Return-Path: Received: from sphmgaac.compuserve.com ([149.174.177.148]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 22 Jun 2000 00:12:54 -0400 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by sphmgaac.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.9) id AAA06710 for lancair.list@olsusa.com; Thu, 22 Jun 2000 00:19:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 00:18:15 -0400 From: Lynda Frantz Subject: Oshkosh taxi through grass Sender: Lynda Frantz To: "INTERNET:lancair.list@olsusa.com" Message-ID: <200006220018_MC2-A9AD-3F2F@compuserve.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >My LNC2 has the small wheels. What advice do you Oshkosh aficionados have for taxiing through the grass to the Lancair parking area?< The most conservative approach is to shut down prior to clearing the hard surface taxi way. Get a few volunteers and push the aircraft to the parking spot. There are folks around that do this. Three years ago, it rained the last two days of the show. When I left it was still sprinkling. I recruited 5 volunteers and we literally pushed and carried my Lancair 360 to the hard taxi way. The wheels and disk brakes were caked with mud. I spent 20 minutes cleaning up the mess prior to departure and was concerned that during the one hour flight the remaining mud might dry out causing a locked wheel upon landing. Upon my arrival back home, I removed the wheels and disks to finish cleaning up the mess. Conditions vary and your experience and pocket book will dictate the best course of action considering the benefits and risks. My pocket book is small so I do a lot of pushing over uncertified surfaces. BTW, if you pump your tires up to 40 psi, then the ground has to support 40 psi which is 5,760#/sq foot. Dry top soil might support 5,760 #/sq foot but wet grassy Wisconsin top soil will not. If you reduce the tire pressure to 30psi the top soil only needs to support 4320#/sq foot. No recommendations here, just some more information for thought if you ever operate on grass strips. Jim Frantz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>