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wayne.e(at)grandecom.net
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 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:37 am Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Has anyone come up with a way to put air into the tires without removing the fairings?
Wayne Edgerton #40336
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mritter509(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Wayne cut a round hole in the fairing where the valve is. Mark the tire so
you know when the hole is lined up with the valve. Wal Mart has some round
disk you can use to cover the hole or Aircraft Spruce has a Camloc Access
Door p/n KM713-16-064 for $25. Air Craft Extras sells a valve extension I
may try www.aircraftextras.com. You might also want to try the Michelin
AIRSTOP tubes. I hear they lose very little air.
Mark
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Subject: Servicing air in the tires
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:36:29 -0500
Has anyone come up with a way to put air into the tires without removing
the fairings?
Wayne Edgerton #40336
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taildragon(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Gave this some thought and decided I could add an access later. Basic objection is that if you pump up a flat tire and go fly, how do you know it will have air when you land? Probably better to replace the tire/tube.
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wayne.e(at)grandecom.net
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:13 am Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Roger
What do you do if your just a little low on air?
Wayne Edgerton #40336
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:02 am Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Wayne,
Why am I a little low on air?
Roger
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wayne.e(at)grandecom.net
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:10 pm Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Roger,
I don't know why you are a little low on air, maybe your wife is letting the air out so you wont fly, but in my case sometimes it is necessary to add some air to ones tires and having to take off the wheels pants just to add a little air seems like there must be an easier way.
Wayne Edgerton #40336
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: Servicing air in the tires |
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Hi Wayne,
Not totally beyond possibility, but you my be giving my wife a little more "mechanical" credit than she deserves. I guess that I am really concerned about is our approach to maintenance. Most of us probably learned to fly at a flight school or FBO where the goal was "keep them airplanes in the air". We did our preflight and found a tire low or an oil smear under the cowl or a screw missing or the battery needed a jump to start or fuel stains on top of the wings and were told by the 18 year old office gal that "Oh, it's safe to fly. We are keeping an eye on it". Then you went flying and had the radio quit because the voltage regulator was shot or all the fuel transferred to the right tank because the left fuel cap wouldn't pressure seal or have a jarring landing or worse, ground looping, because the tail wheel went flat. As holder of a Repairman's Certificate, we have to ensure that the plane stays safe and no one will be looking over our shoulder to catch us if we get sloppy. You go to the hangar and the left main tire is low on your brand new RV-10. You have just installed the wheel pants after the initial engine break-in. You have been real good about taking the cowl off for a complete inspection after those initial flights. So you pump a little air into the low tire and go fly. Would you have gone flying if you had known a big old fat metal screw was in that tire? Or a cut was on the side of the tire? We have spent a lot of time building these wonderful machines, not to mention the $$$$s. How far do you let things go before you make sure of the cause an take pre-emptive action? Our flight training probably hasn't prepared us very well for plane ownership and maintenance and developing a good and safe maintenance approach. That said, I will probably install quick access on the wheel pants and external battery plug but not now, later after the plane has some hours on it. Don't want to be tempted to taking the easy way out on the new plane.
Roger #40291
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