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Old October 4th 06, 04:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Mary and I fill our tires every 14 days, and it's a pain in
the butt.



I over inflate 5 psi. Just to streatch things out to a month.

Getting under the wing and taking off that little hub cap, yech.

John

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Old October 4th 06, 08:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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The Visitor wrote in
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Mary and I fill our tires every 14 days, and it's a pain in
the butt.



I over inflate 5 psi. Just to streatch things out to a month.

Getting under the wing and taking off that little hub cap, yech.

John



Has anyone tried the Sporty's hub caps which have the little door to
permit you to check the pressure and/or add air without removing them?

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Old October 5th 06, 12:13 AM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Roger (K8RI)
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On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:43:01 GMT, Marty Shapiro
wrote:

The Visitor wrote in
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Mary and I fill our tires every 14 days, and it's a pain in
the butt.



I over inflate 5 psi. Just to streatch things out to a month.

Getting under the wing and taking off that little hub cap, yech.

John



Has anyone tried the Sporty's hub caps which have the little door to
permit you to check the pressure and/or add air without removing them?


I keep asking...Why go to all this extra work when for the same or
less money and effort you can replace the old leaky ones with good
innertubes?
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
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Old October 5th 06, 01:35 AM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Marty Shapiro wrote:


Has anyone tried the Sporty's hub caps which have the little door to
permit you to check the pressure and/or add air without removing them?


I had them on my 182 and now have them on my Bo. Makes the gear looker
neater.

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Old October 5th 06, 03:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Matt Barrow
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"Newps" wrote in message
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Marty Shapiro wrote:


Has anyone tried the Sporty's hub caps which have the little door to
permit you to check the pressure and/or add air without removing them?


I had them on my 182 and now have them on my Bo. Makes the gear looker
neater.


Hub caps on a Bo? SACRILIDGE!!


 




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