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Subject: Europa-List: parking brake system
From: Graham Singleton <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 00:21:44

>parking brake system
>
><nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
>
>I use the MATCO parking brake. It works very well. It is important thet it
>is placed in a position where it cannot be inadvertantly selected. As it is
>a hydraulic valve it will prevent brake application if it is selected with
>the brake off. If it was knocked on in flight no braking would be available
>on landing.

It is just as important that the parking brake can't accidentally knocked 
on if you hit a bump while braking. If it does you will not be able to 
release the brake quickly, and that will probably cause you the need to 
save up for a new prop
Graham 


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