
So I was watching a rehearsal today and I see a batten going out real shaky. The batten is holding (3) 12'x4' Hollywood flats and 3 pieces of fabric about 12'x3'. I go backstage to see what is going on and I see 8 people hoisting up this batten with an empty arbor. I say STOP and have them bring it in and tell them to lock it. But the director tells them over com to bring it up and they tell me and I say "no its not safe, your an idiot if you do that." Well apparently they tell the director that I called all of them idiots and she blows up on me. I tell her that its not safe and that they shouldn't do it. She says that they need the practice doing it and that we have done it before unweighted. I say that it doesn't matter if we have done it before, its not safe and very idiotic. So now the director despises me... great!
ps. What happened to the punching bag?
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.