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Alan,
Perhaps others could comment on this idea:
My gust lock was a piece of rope. I ran
it from the inner side of one yoke, under the instrument panel and over the
brace (the brace runs from the bottom center of the instrument panel to the
firewall) and through the inner side of the other yoke with one end going
Tied snuggly, but not tight-tight, this
held the ailerons AND held the yoke in the forward position, suitable for 180
mph flight. This way, if the storm were terrific and the plane pulled loose
from the tie-downs, the tail would lift and hold the wings at a negative angle
of attack, holding the plane on the ground.
My airport owner/CFI watched a Coupe on
our field bounce about some as it weathervaned into the changing wind. The
Coupe, which broke free of its tie-downs, easily survived the windstorm that
trashed several other nearby aircraft. Its trim was set to high speed.
So, I wanted my yoke held forward, not
backward.
Just my best try at guessing right on the
way to deal with this issue.
Ed Burkhead
http://edburkhead.com
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