TIRE PRESSURE 600-6

[leeport33]

air pressure for a 600-6 12 psi sound about right on a Chief

[Paul Agaliotis]

Lee,
You opened a whirlwind. I use 28 to 30psi on 4ply tires. It makes the plane handle better and easier to push. It will have a lesser cushioning effect if you require this during the landing phase.
Paul

[joea]

I used to run 12-14 in my tires on the Chief. Anything 15 psi or over and my landings on pavement, especially control on roll-out was not as stable.

[flyingfool]

I do not recall what the pressure was in my tires when I bought my chief last August. But when learning to fly it, I was getting very good landings and quite proud of myself for the quality of hte landings even though I was just geting familiar with the plane.

Then one day I looked at the tires and thought, "gee, those look aweful low on air". I asked my neighbor who has a C-172 and he said that he keeps 30 psi in 600-6. So I pumped them up to 30 psi.

And now my landings bounced all over. I was wondering why my landings now that I have mroe experience in the plane were worse than when I first started. I think a thread was started awhile back by me and the consensus was that 12 to 15 psi was about right. Some like it higher for pulling/pushing out the plane. But based on my experience so far. I'm thinking 15 psi is aboutright.

So I have lowered my pressures back down to 15 psi. Unfortunately, I have not flown it since. Super cold weather, snow, wind. And I just drained all the fuel out of the airplane in order to take my aux fuel valve apart. to lap it and reinstall.

[Roger Anderson]

air pressure for a 600-6 12 psi sound about right on a Chief

A long lengthy discussion recently covered this. Stay in the 12 - 15 lb range for best handling.