Picking up on an earlier posting re: positioning for tiedowns, It does seem strange to me that the control lock on my 172 sets the elevators in a neutral position.
I'd been thinking about the propensity of high wingers to somersault over the w/e (or indeed over anything :-), and it does make sense (if the aircraft is into wind) to have a means of locking the elevators down.
Until I persuaded Barton to put my aircraft in the hangar, I was quite concerned, as they only had one concrete block available, to which they proposed to tie my beloved aircraft to (I lease it to the club BTW). Since the block can't weigh much more than one or two human beans, I had visions of the aircraft doing a flip, with the concrete landing neatly on top of it to compound the damage.
Another idea, which I've seen advertised in the US, is some funny shaped blocks which you strap to the top of the wing to spoil the lift (called, funnily enough, spoilers). Sounds a good idea, and one that we might be able to cobble up at home - e.g. a sort of "sock" that slips over the wing starting from the wingtip, within which are various odd shaped foam blocks to effectively spoil the aerofoil capability. Doesnt stop the wind from getting underneath the wings & lifting them from below of course....
...and some aviation-related damage.... "Terminal 1" at Sherlowe strip (Shropshire) had its roof partially blown off on Sunday, though the 3 aircraft there are OK.