[NSRCA-discussion] Wheel Pants Yes or No

[Wayne Galligan]

That article on the wheel pant wizardry was something I  had mentioned to
Bob Pastorello at a contest in Temple Tx contest a few years back.  I
discovered it on my own while trying to figure out the simplest method of
mounting wheel pants.  I have since discovered that there are others out
there that use the same method of fastening their favorite wheel
aerodynamics.   I fly or did fly exclusively off of a grass field for about
5 years and never once had a problem with having pants on while flying off
of grass.  As a matter of fact I believe they actually help in the floating
the wheels out of thicker grass.  Example that brings this to mind is at the
2005 NATS.  Lance and I where practicing at a local field that had some
pretty thick grass and clover.  It was wet from rain and conditions where
not favorable at all.  I had nary a problem getting up in the air but Lance
was having a fit.   He had retracts and small diameter wheels, he even had
the monster 1.70 Mintor to haul it up but was barely getting his ship in the
air.  I use a 6/32 bolt for the axle, a blind nut inside the pant and a
bearing area made of light ply on the other side of the wheel pant.  The
bolt is the axle and wheel pant mount.  I use the Bolly gear and wheel
pants.  The Bolly pants have an indentation to accept the landing gear leg
and help keep it from moving or twisting on the axle plane.  I have used
standard flat sided wheel pants also with good results.  A piece of 150 grit
sand paper glued to the landing gear leg  helps keep the pant from twisting.

Anyone interested in a few photos just email me off line.

Wayne Galligan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Romano" <anthonyr105 at hotmail.com>
To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheel Pants Yes or No


> I always feel a plane looks more finished with wheel pants. My primary
field
> has been politely referred to as velcro and all my planes have had pants.
> The key points have been wide 3" wheels (Hobby Lobby has some light ones),
> prop clearance and making sure the axles extend far enough into the pants
to
> be captured an both sides. If memory serves Bob Pastorello had some
diagrams
> of this on his site. There is a link to him from the NSRCA site. (can't
find
> it now still at work)
>
> Anthony
>
>
> >From: "Roy M Medina" <roymedina at verizon.net>
> >Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheel Pants Yes or No
> >Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 18:01:31 -0400
> >
> >I am flying my Evolis XXL in a outdoor carpet runway.  Field is showing
age
> >with many holes that easily snag the wheel pants while taxing.  I am
> >putting 70mm wheels now without any pants.  Just wondering what everyone
> >else is doing on wheel pants yes or no. Is there any advantage in
> >performing the routines with pants.  Given the various type of fields out
> >there maybe some fellow Bush pilots might have some Ideas.
> >
> >Roy M
>
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