Thank you! I am very happy with her.

Sportsman STOL cuff.

Airglass fork which comes off a Piper PA 32. I had 8.50s all the way around, but in that configuration it is difficult to get the strut to compress after a full stall landing. You end up taxiing around like a taildragger.

9 or 9.5 pounds for the 8.50 smooths....(without tube)
Great tires.. had a set on for 1.5-2 years? hundreds of landings.. mostly dirt, grass, etc. but some pavement here and there... not much wear at all

Love my 8.50 smoothies!
7.0 on the nose.. Maybe next winter I’ll get the air glass fork and stick an 8.0 up front. I think I’d be a little more comfortable on the gravel with that configuration.

Here’s 31R in her natural habitat:

Looks like a "Back Country Baron" in the background?

Anyone know how the smoothies do on snow/ice? I just bought an airglas fork for my 172 and am considering getting a set.

They worked great all winter on my old 172. Had them all the way around.

For those that have them on their 182's, any insight on how much the sidewalls flex? I still have single puck brakes on a standard offset disc, this will get changed come Spring. I had a rub issue with Air Tracs I want to avoid. About 70% of our landings are on dirt so these seem like a great option over the Goodyears.

Where did you get your wheel chocks?

Lucky wrote:Where did you get your wheel chocks?

I made them out of 1/8” aluminum. They’re are super lite and big

Nice

Best chocks I’ve found are from Wal Mart’s Aviation/Automotive aisle. They are huge, plastic and dirt cheap. Work fine on ABW 26.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rhino-Gear-H ... gKn4PD_BwE


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