REFLECTOR:Brake selection.

[Greg Poole]

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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