As someone who has ZERO experience tying down an aircraft, I'm glad this was asked, because I was going to ask something similar in the next week or so.

Originally Posted by Ronald_Stewart
My plane has been tied down since I bought it 20 some years ago.

This Youtube Video [youtube.com] shows the method I use.
I have never had any trouble using this method and it has withstood all kinds of winds here in the north east.


I've watched a few videos, and this is the one that looked best to me, and the method I'd planned to practice in the coming weeks leading up to the fly-in. I'll be doing several dry-runs with my FlyTies to get acquainted and comfortable with using them as soon as I have the plane back from annual.

I've also noted that the POH recommends that in addition to the tie-down rings, an additional anchored rope is tied around an exposed portion of the engine mount. Does anyone actually do this?


States I landed in N63420 while he was mine:
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