Safe Aircraft Tiedown in High Winds

In this video I describe how I tiedown my Piper Cub and Cessna to survive high winds and give some pointers on rope and anchor systems.

[@varieze117pj7]

Thanks for using a bowline rather than hitch. I'm sharing this with our local pilots association.

[@greggmeyers6463]

Thanks Ryan! I have a TriPacer and this information is of great value to me.

[@gtarick1225]

Hey guys... I watched this about 6 mo ago... something that was playing in the background. First week January this year a square tail 172 project I'd been working on the last two years got totaled in a wind storm... Great video! Most important imo, check the tie down anchors in the ground... Ask yourself "what is my airplane actually tied to?"

[@arcticcowboy8659]

I lost a PA12 at Wasilla during the Christmas 2022 windstorm. I had 10k soft shackles and the straps with the rubber shock section you were talking about. Problem is in the winter that rubber section loses all its flex. The weld on my tie down loop on the wing failed and the plane flipped back and forth until I was able to get there and strap it down upside down. Complete loss. Now I use rope exclusively and wrap with enough lines to make Spider-Man envious. I’m also parked at a different airport that barely get any wind while all the other planes at PAWS, PAAQ, and PAMR are dancing in their tie downs lol.

[@kasm10]

Thanks. Very helpful