I just made up the rudder gust lock as George Horn suggested. It works like a charm and took only about 15 minutes to prepare, after I made the neoprene "saddle" that goes over the tail light.
My question is: what sort of elevator gust lock works with this set-up? With the rudder lock in place, the elevators can't be tied back with the seat belts because they will rub on the rudder tiedown ropes. I secure the ailerons with a bungee between the two wheels, but I haven't figure what, if anything, to do about the elevators.
What are you doing?
Control lock question
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Re: Control lock question
Bob, I pull my yokes back with the seat belt, and I THEN put my rudder gust lock in place, with the ends hooked into the open-ends of the horiz stab leading edges. The rudder-lock rope passes BENEATH the stab and elevators.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.