Wheels

[jim ivey]

   Verne
  I do all those things you suggest, however the spindly struts on my prophecy, 
sway and lean and flex so bad that the wheels don't last long. Every time I go to the contest at Pensacola Fla. I wear out a set of tires. It's just the nature of the pavement composition. I also fly a Focus and that gear is stiffer and doesn't flex as bad and the tires wear quickly on it also. The thing that happened to the Focus tires was the rims warped and came apart.  I can fly on grass  no problem with the Foamies. I burned 34 gal. of fuel last year and went through 2 sets of tires on both planes.
 
  Jim Ivey



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Verne Koester 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 10:23 PM
  Subject: Re: Wheels


  Jim,
  You'll get a lot more life with foam tires on grass and especially pavement if you let the plane roll out after landing before turning. Toe-in is tough on tires as well and isn't necessary on a pattern plane. Any time you're dragging a foam tire, whether by skidding it in a turn or constant skidding with toe-in, it's like rubbing a sponge across 30-grit sandpaper. The treaded 3" Dave Brown's I flew all last summer on both grass and pavement still have good tread showing after about 20 gallons of fuel worth of flying.

  Verne Koester


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: jim ivey 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 7:23 PM
    Subject: Re: Wheels


     TBONE
     I think you can get the wheels from Piedmont.  However my set is now the Dave Brown wheels. I don't expect them to last long either.

      Jim Ivey
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: T&C Brown 
      To: NSRCA 
      Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:28 PM
      Subject: Wheels


      Hey ya'll,

      I am looking for some 3" wheels and was wondering what the lightest ones where.  Most of my flying is off of grass and they are going to be surrounded by wheel pants.  So looks are not important.  

      I know people talk about Dave Brown and Sullivan skylite, but I have no idea on the weight of these wheels. The factory ones that came with my Focus are very light, but I don't think you can get them separately.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

      Thanks in advance!

      Terrance

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