Once off the ground those brakes aren't an issue. On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 9:44 PM shafferj455js--- via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
> > > -I flew my first 70 hours with the Azusa drum brakes. I used a hand > brake lever 18 inches long, mounted to the left side of the fuselage. > The handle top was 15 inches above the pivot bolt, and the cable > mounting hole was 2 and 13/16 inches below the pivot bolt. No, they > would not hold up a full power runup. After I converted it to disc > brakes, I found that a full power runup would drag the wooden chocks > with the tires locked up , leaving black rubber streaks on the > concrete. This was all with an 1835 VW I built myself, and a Great > American 52 x 46 prop. > > And for all you folks that think it is too sensitive in pitch : > Make > your control stick as long as you can, without pinching your thumb > between the instrument panel and the top of the control stick. This > longer arm makes for more movement required for the same amount of > deflection of your control surfaces ( Aileron and Elevator). I let my > flight instructor (he was a double I ) fly it, and he said " It flies > like a mini fighter, and is so responsive". My take, is that after you > fly a KR2, flying a Cessna 150, is like wheeling a dump truck compared > to a sports car. Yes, I have driven both. > > All said, my KR is a retractable tri gear, but they all fly the > same > in the air, or so I am told. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > /> > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > /> > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > [1] to change > > options. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > /> Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > /> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > [2] to change options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > [2] http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
