Wheels

[Tony Stillman]

Jim:

We enjoy your presence at our contest each year, Jim!  The runways at Spencer are getting rougher each year, as the elements work on the asphalt and start breaking it down to gravel.  I expect the Navy to look to repaving the site in a few years, as they don't like the stuff beating up the helicopters there either!  


Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jim ivey 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:00 AM
  Subject: Re: Wheels


   Verne
  Actually I made the tires last until the Nats and then I changed them. On a positive note Pensacola at Spencer field is a excellent place to fly (for Tony). I look forward to the contest every year.

   Jim Ivey


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Verne Koester 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 11:55 PM
    Subject: Re: Wheels


    I've heard the pavement in Pensacola is exceptionally rough, but one set of tires in one contest? Wow! Like to try it sometime. Actually, as I watch the snow coming down as I write this, right now would be just peachy......

    Verne


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: jim ivey 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:16 PM
      Subject: Re: Wheels


         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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