Aircraft Tires

From air pressure to the durability of retreads, here’s what every owner should know about one of the most critical components of their aircraft.

Aircraft tires take a beating at a flight school, so it’s important for a student pilot to know what is normal and what is not.

Airplane wheels, better known as landing gear, endure the roughest treatment of any aircraft’s equipment. They not only support the full weight of the airplane’s payload, but airplane tires withstand takeoff speeds and must be equipped to handle sudden spin-ups when contacting the runway upon touchdown, and aggressive stops at high velocities. Extreme heat and […]

We have all been there on a preflight: You come to the point in the checklist when it calls for a check of the tire pressure. Be honest. How many times have you just eye-balled the tire and considered it safe for flight? Most of the time, that’s been good enough. But there have been […]