spinner2
MEMBER
Montana
I have a dedicated 3200 tail wheel for Burl’s tail ski. When I put the skis on last month I found my tail wheel needed some maintenance. Not wanting to miss some ski flying time I removed the wheel and made a filler plate from .050” aluminum.
I took care care of the wheel problem last week and reinstalled it in the ski. I flew with it yesterday with the wheel in place and I sure noticed a difference in drag. A straight tail ski is like a free-castering tail wheel. Until you try it you don’t realize the difference.
It it has been at least 10 years since I flew without a tail ski of any kind so I don’t remember well what that was like. But I do remember that a tail ski was better.
Who knows maybe I will remove the wheel again? If I were to do it all over, I’d make the plate out of .125” UHMV.
This floor creeper worked well for moving it in and out of the hangar.
I cut cut a piece of 1/2” conduit to slip over the axle bolt so the nut could be tightened up snug.
I took care care of the wheel problem last week and reinstalled it in the ski. I flew with it yesterday with the wheel in place and I sure noticed a difference in drag. A straight tail ski is like a free-castering tail wheel. Until you try it you don’t realize the difference.
It it has been at least 10 years since I flew without a tail ski of any kind so I don’t remember well what that was like. But I do remember that a tail ski was better.
Who knows maybe I will remove the wheel again? If I were to do it all over, I’d make the plate out of .125” UHMV.
This floor creeper worked well for moving it in and out of the hangar.
I cut cut a piece of 1/2” conduit to slip over the axle bolt so the nut could be tightened up snug.