@martin_au @JPH You are correct with your conclusion that the QA/QC system failed. The surveyor and the owner that was neither a surveyor nor enginee...

When I was a greenhorn I-man, I worked for a company (company "x") where the surveyor wanted every setup documented in a field book. The PC recorded a...

There was a speaker at one of the Arkansas Surveyors Conventions about 8 years ago, when the convention was at the 4H Center in Little Rock. That spea...

I would need a survey to prove the fence line was on the actual property line and not just an animal restraint. [Edit] Unless the fence was called ou...

If there was not an easement of record covering the distribution lines found during your research, and an easement wasn't provided or referenced in th...

I actually like construction staking, if I am the one in the field. It has been rewarding to see the stakes I put in the ground guide the creation of ...

@bob-freeman?ÿ Yes, this is threaded. The general consensus is this shaft drove a worm gear to raise/lower some extremely heavy machinery. With 8' of...

What were your quality control measures when you created the contours by hand in years past??ÿ Did you spot check your contours after they were drawn?...

I can only speculate, but I'd guess that it was hauled in by mule team and placed using block & tackle rigs. There used to be several saw mills i...

I can see where it would be a bid deal in mountainous terrain, maintaining 400' AGL would be impossible to do unless flying with a radar altimeter.?ÿ ...

It sounds like they expect you to fly using a radar altimeter.?ÿ Something similar to those described at . Good luck. ?ÿ

Thank you all for your comments & suggestions.

@squirl?ÿ Unfortunately, this is a non-recorded and not a standard monument.

@notsomuch?ÿ No markings visible.

@norman-oklahoma?ÿ I read the first line of your reply and started laughing my a%$ off... well said.