On 7/30/2024 9:11 AM, Mark Langford wrote:
My point is that high speed taxi testing has a very useful purpose,
and may save your newly minted plane from untimely destruction before
you ever get to experience the joy of flying it.
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I guess I'll throw in my 2 cents worth on this. When I was getting
ready to fly N56ML for the first time, I did a LOT of high speed taxi
tests at a nearby airport with a 6500' runway, 100' wide, KMDQ. I
trailered the plane there from home and kept it under a "plane-port"
that was only $70 a
On 7/29/2024 4:52 PM, Samuel Ajayi via KRnet wrote:
There is nothing wrong with "high speed taxi test".
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I for one do not recommend long hours of high speed taxi testing on any
airplane, new or one with 1000 hour of air frame time. I con
eel pants until much later, this issue may not manifest if at
all.
Just a thought.
From: KRnet on behalf of MS
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 1:38 PM
To: Larry Flesner via KRnet
Subject: Re: KRnet> KR Wheel Fire Write Up
The story provides a great illustrati
The story provides a great illustration of the good sense of not doing "high
speed taxi texts" and the using of brakes for anything except holding and the
occasional short runway.
Mike StirewaltKSEE
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On 7/28/2024 10:32 PM, Zachary Martine via KRnet wrote:
if you have nylon lines, make sure that they can vent heat,
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Thanks to Zach for sharing that story. Flying 211LF for 20 years and
800 hours I knew the shortcomings of nylon lin
This is the third instance among friends of mine where a nylon brake line has failed inside the wheel fairings causing a fire, one of which destroyed the aircraft. I have preached about it for years. Nylon brake lines work well. I had them on my KR for the 24 years I flew it and never had an iss
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