How to put air in the tire with wheel pants
Tools Needed
- source of compressed air
- 45 degree tire chuck
- 45 degree air pressure gauge
Next question - Where is the tire valve? If you don't have the valve marked in some way you have to bend down and feel for the valve. Can't feel it, get up reposition the plane, bend down check again, etc until you find it. This exercise is repeated for each tire!
I have marked the location of the tire valves with red paint. On the main tires the mark is on the inside of the tire so that it can be seen from the nose of the plane. On the nose tire the mark is directly below the valve.
Main Wheels
Position the plane so that the copilot side tire has the valve at the 7:00 position. Reach up and gently pull down (a small amount) on the tire valve. You should then be able to place the air chuck or pressure on the tip. Add or release air as needed to the get the correct tire pressure.
