"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
:

On Dec 27, 1:55*pm, wrote:

So it doesn't roll away in the wind all on it's own with no one on
board?

Or, if they were expecting to tow it in the immediate future, where
were the chocks to make sure it doesn't roll away in the wind all on
it's own until they got around to towing it?

While its possible that someone does it, I'm not aware of any operator
that sets the brake on aircraft when its not occupied.


We do. Our's are pretty lightly stressed, though.


Usually chalks
work just fine and are easier to move when you need to tow. In smaller
aircraft there are other reasons to avoid setting the brake, like
changes in outside pressure could burst the brake seals.

Mmm, doubt that.

The best reason I can think of for not relying on the parking brake in a
wind is that they are not very reliable. Schwinn could make a better
arrangement than you see on most Cessnas, for instance.
Brakes are next to useless in very high winds anyway. After all, if the
wing is being lifted....

Bertie