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Re: Parking brake

Subject: Re: Parking brake
From: Graham Singleton <100421.2123@compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 14:09:24
>>Why not use reuse the stretchie bungie cord, or a section of it?  To me
this seems simple, light, cheap (!), and effective no matter if the brake
pads wear a bit.<<

If you mean, slip it over the lever to pull the brake on, it won't work. You
need quite a pull to stop the airplane rolling at full power. Power checks,
starting run up etc. is the time we use the parking brake.

Graham



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