Utah-Jay
MEMBER
Heber City, UT
I fly a Rans S-20 but you guys are away more active than the Rans forum so I come here for info. I am about to do my check ride, did Dual Cross Country today and Solo Cross Country is tomorrow.
That out of the way, I have a question. This morning we had a flat tire, and it was from landing in the “grass” here in Utah which apparently has thorns. I had no idea and had never looked at the tires more than to check for proper inflation in my pre-flight everyday. And yes I fly 2 hours every day 5 days a week knocking out this training.
So, do you guy get thorns? Today we had a punctured tube, and on close inspection I removed about 30 thorns from each tire after the fact. That will now go into my post flight inspections.
Is this a constant issue? The plane has typical 22” tires with tread, really just basic which will be changed out to 26’s next spring.
Thanks in advance,
Jay
That out of the way, I have a question. This morning we had a flat tire, and it was from landing in the “grass” here in Utah which apparently has thorns. I had no idea and had never looked at the tires more than to check for proper inflation in my pre-flight everyday. And yes I fly 2 hours every day 5 days a week knocking out this training.
So, do you guy get thorns? Today we had a punctured tube, and on close inspection I removed about 30 thorns from each tire after the fact. That will now go into my post flight inspections.
Is this a constant issue? The plane has typical 22” tires with tread, really just basic which will be changed out to 26’s next spring.
Thanks in advance,
Jay