tiedowns
The latest advice I hear for overnight parking in strong wind is 'tail into wind'.
OK, so the plane is tied down at 3 points; then, I am told, the stick is fixed forward, ie down elevator. But I feel uncomfortable with this; it means a lot of force on the elevator towards the hinges. Not sure about the ailerons, or flaperons in my case, either.
I am talking about a Light sport aircraft in, say, up to 30 kts of wind. Can anyone offer an authoritative view on this?