REFLECTOR: TIRE PRESSURES

[Randy Wharton]

Are your nose gear tires really slick out there? I have about as much tread
on mine as on the mains.

Randy Wharton

Randy and Becky Wharton
N248RB - Velocity XL-RG
http://clik.to/velocity


-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Jim Sower
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 1:02 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: TIRE PRESSURES

The "slick" nose tire everyone seems to be using ...

John Dibble wrote:

> I know spinning is an issue and I wish I could have the best of both 
> worlds. What type of tire was on the nose?
>
> John
>
> Jim Sower wrote:
>
>> I try to stay a little over inflated. I had a nose wheel get low and 
>> at touchdown, the tire spun on the rim and sheared the valve stem 
>> off. Took a whole day to find a new tube that even *remotely* fit, 
>> and the tire was pretty banged up.
>> Mains can spin that way too ... Jim S.
>>
>> John Dibble wrote:
>>
>>> The factory has recommended pressures. I keep the mains at 40-45 
>>> psig. Lower pressures increase the roll drag. However for a new 
>>> Velocity pilot, a lower pressure (25-30psi) might provide extra 
>>> cushion should you have a hard landing.
>>> As posted a while back by Chuck Jensen, I keep the nose at 20 psi to 
>>> reduce shimmy.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> Tom Martino wrote:
>>>
>>>> For those flying ... what have you found as the best air pressure 
>>>> for the MLG 600 X 6?And the "slick" nose tire.
>>>

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