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

"Roger Bartholomee" wrote in message
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I just read the AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition -- Vol. 4, Issue 4
from
January and under Training Tips and they reference "The Tiedowns that
Bind"
from the October 2000 AOPA Flight Training.

See: http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/ar...m?article=3811

The author says "It's important to leave a little slack in each line,
especially if you are expecting gusty wind conditions. Slack will allow
the
airplane to move a little. Without any slack, a strong gust could damage
the
airframe." I have always kept mine tight so the plane can't move around.
My feeling is the slack will allow the plane to move and then jerk to a
stop. Does anyone know the proper method and the reason?

I'm in the camp that says keep the lines tight. Any slack allows
movement, movement is energy, the energy is transmitted into a jerk when the
line comes taut.
Try this: have someone lay on their back, stretch a piece of thread
(ordinary sewing stuff, not upholstery or necklace thread) across the bridge
of their nose pinning it to the floor with your thumbs and ask them to sit
up. Then, allow one inch of slack on either end and have them sit up.

"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
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Try this: have someone lay on their back, stretch a piece of thread
(ordinary sewing stuff, not upholstery or necklace thread) across the
bridge
of their nose pinning it to the floor with your thumbs and ask them to sit
up. Then, allow one inch of slack on either end and have them sit up.


I tried this with my wife. We couldn't find any thread, so I used kite
string.

We just returned from the emergency room. They said that my eye should open
back up in 3-5 days and the x-rays of her fist showed that it is just
sprained, not broken...

Just wanted to so thanks a helluva lot for your bright idea of an
experiment...


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Chuck wrote:

Just wanted to so thanks a helluva lot for your bright idea of an
experiment...

Don't blame Casey for the fact that you can't follow simple instructions.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Chuck wrote:

Just wanted to so thanks a helluva lot for your bright idea of an
experiment...

Don't blame Casey for the fact that you can't follow simple instructions.



But.. he should have had a disclaimer...


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We just returned from the emergency room. They said that my eye should open
back up in 3-5 days and the x-rays of her fist showed that it is just
sprained, not broken...

Just wanted to so thanks a helluva lot for your bright idea of an
experiment...


;-) I'll bet he was mean to his brothers too. Getting them to do all
sorts of stupid stuff.

Greg