Proof, there are a lot of ignorant people in aviation
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Originally Posted by
flyingriki
Whatever you do, DON'T ask him about using Mobile 1 in your Lycoming.......!
The problem he does address correctly is the wheels on EZs are very small and not necessarily that precisely made. The tires are similarly simple and the balancing he does works very well on them. The arguements about not doing any good are just wrong. Has more effect on some wheel/tire combos than others.....
Yes, don't ask me about using Mobil 1 car oil in your aircraft engine. You might just double or triple your engine life ! And small EZ wheels are actually square not round, that's why they need balancing ! And UAVMX appears to be your typical high dollar certified aircraft owner that believes EVERYTHING the FAA and the factory Gods say as LAW ! An I'm sorry rosiejerryrosie that you took my comment to heart. Did I strike a nerve ? And yes some tires are not as out of balance as others and so you won't get a lot of vibration, but if you do balance your tires and you have a small vibration, you will know it is coming from somewhere else, and it might be coming from a location that could kill you. Like from under the cowl ! My friend just got his 337 Cessna flying, and after his 1st landing he said he needed to fix his shimmy damper on his front wheel, because it shook so bad. I said how much air do you have in the mains, and he said 55lbs, what the factory recommends. Retractable gear Cessnas are prone to the same gear leg shake as Long-ezs and Variezes, so I made him drop the air to 38lbs and go fly it. And he was amazed at what a difference it made. Then we balanced all 3 tires (the mains are big 6.00's flyingriki) and he couldn't believe how smooth it was on touch down. But don't take my word, read some physics books, and stop believing everything these big Corporations like Cessna, Beechcraft, Piper, Lycoming and Continental say as absolute fact when they ream you $45 for a spark plug that should cost $5 ! They keep selling us this junk that hasn't changed much in design or quality since the 1940's ! Thank god for Rutan designing a safe, fast, efficient, affordable airplane so I don't have to fly one of these slow, expensive antiques.
Dr.Bob ...fw190prop@hotmail.com