REFLECTOR: N173VS first taxi

Geoff Gerhardt geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com
Mon Feb 20 11:02:22 CST 2012


Nope, filled the main and nose tires to 45psi just before I rolled it out.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Douglas Holub <douglas.holub at gmail.com>wrote:

> **
> Maybe the nose wheel needs more air?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Geoff Gerhardt <geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com>
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> *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2012 11:14 AM
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: N173VS first taxi
>
> Michael,
>
> Yes, the nose gear is still quite loose - I have to torque it properly,
> yet.  Even tho its loose, I found I had to jab the brake to initiate a turn
> while taxiing.  Maybe it will just take some getting used to, but I did
> quite a bit of slaloming back and forth even trying to go straight.  I'm
> afraid what it will be like when I lock it down tighter.  I was going
> pretty slow, tho.  I suspect that running along a taxiway at a brisk pace
> it will handle easier.
>
> Geoff
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Michael Watson <mikewatsspg at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Way to go Geoff, I noticed that you turned your nose wheel very easily.
>> You may want to check
>> the brake out torque (25 ft lbs), or you may experience shimmy on landing.
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Geoff Gerhardt <geoff at thegerhardts.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Because of the nice weather we've had here in the Northeast, I've been
>>> able to work most weekends out in the hangar.  Made quite a bit of progress
>>> over the last few months.  Not much left to do before first flight.  Here's
>>> a major milestone - first taxi!
>>>
>>> http://thegerhardts.com/velocity/?p=354
>>>
>>> Geoff
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>> --
>> Mike W.
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