Flat Tire and Ground Loop - RV6

[Blain]

Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002

Like anything with airplanes, we can talk about what to do, but that doesn't mean someone will no how to or will do it correctly.

I have seen the aftermath of numerous tires where not enough talc was used.
It seems logical to me that someone wouldn't assemble the wheel with a pile of talc in the bottom of the tire so I didn't bother mentioning it, but short of it piling up, there is strong evidence that it is beneficial to have it coated heavily.
I actually do dump enough in so that I sometimes have to shake out some excess when finished. This allows tipping the tire on its side and shake it around to coat the sidewall of the tire real well (the most important are to have talc).

I coat with talc too. I expected to find something sharp inside the tire. It went flat right after spinning around while holding one brake. Afterward I considered what the tire experienced in sidewall flex. I don?t do that anymore.

[AndyRV7]

Originally Posted by Blain

I coat with talc too. I expected to find something sharp inside the tire. It went flat right after spinning around while holding one brake. Afterward I considered what the tire experienced in sidewall flex. I don?t do that anymore.

That's a good point too. And good practice to try to keep the tires rolling when you can. Anything that distorts the tire/tube is going to cause more wear than less I would think. I don't remember reading somewhere whether you had just changed your tube when it went flat, but if not, I stick to the opinion that your experience is normal.