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I just read the AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition -- Vol. 4, Issue 4 from
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? Roger @ MD43 C150E |
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I do as you do. IMHO, it is especially important not to leave any slack
if using chains. Keep 'em tight as possible. MikeM Roger Bartholomee wrote: 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? Roger @ MD43 C150E |
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Roger Bartholomee wrote: 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 agree with you. Mine are kept about as tight as I can get them. 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. |
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On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:10:23 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote: 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 agree with you. Mine are kept about as tight as I can get them. Agreed. I not only take up the slack but haul down on the line to make sure it's stretched. It must of course be nylon line. Nylon stretches. I don't know what the drill ought to be with polypro or chain. Among other things with slack line, I would worry that the knot might work loose. (I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends on tension to hold it securely.) all the best -- Dan Ford email: (requires authentication) see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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Cub Driver wrote: (I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends on tension to hold it securely.) When I learned it, the fellow that taught it to me called it a "canoe hitch". 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. |
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Cub Driver wrote: (I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends on tension to hold it securely.) When I learned it, the fellow that taught it to me called it a "canoe hitch". George Patterson ++++++++++++++++++++++ I learned it in scouts, as a taught line hitch. -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.592 / Virus Database: 375 - Release Date: 2/19/04 |
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"Morgans" wrote in message ... "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Cub Driver wrote: (I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends on tension to hold it securely.) When I learned it, the fellow that taught it to me called it a "canoe hitch". George Patterson ++++++++++++++++++++++ I learned it in scouts, as a taught line hitch. -- Jim in NC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crap It should be "taut" instead of taught. Brain fart from lateness. -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.592 / Virus Database: 375 - Release Date: 2/19/04 |
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rope "gives" when jerked... chains don't give..
a little slack in chains can cause the wing to jerk when the chain looses the slack which can damage where the tie down attaches to the wing ropes give a little, like a bungee hitting the limit.. depending on how the tie down is attached to the wing.. don't trust Cessna slots that slip into the strut and hide when flying.. BT "Roger Bartholomee" wrote in message ... 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? Roger @ MD43 C150E |
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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? -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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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 ... 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? -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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