GARY BOGGS wrote:
I forgot to say how sorry I am that this storm damaged so many
beautiful ships My condolences go out to the owners. Poor tie downs
is one of my biggest pet peeves. A 30 inch auger will not pull up out
of the ground.

It wouldn't matter; something else would give. Check out the comments of
those who were there, such as on this forum:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=70385

A couple relevant quotes:

"As for tie downs...It did not matter at all what you had..All the Zenith
and Huskies had The Claw...I saw some completelly pulled out of the ground
and the aircraft right next to untouched. i also saw lots of aircraft with
the cork screw type and same results.....Lots of videos on You tube,,,,you
can see the Zenith with the claw intact and the two others with the same
sytems upside down....one over the Eclipse!"

....

"anyone that has been to OSH or LAL knows that the first thing that happens
when you park is they come by and tell you tie down your aircraft...with
yours or their expensive ones. I don't think tiedowns and tornadoes are
compatible."