tiedowns do work.....

triple7 · August 17th, 2004, 16:10

proof that tiedowns will work in a hurricane

Screaming_Emu · August 17th, 2004, 16:14

man...I'm sure getting your plane messed up like that in a hurricane would be very frustrating, but its gotta be even worse when its a homebuilt. Not only a bunch of money at stake, but also probably thousands of hours of work down the drain.

Windchill · August 17th, 2004, 16:15

Proof for the insurance company the owner tried to minimize any damage.

I don't believe I have seen anything in the regs that say anything about needing the back half of the aircraft as "minimum equipment" needed for flight. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img]

tonyw · August 17th, 2004, 16:18

I was going to say, nice photoshop job then I saw where it came from -- AOPA.

Kristie · August 17th, 2004, 16:19

WOW! wonder what type of tiedowns they were and if more "study" should be done to implement such a tie-down plan!

kellwolf · August 17th, 2004, 16:21

[ QUOTE ]
I was going to say, nice photoshop job then I saw where it came from -- AOPA.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yep, that one's real. Not sure if it was Punta Gorda or Ft Myers, though. I THINK it was Charlotte County Airport, though. I saw it on AvWeb.

triple7 · August 17th, 2004, 17:44

yeah,i heard charlotte county got trashed......makes me feel terrible to see such pics. you are right about the homebuilt...insurance can replane a 172 or a bonanza, but a homebuilt with about 2500 hrs in it would bring me to tears.

Jeff_S_KDTW · August 17th, 2004, 23:58

Curiously I wrote the exact same quote at another site. Go figure. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

Anyway, one theory elsewhere is that the photographed plane is a kit plane that had the wings either removed beforehand or never installed to date. That would explain why the tiedown is to the "TOP" of the wing.

On the other hand, the tail....definitely got ripped off.

August 17th, 2004, 16:10	#1
triple7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arlington, VA(EWR on the weekends) Posts: 901	tiedowns do work..... proof that tiedowns will work in a hurricane

August 17th, 2004, 16:14	#2
Screaming_Emu Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 3,396	Re: tiedowns do work..... man...I'm sure getting your plane messed up like that in a hurricane would be very frustrating, but its gotta be even worse when its a homebuilt. Not only a bunch of money at stake, but also probably thousands of hours of work down the drain.

August 17th, 2004, 16:15	#3
Windchill Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-Atlantic, KMRB Posts: 1,925	Re: tiedowns do work..... Proof for the insurance company the owner tried to minimize any damage. I don't believe I have seen anything in the regs that say anything about needing the back half of the aircraft as "minimum equipment" needed for flight. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img]

August 17th, 2004, 16:18	#4
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,922	Re: tiedowns do work..... I was going to say, nice photoshop job then I saw where it came from -- AOPA.

August 17th, 2004, 16:19	#5
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 19,288 Blog Entries: 3	Re: tiedowns do work..... WOW! wonder what type of tiedowns they were and if more "study" should be done to implement such a tie-down plan!

August 17th, 2004, 16:21	#6
kellwolf Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,230	Re: tiedowns do work..... [ QUOTE ] I was going to say, nice photoshop job then I saw where it came from -- AOPA. [/ QUOTE ] Yep, that one's real. Not sure if it was Punta Gorda or Ft Myers, though. I THINK it was Charlotte County Airport, though. I saw it on AvWeb.

August 17th, 2004, 17:44	#7
triple7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arlington, VA(EWR on the weekends) Posts: 901	Re: tiedowns do work..... yeah,i heard charlotte county got trashed......makes me feel terrible to see such pics. you are right about the homebuilt...insurance can replane a 172 or a bonanza, but a homebuilt with about 2500 hrs in it would bring me to tears.

August 17th, 2004, 23:58	#8
Jeff_S_KDTW Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: - Posts: 129	Re: tiedowns do work..... Curiously I wrote the exact same quote at another site. Go figure. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] Anyway, one theory elsewhere is that the photographed plane is a kit plane that had the wings either removed beforehand or never installed to date. That would explain why the tiedown is to the "TOP" of the wing. On the other hand, the tail....definitely got ripped off.

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