---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 01/21/14: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:03 AM - Flat tire on landing (Bill Wilcox) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:03:36 AM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Flat tire on landing From: Bill Wilcox I too had a flat tire on landing. I had just switched from the 800 tires that came with the kit to 850's. I was landing on a short gravel bar in "Hells Hole", named by boaters who got in trouble there. I ended up in the creek because I could not keep the plane straight even with the other wheel was skidding. The creek was only 1' deep. I had a heck of a time getting the plane back up on to the gravel bar! I stuffed the tire full of sea weed but still had lots of trouble (full power,one person pushing and heavy stuff tied to the other tie down ring. I could not get the plane high enough to get above high tide. The wheels and breaks got wet that night. The next day a friend flew in a new tube. In a couple of hours I was back home. Shortly thereafter I got rid of the tubes with the funky stems that came out the center and installed regular tubes through a new hole in the side of the rim. No problems since and that was 5 or 6 years ago. Bill Wilcox Soldotna AK summer Casa Grande AZ winter N801BW 800 hrs In the hanger for the witner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith701801-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith701801-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith701801-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith701801-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.