REFLECTOR:Brake selection.

[Ronnie Brown]

Greg,

I am in the "me-too-camp".  My Matcos have worked well on my 173 Elite RG.
Even during the initial taxi tests, I never even felt a warm gear leg.  It
is important to burnish the pads and disks before hard stops are made.  Then
more stopping power is available with out generating as much heat.

I have not experienced any fading either.  But, I have not landed half way
down the runway and had to jump on the brakes yet.  As John suggests, make
sure you keep final speeds on the mark, and touch down in the first 1/3 of
the runway and all works well.  I will not try to land on anything less than
3000', longer if I'm loaded and it is hot.

Ronnie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Poole" <gpoole@zeta.org.au>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:48 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR:Brake selection.


| I'm "yo yo-ing" listening to the different accounts of brake experience
and
| trying to relate them to aircraft weight/model. At one point I had decided
| (on the basis of keeping heat away from the gear leg, pad longevity and on
| performance) that Clevelands were really the ONLY way to go, that for a
few
| bucks difference in price somebody had made a big mistake in specifying
them
| for the Velocity and that I would need to get rid of the Matco's that came
| in my Std RG kit ....now Scott and several others have restored hope that
| the Matco's will be adequate for the smaller fuselage.
|
| Have I got the general consensus right? ...and just how successful has
| modifications been to keep heat from the Matco's from affecting the main
| gear legs?
|
| Greg in Sydney.
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Scott Derrick" <scott@tnstaafl.net>
| To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
| Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:09 AM
| Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Gear Up
|
|
| > John,
| >
| > You don't want cracked disk pads!   Usually hey are the result of
improper
| > installation, squeezing the rivets down so hard the pad cracked.   I had
a
| > landing accident in one of the factory demo planes because of cracked
| pads.
| > The left brake failed on rollout.
| >
| > I also have a Std RG, and have had no problems and plenty of braking
power
| > with the Matco's.   I just replaced my Pads after 200 hours on them.
| >
| > Scott
| >
| > At 12:14 PM 4/4/2004, you wrote:
| > >Chuck,
| > >Sounds like there is a big difference between the XL and STD when it
| comes
| > >to braking
| > >needs and pad life.  When solo, my SRG is light in front and my canard
| > >mushes during
| > >stall, so I don't worry about the nose coming down hard and I approach
| > >stall speeds at
| > >landing.  My SRG has 300 hours, 100 by me.  Doesn't seem like the pads
| are
| > >wearing
| > >much.  I might be interested in your pads, assuming they are the same
as
| > >mine.  Of
| > >what significance are the cracks.
| > >John
| > >
| > >Chuck Jensen wrote:
| > >
| > > > John,
| > > > A developed touch and a runway a mile and half long does reduce the
| braking
| > > > needs markedly.  The other advantage of Clevelands, besides not
having
| to
| > > > change pads with every oil change, is if you go into a really short
| strip,
| > > > (or we misjudge wind or speed on a middling length one) its
comforting
| to
| > > > know that if you need to stand on the brakes, there'll be something
| there.
| > > >
| > > > I suspect the brakes are much less an issue on the smaller Vs with
| smaller
| > > > engines, which enjoy both somewhat slower touchdowns and less mass
to
| stop.
| > > > At any rate, I have for sale several near-new Matco pads that are
| perfect,
| > > > except for the cracks.
| > > >
| > > > Chuck
| > > >
| > >
| > >
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