X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:40:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with ESMTP id 3211492 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:20 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v39.1.) id q.cb1.2f1cd454 (14467) for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:19 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: New 11/400-5 Tires X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1223946019" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 5000 X-Spam-Flag:NO -------------------------------1223946019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have installed and had one landing with the new Desser 11/400-5 tires. With that experience I can say that they seem very sturdy and yield a nice ride. Two observations: 1. The tires were delivered with new tubes made in Indonesia (and with complimentary tire talc). They seemed alright but the stems are just a bit off and sit at a slight angle thru the Matco hubs. 2. My left old Chin tire surprised me. Worn so that no treads were visible in the middle two-thirds of the tire, I noticed that the remaining area was paper thin. Gulp! Grayhawk Another reason to be gray. PS Today I requested a replacement Airman's Certificate stamped with "Proficient in English" in order to comply with the ICAO regs. It is the only Government form I know that is not also published in, uh, another language. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) -------------------------------1223946019 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Grayhawk

Another reason to be gray.

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