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Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 at 1:50 pm #4628Dennis BurkeParticipant
Reports that Huntley had high winds and damage on Tues eve. Anyone know if SSI outside equipment was OK?
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 at 6:34 pm #4629AnonymousInactive
No storm damage at SSI
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Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 10:15 am #4631John DeRosaParticipant
I went to the field on Wednesday afternoon around noon. I found one 2-33 with a wing tip on the ground. One wing’s strap’s hook had slipped out of the earth anchor.
This probably was cause by one of the straps either not being tightened enough, or the strap locking gizmo had slipped, as the wind gusts rocked the ship. I suggest that we should invest in more positive attachment anchor straps that if the strap loosens they will still remain attached at both the ground anchor and the wing tie down ring. See some suggested straps shown below. Cheap insurance.The correct use of the fuselage saw horse was CRITICAL here. We lost a 2-33 (“Rainbow”) 10 years ago when we had stopped using the saw horses for some reason. With the tail on the group instead of elevated, a 2-33’s wings are at a very high angle of attack. A major wind gust created enough lift that the wing’s earth anchors were pulled straight up out of the ground, flipping the ship onto its back. Total loss. A very sad day. Otherwise, everything looked fine.
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Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 10:39 am #4633Art SilvermanParticipant
Thanks for checking!Art
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Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 10:30 am #4632Richard BellParticipant
Hey John,
Doesn’t Greg Palmer have those as part of his anchor kit?
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Thursday, September 27th, 2018 at 10:43 am #4635Dennis BurkeParticipant
All 3 ideas seem great! Corkscrew stake has its engineering advantage.
Anything to save the exposed aircraft
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