On 22 Aug 2004 09:17:31 -0700, (Ryan Young) wrote:

"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
The hurricane hitch should be able to withstand winds of 150 knots, given
rope of adequate strength. This is the only knot that should be used for
tieing down aircraft, yet my personal observation is that fewer than one
pilot in 50 knows how to tie it. The knot is described in E.F. Potts' book
on bush piloting.

It's actually FE Potts, and everything you ever need to know about tie
downs can be found he
http://www.fepco.com/BF.images.gentle.breeze.html

The primary advantage of that knot is that it can be tightened in the
middle of high winds without first untying anything. A trucker's
hitch works just fine, but you have to loosen the half hitches holding
it in order to add more tension.


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