Summary: In the wake of a recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report finding that under-inflated aircraft tires were a major factor in the fatal crash of a Learjet 60 on September 19, 2008, this edition of NBAA Flight Plan looks at, and looks at technology an equipment to help operators carefully monitor tire pressure. "We try to teach pilots and mechanics that the single most important thing you can do is to maintain the tire pressure," says Keat Pruszenski, Manager of Customer Support Engineering in Michelin North America, Inc.'s Aircraft Tire Company Division in an interview on the topic. Nathan Smith, Business Development Manager in the Sensing & Utility Systems Division for Crane Aerospace, describes a wireless tire pressure system that has been developed to ensure proper tire pressure before every flight.
