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    Cordless Tire Inflator

    I keep my Icon in a community hangar and often the line guys will have pulled it to the line before I get to the airport. So I needed a portable solution to check and fill the tires. I recently got the Nulksen Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor and it works really well. Looks like I can get about 12 decent top-ups on one charge (my mains had dropped to an embarrassingly low 24.5 psi). Easy to charge at home or in the plane via USB.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096B3NVG3/
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    Wow that’s cool! I have my air compressor at the house and when I need to top off my tires I have to remember to bring it to the airport. My airports public compressor has been down for years. This would help a ton!
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    How well does the valve attachment on this work with the nose tire? I have found the battery powered boosters/tire inflators I keep in each of my SUVs just don't attach well to the pesky nose tire Schrader valve.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Himes View Post
    How well does the valve attachment on this work with the nose tire? I have found the battery powered boosters/tire inflators I keep in each of my SUVs just don't attach well to the pesky nose tire Schrader valve.
    I didn't notice any issue, and didn't hear any leaking.
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    Well, the attached pictures happened to me yesterday. I was simply putting air in the nose tire and the Schrader valve stem snapped in half.

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