Pre-flight walkaround fail

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Can you imagine if that had detached in flight? Lucky it didn’t bounce around on takeoff and cause aircraft damage as well.

Edit: Makes me think of that time Jeremy Clarkson used a log on a rope as a makeshift parking break on Top Gear, only for it to bounce around behind the car, and then up and shatter the rear window. Except much much worse in this case.

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That is going to be a really embarrassing interview with the FAA and the NTSB.

There is some part of me that questions the efficacy of a tiedown that you can drag behind you as you taxi around, take off with, and not notice until the tower tells you “Ah… you have a cement block tied to your plane”

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Welcome to Mudspike!

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Thank you for having me!

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