737 Blown Across Ramp

I know they call it the Windy City, but this is ridiculous...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...-86c169181d87&


Phil

"Phil" wrote in message
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I know they call it the Windy City, but this is ridiculous...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...-86c169181d87&


I asked about damage to the Tillamook Air Museum's Guppy
(http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM13RR) a few years ago and a volunteer
told me that the coast wind had pushed it into the blimp hangar.
Difficult to imagine aircraft that big getting blown around.




-c

Phil wrote:
I know they call it the Windy City, but this is ridiculous...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...-86c169181d87&


Phil

What do you want to bet that the brakes weren't set?

Matt

On Dec 27, 1:14*pm, Matt Whiting wrote:
Phil wrote:
I know they call it the Windy City, but this is ridiculous...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...642-d205-411d-....

Phil

What do you want to bet that the brakes weren't set?

That would be odd. Why would the brakes be set if no one was on board?
Makes it a bit tough to tow.

-Robert

Robert M. Gary wrote:
On Dec 27, 1:14?pm, Matt Whiting wrote:
Phil wrote:
I know they call it the Windy City, but this is ridiculous...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...642-d205-411d-...

Phil

What do you want to bet that the brakes weren't set?

That would be odd. Why would the brakes be set if no one was on board?
Makes it a bit tough to tow.

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?



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Jim Pennino

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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Dec 27, 1:14 pm, Matt Whiting wrote:
Phil wrote:
I know they call it the Windy City, but this is ridiculous...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...642-d205-411d-...

Phil

What do you want to bet that the brakes weren't set?

That would be odd. Why would the brakes be set if no one was on board?
Makes it a bit tough to tow.

-Robert
I hear chalks fix the problem.

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. 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.

-Robert

Chocks, Robert, chocks. Use your dictionary.

Bob Gardner

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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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. 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.

-Robert

On Dec 27, 3:18*pm, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
Chocks, Robert, chocks. Use your dictionary.

How do you know I don't use chalks?

-Robert

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Robert M. wrote:
On Dec 27, 3:18*pm, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
Chocks, Robert, chocks. Use your dictionary.

How do you know I don't use chalks?

I doubt they'd do much to stop a plane moving....

Andy