Cool, it looks like you just need to take the slack out. You are not trying to get super tight tension, like the tension you can get out of using a Trucker Hitch. Correct?
I am guessing a Trucker Hitch would be bad because of the danger of applying too much tension. It looks like the intent is just to get the slack out. You can see he is uninterested in maximizing tension.
It's Rolling Hitch when one rope is tied to another rope. If only one rope is used, thru an bolt eye to create a loop-back in this case, the exact same knot with a securing half-hitch, slipped in this case, is is called a Midshipman's Hitch. The first knot he tied without the securing half-hitch is called an Awning Hitch ... just a little inconsequential trivia.
@@JohnGreen_US Good to know, though. Many knots are repeats as far as structure and the name changes according to other factors. Examples: sheet bend, bowline; two half hitches, clove hitch.
@@SK-tr9ii Looking around, it appears this is widely taught as the preferred method at flight schools. My guess is the combination of the awning hitch followed-up with a mid-shipman's hitch, as shown here, should hold pretty well. At each node, when the second wrap is placed behind the first then tightened/locked down, the standing portion of the rope gets kinked so it shouldn't slip. What method of rope tie down do you use?
Initially, I thought a Trucker Hitch would be better. However, I think the idea is just to get the slack out, not to crank down on the tension. A Trucker Hitch has the danger of somebody cracking down too much on the tension. I am guessing too much tension would be bad given the attachment point on the plane.
Cool, it looks like you just need to take the slack out. You are not trying to get super tight tension, like the tension you can get out of using a Trucker Hitch. Correct?
This should be part of flight training. I was never shown how to tie it down.
Same here.
Beautiful!
Was expecting a trucker's hitch in there but - no.
I am guessing a Trucker Hitch would be bad because of the danger of applying too much tension. It looks like the intent is just to get the slack out. You can see he is uninterested in maximizing tension.
That's a "rolling hitch."
It's Rolling Hitch when one rope is tied to another rope. If only one rope is used, thru an bolt eye to create a loop-back in this case, the exact same knot with a securing half-hitch, slipped in this case, is is called a Midshipman's Hitch. The first knot he tied without the securing half-hitch is called an Awning Hitch ... just a little inconsequential trivia.
@@JohnGreen_US Good to know, though. Many knots are repeats as far as structure and the name changes according to other factors. Examples: sheet bend, bowline; two half hitches, clove hitch.
And why is that the correct way to tie down an airplane? It is a friction knot that will loosen as the wind buffets the plane.
As opposed to a non-friction knot?
@@waytospergtherebro A properly tied non-friction knot does not loosen.
@@SK-tr9ii Looking around, it appears this is widely taught as the preferred method at flight schools. My guess is the combination of the awning hitch followed-up with a mid-shipman's hitch, as shown here, should hold pretty well. At each node, when the second wrap is placed behind the first then tightened/locked down, the standing portion of the rope gets kinked so it shouldn't slip.
What method of rope tie down do you use?
I use, prefer and trust a bowline.
Initially, I thought a Trucker Hitch would be better. However, I think the idea is just to get the slack out, not to crank down on the tension. A Trucker Hitch has the danger of somebody cracking down too much on the tension. I am guessing too much tension would be bad given the attachment point on the plane.