Pietenpol-List: doggie augers
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:51 pm
Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC Aerospace Corporation]"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: doggie augersIn my pre- FlyTie tie down days I found that doggie augers worked well enough for overnight parking at fly-in eventsthough you have to shop around if you choose to use these because there are the el-cheapo, cheesy, thin diameter, poorlymanufactured doggie augers and then there are the thicker diameter, chrome plated (well....they are nicer looking) beefierones that don't snap off when you use some bar or thickwalled tube stock to twist them in .One danger of the doggie augers is that if you snap the head off (and I've done it) you have this spiral of steel in the groundand it is a pain in the Recine to get out. (kidding John-you know we love ya man) I have snapped them off trying to removethem and the last thing you want to do it leave that in the ground for someone to trip over or for the brush hog/ finish mowerand airport tractor to find in a flurry of sparks when it hits the mower blades or punctures someone's tire.I figured I probably spend around $14 K building my plane....what's $75 to $90 to get a really GOOD tie down set that will protectall of your hard work on windy days and stormy nights when you're exposed to the elements ?Mike C.PS-another good reason to tie down is you never know who is going to inadvertently point some good prop blasts at yourairplane when they are pulling into park or trying to taxi out. If you're not tied down then your airplane could bash intoanother airplane...and make everyone's day crappy.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: doggie augersIn my pre- FlyTie tie down days I found that doggie augers worked well enough for overnight parking at fly-in eventsthough you have to shop around if you choose to use these because there are the el-cheapo, cheesy, thin diameter, poorlymanufactured doggie augers and then there are the thicker diameter, chrome plated (well....they are nicer looking) beefierones that don't snap off when you use some bar or thickwalled tube stock to twist them in .One danger of the doggie augers is that if you snap the head off (and I've done it) you have this spiral of steel in the groundand it is a pain in the Recine to get out. (kidding John-you know we love ya man) I have snapped them off trying to removethem and the last thing you want to do it leave that in the ground for someone to trip over or for the brush hog/ finish mowerand airport tractor to find in a flurry of sparks when it hits the mower blades or punctures someone's tire.I figured I probably spend around $14 K building my plane....what's $75 to $90 to get a really GOOD tie down set that will protectall of your hard work on windy days and stormy nights when you're exposed to the elements ?Mike C.PS-another good reason to tie down is you never know who is going to inadvertently point some good prop blasts at yourairplane when they are pulling into park or trying to taxi out. If you're not tied down then your airplane could bash intoanother airplane...and make everyone's day crappy.________________________________________________________________________________