New Owner

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Welcome!

I'm just over a year in and I'm more smitten with Shirley than the day I met her a year ago. They are fantastic little planes. I put 125 hours on mine this last year, and even went from MI to Northern Idaho camping in the mountains with her.

I have the Scott 2000 and there is nothing wrong with it! Yes a clunk on the ground with every bump but nothing bad, my understanding is its lighter than the 3200, you'll never pop it, etc. If the 2000 goes to hell on ya, may be one thing, but I wouldn't think you would need to make a new TW a high priority, sure maybe the chains and that...

I have AirHawk 800x6 4 Plys on mine. Love em... Gives her just a bit "beefier" look without looking way oversized.

These guys n gals on here are great and have helped me a lot getting to know my bird.

Ray

Awesome, the wealth of knowledge on here is incredible. Just going back and reading a bunch of threads ive already learned alot. What psi are you running on the hawks?

I've been running around 20psi. One thing I will say is check em now and again with a gauge, as a visual check doesn't cut it. I checked and they looked fine. Landed and blew a tire, when I checked the other side it was down to 12-14psi and looked fine... I'm lucky when the valve stem sheared it deflated slow enough it wasn't flat until taxi speed... Came damned awful close to a ground loop that no amount of brake could have prevented if it went flat faster. Good reason to remember to land as slow as possible too...

[6277]

I have 6.00 - 6 Airhawks and if the TP gets below 25, I can barely push it out of the hangar due to rolling resistance, particularly if the tanks are anywhere close to full. I usually run around 25-30 psi. I can tell by looking if they are low. I have some old LoPresti wheel covers with a door that makes checking TP easy. I realize that TP sounds high by some accounts, but it hasn't been a problem with me.

[8451]

I have 6.00 - 6 Airhawks and if the TP gets below 25, I can barely push it out of the hangar due to rolling resistance, particularly if the tanks are anywhere close to full. I usually run around 25-30 psi. I can tell by looking if they are low. I have some old LoPresti wheel covers with a door that makes checking TP easy. I realize that TP sounds high by some accounts, but it hasn't been a problem with me.

I question the integrity of your tire pressure gauge based on what you describe. I sincerely doubt you are actually having to run that high a pressure.

[8474]

I'm pretty sure the POH says 16 PSI, is that too low?

[6183]

I'm pretty sure the POH says 16 PSI, is that too low?

I never thought so. I keep mine at 16-18 psi.

[8233]

Im going with 18. 16 seemed a bit low for me on on concrete,