REFLECTOR: TIRE PRESSURES

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Fri Oct 29 19:04:55 CDT 2004


I have the standard factory supplied nose tire, its as slick as can be made...

Well, I guess it does have the two or is it three wear dimples.....

Scott

At 05:43 PM 10/29/2004, you wrote:
>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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