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Postby gertcoetzee » Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:07 pm

Can anyone please give me suggestions as to how you tie down your trike - carabines? ropes? tent pens? Where do you attach, what do you do. Am going to fly to Springbok flyin and trike will stay outside :cry: for the night.
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Postby Junkie » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:33 pm

Fly over to Goedverwacht this weekend and ill show you how this setup works on mine.
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Postby Cloud Warrior » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:04 am

There is an advert in SA Flyer for tie downs - anybody bought these and if so any feedback wrt quality/effectiveness?
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Postby LarryMcG » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:34 am

Hi Guys

We always tie down with nose facing any protection - tree building etc. Tie the wing level - neutral - by using a strong cord around the front footpeg area, then up to the bar corner, then down to the back axle. Both sides. Open zip at spread bar, ant tie 2 cords about 5m each around the spreader bar or leading edge, then v them down to 2 pegs in the ground, both sides, -so 4 pegs for the wings. Then a cord around the front undercarriage, and anoter from the back prop area. So, 6 pegs, 8 ropes, with the wing level, and we'v never had any problems, even with high coastal winds.

can send you a drawing if you want one!

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Postby DarkHelmet » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:09 pm

Send me too please Larry!
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Postby gertcoetzee » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:03 pm

Please post that drawing on the forum.
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