Crazy windsocks Unusual ones stretch the definition B Y A LTO N K . M A R S H DOUGLAS DC-3 is a windsock in Whitehorse, Canada (above); as is a Pterosaur (right) and a F-100F Super Sabre (below). TRY NOT TO BE too official-maybe officious is the better word-about windsocks and you can come up with some unusual ones. None of these meet windsock regulatory requirements. A retired "Wild Weasel" F-100F Super Saber swivels freely on its pylon and serves as the wind direction indicator at St. Maries, Idaho (S72). It was spotted and e-mailed to us by Jeffrey P. Jacobs of Vancouver, Washington. Then there's the Pterosaur flailing at the wind in Canada at Drumheller. Aside from the interesting geological formations, Drumheller is home to the Royal Tyrrell Museum, filled with prehistoric remains of the area. There are reproduction dinosaurs and dozens of reconstructed skeletons. The ultimate prize goes to a Douglas DC-3 on a swivel stick at Whitehorse International Airport in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Erik Nielsen stood in way-below-freezing temperatures to take a picture for us after we were reminded about it by Troy Harmon of King Salmon, Alaska. Recently restored, it moves easily in the wind. It is at a museum just a fence or two off the airport. EMAIL alton.marsh@aopa.org www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 55http://www.seattleavionics.com/FlyQ http://www.seattleavionics.com/FlyQ http://www.aopa.org/pilot