Bill Daniels wrote:

FWIW, I know of two gliders totaled as a result of the "claw" pulling out of
the ground. Gliders tend to repeatedly yank at their tiedowns in a storm.
This will weaken the hold of almost any stake system including the "Claw".

For tying down at the gliderport, putting a wing stand on each wing
would considerbly reduce the yanking. For landouts, when you don't have
the stands, I wonder if this could be avoided by using one or two Claws
tied to the main gear, and one other to hold a wing tip on the ground.
Tying to the gear would considerably reduce the repeated yanking.

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