Kevin, When tying down on a hard surface with tie down points requiring wing
attachment I have found it entirely satisfactory simply to loop a rope round
the outrigger leg above the fairing. On a grass field using corkscrew fixers
I usually choose to tie down with two fixers to the main wheel and one to
the tailwheel (again simply lassooing the tailspring above the butterfly
shaped wheel turn stop). Hasn,t blown away yet in spite of some pretty good
winds in Ireland and elsewhere, and I would not feel the extra weight of
special fixing points is worth it. Regards, David, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Klinefelter <kevann@gte.net>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Retractable tie downs 1 and 1
>
> Hi Steve, I cant get the link to work so cant view your retract tail tie
> down.
>
> I bought a AN eyebolt to replace the tailspring bolt. A small stainless
> carabiner from a paraglider harness, that I plan to keep in the plane,
hooks
> in to the eyebolt for whatever tiedown to attach to. No extra work! Not
> retractable, but not much worse than the regular bolt head.
>
> Does anyone have a way to tie down from the outriggers, with fairings? I
was
> thinking of a metal (SS) tang that protruded out of the fairing, bolted to
> the outrigger assembly. Again, not retractable.
>
> Just finished trimming the flap drive hole fairings on the bottom of the
> flaps. Thanks, Paul McA, for the idea. Looks clean, like maybe a tiny drag
> reduction..
>
> Kevin, filling and sanding the completed airframe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
ScramIt@aol.com
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Retractable tie downs 1 and 1
>
>
> For those of you who have been asking.
>
> Retractable tie downs, one loss and a win. I didn't put the set in the
> wings,
> didn't meet my criteria, accessible and removable for repair. The tail tie
> down is in and done. Accessible, removable, repairable, and most of all
> retractable! I could see the parts in my head, but my hands wouldn't make
> em. Locked
> them in the garage the other day and wouldn't let them out until it was
> done. I
> may have to move the pivot hole, a bit close to the edge, but you'll get
the
> Idea. Its also the point to pull the mono on to the trailer.
>
> Thanks, Tony for getting me started
> http://www.kaon.co.nz/europa/272ae.html
>
>
http://homepage.mac.com/sdunsmuir/EuropaSite/Retractable%20Tie-down/Retracta
> bl
> e%20Tie-down.html
>
> SteveD.
> (OK, I still need shorter screws and nuts)
>
>
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