X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:59:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net ([63.240.77.81] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 981649 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:29:13 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.240.77.81; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from mark1 (c-24-91-12-165.hsd1.ma.comcast.net[24.91.12.165]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with SMTP id <2006021211282901100f7lnte>; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:28:29 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c62fc8$072f41a0$a50c5b18@mark1> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: 235 tires X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:21:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0182_01C62F83.7353F0A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0182_01C62F83.7353F0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've had a half dozen or so tire failures also using the Lancair = supplied Chin's. Mostly caused by low pressure. On two occasions at the start of the Sun 100 race, I held the plane on = the ground and accelerated to about 90 mph before liftoff to help gain = speed faster. Both times I had a tire go flat on the next landing. Twice was enough, = I decided that wasn't worth it. No uncontrollability resulted from landing with the flat tires however. = It was no worse than landing in crosswinds. I could even taxi off the = active. Mark Ravinski N360KB 1364 hrs ------=_NextPart_000_0182_01C62F83.7353F0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've had a half dozen or so tire = failures also=20 using the Lancair supplied Chin's. Mostly caused by low=20 pressure.

On two occasions at the start = of the Sun=20 100 race, I held the plane on the ground and accelerated to about = 90 mph=20 before liftoff to help gain speed faster.

Both times I had a tire go flat on the = next=20 landing. Twice was enough, I decided that wasn't worth=20 it.

No uncontrollability resulted from = landing with the=20 flat tires however. It was no worse than landing in crosswinds. = I=20 could even taxi off the active.

Mark Ravinski

N360KB 1364 = hrs

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