Wheels

[Verne Koester]

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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