My plane has been tied down since I bought it 20 some years ago.
This Youtube Video [
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I have never had any trouble using this method and it has withstood all kinds of winds here in the north east.
I use the same. Easy to tie and release, yet holds great. It holds tighter as the tension increases.
I use the chocks I made for he ice runway at Alton Bay. Two pieces of 2x4, connected by a piece of rope, with 6 wood screws sticking 1/8" through the bottom of each 2x4. Turns out they work great on asphalt and don't walk as the plane rocks.
