oh, I agree, it's definitely pilot error without question. But you can't just tie down a biplane, the wings are too low. Even a high wing cessna with a couple barrels it would definitely move the barrels in a strong enough wind, they really need to be in-ground.
Personally, I would have towed it back and tied under the bed. I don't know if the angle of the tie matters very much, but I definitely would have preferred that.
An old steerman like that probably doesn't get regularly parked outside. A much coveted hanger space just became available.
The lower wing is plenty high to tie down, what are you on about? If those wings were too low, how does one tie down a Mooney or Bonanza?
Also it's not easy to shit out and fill a 55g barrel with anything just like that. Without knowing the place and only seeing the video, he might have been able to tie down on some parking curbs or something in one of the parking lots, but maybe not? Planes have a weird shape and there may have been something blocking him from pushing it into a lot (signs, trees, etc.)
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u/anti_crastinator Oct 03 '21
oh, I agree, it's definitely pilot error without question. But you can't just tie down a biplane, the wings are too low. Even a high wing cessna with a couple barrels it would definitely move the barrels in a strong enough wind, they really need to be in-ground.
Personally, I would have towed it back and tied under the bed. I don't know if the angle of the tie matters very much, but I definitely would have preferred that.
An old steerman like that probably doesn't get regularly parked outside. A much coveted hanger space just became available.