Is Charley telling us anything about A/C tie-down?

In article , Mark Smith
wrote:

Kathryn & Stuart Fields wrote:

Why not the "Belt and Suspenders" approach? Tie both ends down.
Stu Fields (Helicopters have problem with just tying down the rear blade)
"Icebound"


if you expect really bad winds, support the tail, AND tie it down,


And, ductape some makeshift spoilers to the wings: some 8 ft pieces of
2x2, taped ahead of the spar line, secured with about 8, 2 ft strips of
2" ductape (top surface) will secure it, provided that there is no dirt
on the wing.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 19:56:55 GMT, Orval Fairbairn
wrote:

In article , Mark Smith
wrote:

Kathryn & Stuart Fields wrote:

Why not the "Belt and Suspenders" approach? Tie both ends down.
Stu Fields (Helicopters have problem with just tying down the rear blade)
"Icebound"


if you expect really bad winds, support the tail, AND tie it down,


And, ductape some makeshift spoilers to the wings: some 8 ft pieces of
2x2, taped ahead of the spar line, secured with about 8, 2 ft strips of
2" ductape (top surface) will secure it, provided that there is no dirt
on the wing.

A couple years ago when we had high winds in Anchorage and a bunch of
airplanes were lost, the weak point on tube and fabric types seemed to
be the rear wing strut. In addition to extra tiedowns, lots of guys
would lash and/or duct tape a 2x4 to the strut to brace it and prevent
buckling.


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