>>> So the cardboard goes circumferencially around the seem between the 2 rim half's right?<<< Yes it does. But I like Dave Froble's pop bottle material idea as it would snap right in place (Thanks

OK there are some who say they have success with talc and caution. I believe them but obviously after 4 failed efforts I thought I was using ample caution (and talc). I wonder if some are comparing LE

I have attached our instruction sheet for mounting a tire. If the wheel is partial assembled with the bolts very loose and the tube lightly expanded with air, you can see the gap between the wheel

Agree and is the same method I have used for years with no problems as well. Jim -- James W. Evans Jr. Airport Manager Tappahannock - Essex County Airport 1450 Aviation Rd. Tappahannock,

Everyone has their own tricks to do this task. Here are mine: 1. Coat the tube with talcum powder so it slides easily inside the tire. The manufactures recommend this (be careful not to breath the

It affords you an opportunity to text your lawyer to make sure your affairs are in order. Izzy

That's it. Even better than paper. Lighter too. Stiffer. First couple were sort of rough, but after that I'd learned how to do a decent job.

So you cut a ring out of the pepsi bottle and put it around the seem and leave it inside the wheel? Keith

Old trick, but, I use a 2-liter pepsi bottle. Does an even better job. Been doing this for over 30 years.

Oh I tried something similar yesterday with duct tape but it is too whimpy. So the cardboard goes circumferencially around the seem between the 2 rim half's right? Keith

Keith, et al, I will include a method we use to teach clients "How to change the tire themselves." Just grab a cereal box and trim out (2) - 2" wide by as long as your box allows. It takes about

Man we have had a hell of a time mounting the nose wheel tire. I've seen at least 4 cases of the tube being pinched, holding air for a while (once over 2 years) then suddenly failing. This last time I

Listen in on EAA Radio tomorrow morning and hear what's going on with the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience. Wednesday, July 25th at 9:15am

I do believe that's what is called a "target rich environment" .... And yes, it's scary.

Was nice that the NTSB felt it was necessary to “tweet” it was a Rutan aircraft and no other significant comment. Plane looks like it landed upright and it says he was ejected from the plane.

My thoughts exactly. -- James W. Evans Jr. Airport Manager Tappahannock - Essex County Airport 1450 Aviation Rd. Tappahannock, VA 22560 KXSA Airport: 804-443-5885 Fax:

It does not. It damn near got me killed as people were eyes on there electronic devises vs outside. I turned my traffic display off. I suppose it’s no different than getting run over by a texter on

Please tell me how ADS B helps you here? -- James W. Evans Jr. Airport Manager Tappahannock - Essex County Airport 1450 Aviation Rd. Tappahannock, VA 22560 KXSA Airport: 804-443-5885 Fax:

I haven't been to OSH in many years, but they used to get saturated with aircraft about a day or so before the event. I found it much easier to go in after they saturated and being an experimental

Excerpt from KitPlanes: saying: "The talk of pilots today at Oshkosh were the many challenging arrivals experienced by many of the thousands of pilots over the last couple of days. The image that you