The military way is to use a 1ton tractor as a tie down;


And this is what happens if you use velcro to tie your aircraft down!


The microflight was a right off and the pilot had to hitch a ride home to Queensland.

The story behind these photos is that we had just finished our shift as volunteers at the Avalon Airshow in Australia and as we were leaving we got hit by a severe microburst! It destroyed 2 microlights and tore down a few tents but luckily no one was hurt.

You missed some action Andy!

Anyways, Ive been really busy at work trying to protect my job rah rah rah but now the immediate danger of losing my job because of work being bankrupt has past, I can sort out posting photos from the International Australian Airshow held in Melbourne in March.

Incidentally, this was my 5 airshow as a volunteer (and the third traveling from the UK). Yes, Id like a medal to pin to my chest

Regards

Mailman

I call the military tie down: Clever use of equipment.

As for using Velcro as a tie down... ...dumb...

And most likely invalidating any insurance the guy may have had.

Mailman

During the EAA Fly-In in Oshkosh, we had a guy who flew in a BRAND new Husky with almost all glass in the cockpit. He had to park on the grass and for whatever reason refused to use the tie down equipment that could have been provided to him. -Note that while here for the EAA he flew into Appleton.

Anyways, he basically used para-cord and coleman tent stakes shaped like an L. There was a weather system with high winds that moved through and flipped his plane. It was a total structural lose. The aircraft was pushed into the back of the hanger were it sat for 6 months before he started selling the parts, avionics, and engine. From what I was told he could not afford to purchase another airplane as he couldn't get insured again.