Tarif Halabi wrote:

Hi,

Is it ok to pull my Piper Archer by the tail hook back into the hanger?
Does any one know if that will cause any damage?

Regards
Tarif Halabi
C-GQGD

I sometimes use a winch to pull the Skylane into the hangar (slight uphill,
snow, ice, and door track). The rear tie-down ring on the Skylane is pretty
whimpy, especially where the nut plate is riveted into the fuselage; I consider
it inadequate...

I use a Y shaped rope yoke attached to the main winch rope. Each arm of the Y is
about 10ft long. There are two REI climber's Carabiners attached to each of the
two ends of the Y. REI also carries Nylon strap loops about 18" long that are
rated at something like 8000lbs.

I attach the Nylon loops to the main landing gear legs just above the brake
pucks by pulling the free end of the loop through itself. Then I clip the
Carabiners onto the free end. The pull of the winch is applied very near the
main landing wheels.

Works good. The pull on the main wheels is symetrical, so it tends to straighten
out the airplane as it is pulled back.

MikeM
Skylane '1MM