Jay Honeck wrote:
: (A)nyone who has a Cherokee needs to make sure the gust lock is in place
: when the plane is tied down, every time.

: Just curious -- what kind of "gust lock" do you use on your Cherokee?

: I've only used the "seat belt" method, when I remember -- and I always hate
: the way it cranks the stabilator up into the air.

I've been doing the bungee cord trick as the other poster. I don't like the
seat belt trick because it puts the trailing edge of the tail in the air and
makes it easier for water to run in. I just run the bungee from the brake lever to
the left yoke (around once), and to the right yoke. It keeps a little tension on the
brake, but not enough the damage if towed as others have suggested. Never thought
about going all the way down to the rudder pedal, but doesn't seem like it would be
necessary since it's rigged with the nosewheel.

-Cory


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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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