Chock nose wheel or 2 mains

[Lawson Laslo]

Do you chock only the nose wheel, or chock the 2 main wheels

 

[Kenny Phillips]

Both mains, even in the hangar.

 

[asicer]

Do you chock only the nose wheel, or chock the 2 main wheels

Chocking a full castering nose wheel sounds questionable.

 

[Zeldman]

Mains on a single engine, nose wheel on twins.

 

[Lawson Laslo]

Chocking a full castering nose wheel sounds questionable.

its not castering it is a ercoupe

 

[Lawson Laslo]

Would there ever be a appropriate time to just use the parking brake?

 

[GeorgeC]

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/on-board-wheel-chocks.117927/#post-2707108

 

[asicer]

Would there ever be a appropriate time to just use the parking brake?

When you stop on a slope and need to get out to chock the mains .

 

[Lawson Laslo]

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/on-board-wheel-chocks.117927/#post-2707108

yes i already read that one

 

[tsts4]

Mains for me. My parking brake is for temp use only and not designed for prolonged engagement. YMMV.....

 

[brcase]

Many airplanes there really isn't much weight on the nose wheel. So it is pretty easy for the plane to jump the chocks, at least compared to chocking a main wheel.

Brian

 

[Tantalum]

Mains

 

[Stingray Don]

Just make sure you orient the chocks like this...

 

[RyanB]

Two mains.

 

[Lawson Laslo]

Just make sure you orient them like this...

Yes

 

[Lawson Laslo]

Many airplanes there really isn't much weight on the nose wheel. So it is pretty easy for the plane to jump the chocks, at least compared to chocking a main wheel.

Brian

Thank you that makes since now

 

[Rgbeard]

Thank you that makes since now

Since that makes sense, we can end the thread?

Oh wait... This is PoA. On to the second page!!!

 

[frfly172]

Nose wheel works for me.

 

[Lawson Laslo]

Since that makes sense, we can end the thread?

Oh wait... This is PoA. On to the second page!!!

 

[Sinistar]

Just in case we need different answers for the line guys:

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/com...-nose-wheel-vs-main-gear.115617/#post-2647204

 

[N1120A]

On a castering nosewheel, never chock the nose.

 

[cgrab]

Line guys chock the nose wheel, I chock the mains.

 

[N1120A]

Line guys chock the nose wheel, I chock the mains.

Telling the line guys to chock only the mains is a post flight item on my checklist.

 

[sourdough44]

No reason for absolutes, it all depends. Say you park at the fuel pump, winds almost calm, once on the nose is likely enough.

If parking for a few days with unforeseen conditions, maybe everything, with a good tie down.

In my rental T-hangar, the floor slopes out. I have a wedge I only put in front of the nose wheel. It’s usually not to windy in the hangar also.

Always be willing to adjust for current conditions, never be in the mindset of doing things always the same way. That goes for a lot more than just chocking the wheel(s). JMHO, of course.

 

[N1120A]

No reason for absolutes, it all depends. Say you park at the fuel pump, winds almost calm, once on the nose is likely enough.

My airplane has a castering nosewheel. It is an absolute.

 

[sourdough44]

What I mean is, we don’t necessarily have to all do it the same. Some of us have reasons to do things differently.

 

[SkyDog58]

The question assumes a nose wheel. That is discriminatory against our esteemed tailwheel brethren.

"2 main wheels" assumes that no one here flies aircraft with more than two main wheels. Again, discriminatory.

And what about the folks with amphib floats? Again, discriminated against.

Reported.