Here's what I use... some 3/4 inch copper pipe, 2 elbows... make a'U' shape as wide and as tall as you need. Get some 3/8 inch threaded rod and cut off a 12 inch section. Get two nuts and two washers that fit onto the threaded rod. Drill a hole through the horizontal part of the 'U'.

Run a nut and washer onto the end of the rod , put it though the hole in the pipe, put another washer and nut on the end of the rod and tighten them down on the pipe...Should have something that looks more like a 'Y' now.

Use foam pipe insulation on the arms of the 'y' to protect your plane.


insert it into the ground and put your airplane into it to hold it back. Works OK for the average 40-60 size airplane and if the ground is hard or rocky... use an FBH.... (Flipping Big Hammer)