Tie down for Engine Break In

Is there a preferred tie down method for an engine break in (to not over stress and fuselage comonents)? Tail only... tail and mains, something else?

This is a Model III with 582.

Many thanks,

Larry S.

Larry, On my 1st run with my IO-240 powered Series 5 , I chocked both mains and tied my tailspring to a tree in my front yard, and the tree and plane stayed put. Have fun Bruce Lina

chock wheels and tie tailwheel down to anything over 1000 lbs

I would suggest a hose tie wrapped to main gear spraying a mist to radiator

your breakin will be about an hour if done correctly.


have fun

If your rope is more than about 1 or 2 feet long be sure to keep the stick held back. You will be focused on the tach and EGT gauges and won't notice if the tail comes up.:eek:

Short tether with a boat tie down strap from the tail spring to the hitch on my car. Don't do this if you're concerned about the state of the finish on your car.

Landing was rough with the truck attached to the tail, but otherwise all
went well ... Dodge Dakota, and a tow strap did the trick for me.

Jeff

Great feedback. Many thanks.

I had to chuckle when I read Av8r_Sed's comment about the state of finish on car.....It seems I tied my kitfoxes tail to the car in my garage, blocked the wheels (of the kitfox), totally forgot about my nice coffee cup sitting behind the airplane as well as a jacket and some other misc stuff...Jacket ended up in the back yard, the coffee cup in a million pieces and all the leaves in my neighbors yard.......oh well...but it was a great run up - still don't know where the misc went.......:o

Dave S