Jim=0Athat can only be a confirmation that the pilot is as good as the tyre
!=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Jim Br
own <acrojim7534@YAHOO.COM>=0ATo: "europa-list@matronics.com" <europa-list@
matronics.com>=0ASent: Monday, 11 July, 2011 18:49:39=0ASubject: Re: Europa
-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident=0A=0A=0ARaimo; sorry for the d
elay... The tire is a Goodyear 700X6 6Ply rated. This =0Atire has about 40
0 hours on it. The tread wear is showing about half the tread =0Ais gone...
=0A =0AJimBrown=0A=0AFrom: Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>=0ATo: europa-
list@matronics.com=0ASent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 5:34 PM=0ASubject: Re: E
uropa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident=0A=0A--> Europa-List mess
age posted by: "Raimo Toivio" <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>=0A=0ADear Jim=0A=0ARead
careful my post: I like to use pressure 2,0 - 2,2 bars. 2,1 bar = 30,45
=0APSI. So we land with same pressures. Pressure - low or high - is not a
reason.=0A=0AWhat is your tube brand name?=0AWhat is your tube and tyre siz
e?=0A=0AUntil I will get a reason and solution I am going to do same as Pau
l is doing: =0Achangeing regularly tube. Makes me sense to change it every
year (= in my case =0Aevery 50 hrs /about 50 - 100 landings. I never can
do it in 30 minutes but so =0Awhat. Tube is very cheap. For example yeaster
day I spent 6 hrs fighting with =0Athat problem with my wife and that newsp
aperman. That is 18 hrs + all the extra =0Afees + 400 km driving car. That
must be same as buying let us say 100 pcs of =0Atubes.=0A=0ABTW also I use
masses of baby bottom talcum. That delicate scent is a bit =0Aembarrassing.
..=0A=0ARaimo=0A=0A-----Alkuper=E4inen viesti----- From: acrojim@cfl.rr.com
=0ASent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:36 PM=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com
=0ASubject: Re: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident=0A=0A-->
Europa-List message posted by: <acrojim@cfl.rr.com>=0A=0AAll monowheel dri
vers=0A=0AFollowing this thread today... I have a few commits to throw to t
he forum...I =0Anotice that Europa requires very low tire pressure in thei
r manual....=0A=0AI also noticed today that quiet a few monowheel drivers a
re having flat's....I =0Asuspect that with the low air pressure, when you l
and the sidewals are flexing =0Adue to low air pressure...this is probably
"pinching the inner tube" and then =0Athe tire goes flat....=0A=0AI have al
ways kept 32 PSI in the tire. IN 10 years, and two tires and tubes, I =0Aha
ve never had a flat....Yes I know I have been blessed by the good luck god.
.=0A=0AThank about it with 32 P S In the tube the sidewalls are not flexin
g......Just =0Amy thought's on this matter....=0A=0AJim Brown=0AMonowheel..
.....=0A=0A---- Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com> wrote:=0A> Hi
All,=0A> =0A> I have found that the inner tubes on my mono to be an ongoing
problem and I=0A> now routinely change my inner tube every 150 hours as pr
eventative=0A> maintenance. The tubes I have been using are not very expen
sive and I think=0A> that they are from China. Recently Bud made me aware t
hat there is a=0A> certified inner tube available at about 3 times the cost
and if they last=0A> longer then they would be so worth it!=0A> =0A> I do
recall when I mentioned on the forum that I was losing inner tubes=0A> regu
larly that some people were surprised and that they had not had a=0A> probl
em so perhaps this can be accounted for by different inner tubes being=0A>
available. The failure I get is that the side wall of the inner tube get
=0A> small splits in it due to chafing. I typically run my tire at about 2
4 psi,=0A> which is higher than the recommended by Europa. BTW I do use tal
cum powder=0A> when I install the inner tube.=0A> =0A> I have had 3 blow ou
ts on a hard surface and fortunately I was able to keep=0A> directional con
trol. The challenge I found is that with a flat tire the=0A> mono is nearl
y impossible to move. It happen to me at a large airport once=0A> which go
t the airport authority excited because they had to shut the runway=0A> dow
n and divert all of the 737's to a shorter runway. I now carry a jacking
=0A> block, tools and a spare inner tube with me and I can now do the chang
e out=0A> in less than 30 minutes.=0A> =0A> Next time around I am going to
try a certified inner tube in the hope that=0A> it will last longer.=0A>
=0A> Paul=0A> =0A> =0A> >=0A> > *From:* Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
=0A> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:21 AM=0A> > *To:* Raimo Toivio <r
aimo.toivio@rwm.fi>=0A> > *Subject:* Tire /tyre landing incident > /acciden
t=0A> >=0A> > Dear All,=0A> >=0A> > it is a long time since I have been he
re. > Today it happened something and =0AI=0A> > got an Europa Energy Burst
(aka ENB) to write > on the list. I think this=0A> > could be useful info
for most of you Europa > (or any GA plane) operators. =0A>Let=0A> > me tell
you what was it and how it went:=0A> >=0A> >=0A> >=0A=0Abrowse=0AUn/Subsc
ription,=0AFAQ,=0Ahttp://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List=0AForums!
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