I am at that stage of high speed taxi testing. I thought I had my brakes corrected from the insufficient performance during my first taxis. I went as far as buying new Matco cylinders and installing those. Went for taxi test yesterday and the brakes are still out of whack. I have determined the cables are too long and need to be shortened an inch or two. Personally I would not exclude high speed taxis from the testing phase.
Mark Jones Oldsmar, Fl N771MJ “WunderBird” www.flykr2s.com flyk...@gmail.com > On Jul 30, 2024, at 1:24 AM, MS <propbala...@att.net> wrote: > > > There's nothing wrong with ground evaluations when getting to know a freshly > built airplane . . . although I've gotten familiar with any number of > airplanes in my long life and never felt the need to do HSTT's. I would have > been looked upon as something of an idiot in fact, had I tried such antics. > > > There are ways to find or diagnose engine problems without racing down a > runway without the intention to take off. Is it too obvious to mention there > would have been no brake fluid fire on Larry's plane had the plane been > operated in a more thoughtful way? Aside from low speed initial evaluations > of gear tracking and braking with freshly-built aircraft, most HSTT's are > performed by guys thinking they are familiarizing themselves with a new > airplane they are a bit afraid of and unexpectedly finding themselves in the > air or blown off the runway by a gust. They panic, try to force the airplane > back on the runway then lose control and damage the plane. Or they find > themselves in the weeds (or worse) having run off the end of the runway. > > Re brakes, any experienced A&P who regularly services aircraft can easily > tell whether the airplane has been operated by pilots or drivers. Many fine > pilots are drivers of course . . . I've just found in my own life that the > less I use brakes the more skillful I've become. > > I shouldn't have commented on the brake fire. I had no idea it would stir > controversy since most of us are all grown up and have seen enough examples > of poor airmanship to know what works and what doesn't. I'll leave the topic > alone. > > Provecho, > > Mike Stirewalt > KSEE > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
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