Noah
Well Known Member
New cars all have 'em. Anybody installed a remote tire pressure monitor / alarm in an RV yet? Some of these sytems are simply a screw-on tire valve cap which is also a transmitter. Given how difficult checking air pressure in an RV can be, seems like this would be a nice feature to have as well.
I unknowingly picked up some FOD in a tire on taxi-out for takeoff once, by the time I came in to land the tire was flat. Had no idea anything was wrong until roll-out, a wicked vibration, strong deceleration, and strong pull to the left. In a less forgiving airplane than the 182, could have been worse. Not a fun landing and disabled on the runway, unable to move with the tire completely flat. Sat there for an hour while the nearest mechanic drove over and repaired it. Would have been nice to have seen low tire pressure warning (assuming pressure was dropping) prior to advancing the throttle on takeoff, could have averted a lot of headache, as well as an unsafe condition.
Seems like a no brainer to hook up to the EMS to warn you of low tire pressure, among all the other alarms. EMS vendors?
I unknowingly picked up some FOD in a tire on taxi-out for takeoff once, by the time I came in to land the tire was flat. Had no idea anything was wrong until roll-out, a wicked vibration, strong deceleration, and strong pull to the left. In a less forgiving airplane than the 182, could have been worse. Not a fun landing and disabled on the runway, unable to move with the tire completely flat. Sat there for an hour while the nearest mechanic drove over and repaired it. Would have been nice to have seen low tire pressure warning (assuming pressure was dropping) prior to advancing the throttle on takeoff, could have averted a lot of headache, as well as an unsafe condition.
Seems like a no brainer to hook up to the EMS to warn you of low tire pressure, among all the other alarms. EMS vendors?