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Roger Long
 
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The twin was obviously not tied down properly.
Time to call a landshark^Wlawyer and start a negligence
claim.


Tie what?

Any of you sailors who haven't spent any time around small planes and need a
laugh should go out to your local GA airport and look at what passes for
ropes and knots. On the way back from securing my plane, I walked by a .3
million dollar, all glass cockpit (all computer screen display), brand new
182 Skylane. It was tied with 5/16 inch clothesline using the most popular
aviation knot which is two half hitches but with about six inches between
the ring and first and another six inches to the second. We stopped and
told the plane's owner about it but it was tied exactly the same way this
morning. Of course, it didn't go anywhere so maybe he knows something that
generations of sailors haven't learned yet.

The twin didn't have any ropes at all.

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Roger Long



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