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OWNERSHIP /
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Keeping good
airplanes down
Putting tiedowns to the test
BY AOPA STAFF
2. The Storage Shed Anchor from Lowe's is a
mass-market product with a retail price of about
$60 for three stakes. The auger-style tie-downs
are disallowed at some fly-ins because they can
leave deep divots in the ground. They're bulky
and don't include ropes or insertion tools, but
they're rugged and cost effective.
Pull strength: 500 pounds
3. Everbilt Tie-Out Stakes from Home Depot
have the lowest price of any of the stakes,
tested at $24 for a set of three. They're 17
inches long, bulky, and don't include ropes
or insertion tools, and the tiedown ring
attached to the stake itself is flimsy. But
tying down to the stake handle makes it
much sturdier.
Pull strength: 500 pounds
YOUR A IRPL ANE IS tied down in the grass
at a major fly-in and a line of thunderstorms
is forecast to blow through overnight.
Suddenly, your choice of tiedowns-a purchasing
decision that might have seemed
trivial at the time you made it-looms large.
On the grass outside AOPA headquarters,
we hammered a variety of tiedowns
into the soil to find out how they performed
in a head-to-head contest. An engine hoist
was used to pull each tiedown vertically out
of the ground, and a digital scale recorded
the force necessary to do so. These results
are for a single tiedown; most are used in a
set of three to secure an airplane.
1. FlyTies is a light, compact system with
a retail price of about $135. The FlyTies
package consists of three puck-sized metal
tiedowns, nine metal stakes, ropes, and a
T-shaped tool for securing the stakes.
Pull strength: 285 pounds
4. The Claw is an aviation-specific product
with a retail price of about $140. The Claw
consists of three neatly folded tiedowns,
rope, nine metal stakes, and a hammer to
bang the stakes into the ground. The Claw
remained intact even after it was ripped out
of the ground, and the stakes themselves
were bent in the process.
Pull strength: 520 pounds
5. The Big Screw tiedown system is available
online for $180, and it's the most expensive
and delivered the best results of any of the
products we tested. It consists of three 18-inch
screws that burrow deep into the ground,
several high-quality straps that attach to the
airplane without having to tie knots, and a
carrying case. Each Big Screw has a 1-inch
hex head so it can be driven in and out of the
ground with a wrench, not a hammer.
Pull strength: 620 pounds
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AOPA PILOT / August 2023
81
CHRIS ROSE

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