Tying down a fiber glass ship.

Why is the glider's wheel retracted?Â* And how was that accomplished with
the glider sitting on its back?Â* Maybe it had just been rigged on the
trailer?Â* It appears the clam shell on the trailer is open. Of course
that could have happened when the trailer was tossed.

Recall the story of the very large Cobra trailer that was ripped off the
tow vehicle by a down burst and landed on one of the land out crew (he
survived).

On 1/26/2018 8:27 AM, Kiwi User wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jan 2018 04:00:29 -0800, gfbwinscore wrote:

This LS-3 was tied out at a contest in Chester SC in 1981. Large angle
iron stakes were driven deeply in the ground (by me) and tied securely
to the wing. Didn't help.

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvUur2HHyXlUhvl63Kh8fmSk4GypoQ

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvUur2HHyXlUhvl7jYnQiqu9IWs9Kw

...and notice the trailer on its side in the hedge in the second shot.

If the wind that night could do that to a trailer then any glider that
was tied down the previous evening is unlikely to be in the same state
the following morning.



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Dan, 5J