pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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 Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:14 am Post subject: Asymmetric braking gotcha for tailwheel |
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On 2/13/2012 10:50 AM, Bill Judge wrote:
| Quote: | Greetings,
As I was doing my annual this year I changed the linings on my brakes
on the right side and not the other. I guess this was part laziness,
part stupidity and part me being a parsimonious curmudgeon but anyway
that's what I did. I had done this before with no down sides... but
this time the brake lining material was different...
Well, first landing after changing the brakes, I make for the taxiway
turn on the left. As I do this I realize that my right brake has
little or no authority to stop the turn... Round we went in a very
slow, graceful, nothing damaged but pride, ground loop. It could have
been much worse.
Ah .... you were just checking for traffic, right??? 
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Not sure where I got the 'direction', but after changing pads 'they'
recommend a couple of 'panic stops' to heat up the pads and getting
better braking action.
| Quote: | When I got back I changed both sides to linings out of the same package.
I've got like 1500 hrs in tailwheel and I should have known better but
I didn't and figured that someone else might avoid the same mistake if
I put this out there.
Glad you did. It's how we all learn. Thanks
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Linn
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