Save your back, air up your tires

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:sxYFb.435001$Dw6.1334133@attbi_s02...
I find appreciable difference in the plane's ground handling and T/O
performance, so much so, that I now have a small foot pump to top off the
tires permanently in the baggage compartment.

One of those battery-powered ones is an absolute God-send at the hangar.
Ours cost about $50 bucks, and has a cigar lighter jack (for powering other
devices) in addition to a very high quality air pump.


Jay,

Lazy man's question: In which catalogue do I find this? Or what
store (please not Wal-Mart).

(smackey) writes:




Lazy man's question: In which catalogue do I find this? Or what
store (please not Wal-Mart).


Alas, it's very much a Wal-Martish device. Also try Target and
your local chain auto parts store [Advance, Auto Zone, etc].


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smackey wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:sxYFb.435001$Dw6.1334133@attbi_s02...

I find appreciable difference in the plane's ground handling and T/O
performance, so much so, that I now have a small foot pump to top off the
tires permanently in the baggage compartment.

One of those battery-powered ones is an absolute God-send at the hangar.
Ours cost about $50 bucks, and has a cigar lighter jack (for powering other
devices) in addition to a very high quality air pump.



Jay,

Lazy man's question: In which catalogue do I find this? Or what
store (please not Wal-Mart).
Try Auto-Barn on the web. I have one of these for my Jeep .

TRUCK AIR 12 volt Heavy Duty Air Compressor
INTHD-300Regular price: $45.95Sale price: $42.95

/store.yahoo.com/rodi/achd-275.html

Lazy man's question: In which catalogue do I find this? Or what
store (please not Wal-Mart).

This is the exact unit I own, although I bought mine locally. It is GREAT:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?G5E1223E6
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"g n p" wrote in message ...
....I now have a small foot pump to top off the
tires permanently in the baggage compartment.


gnp,

Where can I get one, and how much?

I'm posting from Greece my friend, don't think you want my answer!!;-))


"smackey" wrote in message
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"g n p" wrote in message
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...I now have a small foot pump to top off the
tires permanently in the baggage compartment.


gnp,

Where can I get one, and how much?

smackey wrote:

Where can I get one, and how much?

http://www.familydefense.com/foot_pump.htm

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

G.R. Patterson III wrote:

smackey wrote:

Where can I get one, and how much?


http://www.familydefense.com/foot_pump.htm

Well whaddyer know. A foot pump is part of an overall self defense
package. I bet these loons have fenced compounds in the middle of
nowhere for the Y2K civil strife that will surely......

Yup, that's the one, same color, too...!!!


"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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smackey wrote:

Where can I get one, and how much?

http://www.familydefense.com/foot_pump.htm

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually
said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

http://www.familydefense.com/foot_pump.htm
George Patterson

I like the idea of the footpump because it is small and
light enough I can throw it in the back of the plane
so it will be available no matter where I am.

Unfortunately that style with the flip up lever won't
work for me since I have wheel pants and the filler
hole is too small and close to the stem. So I can push
it over the valve stem but there is no room to flip up
the lever. The attachments I find at the typical fuel
island work fine, since I can just push it over the
valve stem and hold it while it is filling.

What I actually have in the back is one of those small 12 volt
electric pumps. Just about as portable as the footpump, however
it has that same damn lever, and no air goes into the tire
unless the lever is pushed over. So to use it, I've got to remove
the whole wheel pant, which is a real pain in the butt.

If anyone knows of a solution to this problem, please
let me know!

Thanks

~Paul Mennen