Flying the Saltire

[Colin]

Some of you know that my garage is my "pub" the Tipsy Laird. It's a place of social interaction amongst friends and family. I proudly store the Maple Leaf, the Saltire, and the Rampant Lion there. The Saltire and the Maple Leaf fly front the pole on the front deck at different times of the year. I am not royalty, so the Rampant Lion stays where it always is. While I fly the Maple Leaf more often, the Saltire gets it's fair exposure.

[Pour1Malt]

we fly the Lion Rampant fur special occasions....

[Nick]

Is there a recognized size for the Saltire or will just about any size do?
Aside from small hand held flags there are only three official sizes of Old Glory so I was just wondering.

Chris.

In Scouts I learned that the only requirement for the Stars and Stripes was that the blue field and the striped had to be in a certain proportion to one another.

I've been wanting to get a Saltire, but haven't as of yet.

[Mattg]

I've got the Lion Rampant on my Jeep (and a "Got Bagpipes?" sticker ) and my sister has the Saltire on her car.

[Randy]

I want to fly the Saltire, but my wife only allows me one flagpole (US) hers flys holiday/seasonal. She is concerned our front yard may loook like this-

[bubba]

And her fear is?

[Riverkilt]

A 3x5' Saltire hangs inside my living room window so folks can see it from outside. Live in a rental so no flag pole to fly it from. But I do "fly" it for the public to see.

The flagpole information reminded me of an old story. Supposedly a question on a West Point exam provided the soon to be Lieutenants about how to raise a flagpole. They were given so much pipe, so much rope, a post hole digger, and a few bags of cement. Most answered with elaborate plans. The correct answer was to give the command, "Sergeant, raise that flagpole."

Ron

[CapnJ0]

Here's an interesting question:

Would the Saltire beflown below or level with the Union Flag? If below, would it fly level with the US flag or below it but equal with state flags? I ask because US states and the countries of the UK seem to be in analagous positions, dependent, subordinate, and discrete political units.

Anyone know?

[KiltedKnight]

Okay...To all the Americans (or anyone else who'd like to take a stab) here's a small quiz; There are three officially recognized sizes for Old Glory, Storm, Garrison and Post. What are the legal dimensions?

Chris... :confused:

[Moosehead]

Would the Saltire beflown below or level with the Union Flag? If below, would it fly level with the US flag or below it but equal with state flags? I ask because US states and the countries of the UK seem to be in analagous positions, dependent, subordinate, and discreet political units.

Can't speak about how its done in the Staes, but in Commonwealth countries the rule is fairly simple. There is no distinction regarding the height at which flags are flown. What distinguishes their "seniority" is where in the group they are flown. If you have an even number of flags, the "senior" (meaning the host flag) is on the left when looking from the front. If an odd number of flags are being flown, the senior flag is in the central position.