Waldom
Fifteen blades!
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2005
- Posts
- 272
- Type aircraft owned
- Piper PA-11
- Base airport
- NY95
- Ratings
- ATP FE A&P
Good to see.
You bring up another point about tie-down ropes available at FBOs. Good quality 5/8" braided nylon rope is readily available at hardware and building supply box stores. I carry two 9' lengths and one six foot length along with prop cover, pitot cover, and a rudder gust lock in a stuff sack in our PA-11. All that is pretty light and can fit in a small space. I don't carry ground anchors (in my case a "Claw" tie down kit) unless i"m headed to an airshow or off airport. Most airports have ground anchors but ropes are often not available or in poor condition. I also carry a set or medium size, light aluminum "Travel Chocks" that stack together and take little space.
Stay away from the stiff yellow nylon or pretty colored sheathed nylon rope you will also see in stores. Generally, they do not have the tensile strength of plain white braided nylon 5/8" rope. If you can find it, natural sisal rope works too, but it is not as flexible as the equivalent nylon rope.
You bring up another point about tie-down ropes available at FBOs. Good quality 5/8" braided nylon rope is readily available at hardware and building supply box stores. I carry two 9' lengths and one six foot length along with prop cover, pitot cover, and a rudder gust lock in a stuff sack in our PA-11. All that is pretty light and can fit in a small space. I don't carry ground anchors (in my case a "Claw" tie down kit) unless i"m headed to an airshow or off airport. Most airports have ground anchors but ropes are often not available or in poor condition. I also carry a set or medium size, light aluminum "Travel Chocks" that stack together and take little space.
Stay away from the stiff yellow nylon or pretty colored sheathed nylon rope you will also see in stores. Generally, they do not have the tensile strength of plain white braided nylon 5/8" rope. If you can find it, natural sisal rope works too, but it is not as flexible as the equivalent nylon rope.
