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I am reading that Lancair IV folks are getting 30-40 landings on main tires before having to replace them.  I just recently had a chance to check the performance of the tires on my Super ES and find that:  a) I had to replace the first set after about 70 flight hours and 90 landings because I was given bad information about inflation pressures, and, b) the second set is still looking really good after 155 flight hours and 190 landings.  Gross weight is 3400# (with most flights around 3100#).  My home airport has concrete runways.  I'm trying to figure out the differences in the planes.  I don't know what size difference, in tires, between the two models there may be.  I use Condor tires which I am told are built by a major tire company.  I inflate the mains to 60-65# and the nose to 50#.

Just thought I would throw this out.  35 landings on tires doesn't seem like a lot.  Wanted to know if I was reading it right.

Jim Scales
98AF

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