I just read the AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition -- Vol. 4, Issue 4 from

Lets just say I've seen more than one Cessna flipped onto its back when tie
downs failed in high winds.. But Pipers seem to stay upright.

3 of the 5 I recall right now had at least one wing tie down fail, and they
were the type that are spring loaded and slip into the wing strut like the
C-177 type.

It is recommended by many, that when high winds are expected, to bring the
rope up over the strut, around and through the tie down eye, back around the
top of the strut again and the tie the rope with proper "truckers hitch" or
hurricane hitches. Continue the free end down the rope and secure it to
prevent it from flailing against the aircraft.

BT

"Peter R." wrote in message
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BTIZ wrote:

. don't trust Cessna slots that slip into the strut and hide when
flying..

Why? Have there been owners you know who experienced failures of these
types of slots?

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Peter







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