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1. 10:40 AM - Re: How many landings on your tires? (Tom Goddard) (mppalmer@aol.com)
2. 11:57 AM - Re: Glasair-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 04/26/17 (Craymondw@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: How many landings on your tires? (Tom Goddard) |
Thanks for the feedback.
I should have mentioned that I've learned to reverse the tires too at about 200
hours.
Ours appear to be aligned fairly well. It's the second tread from outboard that
tends to wear out first, probably from the way the gear hangs in flight. (That
is, the outer third of the tire touches down first.)
Mike Palmer <><
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| Subject: | Re: Glasair-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 04/26/17 |
Hatch lift supports: I just learned one can purchase hatch lift supports
from _support@liftsupport.com_ (mailto:support@liftsupport.com) for $18.90
each #38664S10W. I have been using this firm for the lifts on my two
Mercedes and they cost a fraction of what the dealership and auto parts stores
are asking.
As far as needing Glasair parts, EAA advisor Joe Gauthia _N22607@aol.com
_ (mailto:N22607@aol.com ) can either make you a new one or can refer
you to someone that has the machinery . Another source would be Polen
racer/builder Dick Kyte or NASA engineer and GL3 driver Chuck Downing
_chuckdowning3@yahoo.com_ (mailto:chuckdowning3@yahoo.com) . All three of these men
are just a few of the brightest in the experimental movement.
In a message dated 4/27/2017 7:32:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
glasair-list@matronics.com writes:
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1. 07:38 AM - Re: How many landings on your tires? (Tom Goddard)
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Time: 07:38:19 AM PST US
From: "Tom Goddard" <tomgoddard@ns.sympatico.ca>
Subject: RE: Glasair-List: How many landings on your tires?
I use Goodyear flightmate II and wear out the left one about every 150
hours. Then
discard the worn one rotate the right to the left and put a new one on the
right side. The wheels have good alignment but there is about 1/32 or 1/16
rotational
play at the oleo so some minor misalign does happen under load. I have
always thought that the torque of T/O requiring big R rudder input is
responsible
for most of the left tire wear.
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From: owner-glasair-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-glasair-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of mppalmer@aol.com
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 3:36 PM
Subject: Glasair-List: How many landings on your tires?
I've noticed over almost 4000 hours that we have to change our tires about
every
300 hours.
I write down how many landings we make in our logbook, but I've never
taken the
time to total them between tire changes.
But on the assumption that we fly an average flight of 1 hour, that's only
300
landings.
Seems awful quick to be going thru tires. (Have have a long runway here
and I don't
use brakes much.)
Wondering what kind of life others are getting?
(These are Desser retreads.)
Ours is a Glasair II FT, with extended wing tips, no slotted flaps. We
"come of
the fence" at 70 KIAS.
Thanks.
Mike Palmer <><
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