The lifting plane was almost surely not properly tied down.
You're also supposed to leave the yoke in "dive" position when you park a plane (and ideally, lock the yoke so it can't move. With the yoke in "dive" position (full forward), the harder the wind blows on the nose, the harder the front wheel will press on the pavement.
LoL...
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing...wonder why the other plane didn't lift, too.
ReplyDeleteThe lifting plane was almost surely not properly tied down.
ReplyDeleteYou're also supposed to leave the yoke in "dive" position when you park a plane (and ideally, lock the yoke so it can't move. With the yoke in "dive" position (full forward), the harder the wind blows on the nose, the harder the front wheel will press on the pavement.
Clearly, that wasn't the case here. :)