Originally Posted by
Mike Flynn
.............The token tie downs with small lumps of concrete or water filled plastic drums are a waste of time......
Many moons ago I was walking across a light aircraft apron, (with my hi-viz on!), when I observed a Cessna 152/172 taxiing, and actually dragging along the tie-down weights hanging from each main-wing, I kid you not.
I waved my arms to stop the aircraft, which it did. I then thought, how do I convey the problem? I pointed, then stood there, holding each upper arm out horizontal, and doing an up and down motion as if I was lifting a heavy shopping bag in each hand, or doing dips on the parallel bars.
The "pilot" understood, and gave me a big thumbs up. Walk around? what walk around?! Hopefully a lesson learned by him.