flyboy1963
Well Known Member
Sorry if there's an existing thread on this....
Interesting that on some days, there are no posts to 'Safety'. What does that say?
....anyway, this video of some guys Pipersport or similar bird, B]blowing away[/B] in a 40 knot wind or whatever, just makes you cringe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O-wjtP90d_g
...so, yes, it should have been tied down, obviously. More interesting, following a recent thread on control locks, is the practice of tieing the stick full back, because it's handy or whatever. You can see in the video, it definitely can contribute to the wing achieving the necessary angle of attack for max lift-off! Even if it were a TAIL-wind, it would be more likely to lift the tail, and possibly flip the bird.
I'll vote for parking with nose down elevator, or neutral at the least!
( also keeps water - snowmelt from running into the hinges etc.)
Interesting that on some days, there are no posts to 'Safety'. What does that say?
....anyway, this video of some guys Pipersport or similar bird, B]blowing away[/B] in a 40 knot wind or whatever, just makes you cringe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O-wjtP90d_g
...so, yes, it should have been tied down, obviously. More interesting, following a recent thread on control locks, is the practice of tieing the stick full back, because it's handy or whatever. You can see in the video, it definitely can contribute to the wing achieving the necessary angle of attack for max lift-off! Even if it were a TAIL-wind, it would be more likely to lift the tail, and possibly flip the bird.
I'll vote for parking with nose down elevator, or neutral at the least!
( also keeps water - snowmelt from running into the hinges etc.)