Originally Posted by
holdingagain
In other words incompetent pilots won’t notice until they try to taxi. They would then hop out to check the tie downs had been removed
I watched at a distance a twin revving its guts out three or four times in a parking bay, then rear up like a stallion as it jumped the nose chock. The sudden pitching event finally getting the attention of the instructor and student that it was indeed chocks that was impeding their motion and they shut down to inspect what was going on. Not sure what was happening in the grey matter department on that one, needing close to full power several times to get moving should have twigged something. On another occasion a pre-flight inspection found two broken wing tie down lugs where a previous pilot had taxied off and just let the lugs snap as they went rather than untie before setting off. Lugs, or parts there of were found at the last departure point parking area a few days later.