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gengrumpy(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject: Wheels, chocks and fiberglass |
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Just a note to the list, for whatever it's worth.
Found my nose wheel flat today at the hangar (not sure why yet).
I use the small, aluminum chocks with litening holes you can get from
Srpuce and other supply houses.
As the tire slowly deflated, the wheel pants settled down onto the
chock.
The top of the chock did a good job crushing the bottom of the front
part of the nose fairing as the chock is wider than the tire.
Now I have to do fiberglass repair and cut the chocks down so that
they are no wider than the tire itself.
You might check your chocks out to avoid similar headache in the
future.....and remember this when you are parked on a transient ramp
somewhere (I take my chocks with me).
grumpy
N184JM
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ricksked(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: Wheels, chocks and fiberglass |
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Great tip Grumpy....not normally a concern for folks used to retracts
Once you get pants you need to worry bout "PANTS ON THE GROUND" lol.....
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MauleDriver(at)nc.rr.com
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: Wheels, chocks and fiberglass |
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Oh please Grumpy, can we get a picture?
"Looking like a fool with your pants on the ground"
Too FF
ricksked(at)cox.net wrote:
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Great tip Grumpy....not normally a concern for folks used to retracts
Once you get pants you need to worry bout "PANTS ON THE GROUND" lol.....
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Albert Gardner
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Location: Yuma, AZ
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| Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: Wheels, chocks and fiberglass |
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I had a main flat once and found that I couldn't jack the plane until I took
the pant off but couldn't get the pant off because the lowest screws were
Phillips and resting almost on the ground. Had to locate a wing jack to
change the tire. After that I used short hex head screws in those locations
so I could remove them.
Albert Gardner
N991RV
Yuma, AZ
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