You all have way too much time in your hands, reading up on regulations and brake pad manuals [
unless your line of work involves either, of course]. I think I prefer to hire a lawyer for the former and a mechanic for the latter while I enjoy myself flying
Now for a little lateral thinking in the scenario described, what about one deflates
both tyres (thus helping with assymetric friction issues), takes off, (crash) lands at destination, hands aircraft off to mechanic to sort out the tyres and everything else one has probably bent in the process. Wouldn't that approach be adequately legal? After all, one has not done any significant maintenance other than let down the second tyre, and the aircraft would still be perfectly airworthy (it's just the going on the ground bit that kind of falters).
The aforementioned lawyer can then get involved to fend off the CAA trying to get at your license, but that's not what we're discussing here.
Yes, I know where my coat is, thank you and good night
