which loft

[anthony13]

hi i race my old birds in a loft at the bottom off the garden and race my  young birds in a loft which is on the side off the garden which loft should be pricked for my race measurements . :-/

[kirky]

hi i race my old birds in a loft at the bottom off the garden and race my  young birds in a loft which is on the side off the garden which loft should be pricked for my race measurements . :-/

the shortest loft the one nearest the race point

 

[greenlands]

is there a rpra rule on this,the fairest way for you and the other fanciers is mid way between the lofts.I don't know of any ruling.

[chris vasey]

I THINK THE RULE IS  THE POINT OF THE LOFT NEAREST THE RACE POINT

[THE FIFER]

dont remember the distance but i know in scotland (SHU) if lofts are a certain distance apart u need 2 measurements

[fletch]

surely the central point between the two  lofts would be the right reading

[Guest]

50 ft archie and its the shortage point

[kirky]

I THINK THE RULE IS  THE POINT OF THE LOFT NEAREST THE RACE POINT

correct chris.

 

 

[Guest]

I'd pin *expletive removed* both lofts and get distances for both. Use the one for old birds and one for young birds. I would expect the fancier to for every race specify on her/his race sheet whether loft 1 or 2. I can not for the life of me see how you can use the average distance especially when National or classic racing is involved.

[REDCHEQHEN]

I'd pin *expletive removed* both lofts and get distances for both. Use the one for old birds and one for young birds. I would expect the fancier to for every race specify on her/his race sheet whether loft 1 or 2. I can not for the life of me see how you can use the average distance especially when National or classic racing is involved.

 

Don't know about RPRA - But NEHU rules (or UNC can't remember) if racing from two lofts- its the shortest distance that has to be used anyway

so would have thought you could only have one distance

[Guest]

members having 2 lofts seperated by more than 10 yards but less than 50 yards

must fly to the shorter distance of the 2 lofts

over 50 yards requires seperate ring registration for the loft location

 

quoted from the shu rule book

 

dave

[kirky]

 

Don't know about RPRA - But NEHU rules (or UNC can't remember) if racing from two lofts- its the shortest distance that has to be used anyway

so would have thought you could only have one distance

RPRA shortest loft also.

 

 

[kirky]

I'd pin *expletive removed* both lofts and get distances for both. Use the one for old birds and one for young birds. I would expect the fancier to for every race specify on her/his race sheet whether loft 1 or 2. I can not for the life of me see how you can use the average distance especially when National or classic racing is involved.

dont no what welsh rule is albear, but if you had distances for two lofts and you had the winner there would always be someone pointing the finger as to what loft it was clocked into, i have walked birds into the corn shed before today.

 

 

[les]

i dont think it matters ,because all lofts are yards out any way with the map system   ,some are a hundred yards out ,

[kirky]

i dont think it matters ,because all lofts are yards out any way with the map system   ,some are a hundred yards out ,

 

very true.

[Dave barrie]

yes,iagree with djw, but does it really matter, if both lofts are in the same garden then your distances are for the addrees.at the end of the day ,you have to get the doo hame, but saying that ,fair enough if youre lofts are a hundred yards apart then you take the nearest to house,commen sense init. 8) 8) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

i dont think it matters ,because all lofts are yards out any way with the map system   ,some are a hundred yards out ,

 

???? It don't matter then

[Guest]

For me it's no different from a flyer  having two loft locations  ... and I would agree you would have birds registered to different lofts, when the yb are moved they would be registered to the ob loft

[Guest]

 

Don't know about RPRA - But NEHU rules (or UNC can't remember) if racing from two lofts- its the shortest distance that has to be used anyway

so would have thought you could only have one distance

 

That's unfair to fancier and pigeon

[anthony13]

thanks for all of your comments on this very helpfull

[THE FIFER]

50 ft archie and its the shortage point

 

yes thought that frank but didnt have my book handy to verify

[joe61]

i will tell you what to do join the2 lofts together then you can race old and young to nearest loft to race point please only quote rpra rules not shu thanks

 

oh happy days

[Guest spin cycle]

don't know if its right but was once told some distances were given on address' in street. also if using 1:25k map 1mm eitherway is 25 m.initially rpra were 900yds short on my distances and i flew 2 seasons on them. some kind of sat. nav. locator must be the answer

[jacksafc]

i dont think it matters ,because all lofts are yards out any way with the map system   ,some are a hundred yards out ,

 

 

The pigeon game is strange from that point of view,we set clocks to the second, check and double check, in the North East clocks are opened within an hour of the race which limits variation, we work the velocity out to 3rd decimals if its tight, and all to an approximate distance.

[TERRY JOHNSON]

Talk about splitting hairs !!!. What about if your loft is 100ft long  -- two distances ? I dont think so 1. Do we know which end of the car park they are measured from & which end they are liberated from. What side of the lorry are yours ?. Pigeon racing gone mad I think, does it really matter, I suppose it might for the sprinters so it will be a long time before it matters to me.!