Hi Fred
I was just over at your field a couple of days ago, walked into town for lunch.
I may be able to fly over perhaps this Wed. I will be flying my daughter over
to Arlington and perhaps I could swing by on my way home, if that works for you.
I can share what I do, looking forward to seeing your work! Not sure of time
yet,
but if it doesn't work we'll figure out something. Congrats on taxi!
Jerry
Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 3, 2017, at 8:36 PM, Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
>
>
> Gents
>
> As I begin taxi-tests, the reality of having my right hand dance between the
throttle and hand brake, and/or abandoning the control stick and crossing over
w/ my left hand to juice the throttle with the right hand on the brake handle
is just beginning to sink in.
>
> My hand brake installation is per plans, and my throttle is an Acft Spruce
> A-800
Friction Lock Control which exits out the back of a somewhat-shortened raised
portion of the top of the CM between the seats. My throttle set-up, though
not exactly as per plans, in my opinion does not present a situation for the
pilot which differs any (for the left and right hands) from that of the standard
mono-build.
>
> During my build, I considered this very situation as problematic and gave some
thought to mounting a motorcycle-type squeeze-lever (with a built-in master
cylinder) to the control sticksomething Id seen on Alex Bowmans mono wheelI did
NOT follow through with this because I feared that making the brake SO available
would lead to inadvertent and untimely application of the brake, possible
prop strikes, etc.
>
> I know, of course, that everything will get easier as I become familiar w/ my
birdtoday was my first day of taxiing about the airfieldbut nonetheless, Im
wondering
how you mono-guys handle the brake & throttle during taxiing and full-power
run ups, and whether many (or any) of you have gotten away from the stock
brake handle.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
|