REFLECTOR: Re: Toe Brakes

[Chuck Jensen]

The double-rudder trick was a SOP.  I'm having the toe-brake conversion
installed and haven't flown it yet but I had no idea the double-rudder
capability will go away.  I used D-R fairly often (to counter sloppy
flying), more often than I need to overcome cross wind landings.  It was a
good speed brake; subtle, but effective.  I thought the conversion to the
toe-brake was a win-win, free lunch thing....guess not.  It must fall under
the "no good dead goes unpunished" rule.

Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at awpi.com [mailto:reflector-bounces at awpi.com]On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:53 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Re: Toe Brakes


At 02:23 PM 6/23/2004, you wrote:
>You get to use full travel on the rudders ... with no affect on the 
>brakes.  However, you can no longer push both rudders at the same 
>time!  Not that it was wise to do anyway.

Push both rudders at the same time, not wise!!   I strongly 
disagree.   This is a fantastic high speed air brake and I use it often 
when slam dunked by approach in a fast cruise descent.

Scott


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