Windy Moor Timber
Delivery
Thursday 22 February 2018
After a couple of weather related delays, the timber for Windy Moor was
helicoptered to the site. It was a
delightfully sunny day with the wind hardly noticeable at ground level and this
plus the ideal weight of each timber load, would have made the task easier.
There was about 5-6 minutes between loads for the journey which is up to 3.8k
to the far end of Windy Moor.
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| Lake Fenton on delivery day |
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| Collecting the first load photo Trevor Norris |
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| Now at far end near Field East |
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| Removing the lines |
You could hear the helicopter approaching before it appeared above the
trees on the saddle before the moor. It
then swung out on the north western side before turning in to the landing
sites. Three PWS staff, one local and
the others from the fire crew were there to direct the helicopter in and once
the timber was released by the pilot they swooped in to remove the ropes before
moving on to the next landing spot.
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| Landing the timber |
When walking past the bundles they ranged from just over 600kg to a
shade of 700kg, with the average somewhere near 650kg.
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| Pack weight |
The first trip of the helicopter also brought in Snapper and Mark who are
installing the timber by evening they had some of the planking down. Greg
stayed the night to help but reported that at 2PM the next day the predicted rain
started, and they had to pack up and quit until the weather improved. Unfortunately, they also found hard rocky
ground at the start but hopefully that will change as the work moves out onto
the wetter part of the moor.
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| The location and flight path for Windy Moor. |
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