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<DIV> Verne</DIV>
<DIV> I do all those things you suggest, however the spindly struts on my
prophecy, </DIV>
<DIV>sway and lean and flex so bad that the wheels don't last long. Every time I
go to the contest at Pensacola Fla. I wear out a set of tires. It's just the
nature of the pavement composition. I also fly a Focus and that gear is stiffer
and doesn't flex as bad and the tires wear quickly on it also. The thing that
happened to the Focus tires was the rims warped and came apart. I can fly
on grass no problem with the Foamies. I burned 34 gal. of fuel last
year and went through 2 sets of tires on both planes.</DIV>
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<DIV> Jim Ivey</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=verne@twmi.rr.com
href="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com">Verne Koester</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 19, 2003 10:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wheels</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Jim,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>You'll get a lot more life with foam tires on
grass and especially pavement if you let the plane roll out after landing
before turning. Toe-in is tough on tires as well and isn't necessary on a
pattern plane. Any time you're dragging a foam tire, whether by skidding it in
a turn or constant skidding with toe-in, it's like rubbing a sponge across
30-grit sandpaper. The treaded 3" Dave Brown's I flew all last summer on both
grass and pavement still have good tread showing after about 20 gallons of
fuel worth of flying.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Verne Koester</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jivey61@msn.com href="mailto:jivey61@msn.com">jim ivey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 19, 2003 7:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wheels</DIV>
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<DIV> TBONE</DIV>
<DIV> I think you can get the wheels from Piedmont. However my
set is now the Dave Brown wheels. I don't expect them to last long
either.</DIV>
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<DIV> Jim Ivey</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=tncbrown@charter.net
href="mailto:tncbrown@charter.net">T&C Brown</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">NSRCA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wheels</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hey ya'll,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am looking for some 3" wheels and was wondering what
the lightest ones where. Most of my flying is off of grass and they
are going to be surrounded by wheel pants. So looks are not
important. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I know people talk about Dave Brown and Sullivan
skylite, but I have no idea on the weight of these wheels. The
factory ones that came with my Focus are very light, but I don't think you
can get them separately. Any help would be greatly
appreciated. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks in advance!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Terrance</FONT></DIV>
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