What satisifes you for tying aircraft down?
As I ate my breakfast at the airport restaurant this morning, I looked out over the apron. Four light aircraft which I noticed flying in last evening were now parked on there. It's a beautiful day here, so I'm sure chocks are fine today, but these aircraft are not tied down at all. If the wind comes up, the pilots won't be close at hand to rush out and tie them down.
My local airport has paved the apron, and set out nicely yellow painted concrete blocks for tiedowns, blocks whose weight I would estimate at 150 pounds each at most.
If you arrive, and would like to tie down, what satisfies you? An older Cessna POH I read states that 172 wing tiedown points should be able to withstand 700 pounds pull. Many tiedowns I have seen are not even close - are they enough? Are you satisfied?
Last edited by 9 lives; 31st Aug 2016 at 08:25.