X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:46:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from col0-omc3-s10.col0.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.148] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.4) with ESMTP id 4163574 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:36:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.34.148; envelope-from=bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com Received: from COL108-W9 ([65.55.34.135]) by col0-omc3-s10.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:35:41 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_113bdaff-a471-4b84-b925-8f3983267d91_" X-Originating-IP: [71.111.123.227] From: Bill Kennedy X-Original-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Tires for a 360 X-Original-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:35:41 -0800 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Mar 2010 15:35:41.0572 (UTC) FILETIME=[AC548C40:01CAC1F9] --_113bdaff-a471-4b84-b925-8f3983267d91_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree with Mark. I can add that I get a lot more hours on my inexpensive = tires than 80. I land slow and taxi with easy turns. They fit in my wheel w= ells too. Bill Kennedy To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri=2C 12 Mar 2010 06:16:13 -0500 From: mjrav@comcast.net Subject: [LML] Re: Tires for a 360 Randy=2C I've never used anything but the inexpensive Shin=20 tires. My thinking is that it's too easy to ruin them with=20 a bad landing=2C crosswinds=2C short runways=2C etc.... The first time I attempted max braking on a=20 landing I flat spotted the mains. It only takes a=20 second. The design of our planes is very hard on the=20 rubber. (High speed=2C tiny wheels and limited control effectiveness on=20 landing) If anyone else has experience with other tires that=20 would be a better value=2C I'd be interested also. =20 Mark Ravinski 360 1482 hours =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From:=20 Randy=20 Hartman=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Thursday=2C March 11=2C 2010 10:34=20 PM Subject: [LML] Tires for a 360 =20 =20 I have just completed my Annual Condition Inspection on my=20 360 and am surprised that I need new tires. I have logged only 80 hours= =20 on my most recent set of tires (mains) and have very little tread left on= both=20 right and left sides. I will now purchase another set of tires but=20 I am not sure if I should get another set of the Cheng Shin tires (around= $18=20 each) or if I should throw more dollars at some better tires=2C if any ar= e=20 available. What I am curious about is what options I might have and what= =20 any of the other 300 series owners have for tire-wear experience. The=20 tires are 11x4-5's and I haven't seen that exact size with the other tire= =20 manufacturers so maybe I don't understand the numbering scheme. Any help= =20 or experience would be great. =20 Randy Hartman N360DE - 210=20 hours = --_113bdaff-a471-4b84-b925-8f3983267d91_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree with Mark. I can add that I get a lot more hours on my inexpensive = tires than 80. I land slow and taxi with easy turns. They fit in my wheel w= ells too.

Bill Kennedy

To: lml@lancai= ronline.net
Date: Fri=2C 12 Mar 2010 06:16:13 -0500
From: mjrav@comca= st.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Tires for a 360

Randy=2C
I've never used anything but the inexp= ensive Shin=20 tires.
My thinking is that it's too easy to r= uin them with=20 a bad landing=2C crosswinds=2C short runways=2C etc....
The first time I attempted max braking= on a=20 landing =3BI flat spotted the mains. =3B It only takes a=20 second.
The design of our planes is very hard = on the=20 rubber. =3B (High speed=2C tiny wheels and limited control effectivenes= s on=20 landing)
If anyone else has experience with oth= er tires that=20 would be a better value=2C I'd be interested also.
 =3B
Mark Ravinski
360 =3B 1482 hours
 =3B
-= ---- Original Message -----
<= b>Sent: Thursday=2C March 11=2C 2010 10:34=20 PM
<= b>Subject: [LML] Tires for a 360

I have just completed my Annual Condition Inspe= ction on my=20 360 and am surprised that I need new tires. =3B I have logged only 80= hours=20 on my most recent set of tires (mains) and have very little tread left on= both=20 right and left sides. =3B I will now purchase another set of tires&nb= sp=3B but=20 I am not sure if I should get another set of the Cheng Shin tires (around= $18=20 each) or if I should throw more dollars at some better tires=2C if any ar= e=20 available. =3B What I am curious about is what options I might have a= nd what=20 any of the other 300 series owners have for tire-wear experience. =3B= The=20 tires are 11x4-5's and I haven't seen that exact size with the other tire= =20 manufacturers so maybe I don't understand the numbering scheme. =3B A= ny help=20 or experience would be great.

 =3B

Randy Hartman

N360DE - 210=20 hours

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