Where you get em?

Aircraft Spruce, I think. Though I snagged that pic from Pilot Shop dot something.

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I've seen chocks work their way away from the tire many times. Used 2024T3 aluminum angle, plenty of lightening holes, with a small bungie on both ends to hold them in against the tire. Open end down on pavement, up on soft ground. Sized appropriately for the tire size. Dipped in Alodine tank for a nice finish.

Mark J

marcusofcotton wrote:I've seen chocks work their way away from the tire many times. Used 2024T3 aluminum angle, plenty of lightening holes, with a small bungie on both ends to hold them in against the tire. Open end down on pavement, up on soft ground. Sized appropriately for the tire size. Dipped in Alodine tank for a nice finish.

Mark J

This is a very effective approach. And if you park on ice or snow you can cut a sawtooth pattern in the angle. At work we use 3" 2024T3 with a deep sawtooth on one side as our ice chocks, and they are very effective. Rubber chocks are fine in the summer, but ineffective in the winter.

Regarding long term storage in places with significant wind and Wx;

Nothing beats tying down the tail, wings and nose to solid anchors (prefer steel chains due to chafe). Left Scout on the coast for three days outside and storms blew in. The chocks where tied on both inboard and outboard edges. But, the plane "walked" with the chocks! It must of bounced pretty high to unweight the mains and move as far as it did. Ropes should have been tighter, but, NDH. Good lesson for me