REFLECTOR:Gear Up
Fred Marconi
reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:49:48 -0400
Chuck:
Thanks for the info.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:45 AM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Gear Up
> Fred,
>
> They swap out with no change to the gear leg and a minor modification to
the
> kit itself. If the Clevelands are bought from Velo, they also supply an
> aluminum spacer you need to keep all the dimensions. I'll drop some
photos
> and instructions to your email when I get back on Wednesday. On the
XLRG,
> the Clevelands should probably be mandatory, but everyone to their own.
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of Fred Marconi
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:41 PM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Gear Up
>
>
> Chuck:
>
> You are right about touch. I have been able to get to stop on 2500'
but I
> really have to hit the Matco brakes hard and hit the numbers No doubt
about
> the heat and they do fade a lot. On one of my fast taxi tests to check
for
> an engine oil leak the brakes heated my copilot side leg and it changed
the
> camber 2 degrees, enough to have my main get stuck on the inboard strake
> lip. Fortunatelly a couple of hard liks brought the gear down.
Matco's
> are an issue, with all the things one needs to be attentive to the one
thing
> we do not need to worry about is damaging the gear leg because of heat.
So
> I am glad to see you have such a good experience with these Clevelands.
> Will braking too hard not damage the gear as well by twisting the gear
leg
> outboard?
>
> I only have 25 hours on my bird and did consider the Clevelands. Can
you
> use the same wheel and axel that you used with the Matco's. Do you need
to
> do any major modifications.
>
> Fred
> N244FM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 7:52 PM
> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Gear Up
>
>
> > 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> > Behalf Of John Dibble
> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 4:35 PM
> > To: reflector@tvbf.org
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Gear Up
> >
> >
> > Chuck,
> > That is interesting. Now that I've learned how to fly my V, I think
the
> > Matcos are
> > adequate (for my SRG anyway). I guess it's all about surviving the
> first
> > few dozen
> > hours.
> > John
> >
> > Chuck Jensen wrote:
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Good thinkin' but that's not the way it seems to work. My Matcos
used
> to
> > > get too-hot-to-handle after a couple summer landings and taxing in
a
> > > weather-vaning crosswind. After switching to the Clevelands
(which
> > > incidentally, have a good thermal isolation board to protect the
gear
> leg)
> > > and their greater braking authority, the calipers hardly get warm
to
> the
> > > touch and I can't feel any heat being transmitted to the gear leg.
> > >
> > > I never understood why Matcos got so hot. The heat in supposed to
be
> > caused
> > > by absorption of energy during braking. I always got lots of heat
but
> not
> > > much braking.
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > > XLRG with heavy 300
> > >
> >
> >
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