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In article <20020509231839.22662.00005239@mb-de.aol.com>,
JDupre5762 >I first draw the working end of the rope through the tie down ring and >then cross the working end over the standing rope and pull the end through the >loop. I then repeat this procedure with the next loop being below the first >one and pull the second loop tight. I see around here that many people pull >the working end through the first loop twice and someone told me that the >second pass of the working end of the rope locks the knot preventing it from >slipping. Your version is just "two half hitches". The variation is superior and is called a "tautline hitch". Its adjustable. Its the same knot youd want to tie a tentpole to a stake so you could tension it later. Variations with loops doubled differently, or tied with the outer loops first and the inner loops last are all hitches. The inside-out ones tend to jam. >I have always pulled the rope and tied the >knots so that the rope is taught with no slack on the theory that a loose tie >down rope will allow the aircraft to move in response to gusts. Which do you prefer, the aircraft moving or the aircraft bending? >Third: Can chain or steel cable be used successfully to tie down GA aircraft? Which do you prefer, the tiedown stretching or the aircraft bending? But people use chains all the time for convenience, usually bolted to steel cable which is anchored along the ground. -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/ |
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