Tie-downs

[n6346m]

To add on to the "my first ground loop" posting, I submit the following. When going somewhere off-airport or where I know there are no tie-downs available I carry "duckbill" anchors with me. Even the smallest ones have tremendous holding power. Yes, unfortunately you have to carry the insertion tools and you have to leave the "duckbills" behind, but you never know when you might want to come back someday.

[PA1195]

Many years ago when I was paid to fly, catch fish, and camp all we had were screw anchors typically used to tether dogs and other beasts. They would work providing the soils were stable. I also kept an aluminum anchor for floats plus sand bags and a folding shovel to fill them. Now there's the duckbills Bob mentions and other three-bar triangular tiedowns like the Claw: https://theclaw.com. Duckbill anchors are proven and will hold even in soft wet soils if driven deep.

Gary